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1. Sarah Smith / November 4, 2013 I have two cats: Felicity, who has brought me so much happiness for 11 years now, and my playful young ragdoll, Frankie, named after Sinatra because of his striking blue eyes. They love to “assist” me when I’m knitting. One cat is black, one is white/gray/brown multicolored, so their hairy remembrances are with me wherever I go. 🙂 There is nothing better than a warm purring cat nearby while knitting on a chilly evening.

2. Marilyn / November 4, 2013 These books are so cool. I currently have 5 indoor cats in my household and 3 outside cats. At one time we had up to 20 cats that lived outside at our home. With getting the females spayed the population has decreased but we still have a few that call our place home.

3. Karen Webb / November 4, 2013 Love kitties and have had many in the past. Right now I’m kitty-less but enjoy making toys for all the kitties that make my friends’ lives better.

4. Nikki Pacheco Theard / November 3, 2013 I adore your knit kittens and cat pattern books!

5. Anika Cristwell / November 3, 2013 My first cat, Beast, was a castoff. In fact, when my pet-crazed college roomie first carried her into our apartment, I said, “Turn back around and put that raggedy thing back where you found it!” I know, that sounds cold-hearted. But, please understand that, not far from our building, stood the Blacksburg Public Library, the environs of which were infested with the largest colony of feral cats I can imagine a municipality tolerating with equanimity. Every few months, a new litter of weirdo kitten inbreds cropped up–and my roommate (I’ll call her K) always sighed and expressed her longing for one. Our building charged a ridiculous nonrefundable deposit–and an increased rent–for pets. I was too poor to indulge my own love of animals, but K was from a high-income/low-restraint family, and had zero talent for self-denial. She was my friend, so I played the bad guy and told her NO! whenever her impulsiveness led her to, well, violate the terms of our lease. HOWEVER, this tiny, emaciated kitten with the huge eyes, delicate build, and sleek coat wasn’t a library specimen. Nope. Long Story Short: Leon’s Grandmother used to feed all the neighborhood strays in her North Carolina town. She died, the food stopped coming, so the cats stopped coming. Except one. This starving wee beauty, who Leon spotted in the bushes at his gran’s wake. He was smitten, took her back to college, and discovered that his snooty apartment complex would not allow any pets, for any reason, ever. So, would K be a pal and look after the wee one if he paid all the vet bills, etc.? You bet your ask she would! Problem? Yep! The kitten (her ribs showed, so we called her Kate Moss, at first) kept trying to stalk and kill my 3 room mates. I mean, she tried really hard! She went after me once, clawed my ankle, and ran in terror as I swore and chased her. She did not renew her attempts to hunt me. I called her Beast. She deferred to me, and kept trying to sneak into my room. We fed her premium kitten food, and her coat developed this obscenely silk hand. She was chatty and goofy. One day, she slipped into my room while I was napping, so I woke up with this little 4-pound motor purring by my head. It was nice. She followed me around the house, and waited by the door when I was away. Leon relinquished his claim on her, since the lady had made her choice. Beast and I had 13 years together, which isn’t too bad. She’s buried in a wooded park, beside a path overlooking the Minnesota River. Note: you’re not supposed to bury pets in city parks. Beast would be pleased to know that, once again, she’d managed to get somewhere she wasn’t allowed. Man, I just realized my comment is more of a treatise! Sorry, but, Beast was quite a lot of cat. Although she only weighed 6 pounds at her largest, she had a magical and mighty soul.

6. Alice Wasney / November 3, 2013 The kitten my daughter rescued grew up to come live with us, bringing along three surprise kittens. Two of the kittens have found other homes (one of them with my other daughter), but Mama cat and the remaining kitty are still here, teaching my husband that he really does like cats, after all.

7. Linda Harrower / November 3, 2013 My kitty Mischief loved to sit on my lap when I knitted, if I sat, she was on my lap. I finally retired in February , and sadly, she got sick, she was very old , and had to be put to sleep. It was the saddest time of my life, and I miss her very much, especially when I knit. Thanks, Linda

8. Shanndon Bradley / November 3, 2013 Taz and Mojo helps me knitting. I make them balls all th time for them to play with. I would like to be able to make thm something else for them to use!

9. Holly Clemens / November 3, 2013 I have 2 great cats, however one of them thinks he’s a ferocious dog. both of them love it when I knit. They take it as their cue to play with me and my yarn.

10. Virginia MacLean / November 3, 2013 What neat books! A knitted kitty would almost be as much fun as a real one.

11. Jamie Walcott / November 3, 2013 My favorite cat is my 13 yo daughter ‘Kat”/Katherine. I like to knit cat things for her. I’m allergic to felines so I have to love them this way.

12. Penny / November 3, 2013 My biggie girlie kitty Solara would dearly love to have a knitted playmate and maybe even a small one with some catnip in it. AND I love the kitty paw fingerless mitts; How darling are they. I am very pleased my Solara allows me to reside with her and take care of her.

13. Nicole / November 3, 2013 My cats are my favorite children some days! Shhhh don’t tell my 4 other kids 😉

14. Linda Zick / November 3, 2013 George and I presently have two adorable cats–Glennie is a 13 year old calico, and Sophie is a one year old brindle. Both of the girls have “dropped” into our family; they found us, and we couldn’t be more blessed by their presence. In short, they make our little family purrrrfect.

15. Raven Montgomery / November 3, 2013 We have pretty much always had kitties. Currently the family cat was chosen by my son or as is their way, it was the other way around. He is one of the most friendly and personable cats I have ever known. He is black and white and very large, but not at all fat. He came with the name Marlin, but this evolved into Merlin. The strangest thing about him, other than all the comments we get from strangers about his size and temperment, is that he likes to have his belly, from his chest all the way down, rubbed more than any cat I have ever known. He will lie down on his back like humans do and stretch his legs down to facilitate reaching all of his belly.

16. Kathleen Wallace / November 3, 2013 Can you really knit a cat? I have a friend who needs one, since she can’t have a real one right now.

17. Vivian L / November 3, 2013 I share living space with 2 black cats: a rather well behaved female couch potato who pretty much ignores yarnies unless shiny-sparkly bits are involved, & a hyper, into-everything male who’s apt to gnaw on needles or dig into yarn if it’s left exposed. Keeps life interesting!

18. Jerri / November 3, 2013 I was recently adopted by a cat, so in honor of Whispurr I would like to enter this give-away contest. Thanks.

19. Linda Ecklund / November 3, 2013 I have 3 kitties, Choclat, Shashiko, and Gladys. Gladys was a feral barn ct and she just moved in for the winter. Choclat is the sitting knitting kitty – all of them love to sleep on any new afghan or throw I make.

20. MaryFran / November 3, 2013 I grew up with a beautiful black cat named Ebony. She was an attack cat, and hated anyone who came to the house. But she loved to snuggle and sleep with me!

21. Melanie / November 3, 2013 I’ve had many cats but am now married to a cat owner who owns (or is owned by?) a very single cat. Tiana is not happy when around other animals, though she has learned to tolerate our (human) newborn. It took her almost eight months (so throughout the majority of my pregnancy) to learn to like me, and then I had the gall to bring another creature (my baby, lol) into the picture. She was not happy with us for several weeks. Poor thing! Now that we are to move to Japan soon (from the U.S.) thanks to my husband’s job, we have to decide what to do with her. 🙁

22. Marie Mingus / November 3, 2013 My Kittens love Yarn so much, that they attack it, even through heavy, zippered plastic bags!!

23. Cindy / November 3, 2013 I love my kitties! When my Dacman (R.I.P) laid next to me, I could knit and he wouldn’t even mess with my yarn!

24. gioia graham / November 3, 2013 Ihave a black persian cat 14 years old named casey tool. I have had him since he was months old. I lost his brother murphy mcshea when he was 12 years old . casey is so loveable and real confort to me. I am 79 years old and lost my husband 3 years ago. he alsoloved cats as you can see our email address wgcats@aol.com. would love to have cat pattern book. thanks

25. Candy Cosner / November 3, 2013 I would love to make these for my friend’s kids (and for me…). I love knitpicks!

26. Gina / November 3, 2013 These books look wonderful! I’ve actually got the “how to knit a cat” on my amazon wishlist. My fiance and I have 7 cats right now – I know, crazy! We had one, then took in a straw – who was pregnant and gave us 4 black babies (which we couldn’t find homes for and ended up keeping), and we’ve just recently taken in another black stray kitty, who has 6 “toes” on each of his front paws! It’s a bit of a madhouse, but we love them all. I do have to be careful not to leave yarn out where the cats can get at it, so everything gets locked away in plastic bags and totes. Gotta keep the kitties safe! Hope I win these books – I’ve been wanting to start making toys, though I’m still working on mastering the double pointed needles. I’ve made a few pairs of socks now, but on a large circular. Those DPNs really turn me into a butterfingers!!

27. Linda / November 3, 2013 I love cats. I’ve been must have rescued about 15 over the years. Ones that were sick, stray, or about to be euthanized. I couldn’t imagine my life without them. My present kitty is Sugar. She’s all white with blue eyes and was found in the streets in nyc. She is the most loving little thing. She gives me kisses when I ask, sits on my shoulder as she is very petite and she fetches when I throw her mousey. I’d just love to get the cat sand kittens book as I just started to get into knitting. But I’d be happy with either one.

28. Tammi Hackley / November 3, 2013 Love the kitty patterns. Thanks

29. Teri Landauer / November 3, 2013 Our adorable ginger colored calico Jigg is sitting with arms perched over my arm now, helping me type. She loves to sit stretched out on my lap, and is the only people-friendly cat that’s ever graced us with her (or his) presence. She is the 11th cat that has decided our house is worthy to be called home, and adopted us as soon as she moved into the neighborhood. Life is never boring with a cat around!

30. Carol Majahad / November 3, 2013 I bought my daughter the Knit Your Own Cat for Christmas last year. At 17, she had done a lot of knitting but had never followed an actual pattern–this book motivated her to learn how. Many kitties later, she still receives requests for these little masterpieces for gifts. As for our real kitty, Sterling, she loves knitted cat toys better than any commercial item and often “chooses” the yarn while I am knitting another project.

31. Annie Thompson / November 3, 2013 I’ve been a cat person my whole life. Currently, we have two; Oscar the golden tabby, and Fawkes the white and grey monster. Oscar is very sweet and affectionate, very attached to me. Fawkes is much more independent and his hobbies include meowing demandingly and chasing the much larger dog around the house.

32. Hilary Davison / November 3, 2013 Having been forced to leave my red point Siamese , Paprika Valentine, ‘Rikki” for short,with my daughter in the UK when we emigrated to US I would love to make a replica but do not have a pattern to follow – this would be great!

33. Novia / November 3, 2013 Boomer, Scooby, and Stanley give it 3 paws up with their sincerest hugs and scratches.

34. LauraL / November 3, 2013 I have one indoor kitty and I’ve lost count of how many abandoned & feral cats that I provide with food and water. We had an electrical storm this summer, it took 4 days before we got our power turned back on. During that time I slept with my bedroom window open and the cats figured out where to find me at night- so now whenever the food or water dish is empty one of them gets on my window sill, scratches at the screen and demands that I get up and go fill it. And of course, I do.

35. Susie Schmidt / November 3, 2013 My little cat, Motor, used to help me knit… he would lie next to me and play with the yarn. He lived for almost 20 wonderful years. I’d love to knit myself a cat to resemble my Motor. 🙂

36. Renelle Major / November 3, 2013 I love cats 🙂

37. Melissa Hammer / November 3, 2013 I have two cats who love mischief! About a week ago I came home from a local yarn shop “knit night” and wasn’t feel ing well so I left my project bag sitting out on the kitchen table and went to bed. When I woke up in the morning my project was strewn throughout my kitchen, my living room, and down the steps into my hallway. Both cats looked at me with such pride. Gotta’ love ’em!

38. Suzei Povlich / November 3, 2013 I have never made little toys with knitting.. I have 4 little boys who would love to learn with me 🙂

39. Phyllis Abell / November 3, 2013 Knit your own cat has been on my wish list for sometime. Would love to knit one up.

40. Barbara C / November 3, 2013 I may have enough actual cat hair from our rescued kitties to knit a project from the book! lol

41. Fran Albert / November 3, 2013 Minnie is our creamy Himalayan cat. She was found filthy and half starved. She was so small we named her Minnie. Pumpkin, she just came up on our deck and jumped up in my lap.

42. Sharon M2 / November 3, 2013 I have 3 cats. So there’s always something going on: feed me, pet me, let me out, let me in!

43. Grace F / November 3, 2013 When I was a child, I had a cat named “Elvis”. He got the name because he was gorgeous and constantly ran from adoring fans. He wouldn’t let anyone else but me near him, but he would snuggle up to me and make me feel like I ruled the world.

44. jacky / November 3, 2013 oooooooo I hope I win a book

45. Hind / November 3, 2013 My kids have been asking for a cat, but we can’t get one at this time. Maybe a knitted cat will make them happy. Hope I win!

46. Haley / November 2, 2013 I have two kitties. A medium hair tabby named O’Malley who is almost 14 years old and loves everyone. Then I have 4 year old Cullen who is a solid black shorthair. I bottle fed him after his litter was found in a parking lot at 5 weeks old. He only likes me and is downright mean to everyone else.

47. Nancy / November 2, 2013 I currently have 10 cats that I call my own. Only 3 are allowed in the house. We live in the country so they all enjoy a safe outside area. I fill their bowls with dry food every morning. At night, whatever is left is eaten by the racoons, oppossums, skunks, and neighborhood dogs. One time we even had a turkey visit us.

48. Shelley Nunemaker / November 2, 2013 I own four feral cats. A mother and two kittens (now grown) and Ram, who was found under a coworker’s house. Ram is an over weight bully cat who nobody will play with. So, to entertain himself, he grabs his back legs and kicks himself in the head!! I need to knit him a cat that will be his friend for life. Won’t you help?

49. Barbara Y / November 2, 2013 My nickname is Cat and I would love one of these books. I can’t pick my favorite cat since all hold a special place in my heart. Even the ones who are a bit “tetchy”. I love their independent spirit and sense of curiosity.

50. Shirley Gilmore / November 2, 2013 My favorite cat was Stormy. He helped us keep the horses calm and was quite the man about the farm. He was a deep dark and stormy grey and had brilliant golden eyes. He was very independent and purred like thunder.

51. Svetlana / November 2, 2013 One of my kitties, Asya, share my passion for the nice yarn and play with any ball she can find. Off course, I let her play with, she is my crochet and knitting body.

52. Dana / November 2, 2013 I came home Halloween night and found a kitten stuck in my chicken area! I rescued her and gave her some loving and she drooled. I made her a quick home in my bathroom while answering the door for treaters, then after I brought her some fresh fish and water, I decided to network with the trick o treaters at my door: “Hey anyone know of a missing cat?” I repeated the question at least 100 times during the evening..then a very late trick or treater rang my bell and it was the cats owner –with relief all over his face! The cat was a new household member and a gift for his handicapped son! I loved having a cat again but my husband is allergic so maybe I can knit one!

53. Ulli Meng / November 2, 2013 How purrfect! A knitted kitty. After years of having pets, I finally had to commit to a pet-less existence as the new strata rules in the building I am moving into allow no pets. The upside- I won’t have to worry about my new sofa 🙂

54. Sherry Neel / November 2, 2013 My daughter and I rescued our cat from our backyard when her mother abandoned her. She was about 4 weeks old. My daughter wanted to name her “Grape.” We ended up naming her Darci, but Grape became her middle name. We love our Darci Grape!!

55. Norma / November 2, 2013 This sounds like the perfect project for the start of this years winter knitting season and a great way to have Spooky and Funny Face back in my life. I really miss those old cats.

56. Mauricio / November 2, 2013 I’m a dog person-cats, you can take them or leave them-but my furry little feline grandson is one cute and loving kitty!

57. Bobbie Stevenson / November 2, 2013 I have 3 kitties now. Our kitty Thunder, 30 days short of his 16th birthday passed away after his 2.5 yr battle with cancer. He was our black cat. His girlfriend is gray and white and just had her 16th birthday in Sept. Our Snowball today had her 14th birthday and our Sunny will be 11 April fools day next yr. We love all our kitties but we all miss Thunder so much. The books look so cute. Especially knitting your own kitty, think we would knit another Thunder so he would still be here with us. Happy Cat day to all.

58. Erika / November 2, 2013 My daughter’s cat is the cutest little cat-he comes (well looks anyway) to a wide variety of lovey nicknames-he’s our cutie little Universe-loved by the whole family-and he loves to ‘help’ people knit!

59. Nini / November 2, 2013 I am OBSSESED with my cat Bumblebee. He’s a 3 year old orange tabby that I got for my birthday. HE. IS. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my cat like crazy. The End.

60. Pam S / November 2, 2013 What a great prize! I have adopted a cat and this would be awesome.

61. Christine / November 2, 2013 Our cat, Melvin, is very special. He’s one of those that people say about him “Well, I don’t really like cats, but this one’s pretty cool.” Friends often ask about him the way they would ask after a child or other relative living with us. He is friendly and has oodles of personality, which I’ve heard can be typical of Lynx Point Siamese. He often follows my husband across the street to the school where he works and waits for him to come home. He might like a woolly friend, at least one that doesn’t bark!

62. Brandy / November 2, 2013 My kitty is named Sam, he likes to help me knit by playing with the yarn!! Thanks for the giveaway!!!

63. anna / November 2, 2013 I love these patterns. Sounds like a pile of charity knitting to me!

64. Judy Spears / November 2, 2013 I have a very nice cat named Fancy who has been in our family for around 13 years. She looks a lot like the one on the cover of the Knit Your Own Cat book. I would love to have that book to knit her a companion. Thanks for the opportunity.

65. Patricia Brinklow / November 2, 2013 I have 2 black cats that love to pounce on my husband at all hours of the morning while he is sleeping. They also love to run around the apartment at 3am.

66. Debbie / November 2, 2013 I have 2 wonderful kitties – Mr. Bill, an 18-pound bundle of love who greats me at the door, and Pebbles, a silky calico who is very particular about who she approaches.

67. Caeli / November 2, 2013 I have two kitties- a big sweet boy and a coy little girl. Their names are Sox and Shooz. Wouldn’t trade them for the world no matter how many times a day I have to clean up their vomit lol.

68. louisa halmi / November 2, 2013 My kitties love to carry my yarn balls around the house. I’m so glad your project bags have zipper tops to keep my work safe. They are fascinated by the yarn swift and try to help! I’d love to make them companions from yarn.

69. Sallyanne McLaughlin / November 2, 2013 I have always had pets. Until recently, that is. I moved in with my wonderful wonderful Mom a lil while ago, & she is not, nor ever was an animal person. If I could just knit a few pets, then everyone would be purrrrrfectly blissful !!

70. Vicky B / November 2, 2013 I have four wonderful cats. Rocky is my baby, but a big baby. He runs the house, and horns anyone out of his way if he doesn’t. He has a heart on his chest. His brother is Rabbit alias Fat Cat, because he is a big! cat. He has these big owl eyes, and is real shy and gets his feelings hurt easily. My son’s two cats, Riley, who I call Catfish Riley because he has huge whiskers, He’s a typical yellow striped cat, but big, he’s really sensitve. And the Shadow, a prussian blue, who is very intelligent and is into everything you are, and he’s a pack rat, runs off with my needles, yarn, and anything else not nailed down. And let’s not forget the neighborhood cats, Bruiser, he walks like he’s all muscle, and has a black nose and is black and white. Baby, a brown calico, and lives next door but eats here too. And the ghost cat, poor cat looks like the cat from hades, long shaggy fur in a muted light yellow, in the dark looks like a ghost.

71. Karen Goshen / November 2, 2013 I have had 1, 2, or 3 cats all my adult life. In fact my e-mail address is made up of the first 4 letters of my (current) three cat’s names, Spencer, Callie, and Parker!.

72. Molly / November 2, 2013 I love cats and knitting!

73. Karen Patterson / November 2, 2013 My kitty, Saphira, is tolerant of her people. She’s a love bug when she wants to be, but is a pro at kitty aloofness. She has never tried to chew or play with my yarn though!

74. Jane / November 2, 2013 Kitties everywhere! That describes my sisters house. I would love to add a hand knit kitty to her collection.

75. sylvie vallée / November 2, 2013 I lost one of my cats recently….I know he would not mind if I knit one that looks like him… Miaoww gros minou…Je t’aimais bien….

76. Deborah / November 2, 2013 These are so cute. I never would have imagined knitting something like this.

77. Tracy Shook / November 2, 2013 I miss having a cat! I used to have an orange tabby named Ginger that would ALWAYS plop down in my lap, right on TOP of my yarn or needlework, or even a book if I was reading. She ALWAYS had only two kittens at a time, except for one litter, when she had only one female, named Pepper, because she was part Siamese, and looked like pepper, with points! Pepper grew up and had four kittens, and her mother, Ginger had a litter of two at the same time. Ginger would nurse Peppers kittens when Pepper decided she needed to go hunt! I can’t have a cat at the moment, because of where I live, but I sure miss those little balls of furry sweetness!

    • Tracy Shook / November 2, 2013 I would love to try my hand at knitting one! I would love to make Ginger and Pepper in yarn sculptures, that would be such a grand memorial for my two departed sweet girls!

78. Pat Parker / November 2, 2013 Love Cats. Have a fantastic six toed little runt who is so lovable and just had a litter that has a cream hairless with large ears. Looks like a little yoda in cream. Grandkids would love Nana to knit up some cats!

79. Sharon Smith / November 2, 2013 I love my orange tabby Milo! He’s interested in my knitting, but doesn’t play (too much) with the yarn…he just sits/sleeps next to me to keep me company.

80. Kathie / November 2, 2013 Cats and knitting, my two favorite things. We have four fine boys ranging in age from 15 50 1, and all rescues. Two weeks ago, at our company meeting, our boss, a Virginia cat rescuer, was caring for four tiny kittens who had been vacinated too early for distemper. Three of the four died, but the fourth, a darling tiger calico, is a fighter and survived. We had to take her home. Now we have five. Cheers to the love of kitties and yarn! Kathie

81. Laura / November 2, 2013 My kitty companion is Horace Williams. He is orange-striped, sleek, long and slender. He loves gardening, knitting and spinning–the perfect companion! He would love to knit an image of himself.

82. Patricia Schmidt / November 2, 2013 I have 5 wonderful kitties and 1 furever dog and 1 foster dog at the moment. Each one of my kitties has a special place in my heart and a special story of how I got them. They like to play “totem pole” on mommy when she lays on the couch…is nice when it’s winter in Wisconsin as I get to stay all warm! I love all of my animals!

83. Ashley / November 2, 2013 I have two kitties, Loki and Orion – Orion is all lazy. He’s probably the most mellow cat I’ve ever met, but I swear he’s a dog trapped in a cat body. He’ll follow you around and loves to be played with, and is lazy enough that half the time I go looking for him, I usually find him sprawled out on his back in the middle of the living room floor. He’s pretty interested in ‘helping’ with my projects to the point where he’s more then happy to frog things for me, whether or not they need them. Loki is a bundle of nerves, but when he’s alone with me, he’s all love and fluff. He’s the kind of kitty that will head butt you in the morning and chatter with you at night, and loves to sit on the windowsill and chitter at birds and squirrels. Of course, should they get too close, he’s the first kitty hiding under the bed! I love my boys dearly and would never give them up. <3

84. Susan Lefebvre / November 2, 2013 I would so love these books! I am a huge kitty lover and KnitPicks rules!

85. Eilene / November 2, 2013 I used to have a mouser cat. She was a long-haired manx. Wonderful cat, she had no tail.

86. Joyce / November 2, 2013 My cat, Murray, always takes an interest in whatever is around to the point of knocking them over to better see. Hence I knit/crochet away from him.

87. Julia / November 2, 2013 I have a big black cat called Lucien. Today he is in disgrace because he stole my onion baguette. When I scooped him up to remove him from the kitchen he grabbed it with his claws and tried to take it with him! He’s a furry swine. He keeps my lap super warm while I’m knitting though 🙂

88. Tanya Tracy / November 2, 2013 How great that there is a National Cat Day! I love knitting and I love my cat Alvin, so I think these books are a great way to combine two loves. My husband and I are trying to find ways to get our 5 month old daughter to positively interact with Alvin. Seeing as he is a Turkish Van and the Knit Your Own Cat Book has a pattern for a Van, it would be a neat knit to teach her kind snuggling.

89. Penny Schummer / November 2, 2013 I once knitted A siamese for our Ali also siamese he loved his friend then our Krystal spilled juice on the fake ALAS he was not washable.we need A repacement.I need the book so I canmake A whole family of kitties

90. Lou Ann Martin / November 2, 2013 My retired brother volunteers at a cat shelter is a small community. He even brings the over flow cats to his house when needed. The shelter always needs funds. Would love to make some of these cats to donate to their fundraising efforts.

91. Debra Forest / November 2, 2013 My two kitties, Junior and Punkkin (better known as Punk because he is a little punk), would love to have knit kitties for friends.

92. PJB / November 2, 2013 I’m knitting things for our craft fair for charity and would love to knit a kitty for children’s presents.

93. Cynthia Nurnberger / November 2, 2013 My cat, Queenie, loves to watch me knit, loves to play with yarn and loves to sleep on everything I’ve knitted. Be sure to keep your kntting needles where your cat can’t chew on the tips of the needles. If she could, Queenie would drive my car!

94. Betsey / November 2, 2013 I have a sweet, beautiful kitty named Jemimah and we had a Siamese cat named Piper. He was my daughter’s constant companion during all her growing up years. She is on her own now and doesn’t want get her own cat till she is more settled. I think one of these knitted cats would be just thing, while she is waiting for her next whiskered companion.

95. shelley krueger / November 2, 2013 Cat has never touched my yarn but Kitty on the other hand will send a ball down three flights of stairs leaving a long tall trail. Lovely critters. I know, original names.

96. Martha Montgomery / November 2, 2013 I just knitted my grandson a teddy bear, but I think he needs a kitten, too. He loves my two cats and screams at the top of his lungs when he sees them (he’s 7 months).

97. Sarah / November 2, 2013 I have three kids who all love that I’ve taken up knitting. They have so much fun sitting on patterns, spiking balls of yarn, and grabbing needles during that particularly tricky section of lace.

98. Amanda L / November 2, 2013 I have 3 kitties, 2 of them were by their choice. I happened to find them both wandering outside as strays behind my work building, 2 years apart from each other. We had a joke at work that the neighborhood cats spread the news that there was a sucker there that would take them in. 🙂 They’re wonderful and I love them.

99. Jane / November 2, 2013 My 18 mo. old grandson is fascinated by my cat, but the cat won’t hold still for him. The knitted kind would!

100. Rosemary Bashaw / November 2, 2013 You make kittens look really cute. There is a gal that I work with that love cats. The fingerless gloves look so cute.

101. Connie / November 2, 2013 My kitty was rescued from a cardboard box on the street. She was there for a couple if days, and very scrawny when she came home with us. Her name is Snickers…she’s a spunky little creature! She’s 7 years old now and loves to snuggle. She loves to tug at my yarn when I’m knitting. I would enjoy receiving one of these cute books for my knitting library! I’m candlefun on Ravelry.

102. Chris Sapyta / November 2, 2013 My friend Jim’s cat, Memphis, was deep smokey gray. We called him “the Lion King,” because he was always lying around.

103. Annemarie Cornell / November 2, 2013 I have 2 cats one looks like the Chessie train system cat so she is named Chessie the other was found by a friend at work and I was talked into bringing her home Her name is Ana (for the Annoying and Anonymous Call Center at AT&T). They have many antics and keep me sane most days… other days they are the cause of insanity.

104. Susi Faber / November 2, 2013 Cats and yarn, what’s not to love!

105. Mary / November 2, 2013 Knitted kitties, who new? Just perfect. My kids (24,26, & 29) all love cats, me too naturally. I see knitted ones in their future.

106. Roxanne Malloy / November 2, 2013 My two cats would love for me to knit them a new friend that’s quiet, unlike the puppy that they are forced to live with now. Too cute!

107. Roxanne Malloy / November 2, 2013 Too cute! Would love to knit a companion cat for my two cats. Wonder if the book includes a pattern for a knitted hairball that my cats always seem to leave for me in the middle of the night?

108. Donna U / November 2, 2013 We had our cat for 18 years, he was great! I know other kitties and cat lovers who like to tell stories. Love the books!

109. Susan Knorr / November 2, 2013 My Norwegian Forest Cat, Thor, is the most affectionate cat I have ever know. When I was undergoing chemo last year, he spent all of his time on my bed, patting my cheeks with his soft, furry paws and sleeping with his front leg over my arm. I am all better now, and believe in the healing power of pets.

110. Bredan Wayne / November 2, 2013 My rescued cat, Lizzie, makes sure my needles are positioned just so when I return them to my knitting basket. She fusses until I place them the way she likes! She watches me knit all the time!

111. Cindy / November 2, 2013 I have three sweet boys: Magic, Monty, & Martin (all shelter cats). They’re the little loves of my life (besides my hubby, of course – but he gets it). They keep me company everyday, filling my life with all kinds of joy, excitement, love, and the occasional headache. 🙂 They’re very smart when it comes to my knitting. They know the difference between my string and theirs. They never tangle with my knitting. Such smart boys! Though, my youngest will let me know when it’s time to give the knitting a break by forcing his way onto my lap and pinning my hands down. He’s just a lovey ball of fluff!

112. Tina oman / November 1, 2013 My daughter and best friend would love a knitted cat that looks like theirs, and I could knit one for myself since I’m allergic to up the real kind!

113. Vivien Soule / November 1, 2013 I love all animals — especially cats — and I have had many, but not right now because of my housing situation.

114. Diane / November 1, 2013 I have a 5-month-old kitten named Yeah Toast. “Toast” because when he was found abandoned by the Dumpster, he went to the vet in an old toaster oven box as an emergency cat carrier. “Yeah Toast” because of the Heywood Banks song of the same name. I usually just call him Toast or Toaster. 🙂 He’s an absolutely out-of-control-with-energy orange tabby kitten. He’s my first pet as an adult, and I love him to bits.

115. Taine / November 1, 2013 My cat is usually well behaved around my yarn, until I leave a few small balls out when I leave for work. Then, it gets unraveled all over every floor of our split level.

116. CFields / November 1, 2013 Ohh I KNOW two wonderful lovelies in my family who would (finally!) find a kitty to love under the Solstice tree this year…. 🙂 Fabulous books!

117. Rose / November 1, 2013 My aunt used to knit poodles, oodles of poodles. My grandfather used to ask, “When are you gonna make a cat?” Now that they have both passed away, maybe it’s my turn to make a cat.

118. Joseph Aviles / November 1, 2013 Eight cats are not enough, I need to fill the color gaps with some from your book!

119. Diane / November 1, 2013 a cat on your lap and knitting just go together.

120. Christy / November 1, 2013 I have three cats!! We named them all after cartoon/comic book villains. We have a ginger colored Mainecoon Siamese cross named Devastator (after the Transformer), a tortie tab named Harley Quinn (after Joker’s girlfriend from Batman) and we also have a little tuxedo tab named Isis (after Catwoman’s cat from Batman)!

121. Nancy / November 1, 2013 Who wouldn’t love a maintenance free kitty?

122. Linda R / November 1, 2013 My Aunt Irene is the cat lover in my family and I am always trying to knit something different for her – this book would give me many many months of knitting – christmas, birthdays and of course National Cat Day ……

123. Belinda / November 1, 2013 Although I am a beginner in knitting, would love to win the kitty book.

124. Tina R / November 1, 2013 My cat, Molly, loves knitting so much that I have to wait until she’s sleeping to get anything done.

125. Nienke / November 1, 2013 My 18month old niece came to visit us a few months back (she lives on the other side of the Ocean). She became bff with our cats and when we’re skyping she always asks in her own litte language if she can see the cats on the webcam. Incredibly that she’s able to understand that the world she sees on webcam is the same as the one she visited irl. I’d love to knit her a cat :).

126. Alkira / November 1, 2013 Meow meow I’ll love to have more kitties around me.

127. Cindy Allen / November 1, 2013 I actually currently have 3 cats, Leo (Dr. Leonhart Speckles – named after my daughter’s video game hero), a white and black male who is about 10 years old and is the only survivor of a group of kittens rescued from under a trailer, Maddie (Madagascar – named after a different daughter’s safe return from a trip volunteering at an orphanage in Madagascar) a calico tabby female who is about 7 years old, and Fry (named after my husband’s favorite cartoon character on Futurama) who is a 4-year-old orange tabby who was found as a 4-week old kitten on a farm, trapped by baling wire on a round bale of hay on a farm and rescued by a farm worker who gave him to us because he knew we loved kitties. They each have very different personalities, and we love them all.,

128. Amanda / November 1, 2013 My cat is usually very well-behaved around my yarn, but when I bring home minimally processed yarn or roving she smells sheep and goes crazy for the fiber! I have to hide it very carefully.

129. Christine L. / November 1, 2013 Wonderful! My granddaughter has allergies and a knitted one from your book will be the only kind she can have. Thank you.

130. Traci Kennedy / November 1, 2013 I would love either of these kitty books, my youngest adores cats, but our dogs would not be a good mix. This would be perfect under the tree (the finished object I mean!)

131. Ginger Shirley / November 1, 2013 How adorable!! I, like all the other cat lovers who have left comments, would LOVE to be one of the lucky names drawn! As I speak, I have two of my babies, Max and Sheldon, curled up on or beside me on the couch. Each of my boys have another of our wonderful adopted kitty cats on their laps in the recliners (Christy and Bella Lou Who) while Princess Midnight and Penny crash in a moving box. Family night on Fridays is fabulous with all 6 of our furry kids watching TV with us!!

132. LeAnn / November 1, 2013 I’ll need extra-big skeins to knit our two “kitties”: Mittens weighs 17 lbs and is only a little tubby; Simba tips the scales at 21 lbs with his manly little tummy!

133. Joan / November 1, 2013 I would love the knit your kitty book as I have a kitty and i have the knit your dog book to knit my greyhounds.

134. Barbara B. / November 1, 2013 Our kitty is such a sweetie. She loves to visit with me. Every question that I ask her, she answers. I would love to knit a cat that looks like her. She is a gray tabby and her name is Princess. She was a foundling that we rescued when she was only 5 weeks old. She was nearly starved to death but she is healthy and active at 11 years of age now.

135. Nancy Swift / November 1, 2013 My cat, Scarlett, is very independent, but whenever I have a migraine, she is always right at my side, or to be exact, on my side! If I lay down on my side while having a migraine, Scarlett curls up next to my heart ♥. If I lay on my back, she climbs into my ‘lap’ and sleeps there. She is so special, I would love to recreate her in yarn. (P.S. Scarlett is solid black with gorgeous green eyes – like Scarlet O’Hara!)

136. Sheila / November 1, 2013 My kitties name is Corky. He is a Bengal tiger breed and thinks he is a person!! He loves to sit on my lap while I am knitting.

137. Elizabeth Spragins / November 1, 2013 My kitty Samantha is a serious yarn lover. She has outstanding taste and likes to dive into my yarn basket and extract the most expensive skein, which she proceeds to carry around in her mouth. We moved recently, and she has been “helping” with the unpacking by raiding boxes and dragging skeins of yarn to the bedroom. Maybe she is hinting that she wants me to knit her a sweater for Christmas?

138. Ellen Last / November 1, 2013 My cat JoJo loves to play with my yarn. Not sure how she would respond to knitted kitties but I’d love to find out!

139. susan c. / November 1, 2013 Both my cats passed away this year and I miss them terribly.

140. Danette / November 1, 2013 I would love to have these books. what fun it would be to knit a few cats!

141. Carole / November 1, 2013 When I met my husband, I did not like cats and he had one that he insisted join our family. I would knit or crochet every night while the cat crossed my lap constantly so I would notice her. Finally I put my needlework down, began petting the cat and from then on, she belonged to me and I loved her dearly and I miss her terribly.

142. Brittany / November 1, 2013 I love kittens and cats! I call them min-mins:)

143. Phyllis M Salisbury / November 1, 2013 Our two kitties ( both rescue cats) are 13 and 5 yrs. old. Hank and Bunny travel with us in our motorhome everywhere we go. Our four boys are grown and now our kitties are our new children.

144. Lori Uvaas / November 1, 2013 In history cats have long been thought to bring good luck and prosperity. I knit money kitties. A little kitty shaped coin purse. I’m sure You have heard the saying “put your money in the kitty”

145. Joanna / November 1, 2013 I had two great cats growing up, but I have to explain Meower. That cat had a sleeping position to match every one of mine, and he would hop in the shower with me all time time for some reason. My favorite memory of him though was when I was laying on the couch and whispered “cat”, out of the abyss of the house my cat ran towards me coo-ing. We sadly had to put him down two years ago and I miss him dearly.

146. Isabel Fougere / November 1, 2013 My boys would love customized kitties. And I would love a kitty that would always cuddle at bed time – mine usually come to bed later…

147. Laura G / November 1, 2013 My daughter loves cats and is just learning to crochet & knit. This would be purrfect for her!

148. Cara / November 1, 2013 I’ve been eyeing those knit-a-cat books! I currently have a cat that loooooves hugs, but is also a major hunter.

149. Wendy W / November 1, 2013 We have 4 cats at home, and each is their own special personality. Our black and white greets me at the top of the stairs every day when I come home from work. They’re all so sweet, but in their own ways. Our kitten shows us her love by biting us (she’s a feral rescue). I would love to be able to knit up little replicas of each of them!

150. Michelle / November 1, 2013 Aww, so cute! I don’t have a kitty, but I adore the kitties that all our friends have.

151. Kadie / November 1, 2013 My favorite cat will always be my very first cat Oreo. She was a tuxedo cat that my dad and I saved from a rescue center. She was such a sweet cat and had a personality of her own. Oreo loved playing fetch with cat nip mice and waking me up in the morning by sticking her nose in my eye. Oreo has been gone for 4 years now but I miss her and think of her all the time, lucky for me Oreo still visits me in my dreams.

152. Judi Van Blargan / November 1, 2013 My cat’s name is Pyewacket, Pye for Short. He is named after the cat in an old Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novack Movie, Bell, Book and Candle. The cat won the Patsy Award, an animal Academy Award, in 1959.

153. priscilla romero / November 1, 2013 My daughters and my granddaughter can’t have cats. So there is a lot of stuffed animals. They can’t hold a candle to the knitted one you show. I would love to knit a cat for each of them. Your patterns rock!! Bonus is, no litter boxes to clean.

154. Kathy Cook / November 1, 2013 I would love to have these books for my sister for Christmas. I am knitting up the Carter Cat pattern I bought for you and the books would be perfect with him!

155. Ann / November 1, 2013 I volunteer at a cat shelter and these projects would make great gifts for fellow cat peeps.

156. Karen Martinez / November 1, 2013 Love cats! We’re up to our eyeballs in dogs right now, but would be more than happy to make room for some more kitties! Good luck to all who enter!

157. lynda Joy Brennum / November 1, 2013 I could knit kats and needle felt dogs! Loving the 2 books and the yarn bag… I plan to order “Little felted animals”. Would love to knit cats for all my feline friends! This message was cat approved by Meme’ and Gabby!! 2 paws up…

158. Carolyn / November 1, 2013 George is my MIL’s cat. He is a big fat white & grey tom. He likes to get on his cat tree and hang his head off backwards so he can see the world upside down,

159. Natalie / November 1, 2013 We rescued two kitties in April of this year. My two darling daughters LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Sugar and Sonya. The cats are brother and sister respectively and are so funny. Sugar is the big brother and protective. Sonya is an amazing acrobat. I know that she will teach some of her tricks to big brother. It is soooooo adorable to see the 2 girls and the 2 kitties curled up together enjoying great books!

160. Paula / November 1, 2013 We have spent the past 26 years sharing our life with cats. Buster & Calvin love to help me knit, so I know that they would love for me to be able to knit them a new friend! Thank you for the opportunity to make my cats happy!

161. Pat Dressler / November 1, 2013 I grew up with cats, but instead have a ShihTzu dog, Sasha. However, my knitting friend/instructor (Keeta) has a really cute rescue cat named Greta who is very sweet. She was shy at first meeting, but now even sits on the couch with me when I visit. So I get to enjoy my “cat friendship” whenever I have a knitting lesson or just visiting my friend. If I’m fortunate enough to win, I’ll be giving the book to my special friend.

162. Linnea Wright / November 1, 2013 I love all kitties! Have knit a few, and rats stuffed with catnip for my cats.

163. Kathy Carlton / November 1, 2013 I do not own a cat, and let me say, I’m sorry about that, however, I would like to sit and sit and sit, and a cat or kittie I would love to knit! My family has had cats in the past. Currently I have Maggie, the Shih Tzu, and my brother has two cats, Ollie and Sammi. Cats are funny because they are so unpredictable. Still haven’t figured how they get into those tine spaces they hid in!

164. Sharon Watkins / November 1, 2013 I share my home with a clowder of three blue-eyed cats: Liz, a.k.a. Lizardbreath, the Empress Elizabeth or Madame Krankenstein, who is a 14-year-old grande dame; Chevy, a.k.a. Weinie Whiskers, who is a 5-year-old Tommie; and Silverman, a.k.a. Tidy Cat, who is a 2-ish-year-old Yeti tomcat with feet the width of three of my fingers. They are all mixed breeds with tabby points in various shades of grey, white, cream and brown. The baby, Silverman, is the largest at 15 pounds and still growing into his big feet.

165. Kathy Carlton / November 1, 2013 I do not own a cat, and I can say, I’m sorry about that, However, I would like to sit and sit and sit

166. R.Joan Summey / November 1, 2013 I’ve knitted mice and crocheted horses so I would love to knit my own kitties since we have lost both of our loving kitties: Frosty the white one who left white hair on my black clothes and Shadow who used to leave black hair on my white and light colored clothes. always a mark of affection!

167. faith / November 1, 2013 my owner is Pye Wacket a blue point Tonkenese. She lets me know when I come home that I have been gone toooo long and she is in need of a lap with yarn in it ASAP or someone may get hurt! She start life as a stray and now shops in my stash I have caught her on tape doing this…….

168. Kathy Carlton / November 1, 2013 I do not have a cat I’m so sorry about that! But, i can tell you this,

169. Eileen Sharkey / November 1, 2013 Tualha needs to be knitted – with coal black, silky yarn. She tolerates me because I know how to open cat food cans!

170. Mary in Indy / November 1, 2013 Here kitty, kitty, kitty. Come to Mary.

171. Stephanie Fujimoto / November 1, 2013 Kitty cat books yay!!

172. Laurie / November 1, 2013 I had two black and white cats when I was a kid — Hoover and Puff!

173. Renee Sousa / November 1, 2013 My kitty story is about Twinkie. She came to me with her 2 brothers at the age of about 2 hours, yes hours old. I am a veterinary technician and a client found them near their house as an exterminator was treating their foundation for pests. They were orphaned and cold. I went about warming them and getting nourishment into them via a feeding tube into the stomach. Sadly, Twinkie’s two brothers did not live beyond three days. Twinkie however did well and was a real fighter. She is now 13 weeks old and thriving! She came with me every day to work until last week. She can now stay home and run the house while I’m at work, haha. The only problem, everyone at work has a Twinkie addiction since they also were involved in her care and cheered her on. She is such a delight. Our whole family loves Twinkie! We are also addicts!!!

174. sandra hammons / November 1, 2013 My owner-a beautiful soft long haired black cat- would love for me to knit her a friend.

175. Jo / November 1, 2013 Tommy used to look both ways before he crossed the street.

176. Christine / November 1, 2013 A cat with no litter box – what could be more perfect?

177. Cheryl P / November 1, 2013 I have 3 wonderful cats. Each one of them says Mama and one still curls up with me to sleep with his nose in my ear. So relaxing to hear his purr as he lulls me back to sleep!

178. Ruthanna Baker / November 1, 2013 I do not own a cat myself, but I have always wanted one(or two or…..). I have a friend who has a very interesting cat. The cats name is flower because she looks like the skunk in the movie Bambi.

179. Dallas Dotter / November 1, 2013 Being a teacher I am always looking to learn new techniques or to be challenged. I also have two cats I would love to immortalize in yarn. My big boys Boo (named after Boo-Boo kitty from Laverne and Shirley), and Gus named after a canary.(no, he didn’t eat him).

180. random Cindy / November 1, 2013 We are a household of kitty lovers! We have two cats, Duke, orange and white, and Lila, a sleek tuxedo. My 8yo was a leopard for Halloween and my 2yo was a lion cub! I love the realistic looking knitted kitties. I have only tried cute looking sewn or crocheted kitties in the past. And Rorschach is an awesome name for your cat by the way!

181. Sibyl Seachrist / November 1, 2013 I was just remembering when Pumpkin our female tiger came to live with us. The previous owner thought she was a male and so I was hesitant to take her, but my then three year old now twelve year old wanted her so much and he still is very attached. She is a social cuddly love who crawls up on your lap and stays with you when you are blue or not well and she loves to play although she is mellowing as she matures. Anyway we got her on Halloween so we decided to call her Pumpkin. I was initially partial to Bonnie Raitt because I am such a fan. My mom is a cat fan too and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s so when I saw your books I thought I should knit her a cat. I wish I had thought of it sooner because today is her birthday. Anyway it was great to see your blog and thanks for spurring all this memory on!

182. Agathe Fommarty / November 1, 2013 I would love to knit a cat ! I am moving places at lot because of my studies, and I miss my cats so much… That way I could have a little bit of them with me 🙂

183. Pat Dunn / November 1, 2013 I want a cat but my husband does not. I could have several of these and he couldn’t say a thing!

184. Rosemary Hurd / November 1, 2013 I grew up with cats & often rode them around in my doll’s baby buggy; but I’ve never had a true lap cat until now. Gracie will get in my lap regardless of what I’m trying to do…..knit, checking email…doesn’t matter. She demands attention & I obey. Would love to win. Rosemary

185. Kelli / November 1, 2013 My cat Rubi is best friends with my 14 month old daughter, Piper. Piper and Rubi follow each other around. Anytime Piper sees another cat or stuffed animal cat she yells “Beee!” (Her pronunciation of Rubi). I would love to get to make her her own personal, take everywhere, Rubi!

186. Su 3385 / November 1, 2013 Favorite Cat, the late Boots . . . found in a lobster trap being stored in a boatyard. Lived to the ripe old age of 18.

187. Joane / November 1, 2013 I love cats. I have two and one of them got out this week. He’s a beautiful longed hair smokey grey and white male. He finaly came back after several hours. I’ve never seen a cat eat so fast.

188. barb / November 1, 2013 Love the knitted cat idea! I have two real ones, Simon and Tootie, who would love a companion! thx!

189. Cindy Lee / November 1, 2013 We are owned by 3 cat. Caleb, our mischief maker, Fiona, the sweet but anti social kitty and Tommy, our yogurt fiend. And they are all very well loved 🙂

190. Carole / November 1, 2013 would LOVE to knit a dog or cat!!

191. Mary Shelton / November 1, 2013 I would love to make a reminder of my beautiful yellow tabby Toby, who died in 2003. He was precious and I just know I’ll see him in heaven, but I would love to knit a replica of him to hug now.

192. Debra Letchworth / November 1, 2013 I just lost one of my beloved cats, Isis, suddenly and prematurely. She loved to watch me or my sister knitting, and occasionally she’d put a paw in to “assist.”

193. Teresa Shields / November 1, 2013 My four kitties love to watch me knit, closely observing for any opportunity to snag a dangling yarn end. I like to think they pay especial close attention when the yarn is handspun cat fur yarn in hues representing tuxedo, calico, black Chantilly, and Siamese!

194. Sue Baughman / November 1, 2013 Whoops! Meant to type kitties! Fingers not working. LOL.

195. Sue Baughman / November 1, 2013 My two knitties would love knitted companions.

196. Phyllis Eaves / November 1, 2013 I have 2 outrageous cats…Dharma and Ginger. I named Ginger for the drummer of the group “Cream”. Eric Clapton was a guitarist in the group for those of you too young to remember. Im’ old eniough to remember but still young enough to rock…and so are my cats! I would LOVE to knit some cats because I can’t have any more real cats. Those books are just what I need!

197. Con / November 1, 2013 I’ll knit them for my friends who can’t have cats, but love them!

198. Tish / November 1, 2013 We love cats in our family. My parents, my brother and sister and I each have one or two! Our cats, Achilles and Starr, are very entertaining! Achilles greets me every day when I get home by jumping on my shoulders and purring. Starr is a diva and let’s you know when you should be giving her some proper attention! LOL I would love to win these books and try to make a special gift for someone in the family this year. ^_^

199. Debbie Maskus / November 1, 2013 Cats and kittens are the loves of my life. Right now I am feeding 2 wild cats in hopes of befriending them long enough to brush them. I love the hats and mitts and would love to knit, as well as the many other projects.

200. Tina oman / November 1, 2013 My daughter and best friend would love knitted kitties for Christmas, and I could even kni one for myself as I’m allergic t the living ones!

201. Kristen Louque / November 1, 2013 How cute! I would love to knit myself a kitty 🙂

202. Jessica / November 1, 2013 I adopted my kitty as a stray while I was living in Japan. I brought her back to America with me when I moved back home. She is a firecracker and is always getting into scraps. Today I had to take her to the vet for an infected fight wound. 🙁 Silly kitty…

203. Leah Faber / November 1, 2013 My favorite cat was a calico named Callie. She would sit on my lap while I was knitting. I don’t think she bothered my knitting once. She was also a great mouser. 🙂

204. Venessa Sylvester / November 1, 2013 My sweet knitting companion, Kiki the burmese, loves to help me tangle my yarn and warm herself on each and every project I knit. Her fur is surely an extra (and very subtle) part of all of my knitwear, and I’d love to make a beautiful knitted Kiki. . . Also, I know my mother-in-law and sister would LOVE to receive knitted kitty gifts from me 🙂

205. Liz / November 1, 2013 I’m allergic to kitties, but I love them anyway. Knitted kitties would be perfect!

206. Luanne Noon / November 1, 2013 Both these books look fantastic! I am reminded of all the wonderful cats we have had in our home. Two of them lived to be 18 years old. We miss them but not the hair! A knitted cat would be adorable and no hair to clean off all the bedding! Thank you for the chance to win these books.

207. Lee / November 1, 2013 I would love to knit my favorite cats – Hank ( a handsome big boy) and Lucy ( a small bunny kitty)

208. Jeanne Funk / November 1, 2013 My tiny predator Dragon is a 13 pound ball of love.

209. Meg Duncan / November 1, 2013 My big Maine Coon Cat sat at the front door last night greeting all the trick or treaters – you should have seen all the kids big eyes when they saw how big he is! He, of course, thought that they all came to visit just him. Who needs candy when you have a cat like that! Would love to knit him – Fritz is a one of a kind cat. He has to sit on my lap when I knit….no tmuch room for anything else!

210. Debbie B / November 1, 2013 I’m at a home that doesn’t allow any pets, so having my own personalized cat would be, as you said, purrrrfect!

211. Brenda / November 1, 2013 We have 3 cats right now. My youngest daughter, especially loves all things cat!

212. Kim / November 1, 2013 My friend has a cat named Charlie. He’s gray with white fur. The white part against the gray fur spells “joy” backwards! She loves pointing out that cute fact to people who come over to her house

213. Bonnie / November 1, 2013 I’m not just a cat lover…I’m one of those crazy cat ladies, as I have 11 (count them!) cats, all ages & temperaments. Everyone gets along remarkably well, and they do a fantastic job of warming up the bed before I crawl in at night! It would be a hoot to give them some knitted companions!

214. Meredith Morphew / November 1, 2013 Kitties! Kitties! Kitties! I have the pleasure of watching my 2 year-old grandson fall in love with cats. He follows them all over the house, attempts to carry them whenever he can catch one, and BEGS to hold them on his lap. “please, please, please.” I am sure some knitted kitties would be a great treat… Good luck all!

215. Julie / November 1, 2013 My favorite cat is Miss Liberty Kitty, my mom’s cat that she rescued from certain death from the Prince George’s County Animal Control numbnuts who took her to the vet for treatment and then returned to pick her up in the same trap they caught her in.

216. Deb Van Iderstine / November 1, 2013 Although I’m not usually a toymaker, these patterns would be an exception, especially the “Knit your own cat” which would be a lovely and personal way to remember some beloved cats now on the other side of “the rainbow bridge”.

217. Caroline Panzarella / November 1, 2013 Cats rule and dogs drool!!! What a tribute to all of the awesome feline lovers!!!!

218. Jean / November 1, 2013 I adopted my kitty, Raja, from a shelter. He’s a tuxedo patterned Siamese or Rag Doll mix with blue eyes and a pink nose, so people often think he’s female even though he has a most masculine body! He loves to flirt with anyone walking by. He also chases dogs but never fights with other cats. He’s had to have most of his teeth removed, but is in great health at 16 yrs. old.

219. Rosemary Kennedy / November 1, 2013 I have three cats: Trim (Tristam) who is black. Tucker and Rufous who are ginger. They are all rescue cats. Tucker and Rufous were sleeping together in the same basket, so obviously came as a pair. When we got the carrying case to take them home, Trim jumped in and wouldn’t get out. How could we possibly have left him behind after that!

220. Jennifer Nisenoff / November 1, 2013 I have two adorable cats: Lani and Noa. They have Hawaiian names because I have family there and this makes me feel closer to them. They love to “help” me knit and crochet and have actually made them a number of toys. Maybe I can make them a little cat toy?!

221. Lynette Tripp / November 1, 2013 Although my cat is awesomely adorable, Jada is not the cat I want to talk about. My friend, Celia, had a cat named Steve. Steve was her companion for 18 wonderful years. He licked her hand through her ‘tweens, teens, and most of her twenties. Whenever Celia needed a friend, Steve was there to comfort her. He was her constant companion and confidante. Earlier this year, Steve passed over the Rainbow Bridge leaving behind a distraught Celia. He finally went where she could not follow and she had to journey on a path upon which he could not walk. Steve left a legacy of love and acceptance that is far too rare. Although he may be gone, Steve is still with his beloved Celia in her heart. I would like to honor Steve and his memory and importance to someone I hold dear. A knitted cat can never take the place of Steve, but it can lay upon a young woman’s bed and give a cuddle or two when she needs it.

222. Elaine Raudenbush / November 1, 2013 I’m really not a cat person, even though I grew up on a farm and we always had a few cats around. But I do like to knit stuffed toys for sick children, and I think that Sue Stratford’s book Knitted Cats & Kittens would be a great book to have.

223. Anita Webber / November 1, 2013 I have been looking for the Knit Your Own Cat book for a while. My daughter went away to college and I am now her cat’s ‘person’ until she gets back. I wanted to knit a cat for her so she won’t be too lonely. She can’t wait to come home so she can snuggle with him.

224. Livi / November 1, 2013 We currently have one cat spitfire, but my daughter desperately wants a kitten.. maybe with these books i can knit her one up for christmas until we can adopt another 🙂

225. Rosemary / November 1, 2013 Mr. Kitty Bean, a large orange and white floofball, picked up lotsa candy last night in his Miss Piggy custume. His roommate, Buddy aka William, is still trying to get the green paint off his fur (Kitty overdid it just a bit). It’s his own fault for wanting to trick or treat at the Hulk… Never a dull moment around here!

226. Kelley Crawford / November 1, 2013 If you knit your cat you can have as many as you like…

227. Beth Stanfield / November 1, 2013 I have 2 granddaughters who LOVE!!! all things kitty. I would love to win one of these books so I could make things for them. The little Yarn Kitten motif is darling too. Thanks.

228. rachel / November 1, 2013 If I win, I will make my kitty very fat. 😀

229. Catherine LeBourgeois / November 1, 2013 I love cats but I’m allergic to them, so the next best thing would be to have knitted cats. Would love to win these books and good luck to all

230. Tinka Dawson / November 1, 2013 I have a rescue cat and a rescue toy poodle who are best of friends. They greet each other and frequently cuddle! Ten years ago I had five cats; two Birmans, three rescue, including an old boy my neighbor couldn’t/wouldn’t keep. Needless to say, I love cats! (All five have gone to “kitty heaven” in their own time.)

231. Beth / November 1, 2013 Love kitties, but DH says he’s “allergic.” I’d really like to knit some kitties up! 🙂

     • Beth / November 1, 2013 Ah, my favorite kitty? The batch we had on the farm as children. We named each after the characters on our favorite tv show, Magnum, PI…so there was Thomas, Higgie-baby, Rick… 🙂

232. Jan / November 1, 2013 My master, Miss Gizmo and her brother Mr. Boob, were abandoned by their mother before their eyes were open. Sadly, Mr. B is no longer with us, but Miss G still rules the roost.

233. Renee / November 1, 2013 I am allowed to share my home with two gray cats named for movie characters, and it just so happens they have names that are YELLED in their namesake movies. A Streetcar Named Desire gave my Stella her name..STELLLLAAAA!!!! and Spartacus is the title character…I AM SPARTACUS!!!! Spartacus could care less about the name yelling, while Stella is a bit freaked about most things, so we try to refrain from yelling her name, no matter how tempting 🙂

234. Robin Neal / November 1, 2013 I have two adorable cats, Stash and Salem, that love knitting along with me…most of my knitting is composed of baby alpaca, andes wool and home grown cat hair! My daughter recently moved to her own apartment and had to leave her beloved Stash and Salem behind. She says she can’t sleep without them, so I would love to knit her a new kitty or two, so she can sleep in comfort!

235. sandy k / November 1, 2013 my kitties (4!) always help with my knitting!

236. Judy Summers-Gates / November 1, 2013 While I don’t have any kitties right now (they have all crossed the Rainbow Bridge), I’m really missing the feline love… I do have 3 dogs that I adore but I’m hoping to add another kitty to my life again in the near future. I’d love win these books to make some of these knitted kits to have them there to welcome the newcomer to our family/home. Thank You!

237. Marie Binkowski / November 1, 2013 I would love to knit cats that would be a first for me I have never tried animals or toys would be very interesting.Thank You

238. Cathy S. / November 1, 2013 How FUN! My Mom is a cat owner now and loving it! Would so like to make some things for her 🙂 and her kitty 🙂 Thank you for the opportunity!

239. Cindy Swett / November 1, 2013 I almost bought one of these books once. We love our cat Ruthy, who turned 10 years old on Halloween. By the way, she is a black cat.

240. Julia / November 1, 2013 My Kitty, Sparky, is always dressed up as he is a Tuxedo kitty. And Smudge is a fat black Persian who thinks he is a dog. Chairman Mao is a Siamese who likes to think he’s boss around here and all three love the activity of knitting. I almost have to hide my knitting in order to be able to knit. My sister has 2 cats named Simon and Jackson or Moose as he is fondly called. He is very much like the Kliban tabby cats. I would love to knit a cat ! I’ve felted kitties before but never have knit one and I wonder what our cats would think!

241. Stacy / November 1, 2013 Knitted kitties, wonderful idea!

242. Dee Calabrese / November 1, 2013 Would love to add to my knitting book collection. Pick me, pick me!

243. Judie Cooper / November 1, 2013 Comments on kitties? I live with a bunch of them. There are my three, Babee, a tuxedo, SammieSue, a black long hair, and Cappuchino, a seal point siamese. My two friends who also live with me have cats as well. Kat has a flame point siamese named Bumble Bee and a calico named Fireflight. and Lee has three gray tabbies, Override, Blue Streak and Praxis. The house can get very noisy at times especially when you add in my Corgi mix, Parker.

244. Mcooks / November 1, 2013 I would LOVE to knit my previous cat! Don’t worry, he’s alive and well. I just couldn’t bring him across international borders without putting him through a great deal of stress. Believe me, he’s much happier where he is. However, since I can’t have a cat where I am now, I would love to have a little reminder of all the love he’s given us over the years. Thank you!

245. Phyllis Chenery / November 1, 2013 I have always had a cat or cats, just one now. A sweet, beautiful black cat.

246. Connie Mettler / November 1, 2013 My granddaughter keeps thinking she’d like to have a baby (she’s only 21) – but loves kitties, so if I could win these prizes I could knit her kit mitts and make her very happy. She would LOVE all of these designs.

247. Lacey / November 1, 2013 I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to knit a double of my sidekick! My kitty is so awesome she gets right next to me when I open a bag of Doritos… and then we share the bag :3 I learned the hard way that I have to share with her… otherwise she puts her head in the bag and takes off with chips!

248. Beth Dewalt / November 1, 2013 My cat is a bit of a handful. He was dumped in the woods by my house when he was just barely 3 months old and only weighed 3 lbs. The sweetest kitty ever, we immediately took him in. Spazz turned into quite a big 16 lb anxious dude. He doesn’t like anyone, other than us, and shows it well. Hisses, attacks and is pretty mean to anyone that dare enter the house but everyone just loves him to pieces. He is my spoiled little boy that can do no wrong in my eyes!!

249. Phebe Whitworth / November 1, 2013 A cat that won’t get into my yarn, and bat it all around the house, and tangle it all up!?! I’d knit one right away!!

250. Elizabeth Quinn / November 1, 2013 I would need to make two sets, one orange and white for our tabby and one grey and white for the other kitty. All are wonderful.

251. Jan Anderson / November 1, 2013 I just love kitties. I have 2 that are my shadows:)

252. Aimee Ellis / November 1, 2013 My sweet RagaMuffin Willow is obviously preparing to be a knitter in a future incarnation. She is fascinated with all my knitting tools, not just the yarn. I knit late at night on my bed while I watch TV, and she sits right beside me, watching everything I do with absolute interest. She is very respectful of my tools and yarn, only once in a great while putting out a paw to “feel” the yarn. She never tries to play with it. She also likes to occasionally feel the smooth surface of my wonderful Harmony needles. The only thing I have to watch out for is that occasionally, she wants to “taste” the wood as well! She is as delightful a knitting companion as I could ever ask for!

253. Florence Dyste / November 1, 2013 My 1st pet was a kitty I brought home from the strawberry field I was picking, 2 nd pet again a kitty. She would jump on my lap for our joint after dinner nap. Now have my knitting but seldom fall asleep doing that.

254. Denise Jorgensen / November 1, 2013 I have 5 rescues right now. We’ve been as high as 13, which was embarrassing. I would love to knit some kitties to cement my reputation as that strange woman up the road with all the cats.

255. Sherie Frame / November 1, 2013 OMG! I love these patterns. I have a bunch of cat-crazed lovers who would enjoy these gifts. I no longer own a cat, (boyfriend’s allergic, boo-hoo!) but really enjoy watching the felines and their personalities. Thank you so much for sharing your projects, patterns and books. Pick me! Pick me! 🙂

256. Kathryn Murdock / November 1, 2013 Our Rag Doll knew she was special and beautiful. She loved to be brushed and then sat in a chair to be admired. She was very polite and well behaved. She would ask before jumping on your lap, but wouldn’t take no for an answer. We miss her,

257. Maurene McHenry / November 1, 2013 I have three cats. A seventeen year old black cat who loves attention and always manages to fall in a deep sleep right where you will step on him. A seven year old long hair who I just found out this morning is the one who is eating our Halloween spider webs (they will be taken down asap). And a five year old tuxedo cat named Thomas Arthur Toes who is as unique and funny as his name. He showed up in the back yard one day and has been the delight and terror of our lives.

258. Zara / November 1, 2013 Ooh, tiny kitties!!!

259. Pat Crowder / November 1, 2013 I’d LOVE one of these books, and would love to knit a cat for my 3 yr old granddaughter. Her precious GrammaKitty died last week, and she is soooooo sad. I’d love to be able to knit a copy of her beloved GrammaKitty for her to hug and cuddle. Pat

260. Jane Marceau / November 1, 2013 This isn’t a house; it’s a rest home for cats. We have had a kitten who was found in a trash can, orphaned and starving. Another cat who had been poisoned, and was profoundly brain damaged. Our current crop includes a ragmop princess who suffers from anxiety; a mau/aby cross who thinks he’s a dog; and a runty Van who is mentally and physically underdeveloped from malnutrition. He is also mute, so he has invented a sign language all his own. But his purr works, and he uses it every chance he gets.

261. Leslie R. / November 1, 2013 I have 3 very sweet kitties. My oldest is 15. Long white and peach hair with gold eyes. His name is Dart (short for D’artagnan) Next is my 3 year old tuxedo cat, sleek beautiful and just a little neurotic, named Button. And last but not least, my 2 year old orange tabby with white feet, belly and throat named Cheddar. I love them all very much!

262. Tina Christensen / November 1, 2013 An office-mate is a knitter and is CRAZY for CATS! This would make a perfect Christmas gift for her!

263. Karin / November 1, 2013 I was always a dog person but since my boyfriend interduced me to his kitty I have completely fallen in love with her. I find myself posting pictures or Tori as my statues update on Facebook now. My kids are happy that mom finally gave in and there is now a car in the house. I would love to win a book and knit kittens. Thanks for this awesome blog.

264. Mary Rumore / November 1, 2013 It would be fun to knit a cat. It would be a first for me.

265. Barbara Simpson / November 1, 2013 I have two tuxedo female cats. They like to sit on my lap when I’m knitting. I have to keep my yarn in a cabinet – all covered up – or they would destroy it!

266. cynthia capaccio / November 1, 2013 After having kitties all our lives, we were coming to the end of having pets when a momma cat gave birth to 4 kittens in one of husband’s antique cars in the garage. Momma took them away to a different place, leaving a tiny light calico. God gave her to us, so I had to save her life inside by feeding from a bottle and keeping her safe. She is still with us and learning to get along with her 3 other sisters and momma who still live on our property as well as our tuxedo male cat. I love kitties too much! My granddaughter thinks she is a cat and I am going to make her the kitty mitts soon!

267. Trish / November 1, 2013 My cat’s name is Nikolai, and he is a hefty 13 pound cat. He is also tall, though, which prevents him from being an orb. He enjoys finding novel sources of drinking water, and checks the bathtub often. Though he doesn’t hunt them, he alerts me to the presence of spiders in the bathtub.

268. Elizabeth Ann McGovern / November 1, 2013 My last cat-Cuddles- went to the Rainbow Bridge two years ago; last year, I was walking back from my mailbox and this little yellow and white, bob tail kitten started flowing me up my driveway; no idea where he came from. He has been here ever since. I wound-up naming him ‘Kitty’; no idea why, it just stuck! He is so loving and has a really great ‘motor’. My home is again complete!

269. Margaret Schaefer / November 1, 2013 I love cats, and would love to knit up a bunch of them.

270. MrKnitster / November 1, 2013 meow!

271. Suzanne / November 1, 2013 I have two lovely cats Matrix and Loki that my husband and I adopted from Spain. They are some of the most loving but crazy cats you will meet. I am a very proud cat mom because at the age of 11 and 10 years old they have learned to use the potty instead of a litter box. With that being said my hubby is going to be devastated when they eventually pass away, and I would love to immortalized them in knit form for him.

272. Tiffany Perry / November 1, 2013 My cat, Hermes, loves to sleep in my lap while I’m knitting. He’ll wake up and find the working yarn to be the most interesting thing and nom on it for a while then eventually curl up and fall back asleep.

273. Sharon M. / November 1, 2013 While I’m a dog lover I’d love to one day adopt a cat. I love Susan Branch”s two cats, Girl Kitty and Jack and follow their antics on her blog all the time. Maybe knitting a few cats can fill that wish until the real one comes along!

274. Kathy / November 1, 2013 I recently lost my 17 year old orange tabby. He was a beautifully marked kitty and an incredibly loving, sweet lap cat. I’m hoping to knit and crochet some charity cats with his name to share all the love that he gave me!

275. Sharon Beth / November 1, 2013 My orange tabby, Gwydion, found me by a tunnel at the Metro on my way home from work about 4.5 years ago. Though he doesn’t normally play with my yarn, unless it is rolling in a tempting way, he does enjoy sitting between the prongs of my fixed arm yarn swift when I’m trying to wind yarn, or assisting when it comes to blocking a project. I have a knit throw that is is favorite to lay upon when I’m watching tv–he ignores the purchased blankets entirely!

276. Virginia / November 1, 2013 My little furry man is Jinx! I’ll give you three guesses as so what color he is, and the first two don’t count.

277. Joyce Carlson / November 1, 2013 I love my cats! Don’t know what I would do without them.

278. Gayle Torrey / November 1, 2013 We have 5 kitties,the oldest was an orphan,she fit in the palm of my hand when Mark brought her home. My youngest daughter brought Chickie home, Rosie is a lightweight at only 6 pounds but she has a ton of attitude! The boys,Gus and Jake, were found on the side of the road a year ago.

279. Cynthia Boucher / November 1, 2013 I sometimes forget that I actually have two cats. My 18-pounder,Gepetto, is completely convinced that he is a dog like his best buddy, my Golden-mix Kira. Both their lives are run by little 7-pound Lola-kitty.I always have a hug near at hand!

280. Laurie / November 1, 2013 My husband is the only reason why I am not a crazy cat lady with hundreds of cats. Right now we only have a little black guy who rules the house. I plan to knit him a buddy.

281. Cheryl Miller / November 1, 2013 We had a cat my girls tricked me in to allowing them to keep. The had a friend wrote a note saying happy biryhday to my oldest son and drapped the kitten with yarn and the note saying she was a gift from “anonymous”. What could I do? My son named her “Dumb Cat.”. She was a good cat for 15 years.

282. Sandra Spencer / November 1, 2013 I found a cat lying on the road one cold March day. I thought that she had been hit by a car but when I picked her up I couldn’t see any damage. I wrapped her in a towel that I had in the car and for several hours she didn’t move. When she finally started to get up and around I could see that she was not hurt but had been laying on the road for the warmth because she was so very cold. I have had her now for 8 years and she is very loving and a great companion.

283. Ruth Ann Valentine / November 1, 2013 I already have the knit your own kitty book! but I like the hat and mitts. I also have some Tahki Cotton that I am going to use to knit a cat I found on ravelry/

284. Susan / November 1, 2013 Zelda and Imogene would love if I knitted cats that looked like them. I would love to win these books. I have had cats all my life and will continue to do. There is nothing like a cat. Thanks for the giveaway!

285. Carla Boustead-Willingham / November 1, 2013 I have a great cat called “Mouser” who keeps my home mouse free!!! She’s such a little keeper!!!! 😀 Carla

286. Susan / November 1, 2013 MEOW!! the kitties in our complex prowl.. keeping smiles on everyone’s face.. and discouraging RODENTS!! we LOVE our CATS!!

287. Vickie Danielsen / November 1, 2013 Prince was my hero. He was part maine coon and weighed in at 35 pounds! Yes that’s not a typo. Well Prince passed on sometime ago and I still miss him dearly. We’d even have conversations together. If I talked he’d always acknowledge what I said with a meow, or an extra snuggle. He knew when I was happy and when I was sad. He’d even use his paw and try to turn my face to his as if he was trying to talk to me. Amazing. The love was prescious and unconditional and Prince will forever be in my heart. I would love to knit a remembrance to him. These books are just lovely — Sincerely Vickie

288. Dixie Reimold / November 1, 2013 We have 3 cats, the 2 boys, Floydie and Milton, like to sleep but Rosie likes yarn, she can get a ball or hank out of very secure places and string it thru the entire house while we sleep, watch your step on the stairs in the morning !

289. Sharyn / November 1, 2013 love the designs…

290. Karen / November 1, 2013 My daughter has a kitty his name is Pantelemone Jesse Nettle Hartshorn.We mostly just call him Pan. But he came into our world 4 years ago during her Warrior Cat phase hence the name.I believe we interrupted his life plan when we made him a kitty pet.He aspired to be a carousing Tom. He is a beautiful Ragdoll looking fellowthat moults his fine white mane 3 times a year. I think he might be part Angora bunny too

291. Chrissy / November 1, 2013 We do not have a cat because we have a dog, but my daughter is obsessed with cats!

292. Vanessa Mastin / November 1, 2013 I own a lilac point ragdoll kitty named Mochanut. Well, maybe SHE owns ME! 🙂 She is a lovely combination of white and mocha colours with big blue eyes. She’s your stereotypical cat with an attitude but is SUUUPER fluffy and loves to play with her honeysuckle stick. Mochanut is a rescue kitty and I got her when she was 15 months old. It’s taken her a while to warm up but now that I’ve had her for almost 3 years, she is friendlier and social and is a fluffy ball of love. She loves to chase kibbles and chase me around the house for a fun game. We like to play hide and seek but her little jingle bell gives her away a lot of the time. I pretend not to notice. She’s a big cat (not over weight, but really tall and super fwuffy) but she tries to cram herself into small areas and then sits there and thinks she’s hiding. If I can’t see you, you can’t see me. She cuddles at night and follows me around the house. I love her and I’m so happy we found each other. Lots of other people love her too that she even has her own fan page on instagram (@mochanut_). >^o.o^<

293. mara s / November 1, 2013 I once had a sweet little kitty named Mini who was abandoned in a parking lot. Others were trying to catch her but she would only follow me. I really wanted someone else to take her home. She hopped into my car when I opened the door. It was meant to be.

294. Roberta Montrie / November 1, 2013 My baby was a feral cat. He has adapted well to inside living. He is the joy of my life. Seeing him every morning and playing with him before I leave for work makes my day brighter. And him greeting me after a long day lifts my spirits.

295. Tamara Maliepaard / November 1, 2013 Kitty cat, kitty cat Where have you been? I’ve been to London to visit the Queen. Kitty cat, kitty cat, What did you there? Anything I damn well liked, I’m a cat for crying out loud!

296. Kayla / November 1, 2013 I begged and begged my boy friend to let us get a cat and during Christmas 2012 he lovinly obliged. I opened my gift from him and inside was a pink kitten collar with a black bow tie attached, a plush cat bed, food and water bowls, and mouse toys. I started to cry and asked if this meant I could get one. When we moved into our first place in January, our first day there we went to the MSPCA and brough home Olive, a beautfil Russian Blue who was found pregnant, living on the streets. Her kittens had all gone to other homes but we loved how eager she was to be loved as an older cat. I knit her bow ties and cat collars now when I want to do a quick project. She can’t help but get all frisky when I take out a ball of yarn!

297. Lisa S / November 1, 2013 we had a test tube kitten from the national zoo. They were testing on domestic cats before trying to test tube the bigger cats…..

298. Sarah Wilson / November 1, 2013 I couldn’t live without my fur babies. I now have a pair of 6-year-old grey tabbies (Gerard & Melissa – littermates) who have been my constant companions since my husband died. All yarn must be kept under lock and key, though, since one night I woke up to a lot of thumping & bumping. When I checked in the hallway, there were 13 (yes, 13!) totally destroyed balls of yarn stretched out down the hall. They sure had a good time! They’ve also been known to get in my lap and try to grab my WIP yarn and run with it, too!

299. Jess / November 1, 2013 We have 3 cats but my baby is my favorite, he is an orange tabby and loves to sit on my lap and purr when I’m knitting. He loves the yarn but never plays with it unless I do so on purpose and never messes with it when it is sitting around. Seriously the best snuggler and cat ever!! His name is Gus.

300. Karon Mathews / November 1, 2013 We have 5 cats— a tuxedo long hair, a gray tabby, a calico, and two orange cats. Each one is unique and special.

301. Kathy zimbicki / November 1, 2013 When my daughter was 10 years old her Daddy passed on which put her in a terrible depression. I got her a kitty that was therapic for her and she loved that kitty till he was nearly 15 years old when he passed away.

302. Linda Piotrowski / November 1, 2013 Our kitty, Bonner, came to us from a farm. She is a calico. She is a little bit loopy but we love her. I love all things kitty as do my grandaughters. Thank you for the giveaway. I’d love to win.

303. Brenda Meyer / November 1, 2013 I have 2 cats . Gilbert & my Wilbur , who is a rescue . I am involved with a local Animal Rescue and eye are always looking to recruit foster homes . We are always fundraising for our rescue , I do projects for door prizes, would love to make these cats & kittens as a fundraiser!!!! I have had up to 4 fosters in my home at one time 🙂

304. Janet Stockburger / November 1, 2013 My kitty, Patches, is 14 years old and, at times, still acts like a kitten. She loves to play and tries to knock everything off of my chairside table until I get out her favorite toy – a little mouse on the end of a retractable measuring tape.

305. Mary / November 1, 2013 I have 3 cats – one is a yarn thief, always plotting to grab a ball of yarn from my project bag and trot off with it. All of them find the movement of knitting needles and crochet hooks irresistible!

306. Carmen Cavello / November 1, 2013 My five cats are, like all cats, naughty and nice at the same time. Only one of them is interested in my yarn….Smoke. He perches nearby when I knit and waits for an opportunity to snatch a ball of yarn and run like the wind. It’s like watching a fox in a chicken yard. He’s so fast that sometimes I don’t see him and don’t notice he took the yarn until it’s wound all around the dining room furniture. I LOVE him!

307. Carmen Cavello / November 1, 2013 My five cats are, like all cats, naughty and nice at the same time. Only one of them is interested in my yarn….Smoke. He perches nearby when I knit and waits for an opportunity to snatch a ball of yarn and run like the wind. It’s like watching a fox in a chicken yard. He’s so fast that sometimes I don’t see him and don’t notice he took the yarn until it’s wound all around the dining room furniture. I LOVE him!

308. Sara Jane Kitzsteiner / November 1, 2013 Tilly the Hon(ey) is helping me write this message, as she likes to help with most things including knitting!

309. Amy Szilagyi / November 1, 2013 My kitty Inigo “approves” my knitting and sewing projects by claiming them as her bed. I don’t think I’ve made anything she hasn’t slept on.

310. Helene / November 1, 2013 I don’t have a cat, but I do have friends who are crazy cat ladies and would love a little knitted friend of their own.

311. Barbara / November 1, 2013 Cannot have a kitty anymore due to husband’s allergies. Sniff. Did get to raise an orphan kitty for my daughter-in-law, though. I sure do miss having a cat around.

312. Marianna / November 1, 2013 My cat, Keifer, was born in my apartment in 1990; he lived with my step-daughter until she came to live with her dad and I in the early 1990’s. Keifer was a great cat! He lived with us until his death in 2010 (age 18.5 years). I still miss him a lot and sometimes call my dog ‘Keifer’ by mistake.

313. Peg / November 1, 2013 My cats rule the house, but only one is a knitter!

314. Priscilla Solomon / November 1, 2013 Growing up we always had cats and when I was away at college my then roommate saved a mother and her kittens from a park where they had been abandoned and brought them to our apartment because she thought I would be lonely. Mushroom entered my life and went home with me at the end of college to be loved by one and all – Mushie

315. Marilyn Prince / November 1, 2013 My cat Alice is all black, and likes to hide inside shelves, cupboards, under the bed; and you can’t see her except for her green eyes. She also loves to get her hair brushed every morning.

316. Donna Leet / November 1, 2013 Thanks for a chance to win your purrrrrrrrfect book!

317. Melissa Kerns / November 1, 2013 Rupert is my own personal cat whom I love dearly and knitted a hooded sweater for. However, I have many cats that I love and care for as a veterinarian. I love my job and consider cats as very special patients. It is especially wonderful to combine my love for cats and my love for knitting!!

318. Linda Bolla / November 1, 2013 We love Ramona the Cat! She was once the junior cat (of 4) in our household — now the only cat, as we promised her she would be Queen one day. She assists and comments upon every knitting project.

319. Anissia / November 1, 2013 I have 3 wonderful kitties rangeing in ages 6 to 14.5 years old. My oldest I have had since I was pregnant with my son. Her name is Sugar and she thinks she is his second mom. Sugar always tells me when something is wrong with him in the middle of the night. If he is sick or sleep walking she wakes me up to let me know.

320. Vickie / November 1, 2013 I have a black tuxedo cat named Harvey. He loves to” help” me knit.

321. Amy / November 1, 2013 We’ve always had cats and they are always so personable. I have looked at these books and was really impressed at how much they look like some of our cats.

322. Rosemary / November 1, 2013 We have 2 cats, Starry–black with white stars on his tummy and Fredy–a rolly-poley striped cat. Sweetest brothers.

323. Marilyn Lee / November 1, 2013 Kenya is my rescue kitty. We got her the beginning of the year and now is about 1.5 yrs old. She’s a long hair orange girl and such a sweetie!

324. Jeanne / November 1, 2013 Being a cat lover and knitter – these books would be a grew addition to my knitting library. My husband and I have 2 fur babies. Angel who is 15 years old and Bentley who is 3 years old. Angel sticks with my husband while Bentley hangs with me. I recently had a bad (mental health) day and Bentley never left my side.

325. Tammi Buckfelder / November 1, 2013 Our beloved cat passed away last year. She would always help me knit by chasing errant yarn balls and pawing at the perfect color for a project.

326. Barbara H / November 1, 2013 How fun! The books look adorable. I have always been a cat person. My husband never spent much time around them. We adopted a gray tabby (Hendrix) a year ago and he is in love with this cat! And the cat loves him too. Every time he sees a cat that looks similar, he points him out. I would love to make him a surprise stuffed Hendrix!

327. Sue / November 1, 2013 Cats are the highest form of life. No home, with or without yarn, should be without one.

328. Laurie Cappuccio / November 1, 2013 My sweet little cat LOVED all things yarny. She was quite obnoxious at times, lol. Sadly, I lost her last year but every time I pull out my knitting, I almost always find yet another one of her little kitty hairs in my yarn – it’s very comforting to me to think she’s still with me. The books look great, and I would love to try to make a little white cat.

329. Lisette / November 1, 2013 I was supposed to adopt my best friend’s cat, Janice, a tiny, cute, sassy black furball, when she moved in with her allergic boyfriend. Unfortunately I was in company housing at the time, which firmly did not allow cats. From there I moved in with a boyfriend whose dog loves cats…to eat them, that is. So no cat for me, a lifelong cat lover, for a few years yet. But I would love to knit my own! I have the Knit Your Own Dog book already and have several of the kitties from Knit Your Own Cat in my queue.

330. Sharon / November 1, 2013 I love knitting almost to the point of obsession, I have a few photos to prove that my cat sometimes gets tangled up in my yarn. oh well it is the price we pay for having pets. Would love to receive the book.

331. Lorri / November 1, 2013 I want to knit a cat! I’m never home so a real one is not feasible right now but when I retire I’ll get one for sure. Thanks for the giveaway.

332. Becky Townsend / November 1, 2013 My cat Jingo is sweet. She loves just being in the same room as me. She loves sitting in my lap and if she feel that isn’t enough attention she will lay down in from of me demanding to be petted until she is satisfied.

333. Karen / November 1, 2013 My brother and his wife had two cats, Squiggy and Lieutenant Cuddles. Squiggy is a peaceful, lovable cat, but gets very nervous around visitors. As a matter of fact, I haven’t even caught a glance at him in about three years! Meanwhile, Lieutenant Cuddles always came out to play, and is a rambunctious kitty with a Hitler mustache… Unfortunately, he was too unpredictable to trust around their new baby, so they found a great new home for him, Vet-approved.

334. Charlotte Wareham / November 1, 2013 I would love to own one of the Knit your own kitty books.My beloved L.B and T.J. are being watched over by St Farancis.So my idea would be to knit one of them.L.B.was black and a lot of white.Sucked the hair on his back foot. I suspect he was taken from his mother to soon.But I found him in the wilds of Louisiana.Both were babysitters for the cocker spanial puppies we bred at the time

335. Deb Luckenbihl / November 1, 2013 I feed a cat who lives outdoors in my neighborhood. He shows up at the same time everyday for his dinner. He won’t let me anywhere near him.

336. Nikki / November 1, 2013 Our two kitties, Mildred and Agnes, have surely earned their nicknames, Nuttynut and Goofygoof. Even as senior 9-year olds, they love to play with their toys, especially their handknit, catnip mice. They would love to have me knit them cats from one of these books for Christmas this year!

337. lisa p / November 1, 2013 I have seen the knit your own cat book, it is really cute! I have a Siamese of my own but we recently lost our lovely black kitty. It was very sad, he was a lovely thick solid black furred baby with beautiful green eyes

338. Tracey Thie / November 1, 2013 I love cats, they are truly unique creatures. I have two, Izzy and Luci. Izzy is a princess and Luci is a pill. Luci is always on my lap when I am knitting and I am always having to untangle her from my yarn. The books you are giving awake look neat. I am a new knitter and have never tried to make animals, might be something to try. Thanks for your site, I love looking at the yarns and items you have.

339. Cynthia Sanford / November 1, 2013 Before I even saw or met my cat I said “What a Sweetie Pie” and he has truly lived up to that name. I read about him in a blog post by the director of the animal shelter here in DC. He, along with 9 other cats and 20 beagles were taken from a horrific animal testing lab where the staff were torturing and abusing the animals. The bl

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       • Cynthia Sanford / November 1, 2013 the blog post said of all the animals he was having the hardest time because of the abuse he suffered and would probably have to be euthanized. I knew that all he needed was love, and that he probably received the worst abuse because he had a strong personality. Well, I was right. The center was worried I wouldn’t be able to handle him but within 8 hours he was playing. He is the most loving, affectionate & communicative cat I’ve ever had. He is the ultimate Sweetie Pie.

340. Mary Rusek / November 1, 2013 My two cats are Ying and Yang, siblings. They help me unwind balls of yarn and are great as weights when I’m laying out fabric for cutting.

341. Lara H / November 1, 2013 I enjoyed reading others’ comments about their cats…the love we all have for our kitties really shows! My family has two rescue cats that are 3yo, Buster and Tootsie, a brother and sister born from a pregnant feral cat that a coworker took in. Buster is my big boy that is brave, loves new people, and always thinks with his stomach! Tootsie takes a while to warm up to someone, loves hidey-holes, and is super quick! They are both so sweet and lovey and snuggle on the couch when we watch TV at night. Our house would be so quiet and still without them.

342. Dawn / November 1, 2013 I LOVE my four legged kids! Every time a foster gets adopted, I have to go through an entire excersize reminding myself why I foster – to save lives. We are down to single digits in the house now but just barely 😉 There’s always another litter that needs help.

343. ann bartleson / November 1, 2013 We have a new kitty. We rescued her from the humane society 2 weeks ago. Patches is the sweetest thing ever. She is getting adjusted to her new home and thinks she is going to like being the new Princess! And I just love being a kitty mom again. 🙂

344. Julee U / November 1, 2013 My Lab found a box in the woods with a small black& white kitten she was no bigger than the plam of my hand. She came home with us and that was 5 years ago.

345. Linda Coller / November 1, 2013 I currently am owned by 2 cats, Ellworth and Bratinella. I just recently lost my black and white tuxedo, Gabriel, who was my knitting helper. I am trying to get these two into it, but so far they are just not getting it like he did. I would love to knit a black and white tuxedo to watch over my projects.

346. Amelia Jacobs / November 1, 2013 we have three cats. One of them is mine and mine alone. That would be the 13 year old tuxedo tom cat. I like that cat to pieces. And he loves me too. He is fat and lazy, but affectionate and the only cat in our house to let my toddler play with him. The baby pokes him in the nose, pats his backtoo hard and yells in his ear but he never gets mad. He just walks away when it’s too much. He’s had some health problems the last two years but hopefully we have it under control now and he’ll be around for many more years to come.

347. Diane Coolbaugh / November 1, 2013 I have had three cats that were diabetic, one is with me now. She gets two shots a day and I wouldn’t be without her.

348. Anna Ziegler / November 1, 2013 We have 3 kitty babies: Sully, Chance and Hermione. I couldn’t ever pick a favorite kitty! I once had a guy named Verne. He was the sweetest barn kitty! (I wasn’t allowed an indoor kitty at the time.) He was a polydactyl and a shoulder-sitter. He passed away at a very young age from an upper respiratory infection.

349. Brit Dowson / November 1, 2013 Puppy was an orange tabby girl who would sit on command for a treat of cat milk. She always had long stories to tell me whenever I went to visit my daughter. I would love to knit a little “Puppy” as a gift. We really miss that wonderful, sweet, best cat ever.

350. Cynthia K. / November 1, 2013 I guess I really am the crazy cat lady! We have several (!) cats that we’ve rescued. I can’t imagine my house without a cat (or three) (or five!) lounging on any flat surface. When my son was small and saw our beloved Charlotte kneading, he said, “Mommy! Look! She’s knitting!” The term has stuck and our multitude of contented kitties knit alongside me.

351. Diane / November 1, 2013 We have..or are possessed by Huey, Dewey, Louie and Pye Wacket. “H’, “D”, and “L” are all from the same Litter that were abandoned in a dumpster – all boys. Pye Chose us. When we travel we miss them terribly. The boys are all tigers and Miss Pye is Tortie. I would live to knot toys for them because I could fill them with their favorite treat-Cat nip.

352. Sondra Gingery / November 1, 2013 I currently share home with 3 cats – Jennyfur, Bitten and Sassafrass. I don’t think I’ve lived without a cat at home for more than 45 years! They’ve seen me through pain, illness, sorrow and much joy. I’ve been so grateful for every one of them.

353. Erene T / November 1, 2013 I love cats. Right now I don’t have any. My son is allergic. I go my friends house to play with her’s. She has to kitties. The Books look like a great way to knit up cats. I hope I win! Thanks.

354. Beth / November 1, 2013 I have 2 grandcats Roo and Tigger. They belong to my daughter and her family. But it turns the children are allergic. So she asked me to adopt them. Tigger waits until I am asleep to come and curl up in the crook of my knees. Roo knocks on my bedroom door every morning until I get up and feed them. My daughter lives in Hereford TX and I live in Larimore ND so she can not come to visit her pets. She misses her cats very much and I would love to have these books so I could knit her a couple of allergy free cats for her to love. Her children would love them too.

355. Elizabeth Worden / November 1, 2013 I was first given a cat when I was two. My mother allowed the neighborhood children to give me a kitten they found. Dirty, scruffy and hungry. Mother agreed but said he was out the first time he scratched me. She then bathed him and he turned out to be pure white. I named him Snow White, I was, after all, only two. Whitey grew into a 22 pound gorgeous boy who lived to be about 20. I have seldom been without a cat since. I learned to knit much later… I was 12 then!

356. Jane Uy / November 1, 2013 My kitties love to nap on my yarn as I am knitting. 🙂

357. Peggy / November 1, 2013 My cat’s name is Bubba. He is my constant knitting companion. He always needs to be in the action, so I make sure he has his own ball of yarn, but of course he wants mine. It’s more fun to watch it spin around in my knitting bowl and occasionally take a swipe at it or my needles. He is a love and I wouldn’t have any other way.

358. KATHY MCCANN / November 1, 2013 My cat Princess always sits very close to me, but never on me. She is, after all, a princess. She does require a knitting pattern to sit on. I often have to substitute an older one so I can pull my current chart out from under her. She enjoys natural fibers and I sometimes find my wool wet when it gets to the needles. I try not to think too hard about that.

359. Kathy Ruis / November 1, 2013 Love kitties…have 4 living next door and they visit daily. My favorite cat was a stray we adopted and named ooother..which was supposed to be a word for dust balls. She lived a long long life with us.

360. Amy / November 1, 2013 When my first daughter was very young, she would amuse herself reading Garfield the Cat (comic) books. I remember feeling surprised she could understand the humor at her age. Most cats are ‘funny’ in their own unique ways.

361. Joanna / November 1, 2013 silly kitten is my constant companion, she is 17. Love things feline!

362. saragh / November 1, 2013 My kittie’s name is Kearney, which is Gaelic for “Dark Warrior.” He’s totally a fighter, and we have battles for dominance all the time. Kearney was abandoned at 4 weeks old on the local college campus where I used to work, and a friend of mine found him and his two siblings, and sent out a campus-wide email asking for someone to adopt them. I wasn’t going to bite, since I’d just lost my previous cat and wasn’t sure I was ready for a new baby, but then Polly showed up at my office with Kearney, freshly bathed, wrapped up in a towel, and my heart was just lost. He’s a sleek, beautiful boy now, but he’s my Kearney when he was just a baby: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1EG2yN41oZJUGpHNXRCV2Nzd0k/edit?usp=sharing

363. Ryann / November 1, 2013 As a college student, I most assuredly miss my kitty. Her name is Lucy and she’s a tiger cat. Pretty chill….until you get out the yarn.

364. Karen / November 1, 2013 I have a gray cat that we rescued from a neighbor. We call him Marvin Gray. He is so much fun–loves to chase the balls with the bells and bring them back to us. Can’t imagine life without him now.

365. Amy / November 1, 2013 We have two cats: grumpy old senior Clyde and 2 year old Fletcher. Ever since we got Fletcher when he was a kitten, Clyde has had a new lease on life! It’s pretty cool to see our 16 year old catplaying with a laser pointer again!

366. Lisa / November 1, 2013 Aww, I miss my two cats very much. They both passed away within a year of each other. Both were Humane Society rescues. My first baby was Romeo, a back and white tuxedo cat with a black chin. He was a smart and loving cat. My second one was Toby The Tobester, a brown tabby who came to me blind with a hernia, and developed diabetes later in life. He was very scared and had to be tamed down with lots of patience and love. Toby was scared of, and hated Romeo at first , even though Romeo just wanted to be friends. It took a couple of weeks before they became friends, then they were buddies until Toby died. I would love to knit up some kitties to keep me company again. Those books look really neat!

367. Lori J. Thorne / November 1, 2013 My favorite kitty was a Calico from my childhood. Her name was Patches and I got her when I was 8 years old. I had gotten her for my birthday and she was a really loveable kitty! When I turned 10, I got a bad case of chickenpox and Patches would sleep beside me and try to entertain me by acting like a kitten by attacking my feet and hands under my blankets! She did everything she could do to help me distract myself from wanting to scratch my sores on my skin because they itched terribly! She ran away from our apartment when I was around 11 years old and I was just heartbroken but while I had her she was definitely my kitty & I loved her with all my heart!

368. Sharon / November 1, 2013 My son wants a kitten of his own, but he is currently studying abroad and so having a cat is not possible at this time. I would love to knit a cat and send to him.

369. Wilma JoWiak / November 1, 2013 Our cats are getting older now – the 16 year old is blind and fairly deaf, but still loves to be petted and manages to hop up on the cabinet. The 12 year old is best buds with out bullmastiff (who is also 12, and on more meds than my husband and I combined). Our youngest kitty doesn’t like to be held, but will stand on her hind legs to push he head against your palm so she sort of pets herself!

370. Syd / November 1, 2013 Both of my current kitties are rescue babies…and they love nothing more than to sit under my knitting while I am working on it! I would adore those books….can see some wonderful play mates for my lovely fur-faces in them.

371. Curlyblue62 / November 1, 2013 I have two wonderful kittehs. blinky The One Eyed Wondercat is a 13 year old ginger and white tabby and Princess Storm Cloud is a 4 year old grey. They love to play tag.

372. Mary / November 1, 2013 My daughter hs a Maine coon cat, a rag mop cat and a sweet shy little cat who hides from everyone. What better gift than a knitted kitty for her kitties.

373. Rhonda / November 1, 2013 I have 4 cats, which were all rescued. One is an outside ferrel cat (Big Boy) with a house that is climate controlled and a heated water bowl. Big Boy has been with me for over 10 years.

374. Pepper / November 1, 2013 My cat Roxy is the most beautiful cat ever! … in my humble opinion! She loves all the cat toys I knit for her and she even has a knitted cat bed made out of furry yarn, which she loves. She also loves to attack my yarn and sit on my row counter… she is a good knitting helper!!

375. Cathy / November 1, 2013 I am a crazy lady (4 of them) and ALWAY googling knitted cat patterns. I volunteer at a no kill cat shelter too. Love all fur babies! I have framed pictures of my cats here in the office but none of my husband

376. Judi / November 1, 2013 My current cat, Misty, is turning into a lover, but my first cat found me to be his whole world. He was a Siamese named Tuptim, Tuppy for short, and even though I had to put him down about 30 years ago (he was sixteen and had liver failure), I still miss him. He was my whole world too.

377. Harriet / November 1, 2013 My parents have a new cat whom I met for the first time in September. When I took out my knitting needles and yarn, Bebe freaked out with joy and couldn’t get enough of the yarn, needles, and project. Her first experience with fiber fun. : )

378. Tracy / November 1, 2013 A must for every cat-lover/knitter, because what good is your knitting without a little cat fur?

379. Susan Slack / November 1, 2013 My Aunt and Uncle just adopted a Siamese who’s quite a talker. I can hear him in the background when I call them.

380. Michaela / November 1, 2013 I have 2 cats, Toby and Kyoto. They are both very sweet.

381. Cristina / November 1, 2013 We have a lovely little tabby at home who sits and watches me knit, and guards my yarn and needles. He’s also the perfect foot warmer during the chilly months. 🙂

382. Rose Russell / November 1, 2013 How cute the mittens are , I missy my sweet cat, too

383. Karen Szewc / November 1, 2013 We have a few kitties…the most unusual is Stewart who was born here on the farm, he resembles a Siamese but is not (we know who his momma is) He does all my chores and loves to play with the lambs, chickens and dogs….

384. Sue Stevens / November 1, 2013 Love, love, love, my kitties! I never knew there was a book of patterns to create your own! I would make some for my students that are allergic to kitties, so they can share the love!

385. Rebecca OBrien / November 1, 2013 Mauser and Mugsy are brothers that we rescued 8 years ago after out beloved 18 yr old Spike passed from cancer. Mauser is a gray tabby and Mugsy is a black long hair. We had to take them as a pair and they are still inseparable. Every day they have a grooming session that leaves Mugsy with his fur standing up on end. Mauser has epilepsy and takes pills twice a day – thank goodness for pill pockets. Because treats are involved, when it is pill time he will come and sit – staring at me – until he gets his treats. They are both the most affectionate babes and we were lucky to be the ones who rescued them!

386. Kristy M / November 1, 2013 I have two lovley smitten a!! PJ is a DSH who looks like a cow, hence his nickname “cow spots” and a Bengal mix named Althea. They aren’t necessarily the best of friends, but they will use each other for heat when they get desperate!

387. Gail / November 1, 2013 I’ve had my Suzy-Q since she was a kitten 1 year ago. She has long, black and white fur, and really long white whiskers. She is the softest cat I’ve ever petted! Even the vet loves her. Yesterday the vet said Suzy should be in movies!

388. Linda S. / November 1, 2013 Rorschach reminds me of my Sylvester cat. Even though he’s been gone for over 15 years, I still sometimes miss him and all the others who have passed on. I have eight right now, and they all “help” me with my yarn projects.

389. Diane Dugal / November 1, 2013 We have three cats – Tigger, Moosui and Pumpkin Honey. Moosui and Pumpkin Honey came from Cat Rescues in our area. If anyone is able to add another pet to their family there are many from kittens to adults in need of their forever home.

390. Irene Valdez / November 1, 2013 We had a very smart cat who was born the runt. His mother left him so we bought a baby bottle and fed him till he grew up. His name was Diego and he was all black and shiny. He had the most beautiful green eyes which sparkled. He loved being carried like a baby. He was the weirdest sleeper though. Would lay on his stomach with his legs spread wide and snored. He just disappeared last fall and we think he might have been poisened. We miss him so much. Every time we see a black cat, we wonder if it’s him.

391. cindy valerio / November 1, 2013 My Granddaughter Audrey loves cats. Her Dad is allergic to them so she must love from a distance. I would love knit her a life size cat to love at home!

392. Lorraine Agnes / November 1, 2013 I have 13 cats, one I hand raised from the day he was born 6 years ago when his mother left him right after birth, My grand daughter loves cats but due to my son’s allergies can’t have one but with these books I could knit her one. I am for sure a cat person!

393. Laura / November 1, 2013 This makes me think fondly of my late Abby, who was my companion for many years. I adopted her and she had obviously been abused, but ended up in a good home. She used to go to sleep every night with her head on my hand. Loved that!!!!

394. Alexis / November 1, 2013 Ginger (our cat) rules the house with an iron glove!

395. Susan Forman / November 1, 2013 My son has a cat named carter. The most sweetest and fattest cat. When he sits on my lap and I get to pet him all my troubles go away

396. Cheryl Bast / November 1, 2013 My manx definitely has me trained to open tuna and give her a treat every day, but I wouldn’t be without her!

397. Roberta Lykins / November 1, 2013 I have three rescue cats now. I dearly love them! I have had many rescue cats through the years. Each and every one has been so very special and will always be in my heart. ♥

398. Marca Fritzemeier / November 1, 2013 We have a gray tabby named Toby. He loves yarn, spools of thread, anything with ribbons or feathers, and the chipmunks taunting him from outside the windows. The books look like great fun, too!

399. Jodie Gill / November 1, 2013 We’ve had a lot of cats in our lives but one of my favorites is Linda, names by my son after his favorite great-aunt. Ironically she now lives with her namesake.

400. Angela / November 1, 2013 We have a cat named Cuddles who is the most misappropriately named cat I’ve ever met. The only cuddling she’ll do is on my lap sometimes, and only on her terms. She hardly let’s anyone else touch her.

401. Sandi Bragdon / November 1, 2013 I have enjoyed many kitties through the years, but the love of my life was a lavendar point siameise Houdini would disappear when company came out, unless they brought yarn crafts! Then he was always under foot and trying to ‘help’. I would love the chance to knit a dopplegang of him!-

402. Phyllis / November 1, 2013 Over the years we have had so many wonderful cats – everyone has or had it’s own distinct personality. The two cats we have now are Nick and Lilianna. Nick is a grumpy old man of 14, totally black with marvelous green eyes, and I hope he lives to be much older – he has an attitude toward everyone, comes and goes as he pleases and sticks out his tongue a lot now. Lilianna is 8 years old and is calico – perfect Halloween colors. She is sweet tempered and loves butter and lying on the top of my recliner whether I’m knitting or reading. Recently Sheba, Lilianna’s mother, passed away. When she was a kitten she adopted my husband (she came up to him when he was at the mailbox, followed him home having decided my husband was her favorite human. She always wanted to be with him. She had long black fur and white under her chin. She didn’t like dogs and teased them – she wasn’t afraid of them. We miss her. I’ve really rambled on about our kitties.

403. Suzanne / November 1, 2013 My husband and I teach a special group of students at an international school in Germany. They are Third Culture Kids, or TCKs. They have passports in one culture, have grown up in one or more different countries from their parents’ home culture. It is often like they are living between worlds, a third culture of not ever exactly belonging to one place. My kitty, Edwina, who predates our marriage, came with me from the Humane Society in Kansas and is our own TCK, Third Culture Kitty.

404. Carole / November 1, 2013 My cats are my constant, moveable, personal “stitch’n’bitch” group. There’s a little bit of cat (hair) in everything I knit, as a result. Now if I could only teach them to rewind all the balls of yarn they’ve torn up…. Sigh….

405. Donna / November 1, 2013 My son bought home a kitty from the shelter that was named “Kittie” about 5 or 6 yrs ago. We thought about changing his name but never did. He is the most loved pet! My kids are always texting me pics of him.

406. Ruth / November 1, 2013 love cats would love book

407. Wanda Whiteside / November 1, 2013 OK…My sister is a cat lover and has had many cats throughout the years-but the love of her life was Lunk-a-Lunks. Lunk-a-Lunks loved to play hide and seek in my sisters fabric and we would search crying out “Where is Lunks????” One day he hid under some sheer organza clearly we could see him but he still thought we couldn’t- we cried out the usual “Where is Lunks????” we pretended we never seen him and that organza became his favorite spot (go figure) After 16 years of becoming invisible under scraps of sheer organza scraps Lunk-a-Lunks passed away. RIP Lunks!!!!!

408. Marj Miller / November 1, 2013 My cat Zara is such a big helper when I knit. She will grab the ball and make a run for it.

409. Kira Wharton / November 1, 2013 I grew up with cats and would love to have one. My husband, however, is a dog person. Although I love our dog Lucy, I am still hoping to have a cat again someday.

410. Robbi / November 1, 2013 I have always been a dog person, but my sister (who taught me to knit 8 yrs ago) started going through a rough time, divorce after 25 yrs, trouble with teenage girls, job troubles,etc, she ended up taking in and falling in love with Layla and Lucy, sister kittens a daughter brought home. I fell in love with them immediately!! And they love me too, I’m the only one besides my sister that they come around and come out to see! My furry nieces! Now my sister is trying to start over…new career chg which meant a move, school and more financial struggles, she’s put her knitting needles away for a while now and I want to inspire her desire again! I would love to win one of these great books for her! If anything could rejuvenate her knitting it would be knitting kitties for the furry girls! I think it would help with the stress! Thank you for giving such a cool oppurrrrtunity

411. Robbi / November 1, 2013 I have always been a dog person, but my sister (who taught me to knit 8 yrs ago) started going through a rough time, divorce after 25 yrs, trouble with teenage girls, job troubles,etc, she ended up taking in and falling in love with Layla and Lucy, sister kittens a daughter brought home. I fell in love with them immediately!! And they love me too, I’m the only one besides my sister that they come around and come out to see! My furry nieces! Now my sister is trying to start over…new career chg which meant a move, school and more financial struggles, she’s put her knitting needles away for a while now and I want to inspire her desire again! I would love to win one of these great books for her! If anything could rejuvenate her knitting it would be knitting kitties for the furry girls! I think it would help with the stress! Thank you for giving such a cool oppurrrrtunity

412. Paula Kuester / November 1, 2013 What a purr-fect giveaway!

413. Loretta Yerbich Aymond / November 1, 2013 We have a black cat Scooter who we took in as a kitten, it had been my sister-in-laws kitten but she passed away. Scooter decided he was going to be my kitty after we took him in and he follows me around like a puppy dog. We’ve had him now for 13 years and he finally started sitting on my husband lap this year! He’s also a big scaredy cat when it’s storming or there are fireworks – he makes a beeline for my lap &you buries his head underneath my arm or a blanket if I happen to have one.

414. Natalie / November 1, 2013 I have been a cat lover and guardian all my life. I recently became an world traveler indefinitely, thus my 2 cats are traveling too! They have their own passports and it is fantastic to have them constantly at my side, even on a plane. Everyone loves them and they receive lots of attention by cat lovers world wide! Life is worth knitting with a kitten!

415. Jolanda / November 1, 2013 i adore my 3 cat the young one eats my yarn the real wool of couse no acrylics!!! naughty kitty ……

416. Carol McMahon / November 1, 2013 I have had cats all my life. We have two cats, Blue and Brownie, brother and sister we adopted after our cat Stripes passed away at 20 1/2. My neighbor’s cats decided they didn’t want to be mousers so they started showing up at my place plus strays/feral cats which I have been neutering/spaying as I can catch them. I’m a knitter and have made cat blankets and dog sweaters> Have many cat books and would enjoy receiving them. Hope I’m lucky!!

417. Laura / November 1, 2013 My black cat Leonard loves my white guide dog Arika and it’s mutual. I’d love to knit a cat for Arika to take along when we travel where Leonard can’t join us.

418. Julie Lanner / October 31, 2013 Hi, I have a pretty little white cat named Lilo who is a spoiled diva who refuses to believe that I am in charge. She is as pretty as she is pesky.

419. Conchita / October 31, 2013 We had 5 kitties when I was a kid and my absolute favorite was our black and white kitty named Lily. She was the sweetest! She loved snuggling and her purr was like a loud motor!! I miss her to this day.

420. Lisa / October 31, 2013 I just learned to knit this summer, taught by my momma who also taught me to love felines as a child. I would love to knit up some kitties for MY grandchildren who can’t have them.

421. Delilah / October 31, 2013 It’s been almost a month since our little Smokey (gray tabby) passed away. She was just 9 years old. I’d like to have a new kitty not to replace her – she can’t be replaced, but my husband says no. A knitted kitty might soften him up.

422. Shari Richardson / October 31, 2013 I have a 5 year old male cat named Grayson. When he was a year old we took him to be neutered and found out he had to be both neutered AND spayed. Yep. Both. Because he had an ovary and a teste! The odd thing about him is when we first got him I named him Gracie because we thought he was a girl! I later changed his name to Grayson after we were told he was a boy. He is the sweetest kitty ever and is small compared to our 3 year old female cat, Mackie. They love each other and play and follow each other everywhere. It doesn’t seem to bother him that he had both girl and boy parts when he was younger! 🙂

423. pamela / October 31, 2013 not sure I should enter this one. My daughter may never let me knit anything else!

424. Magpie / October 31, 2013 I’m currently fostering two cats for a local cat rescue. They’re a nine-year-old brother sister – he’s a big black-and-white guy and she’s a dainty all-black girl. I’ve promised them that they’ll never leave here for another foster home; until they get a forever home someday, they’re MINE.

425. S. / October 31, 2013 My hubby & his coworkers (an all male crew) noticed a cat hanging around at work. They’d put food out for it, fresh water & once it started to get cold left her inside overnight. The guys even made it a nice little nest with a warm bed and cubby in a safe, quiet location with plenty of nom noms. They took up a collection for the vet bill to get her checked over and spayed. She’s been the best thing for this bunch and makes the workday that much better. Even tough guys have a soft spot.

426. Kathy / October 31, 2013 Love cats, love to knit, love KnitPicks!! Have had many cats through the years; right now have a spoiled little tortoiseshell “inside” cat, a definite “talker”, who thinks she is Queen of Everthing and yells at us if she doesn’t get her way, and two “outside” cats, an adorable orange tabby Munchkin (google it if you don’t know what a Munchkin cat is!) and a black and white stray with a short (about 4″ with a kink) that was foisted off on me by a friend when he showed up at her house. Other favorites from the past were a pair of brothers who were polydactyl – an orange tabby manx with extra toes all around, big round paws like a snowshoe hare, and a creamy-pale tan guy with a magnificent long tail and “thumbs” on the front paws – actually had multiple extra toes between toes and he had to have surgery to remove a smaller extra toe on each front paw that had the claw curling down and growing into his flesh. Really prefer the real thing, but it would be fun to knit one for a gift or just for the fun of it. I knitted a crab once – a cat would be much more fun!

427. Lee Ann / October 31, 2013 I have a 19 year old cat who is probably not going to live much longer. My hubby says no more cats. I guess I’ll have to knit one…..

428. Norine Hendricks / October 31, 2013 I still miss our cat Jade and whenever I see a tabby I look to see if that cat’s markings match the ones she had. My story is that Jade knew the sound of our car. When she heard it she’d race to the window and look out and then run to the door, dog-like in anticipation of her family’s arrival.

429. Toni / October 31, 2013 We have had soooo many cats and kittens. My daughter, when she was little, was able to experience the birth of many litters. Today, a grown woman, she has a good orange cat named Dyno. Cats, cats, cats from before she was born to the present, 29+ years later!

430. Sandra Niederhoher / October 31, 2013 I had a cat named Patience, and she had a lot of personality. I got her from an animal shelter and she was a stray. She had her own chair in my sewing room. She knew she was not allowed to touch anything. If she wanted a scrap of fabric or a discarded old shoulder pad she would ask for it with a certain kind of meow. And I’d I said she can have she would take it. She was a beautiful Maine Coon cat.

431. Marie / October 31, 2013 I was heart-broken several years ago when I lost my cat and then a year later my dog. I felt so bad I have decided I won’t get another pet. I LOVE the idea of knitting my own cat, that would be just purrrfect. My favorite story is one time I was away and a friend and her Mom were pet sitting for me. They came in the house and my friend went downstairs to let the dog out. Her Mom stayed upstairs. When the dog was done my friend and the dog came up to get her Mom and my cat had her Mom cornered in the living room! She was such a watch cat, she’d protect me from anything big or small. 🙂

432. Ellen Gaynor / October 31, 2013 I have a 15 year old Siamese kitty named Sarasumi. She is the funniest, sweetest, most beautiful cat ever. She likes to ride on my shoulders. Since my boyfriend is allergic to her, my next kitty will need to be a knitted one.

433. Debra Coker / October 31, 2013 Cats! Love them! I now have five: 2 rescues and 3 big Maine Coons. There’s quite a contrast of different sizes, different colors, and different personalities. I love every one of them. I have a special bond with the youngest since I found him at the age of 4 weeks, with his neck trapped and within hours of death. I have had many cats over the years, most of which lived very long lives of up to 20 years. My current sweeties keep my house lively and fun. I’ll never have a home without a cat in it.

434. susan ecroyd / October 31, 2013 I love the “Knit Your Own Dog” books, but Alice,and Fiona at my house really think that it is time that cats received equal time. Is there a tuxedo cat in the book? Or a fluffy white round-faced spikey-tailed cat?

435. Natalie Mietzner / October 31, 2013 I LOVE kitties! We have three- an all black cat (well, he has a few white hairs on his chest) with green eyes, an Abyssinian, and a beautiful tortoise shell medium haired cat, with a harlequin face (divide face in quarters, opposite quarters in orange and black). Too sweet! They don’t bother my yarn TOO much, but it sure would be fun to make knitted kitties, too!

436. Kat (aka thekraftykat) / October 31, 2013 I don’t think I can pick a favorite cat, I’ve loved all my little friends – past and present – too much to choose! 🙂 I currently have 3 adorable sweethearts. Amber, a orange and white striped grumpy old lady; Shadow, a black and very dark grey striped fuzz ball; and Chianna, a grey and brown multicolored tiger patterned princess. They each have strong personalities and are such characters. And they love to set on my feet or next to me when I’m knitting on the couch. Thanks for having a raffle to celebrate National Cat Day! All my little kitties say, “Meow!” (which translates to “Thanks!”)

437. knittin@mac.com / October 31, 2013 Ah, kittens. My son loves kittens. I so love this book, how have I never come across it before?

438. Sharon collier / October 31, 2013 I just love the hand/wrist warmers! and love , love the forest animals! OMG and the knit the kittens, I have the knit your own dog and love that book. I knit a lot of these things for my friends and clients children, and these will be loved when I make and give them ! Beautiful and so cute! I could just purrrrrr Thank you

439. Vickie / October 31, 2013 What goes better with a ball of yarn than a kitty kat??

440. Joan Lichtenstein / October 31, 2013 At this moment, we have 7 cats who call our place home. I work for the local veterinarian, and we often find a lot of female unwed mothers who produce a lot of darlings. We always find homes for them, and I seem to have adopted a few of these myself. My only non-from-work adoption is a beautiful one-eyed dilute long haired calico we found at the Humane Society. She is so beautiful, but then every cat I have ever seen is incredibly beautiful. I would love to have one of these books and make cat dolls based on my cats.

441. Andrea / October 31, 2013 I catsit for two lovely adopted cats. One of them, however, is quite shy; so when I can convince her to come close and chill with me on the couch I feel quite accomplished! I’d love to knit some kitties for the woman I catsit for and my friend (who is also mad for kitties).

442. Trish Warrick / October 31, 2013 Mike crossed the bridge a few months ago. He loved yogurt, so I left a dab on the Day of the Dead altar for him.

443. C.G. / October 31, 2013 I adopted two kitten sisters a couple of months ago: Jane Austen is a grey tabby and her sister Cassandra is a black kitty. The only thing more entertaining than watching one kitten entertain herself is watching two siblings cut up for hours at a time 😀

444. Melissa Gay / October 31, 2013 Our family has two cats, each with their own personality: Fuzzy the older cat doesn’t like too many people but she does let me pet her so I just smile, the other cat Mumbles is the younger cat and she is the size of a horse, well almost anyway and she loves to be petted and when I am holding my granddaughter she will jump on my lap too and while I am petting her she will rub on my granddaughter which she just curls her toes and giggles that there is actually an animal who doesn’t run away from her! Our cats are part of our family, Fuzzy’s full name is Fuzzy Wheelbarger and Mumbles is Mumbles Happy Feet Wheelbarger, because they are part of our family a BIG part and we love em!!!

445. Sharon Howell / October 31, 2013 I have two cats. A black & white one named Phoebe. I’ve had her since she was 4 months old in 2004. The other is Isabelle, who I picked up at the shelter a little over a year a go. Isabelle is a year younger than Phoebe and about twice her weight. I wanted a cat that had been surrendered, not a stray, that was an adult. I had talked to Phoebe about it. It had been over a year since Amber had passed away. I guess Phoebe liked being an only cat, even though she and Amber would cuddle together in a chair. These two won’t even sit on opposite ends of the couch together. They just don’t get along very well.

446. Leena Monchka / October 31, 2013 I love my cats, we are up to 4. It is amazing how they each have their own personality. I wish there were more programs in place to help with vet bills to lessen the abuse and neglect of unwanted pets.

447. Caryn Rizell / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat these days, but my sister loves cats and I would think these would be perfect for gifts for her.

448. Gina / October 31, 2013 I have two adorable kitties that I love! Out all black fluff Freya and our short haired tortoiseshell Fiona are so cute and playful. I feel like they’ll never grow up. 🙂

449. Charon / October 31, 2013 We have 4 psychopathic cats. Each one has their own weird personality. But, all four of them enjoy watching the massive wild turkeys in our yard each day.

450. Zamiel / Heather / October 31, 2013 Right now there are 5 kitties in my house. One is a kitten that was dropped off in my neighborhood very young with her siblings. I hadn’t seen the three for almost 2 weeks (neighbor mentioned calling around shelters) when suddenly she showed up again. It was about to get below freezing and well….I’m soft. I’m going to post her around on FB now that it’s after Halloween (mostly black w/ some white) and hopefully someone will snatch her up. She was so shy but I’ve really gotten her to open up, talk to me, and my cats AND pug even snuggle her. It’ll be hard, but I can’t afford another round of shots and spaying, or another mouth right now. But I couldn’t say no to helping her out! Kitties are so :3

451. Virginia Wahler / October 31, 2013 My two cats light up our lives. Jayla is a cute little tuxedo who “loves” to help me knit (by chewing the ends of my straight needles or gnawing on my yarn). Of course she “helps” with any kind of craft that keeps my attention off of her. When she isn’t helping me, she provides the entertainment. One of her favorite things to do is to “pole dance” on her cat structure. She will run at full tilt at the three level structure and then swing around and scamper up and around the poles. Sometimes she gets so wild she falls off the cat condo. Her brother, Panther, is the older of the two. He is a black part Siamese. One minute he can look regal and the next he can look like a cartoon cat. His favorite thing to do is groom my husband’s beard. His most annoying habit is headbutting you to wake you up for food. My husband has never really connected with a pet and now after eight years they are glued at the hip. I can see the two of them cuddling on the couch. Cats are awesome!

452. Nancy / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties – Tammy (Artemis), who is 14 and a tortoiseshell; and Isis who is 2 and black. Isis has lots of energy, so much that sometimes I call her Dash!

453. Alexandra Maas / October 31, 2013 I would love to have a cat, unfortunately I have allergies and can’t keep them in my house. Fortunately the neighbourhood cats come for their treats every day and I can enjoy them from a distance.

454. Tammi Hackley / October 31, 2013 We have a family cat who is 21 year old and a Diva. She lets everyone know what she wants and she gets it! Love the books.

455. Kathy Burkleo / October 31, 2013 We have two sister kitties, Rachel and Leah. They are both sweet, affectionate kitties. They both have endeared themselves to my husband who is not real fond of cats. They get along well with our yellow lab, Calvin. He loves it when they wash his face. As far as my knitting projects and yarn that are often on the couch, although intrigued, they both have learned not to play with “momma’s knotting”. I would love to knit some kitties in those books! So cute! I love cats!

456. Nicole / October 31, 2013 My kitty is a lovely bow-tied boy that looks very much like Rorschach, except he has a snazzy black goatee. Socks caught my heart at the shelter by sticking one little paw through the cage, and then using his other paw to hold my hand when I went up to say hi.

457. Regina / October 31, 2013 My cats, Ike and Mike, only THINK they are being helpful while I knit! But they’re good anyway…

458. Paula Jacobson / October 31, 2013 I only have one little kitty left. Her name is Louise and she came to live at my house with her sister Thelma 18 years ago last summer. I usually call her Wheezie or Beezie or sometimes just B. Because of a thyroid condition, she has a high pitched little squeak of a voice so I often call her Squeaky Fromm. After I saw the photos of your staff, I realize all of you are perhaps too young to know who Squeaky Fromm is. Louise doesn’t know either.

459. Erma Ripley / October 31, 2013 I’m a grandmother who used to have cats when our children were small. Some of them even now have cats. Hubby says we do not need more mouths to feed. But I CAN knit them for my loved ones and charity.

460. Charlotte Lamers / October 31, 2013 We currently have 4 cat friends. Cleo, Max, Molly and Gracie. They are a constant source of affection and entertainment.

461. Michelle Mosier / October 31, 2013 My husband wanted to surprise me after we had lost our cat, Midnight, to a kidney disease, about three years ago. We found Smokey at our local Animal Shelter. He was just a kitten who backed away from everyone but us so I knew he was meant for us. Since I lost my husband a year ago, Smokey has been a God-send. I am very grateful and blessed to have him. I am glad he chose us to come home with.

462. Ann Thompson / October 31, 2013 I have 7 cats at home right now, all rescues, and while I have been called crazy cat lady more than once; I couldn’t begin to imagine my life without them! Each one has unique personalities, special quirks, and some have special needs that would make them unadoptable, and all are super spoiled! I would love to win these books, thanks so much for offering them!

463. Kat McGaha Crabbe / October 31, 2013 I’ve always had cats, and my current one, Galatea is a beautiful but VERY skittish long-haired calico. The only time she will snuggle up with me is if I’m knitting or crocheting, so you can see why I like my knitting time! I love cat-themed projects, too, and would LOVE to receive one of these books!

464. Corinne / October 31, 2013 We are definitely a cat family with 3 fuzzy ones. Tonight is Halloween, and two of our cats are in costume as black cats (I wonder why???) and the third one is pumpkin-ish, mostly orange dilute tortie. I can’t imagine a home without the kitties, Daisy and Rocky and Dougie (all rescues, by the way)! It would be fun to knit “clones” of them!

465. Cynthia / October 31, 2013 I adore kittens! I’ve even thoroughly ensured my brother grew up to be a cat person through subliminal messages >.> I can’t wait until I can get a cat if my own. A knitted one might do in the meantime, though 🙂

466. Mary Saunders / October 31, 2013 Although I don’t have him anymore, I really liked my cat, Barney. I found him living in our barn (hence his name) and while he lived with us he was a great hunter bringing home both birds and rodents. He was friendly and loving and I still miss him.

467. Sara / October 31, 2013 I have two cats that own my heart. JD is sweet and laid back and huge! His sister is barely a month younger is tiny and full of energy! Though they are only 7 and 6 months old I can’t imagine them not being a part of my family.

468. Aurora / October 31, 2013 I had a Siamese with a tabby tail for 17 years, I sure miss him. I cant have an animal where Im living now. Id love to have a copy of your book so I can knit my own cat.

469. Susan B. / October 31, 2013 I’ve got 2 cats. I would love to have these books. Surely my cats are in there, right?

470. Lisa Kettle / October 31, 2013 I have two fluffy brown cats –Ephraim and Ernest. One loves chasing my yarn and curling up in my project bag, the other enjoys wearing knitted bow ties. I think they need a new friend made entirely of yarn 🙂

471. Rachael / October 31, 2013 My fiancé and I have a tuxedo cat that we adopted just over a year ago. Commander Shepard, named after a favorite video game character, is very friendly. He acts more like a dog sometimes. He loves belly rubs and being held like a baby. He’s also quite the entertainer with his laser pointer. And he surprises us with how high he can jump. He even learns tricks relatively quickly. 🙂

472. Corey / October 31, 2013 Love all my kitties. My first cat as a child I remember thinking if her as my guardian angel. Thanks!!!!

473. Katrina / October 31, 2013 We have 2 kitties- the oldest we rescued from the humane society last December. Her name is Nugget. The youngest we rescued from a box of kittens dropped at a friends house. Her name is Wednesday. She was less than 1 pound when we brought her home!!

474. Elixabeth / October 31, 2013 I have 4 kittehs, A momma Siamese, and 3 babys. 🙂 They are so pretty, and 2 of them look just alike. with the other one looks like their mother.

475. Dorothy Macdonald / October 31, 2013 I haven’t had a cat for the fifty-three years I’ve been married to a wonderful man who is very allergic (lots of dogs, though) but I still remember my cats when I was growing up. They were a mother and daughter gray tabbies. The mother died relatively young but Patches used to come with me through the fields and woods, and especially liked picking wild raspberries.. She lived to be 23 and our older children loved to play with her (at their grandparents” house, of course.)

476. Sarena / October 31, 2013 My kitty is a rescue named Nicky who YELLS……we all joke about how vocal he is. Nicky also helps me knit by chewing on the yarn so I come to a slobbery end and have to un-knit. He is worth it…my wonderful buddy. I hope I win one of the books so I can knit him a friend.

477. Mary Bowman / October 31, 2013 I grew up with two wonderful Siamese cats in our household – Smutty and Caesar. Smutty gave birth to Caesar in my bed when I was about 6 or 8. I miss them. My husband is extremely allergic to cats, so I think it would be nice to knit one. I have a friend who is cat crazy and is making a home for 2 Main Coon kittens just now. She’d also love a knitted kitten.

478. maureen moniz / October 31, 2013 When we moved into this house in 2006, there was a white and black stray living in the yard. Although feral, he broke our heart byliving just beyond our ability to help him…we built him a shelter, changed the blankets daily and supplied food and water to boot. In MArch of 2009, we managed to catch him for a “trap-neuter-release” effort, and got him a round of immunizations, While in the cage, I did get to touch him with one finger for about a second… This went on until the ice storm on Oct 31, 2011, when he cried at the laundry room door, and we opened it and HE STEPPED INSIDE!! Immediately after the storm, he was frantic to go out, but we kept offereing by leaving the door open and by October of 2012, he would come in regularly to eat, and then run outside. It is October 2013, and now he sleeps inside most nights.,, I still cannot touch him unless HE allows me to, but I did get to pick him up, just once, while he was eating on the counter in the laundry room. He thinks he is one of the gang ( 3 Maltese’s, a Yorkie and a Mini Pinscher, plus a domestic shorthair, Gracie who is 14), and follows me everywhere, but touching is on his term s only…. Maybe someday Kitters will declare me trustworthy enough…. a girl can dream!!! What a great idea..a kitty blog!!!!!

479. Betty Rindal / October 31, 2013 My very best love cats are Siamese, well ok, so they are really people in disguise! My first cat, KiKi, came to live with me when I was a junior in high school. And I have had a variety of them since then. KiKi, KriKet, SaSi, Brandi, Jake, ToKen, and a couple of others. Since I am living with my daughter now and due to allergies, I no longer have a cat, and would love to have a book to knit one. Ssuch fun!

480. Mary Lou Milazzo / October 31, 2013 I had two black and white kitties, Lilliputs (she was diminutive) and Jessie-Pie, who moved all over tarnation with us. Would be fun to make some black and white kitties for the X-mas tree this year!

481. Lizzie / October 31, 2013 Our kitty Frances is a tabby with the softest fur you’ve ever felt. Her favorite napping spot is on a pile of clean clothes!

482. Ann Mitchell / October 31, 2013 Our kitty, Zeke, is the very first pet any of us, (my husband, my 12-year-old daughter, and I) have ever had. He is the perfect first pet, attentive and sweet. He is beautiful and black with green eyes. I never thought I could love a creature as much as I love him.

483. Donna Ford / October 31, 2013 Oh, wow! We are truly “cat people”. It broke our hearts to lose our twenty year old. She was older than our oldest child!. We only take cats who have lost their families for one reason or another. Two of ours found our crawl space during an exceptionally cold week Another one’s daddy went to war. The twenty year old had been abused by an alcoholic. . We recently lost another one and would love a way to honor him with a likeness. God has been good to us with our animals. They are precious additions to our lives (even when their temperaments are not so fun). Cinnamon is our orange tabby who at 13 still wants to suckle ears. Callie, also 13, is a calico diva. Loki lived up to his name. It means the Norse god who tends to create chaos. He certainly created it in our home He was only nine when he died last month. The twenty year old was “girl” to us even though she earned her official name of Bandit. We never knew what would go missing while we were at work.

484. Michelle Nicoletti / October 31, 2013 I miss my beloved calico kitty Halley’s Comet. She talked a lot, she would say burrrr! Burrrr! Could mean “I’m coming into the room saying hello” or “burrrr! When is supper?” She was beautiful and sweet, miss her so.

485. Jessica Sauer / October 31, 2013 We have 2 “babies” who are half-sisters (their mommies were impregnated by the same big tom cat across the street. I rescued the mommy cats when they were dumped on our the lawn of our complex with their first litter of kittens. Neighbors scooped up the cute kittens & left the mother cats to fend for themselves. Soon they were pregnant & I helped deliver both litters-10 in all. My parents kept the mommies & 2 kittens and I kept 1 kitten and found homes for all the rest. Melly, the big Calico, is now 16 & her half sister Taffy is 15. Melly is ill and nearing the end of her life. I’ve knit several blankets for her recently to keep her warm and comfortable. The first thing I ever knit was a lopsided kitty “bed” for her many years ago. I’ve knit numerous toys for her & her siblings (my parents’ cats) over the years. I can’t bear to let her go, but I’ve already given word to the Vet that any “special needs” cat that comes her way I am ready to take in with open arms! I hope to continue to knit for the “babies” no one else wants.

486. Karen Hoyt / October 31, 2013 I have sn all white, long-haired cat ( who has 1 small smudge of black on the top of her head). Her name was Star when I got her from a family who was divorcing. I quickly changed her name to Tika or Teeks for a nickname. She only weighed 4 lbs when I got her @ 4 yrs old. I thought she was underwt & kept getting sick. Turns out she is allergic to beef! Ive had Tika for 4 yrs & she loves my yarn, esp tje bagd they are in. She often found in a knitting bag. Im sick myself & dont know what id do wout Tika & knitting in my life! Tika now weighs 8-9 lbs & no longer gets sick (no more beef). Anyway i would love to win a cat book! Thnxs for the chance! K

487. Stephanie W. / October 31, 2013 My neighbor’s cat sort of adopted her and though he is very independent he is quite a character. Napping in the sun and making peace with my dog, to mention a few.

488. Pam / October 31, 2013 I’ve got 13 cats currently, from Lucky, who’s 13 years, to Merlin, who’s 5 months. I’ll have a tough time deciding who to memorialise (probably Clea, who we lost recently; she was a calico, so very colorful).

489. jessicac / October 31, 2013 I have 2 adorable cats we adopted last year… Orson and Rita. We can’t live without them now!!

490. Sholine Ravensberg / October 31, 2013 I have more cats then kids – the kids leave but the cats stay. Nothing better then sitting by the fire with a cat on your lap, shoulder, next to you and working on a knitting project….except..when that project is knitting a new cat!

491. Leslie F / October 31, 2013 Kitty Khan is a big orange tabby who has taken over our household. He has never met a stranger…and he has trained my husband that big cats need wet food at daybreak and at sunset.

492. Traci Otte / October 31, 2013 Great giveaway! Thanks! We have three cats right now – Pixel, Fe, and Frisco. We plucked Frisco out of the bushes in July. He was very tiny – only 1.2 pounds. The vet thinks he was about 2 months old. He’s now well over six pounds and is a very sweet boy when he’s not being a little terror.

493. Rebecca Rohrkaste / October 31, 2013 In memory of our beloved, departed feline Fiona, I would love to “knit my own cat”, in her honor!

494. Jen / October 31, 2013 Our cat’s name is Fifi, and we just love her. She loves everything about fiber and yarn, too. We’ve had her for 9 years. She was a stray, but has settled quite wonderfully into domestic life indoors.

495. Kaeli / October 31, 2013 I love my sister’s cat Maurice! What a character. I’d love to knit him a buddy.

496. Karen / October 31, 2013 My Moyo has been gone now for a few years now and I miss how he liked to “help” me knit or sew, even as annoying as it was at the time. He did honour my knitting in his own way. The knit & crochet catnip mice I made when first learning were the ONLY toys with which he would play.

497. Becky (aka Knittergirl39) / October 31, 2013 I have 2 – Jada is Domino’s momma. Domino is my baby girl who always has to be right next to me and follow me everywhere.

498. Robin Hutchinson / October 31, 2013 My favorite cat of all time is my own cat, Comma. As a newly married homemaker we got her at the local Humane Society at just 6 weeks old. She was an adorable (later beautiful) calico. She walked with me to the neighborhood grocer and waited under a pine tree in order to walk me home. She was best friends with each of my children in turn, and with the neighborhood children as her own outgrew her. She was perfect.

499. Debi VonBrutt / October 31, 2013 My mother has two adorable kitties she rescude and they are finally coming out when we are there.

500. Elendriel Green / October 31, 2013 I have always adopted or rescued all of my cats. My most recent cats, Banshee and Thor are no exception. I adopted Banshee in 2008 from a cat rescue as a very small black kitten. His antics kept me entertained and he was one of the best jumpers I have ever seen. Unfortunately, Banshee did not have the best of health and from the time he was a year and a half on, he had nothing but health issues with a heart defect being detected when he was two years old. I did research and have a great vet who worked with me to make sure that Banshee got the meds he needed, he was doing great until six month later he took a turn for the worse and passed away a month before his third birthday. A year later, I adopted Thor, who had been rescued from the humane society from a hoarding situation, he weighed 3.9 lbs at 8 months old. His adopted brother Zeus, who we adopted the same weekend, but was 3 months old, weighed 4 lbs. Thor is an absolute scaredy cat. He’s afraid of his own shadow, but he absolutely loves me and he loves being with people. He doesn’t like change, but he loves learning to play with new toys. I can’t imagine my life without the Mighty Thor in it.

501. shelly e / October 31, 2013 I miss my kitties Hermes & Cleo, they were the best cats ever!

502. Megann H / October 31, 2013 We have three cats, two older cats and a kitten. My older cats love to snuggle when it’s cold, one even crawls under the covers! The kitten lIves to play and chase the other two.

503. Sasha / October 31, 2013 We have three cats, all rescues. Our girl is 14 and the boys are two and four. Two tuxedoes, one orange cat. Life is never dull. The youngest greets visitors by standing on his hind legs and hugging their thighs; his favorite foods (to steal) are bread, tofu and twizzlers. The orange cat adores dogs, and begs to play with the schnauzer next door. Our old girl is part feral to this day, and can do without most people, but she is my lap cat. What would I do without all of the purring?

504. Sigrid / October 31, 2013 My kitty is an old dilute calico. We are like peas in a pod, and I love her to bits!

505. Judith / October 31, 2013 We have a black cat named Lucipurr. He is sweet and funny. He is a little devilish!

506. Sue Mc / October 31, 2013 A knitted kitty! Just what mom needs now that she no longer has a real one.

507. Megan strohschein / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat. I have four! Simba, Kira, Boots and Spunky Doodle. I have seen the Knit Your Own Cat book. It looks fantastic. I could have more cats , but without the fur balls and vet bills! Sweet!

508. Candice E. Boggs / October 31, 2013 I have an adorable kitty named Forest. He is a black cat, and I am very passionate about adopting black kittens and cats as they have been some of the sweetest cats I’ve ever met, and so misunderstood. Today is Halloween and every year I like to share about my boys (my black kitty and baby boy passed away in late August) and mention that people need to keep cats indoors in and around Halloween. Any cat really, as if the deviants out there can’t find black cats they will settle for other colors. 🙁 I love cats – Forest brightens my life and literally (not figuratively) wipes the tears away with his soft, fuzzy paws! <3

509. Maureen / October 31, 2013 My “lap” cat Oreo loves to snuggle while I knit. She is such a good girl…always avoiding the temptation to play with my yarn as I knit it into lovely garments! Love the idea of making Oreo a knitted friend!

510. Ruth / October 31, 2013 Could I knit a kitty?? Yes I could try???

511. Kris Tromiczak / October 31, 2013 My red tabby, Weasley, loves sleeping in my yarn, making it TOO hairy. Alas, I have to use clothespins to keep my knitting bags closed. Showing off my stash in lovely baskets simply is not an option. I guess I should count my lucky stars that she doesn’t unravel and tangle my yarn.

512. Helene Willson / October 31, 2013 All of our cats were left with us over the years. “Old Girl” was left by the previous owner of the property. We were informed at the closing. The next 2 were a brother and sister that were dropped off. The sweetest pair of cats ever! Finally, we have Angus. When we seriously were going to bring him in to the humane society, he told us no…. by ringing our big cast iron bell on our front porch! He now rings two other bells we’ve hung up around the property. Talk about being saved by a bell! They are all really smart and playful; giving us hours of joy on a daily basis. Although I must admit that I have to still pay attention to who is around while I’m knitting and what kind of mood they are in. LOL!!!

513. Pam / October 31, 2013 We LOVE cats in our house but due to allergies cannot have one. Sigh! But we also love knitted kitties.

514. nona / October 31, 2013 My daughter, Cindy, has two cats, Basil and Sage. They are 11 years old, and definitely slowing down. Sage is all black. He is the cuddly , friendly one, Basil, his brother, is black-and white and rather odd. He stares a lot and for a while I thought he needed glasses. In his younger years, he was able to leap onto very tall bookcases, and pose in his regal, staring way. He likes petting, but no snuggling. Sage is trying to learn English. When Cindy asks,”Are you hungry?”Sage meows in ways that sound like words. This year I am going to give Cindy a skein of yarn and a pair of knitting needles, and a book for beginner knitters. . I have promised to teach her how to knit , and this year I am going to do it. I think we will enjoy knitting kittens and cats together.

515. Diana Salmon / October 31, 2013 I have a 10 yr. old all white cat named Belle. She is the recipient of more of my knit projects than anyone else. These include a knit catnip mouse, a puffed hexagon pad for her cat carrier and for her favorite dining room chair. And I am just now finishing a bobbled cat blanket to put on our bed for her very own bedding. She has her own kitchen drawer that she opens all by herself and totally has my husband wrapped around her tail. She needs a knit friend made from one of these books to keep her company. I forgot that I don’t have any grandchildren but do have 7 Grandkitties for whom I’ve also made catnip mice. They all hope I win.

516. Jeannine / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties that love to sit on my lap while I knit or crochet making it hard to complete any projects……

517. Julie / October 31, 2013 I had several cats on the farm and had to give them away when we moved to town and I miss them.

518. Renee / October 31, 2013 My Bengal, Maxwell, is currently meowing loudly from the place where toys on strings are stored. I don’t know why he doesn’t just play with Margot, the little sister We got to entertain him.

519. Rebecca / October 31, 2013 Kitties! I have three, Lilly, Simon and Daisy. Lilly is my first born and really adopted me. I was actually quite frightened of cats. I was volunteering in a vet clinic and one day one of the techs asked if I would like a cat. “No” I said “but I’ll come see it”. She was 6 pounds, a grey and white beauty and as I stood there looking in a little white paw reached out and snagged my pant leg. Love at first sight. Lilly is now 16 and has shown me how wonderful cats can be. Simon and Daisy are both rescues as well thanks to Lilly that first day 15 years ago.

520. Tina Lavender / October 31, 2013 I love the idea of a kitty that doesn’t require a litter box. How sweet!

521. Sumac / October 31, 2013 Three cats live with me, they’re siblings and almost 10years old! Their mom lived with us for many years, and we all miss her. Lovely new patterns!

522. Cindy Jensen / October 31, 2013 Our kitty Buehrle looks just like your Rorschach. We adopted him and his sister Dinah, a calico, after they were abandoned behind a dumpster. They are the loves of my daughter. I’ve actually knitted her an Abyssinian kitty from the “Knit your own cat” book. Super cute projects. But my kitty heart belongs to my Moojy, a Russian blue who was my first cat pet. I got him right before I was engaged. First thing he did when I met him was rub his head to mine. Those little headbutts were so cute and affectionate on a little kitty, but really rough when he was a big beefy guy. He would lay on my chest and give me kisses on the chin. He loved to go outside and chomp on the grass, never straying far from me. This cat thought he was human, often laying on my pillow and under the covers at bedtime. He was a fighter, living several years after being diagnosed with thyroid disease.

523. Scarlett / October 31, 2013 Our cat, Charlie (who is a girl) has been with us for almost 8 years. She’s grey and white and tubby and sweet.

524. Krist / October 31, 2013 I have four cats, but I want to talk about my cat, Socks. He is VERY lucky to be alive today and the reason that I learned to knit. Nearly three years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer. The vet didn’t give him but a few months to live. He was furious with me for it, but I’ve dragged him, kicking and scratching, into near remission. He is now thisclose to being totally healthy!!. It is because of having to learn to give him an IV for a year and a half that I started to learn to knit. The psychological part of using “needles” to knit would help to calm me when I would knit an hour or so before giving him his fluid treatments via IV. While his illness was terrible, it did help to bond us even more. I am very grateful to still have him around, and even more so now that he’s nearly in remission!

525. Gayle / October 31, 2013 I love all kitties, having been “owned” by several over the years. My daughter’s cat Lance, a lovely tuxcedo cat loves to cuddle at night and sing

526. Anita / October 31, 2013 I have three cats, two older grey tabbies and an adorable one year old black and white kitty.

527. Monica / October 31, 2013 My cat Finley is crazy but sweet. He is so full of personality . . . he jumped out of a second story window just to chase a bird (don’t worry he was unharmed and won’t have the chance again!). Anyway, he is a special guy that makes my everyday bright and cuddly. :3

528. Lynn / October 31, 2013 We have 8 cats, all of which were saved. Two were adopted from a shelter & the other 6 were feral cats that we brought into the safety of our home space. Still feral to a degree, 3 live in the basement, 1 lives of the second floor & 2 live on the front porch in a heated house my husband built.

529. Robin / October 31, 2013 There are currently 13 cats in my house! Eight are our resident cats, and all but two were rescues of some sort. Got the first one, Rufus, as an adult, but he was found as a kitten by another knitter with whom I connected on a messageboard when she needed to find him a home. Shortly thereafter, two kittens born to neighbors of my parents made their way to us. While taking Rufus to the vet a couple months later there were three kittens in a cage in the waiting room… they came home with us the next day. First two kittens finally got names along with the other three: Triquet, Velcro, Moonstone, Rhombus, and CMY. About three years later we adopted Licoris, a kitten from the local rescue, as she was small and would give Moonstone a playmate her own size. And a couple of years later the same rescue talked us into taking Aliquot, a little guy who had been fostered since he was a week old and a narrow success story after being tube-fed. A few months later, we noticed a new stray in the neighborhood (we were already feeding one stray) and some time after that she started showing up with four kittens… and those are the other five in our house. We trapped them and brought them in and are trying to socialize them enough to be adopted. At the very least, they’ll all be going to the vet to get fixed and treated. But yes, a VERY full house right now!

530. Pat Weed / October 31, 2013 I’m currently owned by 4 cats — three of whom are rescues and one was apparently dumped in our neighborhood. My husband worries that I’ll eventually adopt every stray I find. Apparently this has also rubbed off in our kids. Our three kids are owned by a total of 9! And although non-cat lovers would disagree, each is definitely an individual. I would love to knit with the fur of one our kitties — his fur is almost like angora!!

531. Paula / October 31, 2013 Sunny the big orange boy is 18# of tabby – rescued from St. Louis, Mo. Aries aka Boodgie is a rescued flame point and sweet as can be, except for his taste for baked goods. Homemade or exclusive bakery only please. Squeak (must be said with high pitched voice) is the baby of the family, 5 mo. old b/w tuxedo was rescued by me, from a tree in the rain.

532. Tish Dudevoir / October 31, 2013 Our cat, Boris Bad-enuf, was rescued several years ago as a tiny kitten on a cold, rainy day by my oldest son. He came to live with us when my son moved to military housing that didn’t allow pets. Boris is very affectionate to everyone except the puppy (an 11 month old Great Dane mix) but Ranger the puppy remains optimistic that he and Boris can become best buds.

533. Renee Thrasher / October 31, 2013 Love the kitties! I have 7 currently – have had as many as 15. Yup, crazy cat lady!

534. Julia Ky / October 31, 2013 I love these books! I know exactly who to knit some of these patterns for! My kitty Little Man was the most amazing cat ever. He was super cheeky and would hunt mice and birds and not kill them but bring them home stunned. He would then let them go in the house and recatch the animal in front of us to show how amazing he was. It was always an adventure because no matter what we did to prevent him from hunting, he’d still manage to catch something and present them too us.

535. Susan Davis / October 31, 2013 Sophie my cat is a shelter cat. She is my second cat and I got her the day after Christmas, 2008. After my first cat passed it was 5 years before I got Sophie. She was surrendered to the shelter because her owner passed. She was sick, sad, over 5 years old and no one wanted her. It was a perfect fit; I lost my cat and she lost her master. We are inseparable.

536. Anick Lapointe / October 31, 2013 My cat Coco is a traveler. I received her when she was a kitty by plane from Oklahoma. It was quite a story. I bring her everywhere I go. She likes to play hide and seek and also with my knitting project. She is a cutty.

537. Lynne Dardanell / October 31, 2013 Love love love the new cat knitting books! Would love to win one. Thank you!

538. Teresa R. Roberts / October 31, 2013 I don’t have any cats of my own but I housesit for two lovely lady cats that were born on my birthday (Bastille Day). They are named Eloise and Madaleine. Magnifique!

539. susan h / October 31, 2013 I have had many kitties come and go. Currently added to the crew is a mom and her remaining two kittens. Poor thing had been abandoned in a field behind where I work in a heatwave right before the july crazy. Mom answered to Madelyn so that is her name.

540. Sherian / October 31, 2013 My husband and I rescue both dogs and cats. I love the idea of being able to capture the cats who have crossed over the rainbow bridge in yarn!

541. Barbara / October 31, 2013 We have 8 kitties but no knitted ones. I think we need a couple of those. They would certainly be easier to take care of! Don’t know what I’d do if we didn’t have at least a couple of cats to keep us in line.

542. Mary Alice Helgesen / October 31, 2013 I love my rescue cat. She is shy, very affectionate, and even comes when we call her. When we took her to the vet recently, he welcomed her into senior citizen years, but we hope to have her for many more years.

543. Sue Snow / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties, Blackie and Ria. They are brother and sister. One minute they’re sleeping in the same cat bed, and the next they’re rolling on the floor and the hissing begins. Yes, just like human siblings!

544. Heather / October 31, 2013 Awwww, I would LOVE a kitty book! Though I love dogs I AM part cat! I have 4 indoor kitties and rescued 4 outdoor kitties (and had them all fixed and all are spoiled) — they would love it if their Mommy could win a a kitty book! 😛

545. Julia / October 31, 2013 I had my Daniel for 15 years. He was the runt and kind of ignored by the mother attention-wise so he was with me every minute. I taught him how to sit and high-five when he was a baby and he could still do it on command as an old man! Danny had the loudest purr and was the only cat of our 4 to sleep in the bed I knit for them. Sadly, Daniel passed away in March of this year. I’m so glad I got to spend so much time with him, but I still miss him every day.

546. Tori / October 31, 2013 I adopted 2 sister cats about a year ago and named them Sansa and Arya (their names match their colors and personalities for sure!). Sansa “talks” to us a lot and will cry at our feet until we bend over so she can kiss our faces… just the other night I successfully taught her to play fetch and it’s the cutest thing. 🙂 Arya is a little more quiet and on the timid side, but has the highest jump I’ve ever seen (seriously, she’d be a great basketball player if she were a human). I absolutely love my cats to death and can’t imagine not having them!

547. Kathy Glasgow / October 31, 2013 We have two cats that are grandmother and grandson. Maggie (grandma) does not like grandson (Midnight), who wants to be friends. She is much smaller than he is, but she is still QUEEN of the house!

548. Carissa / October 31, 2013 I ssssooooo wish I could have a cat. I luv them. My whole family wanted a dog instead, but I certainly would knit a cat instead and then we can all be happy! 😉

549. Wunx~ / October 31, 2013 I have been owned by cats for more than half of my life and wouldn’t know how to survive without their supervision. I am currently being bossed around by Queen Kitsune and Princess Sachiko. (The Princess position is even better than the Queen job – it has all of the perks and none of the responsibilities.)

550. Joanna / October 31, 2013 Despite being allergic to most animals, I fell head over heels for my best friend’s little snuggly black fluff ball. We were roommates for a year and every Friday I would insist Madison sleep on my bed and I would wake up hourly to pet her. I couldn’t let her sleep in my room any other night of the week because I got no sleep! She was just so cute I couldn’t resist waking up to look at her sleeping! Gah!

551. Polly Mertz / October 31, 2013 I adore all of my grandkitties–Moe, Olive, Gus, and Linus. They always make me smile.

552. Johanna / October 31, 2013 Our cat Misu loves to take naps on wet wool. This means I have to hide my sweaters when I’m blocking them. She will also pull out all the needles and spread them around the house. And, like many other cats, she loves to play with yarn. If I leave a project out I have a lot of mending to do in the morning 🙂 We have had her for four years now, she came to us as a very young kitten after she was found abandoned on the streets of NYC.

553. Jeanie / October 31, 2013 My dear sweet cat died just last week–I miss him very much–when I saw this book I was stunned and sad and happy and now I have to buy it and knit may kittens!!!! 🙂

554. Nancy Simons / October 31, 2013 What could be better than knitting a kitty when you have a kitty snuggled in your lap? TWO kitties! I’d love to try to make a toy Toyger cat, of which I have two – they looks like miniature tigers, are as sweet as can be.Thanks!

555. Lin Schoelch / October 31, 2013 I am the”aunt” to a very special ,rescued little Kitty named Hemingway. He is a very small, love able little guy who is very sick right now, struggling to eat and drink so he can get well. He sleeps snuggled up under the chin of his great big brother dog, Jake, who is his sleep buddy and night nurse. Hemingway’s Mom is an avid knitter and I know she would love to knit a couple of knitted Kitty buddies for Hemingway.

556. Bonnie Gault / October 31, 2013 I have 3 cats. Timmie, White Cat (aka Large Marge), and Goldilocks (aka Porch Kitty). Our first cat died 3 years ago and was the sweetest of them all. Streak was so loving and would chase you down for an olive or a cheeto. We love all our kitties but we really miss Streak!

557. Molly / October 31, 2013 I had a cat named Paisley who would bite the tops off of all my little plants, but make up for it with expert cuddles. He also used to watch me knit like he was watching the most entertaining TV show of all times and then he would start eating the yarn. I miss him!!

558. Kathy Swanson / October 31, 2013 I have the softest cat who used to be a skitty kitty. She was very uncomfortable around people, but after three years of slow movements and soft voices, she has come out from under the furniture and has become my lap kitty. She is the sweetest thing and I am so glad she is now enjoying life to the fullest.

559. Sara Kline / October 31, 2013 I love cats almost as much as I live my husband. Unfortunately, my husband is allergic to cats, so I need to knit myself one!

560. Donnell Sutherland / October 31, 2013 My kitty is a little tuxedo cat who adopted us when she came out of the woods to join my husband on the deck in the back yard. She’s fierce and at 7 pounds, totally intimidates our 70 pound collie.

561. Susan Dye / October 31, 2013 I celebrate my beautiful Rescue cat, Braveheart, every day. The presence of a cat automatically makes the day better.

562. Marissa / October 31, 2013 I love kitties! My beautiful baby is 12 and still acts like a kitten

563. jax / October 31, 2013 Tobias is our spoiled shelter cat. He loves to bask in the sun from my kitchen chair where he can watch the birds at the feeder.

564. Joan / October 31, 2013 We had Sherbert, a huge orange cat, for eighteen years. I still miss him, but I have a knitted version that was given to me. I’d love to be able to make one for my grand daughters.

565. Leslie Smith / October 31, 2013 We have four cats at the moment. Millie the calico and her three daughters. The oldest is Sylvie ( Sylvester turned out to be a girl). She’s black and white. Did you guess? The other two are fluffy Siamese mixes and you can tell them by their faces. Smudge has a black streak onher nose. The last one has a moustache reminiscent of a certain WWII dictator. There is even a website for cats who look like her. I will let you guess her name.

566. Suzanne Bitondo / October 31, 2013 I was buying mouse traps in a hardware store when I mentioned tomthe clerk that what i really needed was a cat. She just happened to have 5 kittens. That was how I got my wonderful Thor Thunder Paws. He’s a year old and has caught 4 mice, all in the house or g arage. He doesn’t kill them. He plays “catch and release” until I take them away and set them free in a nearby park.

567. ElizabethGS / October 31, 2013 Our newest is Percy (Sir Percival to his friends). He brings us back up to 7 in-home kitties after losing 2 of my babies earlier this year, along with their ‘Boss’, my beautiful American Eskimo Dog Kaya who never quite ‘got’ that head-butting thing but cuddled up with 2 of her favourite kitties anyway. Kuma still misses her but is beginning to make friends with Percy. His 3 sisters: Kira, Kimba & Chloe are all still here too and all 13 yrs. old. Alfie is coming back from detached retinas, thyroid and kidney disease. We don’t know his age since: he came in from the cold in 2009–only that he’s a Senior. My oldest, JenniPurr is using up her 44th life. She’s 21 and still purring along like the Energizer Bunny Cat. Knitting around any or all of them is an exercise in futility. I would love to knit each of them their Doppelganger, though. Wouldn’t that be amazingly cool?

568. Susan Lindrud / October 31, 2013 Knitted kitties might be more practical that real ones. I have two, both introduced to the house by my kids, which is my excuse to adore them. They drag my yarn all over the house and frequently hide it on me. I think they resent yarn residing in baskets that are just the right size for cats.

569. Sue / October 31, 2013 Our kitty got his name at the shelter – Hemi – because his motor is always running! He’s the most awesome boy, meeting us at the door wanting snuggles every night.

570. Peggy / October 31, 2013 My cat is Ms Kitty, I would love to win these books!

571. Doreen Riche / October 31, 2013 My kitty looks like yours. Her name is Alpha Cat. When she wants to be cuddled, she pulls my knitting from my hands .

572. Lily / October 31, 2013 I have two cats. The first one is a 5-year old tabby with beautiful tiger-like markings named Kimchi, he has been an outdoor kitty, slaying birds left and right then leaving them in the kitchen as an offering. Although he is very ferocious, he has his kitten moments such as crawling up to me at night and falling asleep on my stomach. My second kitty is a one year-old Bombay kitty named Captain Kirk; he is very mischievous and often gets himself into trouble due to his curiosity. He is the friendliest cat and purrs very loudly, he is also my alarm clock because when it goes off, he will climb up to me and then sit on my face.

573. Casey mmazzio / October 31, 2013 I love my cat big daddy Lewie. We rescued him and. He make my life so much better

574. Sylvie / October 31, 2013 My cat looks like an anime character. She’s solid black, tiny, and has huge yellow eyes and short round ears.

575. melissa bailes / October 31, 2013 My cat was found at our church after service in a drenching downpour. He ran to my daughter’s outstretched arms. He has an orange heart on his side and used to ride on the seat of my mom’s walker before she went into the nursing home. He was a great companion to her. At 96 she still knits and had taught Jake to never play with the yarn in her lap. He still lets me knit without bothering my yarn.

576. Penny Smith / October 31, 2013 I have two cats I rescued one cold day last winter, and an old cat that tolerates the new ones. Duke, Violet and Cheeto, all love to help with my and my sister’s knitting projects. They have their own basket of yarn they play with, so that they leave our projects alone!

577. Renae / October 31, 2013 We have two cats a Maine Coon named Quoddy after the West Quoddy Lighthouse in Lubec, Me and a Siberian Forest named Tuvan after the language of the country of Tuva located in Siberia. My first pet was a cat called Tiger which at the age of 5 I lied to the owners and said it was ok to take him home. Of course I was found out, but I got to keep him!! Many dog pets later I have returned to cats and it is a lot of fun. As one person said, “Dogs have owners and Cats have staff.” It is good to be staff again!!

578. Nancy / October 31, 2013 Both my husband and I love cats. A few years ago for Christmas I gave him a beautiful Maine Coon, female, classic red tabby with white cat he named Butterscotch and he gave me a handsome male Maine Coon, classic brown tabby with white cat I named Sambuca. They keep us entertained and are the best gifts ever! Butterscotch is a princess and knows her station in life and Sambuca is a clown who makes us laugh daily. Can’t tell you how much we love them.

579. Deanna / October 31, 2013 MEOW!

580. Lori Stathem / October 31, 2013 I love cats! My favorite was a black and white kitten I had found at a car wash. Unfortunately she was filthy with car oil and I spent hours getting her cleaned off. I named her “Baby” . She would always sit in my lap when I was knitting. I miss her terribly. I would love to win one of the books, they look adorable!

581. Karey / October 31, 2013 Our Primrose was rescued by the Humane Society from a hoarder who had 51 cats. About half of them were too ill or too neglected to survive. Primrose was so pretty, they made great efforts to save her, but she was also so shy they did not immediately realize she’d reverted to being feral. It was hoped that once she went to a good home, she’d become tame again. Instead, after 10 days, she “escaped” to the cellar, found a hiding place between the inner and outer walls of our house, and hid there quietly starving to death for five weeks. In that time, I contacted all the neighbors for two miles in every direction, set out a live trap (and didn’t catch anything) and cried a lot. Eventually she yowled – she was close to death – and we broke down the walls and found her. She still would not come out, so the live trap came inside and caught what was by then less than a pound of spitting, starving, frightened adult cat. For three months, we nursed her back to health in a large rabbit cage set up in our living room, she slowly got used to us, and became slightly more tame. Meanwhile, a carpenter repaired the walls and closed off all between-the-walls escape routes. Just when we thought she’d never want to leave the cage, she decided she would try it – and hid in the linen closet for weeks. Seven years later, she’s a plump and beloved couch potato who loves attention from her devoted humans… except at mealtimes, when she turns into a sort of feline border collie, loudly herding whoever’s around to her empty food dish. She’s the personality kid.

582. kimberley / October 31, 2013 I have two ‘loveys’ in my home. Their names are ‘little-grey-guy’ and ‘skunky’. My two older children gave them to me for my birthday last year……. following the loss of my precious cat named ‘pew-pew’ who lived with us for 18 years. I love cats very much and also knitting, sewing, and weaving. Thanks for a chance at this contest!!

583. Shawn Michelle / October 31, 2013 My husband found our cat when he was a kitten. He was living in a vacant lot next to where my husband worked. His mother and brother and sisters had been killed when some workers came in to clear brush off the lot. So my husband called me up and asked if he could bring the poor thing home. That little kitten is now a balding senoir with saggy skin and a place in my heart forever. I could not have asked for a better cat.

584. Chrissy / October 31, 2013 OMG! I have three kitties and they are all so adorable. I have to use my willpower to not adopt more. I just love the fact that I saved their poor little helpless souls from the pound. All three of them were gotten off of Craigslist just as they were about to be taken to the pound. 🙁 I couldn’t imagine that happening to them. Honestly, I used to say I “hated” cats, because I was allergic to them. Then I felt so bad for Bart, my first baby, and I was hooked. They have such amazing personalities!!!

585. Kyla / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties Moonshadow (aka the Beastly Beast) and Jack (aka the Snuggle Beast). Moonshadow is a small black fluffy cat that gives the sweetest kisses and makes all birds tremble in fear. Jack is a large white cat with a grey mohawk that loves to snuggle and attack yarn. They both love their belly rubs, kisses, treats, and cat nip. They also love to help me work on knitting, weaving, spinning, and sewing. Life would not be the same without my beasts.

586. Karen Hagstrom / October 31, 2013 we are down to only 3 kitties now – all 3 are strays who appeared one each year on our doorstep (told the vet when we took the last one to them for shots, etc. that there must be a sign out by the road that only cats could see saying “any strays go to that house – they are suckers for a pretty face”) The first one we named “Hobo” since he was a hobo who lived on our front porch until it got cold & we brought him inside – the next one I could not think of a name when I took her to the vet for shots when we brought her in – so she is “kitty” – the last one was so cute & I knew he was going to be spoiled – so his mane is “Trouble” – and he lives up to his name!!!!!

587. Debbie / October 31, 2013 We have two cats, a bulimic Siamese named Cam and a very skitty tabby named “Boy Kitty” . Cam is our under the covers foot warmer. Love them both and I can’t imagine being without a cat in the house.

588. Tasha / October 31, 2013 My favorite cat was my foster kitten. He was found on the side of the road and a friend picked him up since he was so small and another kitten didn’t make it. He was amazingly sweet and dramatic! During his first vet visit, they had to draw blood to rule out feline AIDS. After they took the blood, the refused to hold his head up and lay there in my arms, head limp with glazed eyes. I worried until the nurse called his name. He picked up his head, glared at her, then went back to being dramatic. He loved to lay on my arm while I wrote stories on the computer. Whenever I stopped typing, he would gently stick his claws in my arm to convince me to type again (he liked the movement of my arm muscle). He also managed to steal an entire pillow from me every night even though he was so tiny! I did eventually find him a forever home that he absolutely loves to this day! It was so hard to give him away but I knew it was a temporary situation. He was such a character!

589. Cat / October 31, 2013 We have four dogs and no indoor kitties, but have several feral/strays that we put out food and water for. Some come and go, but our little Blackcat has stayed around for three years now. She has become a very trusting and sweet kitty and loves us so much. It’s hard to not feel that she is just as much a part of our family as if she was an indoor kitty!

590. Amber / October 31, 2013 I have a cat allergy, but I love them so much! A few years ago, I “adopted” a former neighbor’s outdoor cat. They didn’t appreciate their sweet kitty (a knockout calico), so I fed her when they were away (they never knew) and spent time with her that they didn’t give (from a distance or for short periods). I miss that cat so much.

591. Tammy Mattson / October 31, 2013 I have to orange and white kitties Willie, and his sister Molly. Willy is my knitting cat and sits in my lap helping me knit! (He is more of a hindrance but we won’t tell him that) Molly is more docile and hangs on the back of the chair watching me while I knit. I’ve had to knit blankets for each of them because they both love laying on my knitting projects so much. I would love the book Knit Your Own Cat so that I could knit one matching kitties for mine!

592. Janet from Porcupine / October 31, 2013 Visited my daughter a little while ago and picked up a gorgeous Choc Burmese kitten to keep her Red Burmese company, for one so young he was so patient as she hissed and carried on, now they are inseparable. For a while we pondered his name until he had “a mad moment”, I’d like to introduce Tornado Tori (Tori for short) be careful of your toes, lols

593. Jackie Nasca / October 31, 2013 Cats are the best! Abby, an abyssian, will be 16 next week. She’s my diabetic who still wants to help me eat the marshmallows from my hot chocolate. Jings is a trouble makers. For Halloween today I was a ball of yarn. I made earrings that were balls of yarn too. Woke up find Jings found them and ate one. Yup, ate it!

594. Kay O'Callaghan / October 31, 2013 I have two cats, both of which I found abandoned at my office. Peter was a 2 month old kitten and broke his leg trying to get in the building. He’s now 15 years old and as feisty as ever. Harrison was roaming the parking lot in the middle of a thunderstorm. He’s a happy, silly cat who purrs all the time. I’m so glad they are part of my life.

595. Carol / October 31, 2013 We adopted 2 kittens last year, a brother and sister. And while I always considered myself a “dog person”, I am completely smitten with the kittens. They have grown into the 2 sweetest cats ever. They are “lovey” cats, so affectionate and good natured, even the dogs love them. As a bonus, they learned right away that yarn was a no-no, even as it flips tantalizingly out of the project bag onto the needles, ceaselessly.

596. Pat Lee / October 31, 2013 I have two Torties cats, both rescues that have adopted me. I feed several strays also. I knit alot in the evenings and would love to make some knitted cats for donations for fund raisers..

597. Courtney / October 31, 2013 My daughter has a black cat named Nigel. He is a terrific hunter outside AND snuggler when inside. Don’t overlook the black cats at the shelter. They. Are. Awesome.

598. Rachel / October 31, 2013 My cats name is Tiberius. My husband named him actually. I was like what kind of name is that?! Well being married to a history major, he educated me on the emperor Tiberius. So nope no Star Trek reference here, not James Tiberius Kirk, Tiberius the emperor. And the cat totally fits his title, usually taking the throne of my lap while I knit and crochet away!

599. tziporaht@gmail.com / October 31, 2013 Would love to win some kittens!

600. Pat Clark / October 31, 2013 Kittens are so cute. The knitted kitty mitts are so sweet. My granddaughter would love them. The books would be cute too.

601. Sheila / October 31, 2013 I had a lovely fluffy tuxedo cat named Tuft who died aged 17 last spring. I still miss him. Some day I’ll get myself another cat, but for now a knitted one would fill the hole in my heart that Tuft left.

602. Janice Riemer / October 31, 2013 I have always loved cats and fortunately, my cat allergy isn’t as bad now as it was when I was a child. My two cats love any yarn I have….so much so that they regularly “donate” their hair to any project I have going! And, they are sure that anything on the needles is destined to be a cat bed, so they try it out prior to completion!

603. Anne Hegg / October 31, 2013 My favorite knitting mentor loves cats, so if I win, I will share the book with her!

604. Diane / October 31, 2013 While I was learning Hindi, I used to speak to my kitties in Hindi (yes they learned it too! My Hindi speaking friend proved it!) I quickly learned the words for thief, table, wool, so I could yell at my orange tabby from across the room “Un-chor! Mez-par billyan nahin!” Which means “Wool thief! No cats on the table!” Any yarn left on the table, or elsewhere was considered free for the taking into the dragon’s errr I mean kitty’s lair hiding under the sofa!

605. Nancy / October 31, 2013 I used to have cats, including Nicki who would sit in front of me as I read the paper, until I felt his eyes on me. Then he’d turn around with his back towards me because I wasn’t paying attention to him. Now that I’m allergic to cats, I swallow an antihistamine pill, then volunteer one morning a week at a no-kill shelter. The kittens and I love all over each other.

606. MsKat / October 31, 2013 I have had three kitties, and they were the loves of my life! I wasn’t even a cat person when I got the first one, but it took all of a couple hours to become one. They are some of the sweetest, most comical creatures; mine kept me laughing and smiling all the time. I miss them all, they have all crossed the rainbow bridge now, but as luck would have it, around the time I was considering my next two, I became unemployed; if I can’t afford to take care of myself I can’t afford to take care of them. So for now I go to the local pet store and love on the kitties there, they adopt out rescued cats all the time. Looking forward to having my next two so much!

607. Vicky Hyde / October 31, 2013 We have the immortal cat. Despite a life of multiple moves and sometimes benign neglect, she is 18 1/2 years old and going strong. She had to switch to soft food this year, but she still goes outside and basks in the sun nearly every day.

608. Stella Maloney / October 31, 2013 Someone one said we keep cats because we want to pet tigers. I have petted an awful lot of tigers. I have four incredible kitties: Mikey, Frankie, Dexter, and Wheatley. I used to have many more, but RosieRo, Pennie and Annie all went to cat heaven. I love cats.I also feed the neighbourhood ferals: Watson, Fake Pennie (he looks like Pennie), Floofy Pennie, and Tiny Mikey (she looks like Mikey). Did I mention I love cats? Dexter and Annie came to us from a shelter. RosieRo, Pennie, and Wheatley are ferals that adopted us. Frankie, we found as a teeny tiny brand new baby kitten in a shopping mall parking lot. Mikey we got from a neighbour whose cat surprised him with kittens. Did I mention I love cats? I need to knit some pettable tigers.

609. Yvette / October 31, 2013 I love my cat jax! He plays fetch, climbs trees, and loves to cuddle 🙂

610. Julia / October 31, 2013 We don’t have any kitties right now, just two dogs, but I really do miss having one. We had Sampson for 13 years and Delilah for 16 years. I get my kitty fix by petting the neighbors cat who is very sweet.

611. Catherine Moffat / October 31, 2013 I started out with one cat when my daughters grew up and moved out, needless to say,, that didn’t last long. I am now owned by three beautiful black and white cats and very happy to be so.

612. Jennifer / October 31, 2013 We don’t have any cats because my son is allergic to them. 🙁 He looooves cats, though, and knitting him a sweet pet would be a great alternative!

613. Carol Wong / October 31, 2013 our family has not adopted any cats, but we do spend time with our neighbors cats, ginger and peanut. it is always so nice to cuddle with them and carry them like babies…

614. Barbara Hoag / October 31, 2013 We have had many kitties sharing our home. Only one at the present. Rocky was found in Rock Springs Wyoming when my daughters were come home for their Grandfathers funeral. He was a skinny abandoned kitten. Named after the town, but since he is a black and white kitty Rocky fits both ways.

615. MrsD / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties that love to get all up in my knitting! My delicate, mature tuxedo kitty (she’ll be 12 next month) is forever named babykitty due to get dainty paws and her baby face. My big loveable oaf is our 4yo Maine Coon, Kevin. He’s a melodramatic, bipolar fluff ball. My husband and I love the crap out of our fur babies.

616. Teague / October 31, 2013 My cat is Chairman Mao. We refer to him as The Chairman and tease him about being a dictator.

     • Diane / October 31, 2013 NO way?!! I thought my friend Essam was the only one who named his cat Chairman Mao! He called him that because he always would sit in his office chair refusing to move, and let him work.

617. Sarah / October 31, 2013 I had to put my sweet Nell to sleep a few months ago… she got me through stuff. Someday I’ll adopt another cat, but for now, stuffed might be safer.

618. Melissa Brown / October 31, 2013 I have to kitties named Tiberius and Vesta. They are my babies!

619. Rita Ostapchenko / October 31, 2013 I have two darling sweet old lady kitties. Charlotte and Molly are going on 17 years old. I have been eyeing up the “knit your cat” book ever since I first saw it. I would love to “knit” them 😉

620. Sheri / October 31, 2013 Knitted Kitties??? I love them, as I love ALL kittties. My current furry feline is Jerry (his litter mate Tom is no longer with us) and he is my garden helper. Sometimes he is so helpful he is sitting on my lap as I sit to pull weeds! My grandchildtren would love those knitted kitties! Thanks!

621. Sue Sayne / October 31, 2013 My daughter has three cats and a dog. Two of the cats she was fostering; however, just as I foretold, she and her husband and two kids could not give them up and that’s how they ended up with three instead of one dog and one cat. She has adored cats since she was a little girl and has had one all of the time she has been married. So I would love to present her with these books and borrow one back to knit her the cat she would like most to have. That way no matter what she would always have her very own cat to play with and keep her company. She says she will be the “crazy old cat lady” and have bunches of cats when she becomes older. I believe her!

622. Peggy Braxton / October 31, 2013 My Chauncey is my best buddy. Told him he is the best man have ever lived with. He’s always here for me when come home and now that I’m retired – even more so. He 16+ yrs now and was found by my son when he was about 5-6 weeks old. He weighted 13 ounces when took to Vet a day later. He now weights 18.7 lbs at last visit to Vet last month – not fat – just a big boy. He’s part Russian Blue and has the coloring and beautiful coat of that heritage. He and I are both getting up in age now – but we’re doing it together!

623. Sarah / October 31, 2013 Our kitty Velvet is a big fluffy black cat. She’s a good kitty. She never gets into human food (she won’t even eat tuna!) And most importantly, she never gets into my yarn!

624. Robin / October 31, 2013 Would love to have another cat in our family

625. Renee Z / October 31, 2013 I like kittens, but it’s my niece who’s the “Cat Lady”–15 in her house last I counted, though 6 of them were fosters. I’m sure she’d love some hand-made cats.

626. Karen Neal / October 31, 2013 My orange and white cat is named Bernie. He was a stray who found me. He was very small and dirty around 3 months old and had just crossed a busy street and walked right up to my sister and I.

627. Marilyn Stern / October 31, 2013 No cats anymore as I have a bird and fish! However many grand and great grand kitties. My daughter who works in a veterinary office would love a knitty kitty for her desk.

628. Margaret Holsinger / October 31, 2013 We recently lost our beloved Ocicat of 19 years. He was very special. The house just isn’t the same without him.

629. Jo-Hanna / October 31, 2013 I miss Sugar. She was white, and had childbearing hips (ironically, she was spayed).

630. Diane Vroman / October 31, 2013 We have 4 cats and their all very special to us, all rescue cats. A black one my husband saved in front of Big Lots the boys were throwing one kittens back and forth. The second one we found at the shelter and she has no tail and she is so lovable.then we have Buddy the camper kitty who came to us while campingthen last but not least we have our tuxedo cat who just loves my husband. They all love to watch me knit. Fun time!

631. Kathy / October 31, 2013 I have alway had cats around but 17 years ago we moved from our house in the city to my husbands family farm. Shortly after moving in, a black cat with no tail (prenamed Bob by the people who used the barn) decided to visit us. He apparently like the house better then the barn & never left till God called him home a year ago after being a diebetic for 3 years. He would sit on my lap the minute I started to knit & would stay there purring until the last stitch was done. I miss my furry knitting buddy.

632. Sylvia / October 31, 2013 I lost the catly love of my life, last year and miss him so much. I’ve just retired and moved to another state, so I am in real need of a feline companion again. These books would definitely help me cope with all the recent changes in my life!

633. Fay Payton / October 31, 2013 I’m down to just two cats now….Snowball (a petite all black kitty) and Moira ( colourpointe longhair something). Both have health issues and are older. Love these girls! SB has a ‘catattude extraordinaire! (She’s also known as ‘brat cat’ or ‘snowbi…ch’)

634. MARILYN SEMINARA / October 31, 2013 My son has a wonderful cat named Socks. My grandsons can do anything with him and he never seems to mind. My youngest grandson even tried to get him to walk on a leash and he very politely just sat down and refused to move.

635. Magda / October 31, 2013 I love, love, love all cats! Have had cats for 48 years and still counting!

636. Brianna / October 31, 2013 My kitty just loves to lay around and sleep. But the big lump does love to play with yarn or spaghetti!

637. Mary / October 31, 2013 I have two cats I simply adore! I love your cat projects.

638. Rick / October 31, 2013 I’ve always had cats in my life and couldn’t be without them and their playful and inquisitive ways. Although its not always fun when the yarn stash gets broken into by the four legged furry friends, we love them regardless. Cats complete me.

639. Chris Kachel / October 31, 2013 Love the new kitties design, they’re more than adorable. Hope I win the books so I can knit some furry kitty love

640. Joyce Karaviotou / October 31, 2013 Both of my daughters have volunteered for a Chicago no kill shelter. Over the years they always bring home the kitties who have no chance of being adopted. Issues or illnesses. These kitties have grown to be so lovable. They seem to understand someone special loved them with their issues, and gave love in return.

641. Susan (sjanova) / October 31, 2013 Our two rescue kitties both crossed the rainbow bridge several years ago but we still remember them. Of course, Nellie (aka nervous Nellie, the calico) left evidence all over the main floor of the house since she apparently wasn’t well litter trained. Sigh. And Shadow (black with a bit of white) was a sweet girl, too. We’re doing too much traveling just now and need to remove the rest of Nellie’s evidence (i.e., replace the carpets and underfloors) before we get another pair of cats. When they died, DH posted their obits with photos on his FB page.

642. Gale / October 31, 2013 I lost my kitty Sallyb three ago. I miss her everyday, and a lot at night.

643. Sunnyknitter / October 31, 2013 Happy to share my life with four fabulous felines currently, Merlin, Nimue, Magic and Sophie the thief (don’t ask!) but there’s always room for one more, right?

644. N / October 31, 2013 I just started knitting catnip mice with my leftover yarn. My kitty Tiger Lily just loves them! I also need to keep my yarn balls under lock at night or the next morning I have strings of yarn all over. Must have been some night! –

645. Elizabeth / October 31, 2013 I own the first Knit Your Own Dog book and have had a great one knitting Jack Russels and English Bulldogs for friends. I would love to knit cats for my cat-loving friends!

646. Kristen / October 31, 2013 The mascot of my Etsy shop is a knitted version of my one cat Ripley dressed as a pirate. I plan to make knitted version of my other kitty Newt as well. I think she will be dressed as Sherlock Holmes and she is a very investigative little thing!

647. Joann / October 31, 2013 Every cat I’ve had in my life has been my favorite. My first was Midnight. She was my childhood pet who knew how to comfort me and keep my company. Ben and Alley were best friends. Ben always had hairballs from grooming Alley. They recently passed away at 16. Ben was delightfully annoying ! He always found the most important piece of paper in the house and would shred it! I can’t wait until I’m in a position to welcome another cat into my home.

648. Jen / October 31, 2013 I have two mischievous siamese cats who love to try and steal my yarn (usually while I am trying to use it). But they are sooo adorable that it’s hard to be annoyed with them.

649. cheryl / October 31, 2013 I have had cats all my life. The first ones were barn cats which were beautiful angora cats. I never found any cats that were my gorgeous. My last two cats were born in my basement to a stray mother cat. One of them lived to be 21 years old. The other one was 22 years old. I guess I gave them a reason to live so long.

650. Leiah / October 31, 2013 I have always had lots of cats, everything from a three legged yellow tom with hydrocephaly (his mom was poisoned before he was born) to a long haired white with his head on crooked (he was born that way, probably just laid wrong in the womb). I have only two now, a Manx who is missing the long bones in her front legs and a tuxedo with kitty HIV. Yes, all the weirdos and whackos end up on my front doorstep!

651. Jenn / October 31, 2013 I have so many cat stories as I’ve always had a cat (even before I was born!) At one time we lived on an acre and between our regular cats and two batches of kittens, we had 17 cats. I have two now, one grumpy old man and one insane adolescent. The young one has recently decided to wedge himself in my armchair with me (usually upside down) The grumpy old man’s favorite trick is to go into either of my daughters’ bedrooms, and burrow under the covers. Consequently he has almost been sat on a number of times!

652. Debra Lacy / October 31, 2013 We have 7 mogs that think they own us. Mog is British slang for a pet cat of dubious pedigree. They all have different personalities, which keeps things interesting. Several are psycho. It’s sort of the ‘yours, mine and ours’ thing. I’ve named my cats after artists and literary characters and my sig. other named his after gangsters.

653. Danielle Hogan / October 31, 2013 I miss my Kitties and would love to make life sized copies of them. I love cats but am not allowed to have any because my 7 year old is allergic. The book looks awesome.

654. Raewynne / October 31, 2013 Ithacats Venerable Bede is my sweet Korat cat. He is very much a momma’s boy, and loves to snuggle with me when I’m knitting, preferably squashing the yarn. Occasionally he “helps” by lubricating the yarn by running it through his mouth, so that I get a lovely saliva soaked strand, but thankfully doesn’t chew it or attack skeins.

655. Diana K / October 31, 2013 I’m owned by 3 cats, all of which who were rescues. Lily the calico, Smoky the lilac and cream, and Tiger the tabby. They’ve all got unique and wonderful personalities, and I love them all!

656. Nickle / October 31, 2013 I love cats, but sadly can no longer own one where I currently live. I’d love to be able to knit myself a little kitty companion to sleep in bed with me the way my old cat used to.

657. Emily / October 31, 2013 My home has always had – and will always have – a feline resident. They’re family. We have a gray shorthair named Shady. When I come home from school, Shady makes every effort to sleep under the covers with me. If my dad is going out, Shady will climb and “perch” on his shoulders to try and go with him!

658. Linda / October 31, 2013 We have two cats: The Awful Ploofy and DemandingCat. I love(d) cats, but these two are the worst of all the cats we’ve had in 36 years. The Awful Ploofy is a blood-pressure-raising cat, a female that sprays in the house if you don’t keep your eye on her. DemandingCat meows more than all of the other cats we’ve ever had combined. We just got back from an overnight outing and she let me have it for three hours straight. These two will cure you of any foolish cat lovin’.

659. Jackie Johnston / October 31, 2013 Love all cats!

660. Rosemary Spade / October 31, 2013 Seven cats in the house so my yarn is never safe. I can leave it out for a week and then one morning get up and find it strung throughout the house. How they get it wrapped around everything without tying themselves up I don’t know. They are diabolical!

661. Amber / October 31, 2013 A past roommate of mine had this 13 year old all white cat. She was just the most adorable cat ever. She was super skinny and had this sort of goop that built up in her eyes, hence the name Goopy. Goops was the best, she always wanted to be on a lap. She would hover over you for about a minute before she would slowly just plop herself onto your lap. She would sleep on your face, and if she wasn’t on your face she was sleeping right on your hip. Some nights she would get confused and just scream (and I do mean scream she sounded like a small child) until someone came out and picked her up and took her to bed with them. But I loved that cat. She was always up for cuddling with me! And she wouldn’t play with my yarn if I was knitting. Goops was the perfect cat 🙂

662. Kris P. / October 31, 2013 Oh, this might help soothe my hubby’s kitten craving. At the moment, we’re living in a 7 x 28 foot travel trailer, so there’s no room for a real kitten. I could knit him a clowder of kittens, until we get the house built!

663. Mary / October 31, 2013 I have two cats, Simon and Henry, and they are so adorable and such great company. I adopted Simon because no one wanted him as he has a defective tail…I think that is what makes him so special. I found Henry, my second cat, and thought he would be a good companion for Simon, especially during the night-time when kitties like to play. Some nights I can hear them running up and down the hall, scampering about. I think everyone would adopt a cat if they could hear their wonderful purring sounds! It’s like music to humans’ ears!!

664. Dale Rogerson / October 31, 2013 I grew up with cats but married a guy who’s allergic to them. I still miss my family of cats. We now have a Silky who is not as lovable my feline friends.

665. B-R Dean / October 31, 2013 I have an orange tabby (Little Cat – 18 lbs ) and a longhaied calico, Little Chloe Sunshine (She can’t get a wink of sleep until I make a lap…but don’t touch her hair because after all , it’s alway Perrrfect!). I liken their kittenhood to having adopted wild monkies by mistake! Quite the pair but both adore their doggie mother. yes, I would love to knit my own cat.

666. Lynn Drzewucki / October 31, 2013 I have numerous “Grand-cats”, and I’m sure my son, daughter-in-law and grandsons would love knitted kitties to add to the stuffed animal collection.

     • Jane Marceau / November 1, 2013 It’s nice to know I’m not the only one! We joke that if we had a family crest, the motto would read ‘if it lives through the night, you can keep it’

667. Maxine Bailey / October 31, 2013 I have had 4 kitties and each has passed away. I would love to be able to knit a cat to match each one in memory. I can’t afford a live cat at this time and this would mean a lot to me.

668. Liza / October 31, 2013 My favorite cat is Peru (pronounced Purrrru) 🙂

669. Laura Simon / October 31, 2013 I have 30-40 mostly outdoor cats that I feed twice a day. I find the males are more lovey than the females & follow me around for attention. The most outgoing one we named Brownie. He will follow us & even jump on the lawnmower to get pet or picked up. He learned humans were good for attention at barely 6 wks old.

670. Robin / October 31, 2013 My daughter has 2 cats(my grandcats) When she has a break at school, she brings them home to visit. The gray one likes to retrieve like a dog. The black one is a big snuggler. Both are always eager to help untangle my yarn.

671. Rose / October 31, 2013 My cat, Marcus, within the first week of coming to live with us found the strappy part of a pair of unfinished French Press Slippers. Honestly I didn’t even know where this project was stored, but kitty found them! Ever since then these two bits if felted magenta wool are his favorite toys and worst enemies (they are always hanging around the living room rug taunting him).

672. Aisha / October 31, 2013 My four daughters all love cats. It would be so much fun to knit them some kitty-wear that won’t induce an allergy attack in their father 🙂

673. Sherry Smith / October 31, 2013 I have two lovely kitties. My kitties are brothers and twins. They are both black with the identical white marking on there lower tummy. They both love to help me knit.

674. Jane / October 31, 2013 I have a grand cat that rules the house. Their German Shepard has no choice of her own. Just does whatever the cat will let her do. Such a sweet cat, tho to me.

675. Diana Bell / October 31, 2013 My Calico cat, Rosie, waits ever-so-patiently for me to finish my knitting row so she can find a suitable spot on my lap to curl up and fall asleep. She is the most considerate knitting companion.

676. Andi Simmonsen / October 31, 2013 I currently have two feline fur babies – Zippy, an older lady at 18.5 who is somewhat losing it (although happy and as healthy as possible at that age), and Ghost, our handsome big boy (13). Life would be a very sad thing if we didn’t have them in out lives.

677. Lisa Spotten / October 31, 2013 As I type this I’m being supervised by my boy Caesar. He was my husband’s when we met but he’s all mine now. We had 5 cats this time last year but sadly 3 have passed. We do have the occasional visit of ghost kitties, including the audible hiss at a dog we had for a few days (there were no cats in the room, both cats were downstairs at the time). I love my kitties and if they want to come visit from beyond I have no problem with that. 🙂

678. Barbara Jill Brown / October 31, 2013 Have you ever been picketed by a cat? My Siamese caught a chipmunk that I had been feeding. It wasn’t dead (she had it by the back legs and it was trying to escape) when she brought it home so very proud of her accomplishment and announcing it to all who could hear her to come see her prize! Well, I took one look at her, and the chipmunk, and made her drop it. After all I had been feeding it and was so happy to have it living in the weep hole of our retaining wall. The chipmunk took off for parts unknown, like a bat out of hell, and I forced the cat in the house. We had a living room that was about 30 feet long, and she began parading back and forth picketing and yelling at me as only a Siamese cat can yell (very loudly). She must have kept this up for a good 15-20 minutes because she was so mad at me for not being pleased with her catch and making her give it up. A few days later a neighbor told us “guess what, we have a chipmunk!” One happy chipmunk, one very angry cat, and a story to tell the world about he great hunter that had to give up her prize catch. I will never get over being the object of a picketing Siamese cat!

679. Robin / October 31, 2013 My three daughters would love a knitted cat like their cat!

680. Sarah / October 31, 2013 My cat is Zelda, and she’s been with us since shortly after my husband and I got married. She’s my baby, and she knows it!

681. Patty T / October 31, 2013 Maui will be 16 next April — he has spent many happy hours watching me knit.

682. Rhonda / October 31, 2013 We have 3 cats – Pumpkin, Phebe, and Romeo, the three-legged wonder. All love wool, but Romeo takes it to a new level. Whether its a wool sweater left on the couch, a project on my needles, or a raw fleece out for skirting — he’s on it!

683. Margaret Tyo / October 31, 2013 I love cats. Right now my daughter and I have 9 cats. They are cats that were dropped off because no one wanted them anymore but we did and got them all fixed except the new one that we took in . She is already pregnant she will have her babies and then we will get her fixed and the babies as they get older. Those kittens we do not find homes for will live here. Each one holds a special place in our hearts. I would love to have a book to knit cats for our cats to play with and for those poor people who cannot have a cat in their home.

684. Lindsey / October 31, 2013 My cat Cleo has been with me since I was 15 and is my best friend in the entire world. I became very sick three years ago and cannot imagine my life without her. Every hardship I’ve faced has been so much easier with her by my side. 🙂

685. Robin Brown / October 31, 2013 My last two cats were named Rascal and Bashful for obvious reasons. They were sisters from same litter of calicos but were as different as night and day. We no longer have big Christmas trees – they would always climb them, so we got a beautiful table tree and put a fireplace screen around it so the obvious wouldn’t happen. Now that I am older it seems that a big tree is just too much to handle so I put two nice small ones up, one in family room and one in the bedroom. My cats have now turned into a sweet little yorkie named Maddie and she is the light in my life, the same way Rascal and Bashful were. I would love to win one of the “kittie” books. thanks for the chance. Robin

686. Sabrina Bateman / October 31, 2013 Being military we move around a lot. When we were living in VA, my daughter who was two at the time was learning about animals that did not have homes or people to care for them. She used to not ask for treats at the store but instead would ask to help out the animals by taking food and toys to our neighborhood shelter. Every time we would visit the cat room, all the cats would run except one who would rub up against my daughter for attention and would let her play. Finally after many visits we decided to give Taffy a home. Taffy waits by the door for my daughter to come home and sleeps next to her every night. They have become the best of friends.

687. Pat Lewis / October 31, 2013 My three kitties: Max, Isaac & Vinny are triple trouble with yarn and they love their knitted blankies!

688. Tara Stone / October 31, 2013 My family rescues stray cats and gets them spayed or neutered when possible. I would love cat knitting books 🙂

689. Lynn D / October 31, 2013 tHE BACKS OF HALF GLOVES LOOKS Like my sons new kitten he got from the animal shelter.

690. Stacy Fuller / October 31, 2013 We have two orange and white cats, Fuller (13 years) and Chucky (12 years). We also foster cats and kittens for our local humane society and have fostered over 400 cats in eleven years!

691. Amanda / October 31, 2013 I’m still on the hunt to find a yarn that matches the colors of my kitty’s fur. Her name is Captain Caveman and she’s a lavender cat / dilute tortie. Depending on the lighting, the color of her brindled coat varies from cream to tan to gray to lavender to orange.

692. Judy Rettberg / October 31, 2013 I have three cats, Minnie, Ivy and Atticus. Unfortunately Atticus lost his right eye after a confrontation with a possum. They all vie to sit on my lap when I am knitting!!!

693. Georgia J / October 31, 2013 I would love a book to knit for my friend who is in assisted care. She has kitty name Chaquita, a rescue kitty she has had for 8 years. Oh my what a personality. She talks to anyone coming to visit her mommy.

694. L. Young / October 31, 2013 My rescue, Missy, is a constant source of joy and laughter. She was severely abused, but she’s got such a sweet nature that no one guesses the tough start to life that she has endured. She’s also my personal furry alarm clock, even on days off.

695. Patt / October 31, 2013 Our kitty is named Deedee. She is now 18 years old and is still a kitten at heart. When I went to the SPCA to adopt a kitten, I had an orange tabby or white calico in mind but there was this very tiny grey tabby screaming in the corner, “you gotta take me” and so we did. Now that I am retired, she sits with me in my craft room where I knit and at night, she tucks my husband in bed every night. She gets on top of him, licks his face and purrs until my husband gets sleepy. She is such a good mommy kitty to us. She takes care of us.

696. Janet Molinari / October 31, 2013 I love all things, cats! We have two manx kitties. I will modify the cat patterns to leave off one tail completely and make a little stub of a tail for the other one, to match our two 9 year old cats. 🙂

697. Carolyn / October 31, 2013 I have two 7 month old brothers who are very hard to tell apart. Since I work from home, they keep me entertained all day long. I am always laughing at their antics! They are a lot of fun. 🙂

698. Mary / October 31, 2013 We have a beautiful male orange tabby, age 10, with diabetes, and doing well with insulin and a very special diet. A few months ago, we also adopted a petite little lady who was surrendered with 6 other cats and desperately needed some TLC, which she is now getting in loads.

699. Barbara / October 31, 2013 My friend Sharon was adopted by a semi-feral cat named Petey. Petey was very shy and would hide from any visitors to Sharon’s home. When I visited Sharon, I would sleep on the couch and every night Petey would venture out of his room and watch me. Two days before I left, he decided that I was okay and in daylight came over and climbed up into my lap.

700. Jenny / October 31, 2013 Our kitty, Zoe, is a Cornish Rex. She has the softest fur and loves following us around the house, long naps, and warm laps. 🙂

701. Barbara Miller / October 31, 2013 I knew 2 of the most adorable cats ever. As opposed to most cats that have a “you come to me” attitude, these two met you at the door when you came home – ala dogs. Then they danced in circles and jumped to welcome you home. What’s more they followed you around to share hugs and pats before they returned to their own play.

702. Teri Selbicky / October 31, 2013 Like you said—PURRRFECT. I’m thinkin’ baby alpaca kitty..

703. Paula / October 31, 2013 We have two. One white with black spots, named Macchiato – technically, since she’s mostly white, she’d have to be a latte macchiato rather than a caffe macchiato. The other is a caliby – the three colors of a calico combined with tabby stripes. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to get either one to grasp the concept of “lap cat”!

704. Glenn Whaley / October 31, 2013 I agreed to foster Trip the Himalayan while his dad got on his feet. He was terrified and hid under the bed for the first month. Now it’s a year later (his dad is better, but still can’t take him) and these days Trip follows me around when I get home until I sit and we’ll have laptime. He’s great company!

705. Christine M / October 31, 2013 yaaaaaaaay! Pick me oh God of Kitty Knitting!! My mom’s cat Boots is just a beautiful animal… although not the most social creature! But what I love about knit kitties is that they don’t hack up fur balls!!

706. Michelle / October 31, 2013 We have 4 cats. THe first one was supposed to be my son’s–but in cat fashion decided I was the only person she could bestow love on!. THe second was inherited when my son left for grad school back east. THe last two we rec’d last month from my mother in law. THey have never been yarn disciplined. For the first time ever, I have to make sure my knitting is put up when I go to bed. Since I have found them carrying balls of yarn around the house. It has been quite the adjustment period for all 4 kitties.

707. Pat Aires / October 31, 2013 My daughter has a cat that has been everywhere with her – even camping. He walks on a leash with a harness. One day, her pet mouse escaped her house to the outdoors. Several days later, the cat showed up at the door with the mouse in his mouth, unharmed! Apparently, the cat and mouse used to touch noses through the mouse cage, and were friends.

708. Margarita / October 31, 2013 Our 17 year old cat, Bob, is the hairiest cat ever! He sheds so much that he should be bald by now but he remains extra hairy, even after being brushed. He loves being brushed every day so much that he will rub up against the brush for hours if we let him do it. Afterwards, he will show us how much he appreciates it by laying on our laps and covering us with more cat hair, thus giving us a reminder of him wherever we happen to need to go. He is an orange tabby and we love him very much. He is the best cat ever, and we are lucky to have him in our lives!

709. Barbara Meade / October 31, 2013 I have Henry a white male, Pearl a grey tabby and Pearl’s twins Shadow and Copper both grey tabby with thick soft fur. They all just ended up mine after Pearl’s arrival in Feb. and the kittens arrival in May. We had been between cats after the loss of our 12 year old cat the year before. They even love our dog and I Love them all. BAM

710. Deb / October 31, 2013 Would love these books! I have three cats, Nimbus who is long haired and pure white, her sister Buddha who is short haired and black as night. They are from the same litter but have completely different temperaments. Then I have the sweetest little tortie that adopted us this past winter.

711. Mary Lou Guarnera / October 31, 2013 I took in a cat named Sheba who had been turned out of her home. 🙁 It turned out she was pregnant and as the birth of the kittens neared, Sheba took my finger in her teeth and gently pulled me to the place she had decided to give birth. My precious girl has since been spayed and we continue to be special friends.

712. Gaie Orton kennedy / October 31, 2013 Our tuxedo cat is named Lasombra, but she has an alter ego that appears when ever I pick up my knitting … That is when Miss Knitty kitty appears.

713. Ellen Olson / October 31, 2013 My LilyGrace came into my life when she was found hanging around a lumber yard. Since it was on a main highway, we figured she might have jumped out of a car when they stopped at a gas station or candy shop. That was six years ago and she is a great knitter. Of course, she loves only “real” wool, especially the alpaca variety. She has learned not to chew on the needles but it’s fun to bat what’s hanging down from them. Can’t wait to make some of those cat mittens.

714. Rebecca / October 31, 2013 Cats are my favorite!

715. Cyndi K Svehaug / October 31, 2013 I am my kitty Rusty’s best buddy. When I go to bed to read, he lays beside me and stretches his arms over my tummy, or puts his hands on my arm like he adores me.

716. Jennifer Sutherland / October 31, 2013 Cat Day!!! Oh no, I missed it too. But that’s OK, EVERY DAY is a cat day at my house. Would love to win these beautiful books. Please enter me in the drawing.

717. Jane Leslie / October 31, 2013 I love both cats and knitting. How delighted I would be to win these books! So many fun things to make. I hope I win!

718. Theresa Ann Markosky / October 31, 2013 I’ve had always had cats in my life. I love them all in different ways. They brought me so much peace to my life. I cannot have one now due to my apt rules. ( so I feed the neighborhood cats)

719. Susi / October 31, 2013 I have 3 very spoiled barn cats. They can often be found on the porch in the morning or in the evening waiting for whatever goodies we might have at the moment – cream, milk, chicken livers, and scraps of turkey from making broth are some of their favorites. Jack has a bobtail and likes to be held like a baby and have his belly rubbed.

720. renee / October 31, 2013 I have a lot of cats, and our family has been blessed with many throughout my life. My Buddy is an orange Tom who is about 3 years old. He is the most laid back, loving, friendly cat I know. In 2012 he got out – a thunder boom scared him and he took out my screen door. I live behind a cow field and I thought I’d lost him forever. I put up signs and looked for him every day. 8 months later, he showed up on my porch. He was scared, ran off the first few times, but I eventually got him back in and within the night he realized, oh yeah, i know where i’m at. He has never raised a paw to another cat or bit or hissed. He truly is a cat that wants nothing more than to love and be loved.

721. Hannah / October 31, 2013 My boys are Obi-wan, Tanuki and Phineas. They are all shelter rescues and super smart and funny. They are all various grades of Siamese, so they’re often better conversationalist than most people.

722. Paulette / October 31, 2013 We don’t own a cat. Well, we HAVE a cat, but apparently he owns us. He showed up one day while my husband was outside working in the yard, and “Yellow-cat” followed him everywhere. He kept coming around, each time looking thinner and thinner, so we started feeding him. Of course this led to every cat in the neighborhood showing up for snacks too, along with the wild turkeys, raccoons, blue jays, etc. When he gets tired of us he visits the neighbors, but always comes back. He sure is a sweetie!

723. Dixie / October 31, 2013 I’ve had cats/kittens all my life. They are just tiny little people in fur coats. Each has its own distinct purr-sonality. Currently we have a chubby buddy that my husband named little orphan Andy when he wandered into our lives 15+ years ago. He seems to think he is a dog, doorbell rings, he runs to the door growling. Yet when we open the door, he runs upstairs to hide out. He hasn’t tried to help me with knitting, but will still play with yarn with husband.

724. Wendy Colbert / October 31, 2013 My stepmother has 2 cats that she got shortly after my father died. They provide her with endless entertainment and company.

725. ElizabethR Mitchell / October 31, 2013 I have been a lover of cats since childhood and always owned and bred persians in september 2009 Ihad a severe stroke and had to say goodbye to my last cat Jacqo as iwas falling over him.He is still alive and well and with another family bu I DO STILL LOVE HIM SO MUCH, It would be such a joy to win one of your lovely books I am now badly disabled but have a daughter who knits thank you for reading this ELIZABETH

726. Elaine / October 31, 2013 My cat is my knitting companion. She has to taste and inspect all the yarn and projects.

727. Joan / October 31, 2013 My 2 cats are the highlight of my day day. I can’t wait to get home to them after work. I am a crazy cat lady and I made them cat manes as a Halloween costume but they would have none of it! They amazingly enjoy watching me knit and they don’t try to grab the yarn.

728. Dianne D / October 31, 2013 I love kitties! (Even when they get old and grumpy…)

729. Paula Ray / October 31, 2013 My daughter has a cat who was born on 9/11. We always remember her birthday. She is a Russian Blue. My daughter got married last December and, of course, took her cat with her. After so many years of having Tipper around, we miss her very much. Even her brother, our dog, misses her.

730. Jenny / October 31, 2013 I have a baby cat. He is actually a fully grown feline, but he is my baby. I always knew I would never have kids. What I didn’t know was that I would fall in love with a cat. Then I met my husband and, allergies be damned, we are now a happy family of three.

731. Melanie / October 31, 2013 I have 2 kitties that I love to knit toys for. Meow Mix is a 12 year old Manx with a stumpy tail that loves to nap and play chase with her two year old little brother Scout. He loves to help me with my yarn crafts and snuggles the yarn I spin. They’re both my best buddies. I’d love to make knitted versions of my fur kids so I can have them with me everywhere I go!

732. Lori Hewitt / October 31, 2013 Like it or not, everyone I know WILL be wearing kitty inspired knit items.

733. Dolly / October 31, 2013 It would be Fun to get my Paws on one of this Pattern Books……I’m all Ears……. thanks

734. Soraya Malvaiz / October 31, 2013 I have 3 kitties currently and with all children you love all of them equally but I would like to tell you about my girl Luca who passed away 2 years ago. If she was a person she would be one of my most influential people in my life. She was born the day my youngest daughter passed away. She was an odd looking baby, torties with their coloring can look odd, she was 5 weeks old and needed additional love being so little. This was good because my daughter was gone and it gave me purpose. she grew strong and huge! With spunk! She survived getting hit by a car on new years when she got out by accident. She survived seizures and diabetes…she was a fighter. When it was her time to go she left a huge hole in our heart. She was amazing, resilient, and loved.

735. Laia / October 31, 2013 My Westley dressed up as James Bond for Halloween today, and we went to the vet for a visit. He was a hit! Wes is so good and puts up with all sorts of things other than wearing bow ties. He’s an adorable “mask and mantle” black and white. And yes, he is named after The Princess Bride, and some days he is the Dread Pirate Roberts, but mostly he’s my little Farm Boy.

736. Patricia B / October 31, 2013 I have two lovely kitties, Bitty (12 yr old Tortie) and Bruno ( a year old Tabby.) They both “help” me knit. Bitty likes to hold down my pattern, usually by sitting on it and Bruno likes to manage the yarn.

737. Nancy DAvis / October 31, 2013 Our kitties, Anne, Elle, and Crackers are not particularly interested in my knitting process. But the woolen end results are compelling sleeping spots.

738. Linda / October 31, 2013 My big boy “Ralphie” looks a lot like your Rorschach. Is that a black spot I see on his nose? Ralphie has one too! Ralphie has longer hair, a big fluffy tail and he has a large white spot on his right side but his face is just like your Rorschachs. Never thought we would have a cat but we love him, certainly nothing like a dog at all! 😉

739. Max DeBoer / October 31, 2013 Cats! Gotta’ love them! Independent, intriguing, entertaining and they bring a whole new meaning to “yarn over” when I knit!!

740. Angela O'Connor / October 31, 2013 I grew up with cats since the time I was a baby; in fact, my parents got a long-haired black cats two years before I was born. That cat was with our family until the day I left for college, when he died from stomach cancer. It was a sad day for my family. I have been fortunate to live with many more cats over the years (never more than two or three at once) and most were a joy to have around. My most recent adoption was a Siamese kitten from our local humane society. He is an amazing cat, and we were fortunate to find him. While I had to send my two kitties to live with my ex when I moved to my apartment earlier this year, since I am not allowed to keep them there, I am still, and will always be, a true cat person at heart!

741. Marie Felder / October 31, 2013 I am hoping to win this in honor of my nephew kitty, Fidel Catstro! He was my best friend while I was living in Taos, New Mexico for nine months, to help my sister take care of our Mom. He kept us company and made me smile every day! Also, I’m currently making cat snuggle mats for the humane shelter and anything free in the knitting or crochet world would be really beneficial! Thanks for this!

742. Carol Wilson / October 31, 2013 I currently have two rescue cats, both boys. One is quite shy but very loving. The second is younger and has a wonderful happy personality. I love them both and look forward to seeing them every evening after work, They make me feel very content.

743. Debra Dyjak / October 31, 2013 Having 5 cats myself, having to make all of them in knitted “toys” would be wonderful. I LOVE the idea of knitted cats.

744. Anaïs / October 31, 2013 J’aime les chats! I love cats!

745. Debbie Dombrowski / October 31, 2013 I’ve always been a cat lover, but also helped with dog rescue. I knew I was a true animal rescuer when I found 8 orphan kittens, about 3 weeks old, and raised them until they were 6 weeks. Then they were all adopted thru a rescue grp. I guess I’m more a cat lover and would LOVE these books.

746. Trish / October 31, 2013 We had a cat who really loved yarn. When my mother was crocheting afghans she would run out of yarn cause the cat would have chewed the yarn in too. hehehe Really had to keep and eye on him when we wanted to use yarn for anything.

747. Mary / October 31, 2013 This brings back memories of my sweet Clancy kitty. He had the loudest purr, especially when he slept on my chest. I miss him so much.

748. Julie / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties: Lily, white with two different colored eyes, who loves nothing more than all the food she can get her paws on, and a little knit fish that she carries around the house; and Jasper, a fluffy tabby who loves laps and couldn’t care less about food, but prefers to drink from the sink over the fancy cat fountain. It’s always clear my knit gifts are handmade by me b/c of the cat fur that inevitably gets knit into them as I go!

749. Katrina Neason / October 31, 2013 My sweet thing, Simon, is a big fuzzy, cuddly, cutie. He is also rather on the large side for a domestic. Simon found Daddy at Daddy’s office, one day, and has been with us for 14 years. He is actually the cuddliest feline we have ever had, and would rather curl up as close to our bodies as he can. He also *insists* on giving my face a micro-dermabrasion every night. He thinks I don ‘t love him if I do not let him clean my face for several minutes. Let me know if you would like to see a picture, I *only* have one or two…dozen. We think he is part Turkish Van due to his coloration, and the fact that he keeps trying to help me shower.

750. Michelle Duford / October 31, 2013 I only have two cats living with me at the moment: Jupiter and Bella. Jupiter came with that name, and, came with my former partner. She is gone but he is still here! Bella was born to a feral mother under the steps of a local Agway. The first time I saw her at the shelter, back against the cage and eyes wide as they could be, I thought, “I want to adopt that kitten”.

751. Barbara / October 31, 2013 I love fluffy kittens. Some adult cats are very loving also. I don’t have a cat now.

752. Tracy McCoy / October 31, 2013 love kitties..live and handmade!

753. Nora / October 31, 2013 My cat Rory is very intrigued by yarn . . . but he knows he’ll get in trouble if he tries to play with it! What a good boy!

754. Kaycee S / October 31, 2013 I have 2 beautiful adult cats, Lucy,a grey tiger and Chloe, a black beauty. We recently adopted an adorable silver grey kitten, Zeke. He keeps us in “stitches” with all his crazy antics.

755. Gabi / October 31, 2013 Cats and yarn have so much in common! They are both soft, cuddly, warm, … gotta love ’em.

756. Marie / October 31, 2013 Our rescue cat just left us at the age of 23. He followed our daughter home “17 miles”…with a little help…from a water slide park! He now overlooks the water of Puget Sound, WA where we live. He loved to fish for frogs in the streams that ran through the property we always bought just for him. Miss him every day!

757. Christa / October 31, 2013 My cat is in cat heaven now. She was a rescue kitten and probably the most clumsy one that ever walked this earth. But she was there for me on my good days and the bad ones even more so. And she would just let me knit while sitting beside me only offering an encouraging meow once in a while.

758. Helen Garrioch / October 31, 2013 I love cats and would love to win!

759. C Wallis Davenport / October 31, 2013 I have two ktties, Wilma and Freddie – rescue cats from the SPCA. They are so wonderful, I’d love to knit their likenesses!

760. Sharon / October 31, 2013 My cat TC is the love of my life. He is independent of course as all tom cats. However he comes in every morning to get is morning loving. We have to bless his food, stir it, before he will eat and of course pet him all the way upstairs where he likes to nap in peace and quiet. He loves to play chase in the backyard and grab my ankles.

761. patrice dubose / October 31, 2013 I am a crazy cat lady!

762. Diane Kroll / October 31, 2013 My lap cat Tigerlily likes to play with yarn, which makes knitting a little more complicated. I just put my project away until she decides to move elsewhere.

763. LK Hall / October 31, 2013 We have a rescue kitty who refuses to meow. Instead she chirps, it’s quite cute and unique (or at least we think she is unique.) So I named her Cricket. She loves to hop like a little lamb – as I wrote she is unique 🙂

764. Juli / October 31, 2013 I have two cats, Helo and Vala. Both are amazing in their own special cat ways, but Helo is especially interesting. His fur is a shiny dark orange and grey. He is 14 pounds but skinny because he’s nearly 2 feet long (without his tail or head). It’s probably good that he isn’t a cuddly cat.

765. Cristina / October 31, 2013 I’ve been a kitty lover since I was a little girl. My first kitty was a grey and white kitty from a rescue shelter, named Lily. Loved her with all my heart. Now I have a black kitty whose name is Cheese. Cheese also came from a rescue shelter. He was 8 weeks old when we fell in love with him. Mr. Cheese, as my sister calls him, is 3 years old and is very independent. Doesn’t like to be petted much or held for that matter. When we come home from work and school we run to hold him, because only then he’ll let you hold him. We call it pick up points. Some of us are hogs and use up all the pick up points without sharing. He has our full and undivided attention. Yes, he has us where he wants us, begging for his attention. Although he acts as though he can’t be bothered, he is very sweet and loving. He is my baby and mommy loves him very much. He takes care of Mom, by making her migraines go away and by keeping Mom warm at night, always sleeps with me. What he likes the most is when Mom knits. He jumps on my lap and gets really cozy with my knitting as I knit. I discovered that he loves the color blue. Mom of course made him his own blanket in blue, which he kneads every night. My cat is the best and how lucky am I that I have found him.

766. Maria Edmonds-Zediker / October 31, 2013 We have three cats. Patch, tortoiseshell feral that moved in one day, totally ignores yarn. Apple, female orange tabby, goes after only the very expensive stuff. Monkey, a little grey and orange “torbie” and youngest of the family, is most fond of knitting. She drags things out of totebags and takes them to her box to make a nest. She and fellow kittens once yarn-bombed the living room a ball KnitPicks sock yarn that was a gift to me. She getting better. Now she enjoys sitting in my lap and watching my fingers and my needles move. When she is feeling ignored, she reaches up a paw to the knitting as if to say “stop, mama, my turn,” When she is bored, she curls up right there in my lap for a nap, which, of course, means more knitting time for mama, because we all know I’m not going to disturb a kitty sleeping in my lap.

767. Tracy Lichter / October 31, 2013 I have two rescue cats. Frisky lives up to his name and steals my skein of yarn while I am working on a projects, knocks over my blocking pins while my project is drying while I sleep, and keeps life adventure-ous. Cuddles (I didn’t rename him) will someday be what his name is. When I rescued him they were going to be him down. I don’t know what happen to him but he has slowly learned to trust again. He loves to be pet. Butts his head against my arm even when I am knitting saying please pet me. Not the trouble-maker but still a darling. They are both bonded with each other which is so great. Pets are so special!!!

768. Alice / October 31, 2013 I am the proud mama of 3 kitties. My oldest kitty, Mikey, is now 15 and is experiencing hip and spine arthritis and it is sad. Ellie is the most adorable black lap cat. Timmy, though, helps me knit! He will get on my lap and push his head against the needles and poke at me until he gets paid attention to. He is very fond of yarn, and if I don’t watch, he will chomp right through it and I am forced to splice. I love my kitties, each and every one ‘fur’ their unique purrsonalities and the love they bring me!

769. Jenna / October 31, 2013 I have three rescue kitties – brother and sister brown tabbies (Spitfire and Tigger) and a one year old orange tabby (Pekoe). Over the years Spitfire and Tigger have learned that the yarn in the house is mine. But for whatever reason Pekoe won’t accept that. So far he’s destroyed a batt of wool he pulled through a hole in a drawer, chewed up two skeins of handspun BFL(that I spun), and eaten a warp off my loom!

770. Jennifer / October 31, 2013 Our last cat is now in Cat Heaven, but we are looking for a new kitty to join our family.

771. Suzie Baldwin / October 31, 2013 Although we don’t have a housecat, we’ve had some very favorite “mousers” here on the farm. On particular favorite was Rascal who sat in the kitchen window every morning waiting for us to get up and come outside. She loved to have her ears scratched.

772. Beverly / October 31, 2013 My two kitties love to chew on my bamboo needles and they totally destroy any yarn balls they come into contact with, but they are so cute and they keep my feet warm at night in bed so I can’t really get mad at them!

773. Katherine Christensen / October 31, 2013 I love cats, I have always had at least one, often two (I would have more, but can’t where I live).

774. Elaine Johnson / October 31, 2013 I adopted my tortie from the shelter about 6 yrs ago after she had a litter. She has turned out to be the sweetest cat ever. Black and deep rust, she fits right into the Halloween season, especially when I put my knitted pumpkin hat on her. She learned very early on that yarn is off limits and is never a problem when I knit. She also likes to sleep under the covers with me and I can count on her to meet me at the door each day when I come home for work.

775. Leigh Bee / October 31, 2013 Well if I had to choose between knitting and cats, I would have to pick the cats, but why worry about that when there is nothing better than knitting with cats! And now knitting cats with cats! I’m really stoked two knit our two rescue kittens and big uncle cat replicas of themselves! What a great book collection and thank you for sharing!

776. Lou / October 31, 2013 Kitties are my favourite!

777. Michele james / October 31, 2013 I have two grandcats igby and maybe. The are 2 crazy cats

778. Neila / October 31, 2013 We’ve got two rescue kitties, both sweet little girls who let me knit. My two previous cats would not allow me to knit when they wanted my lap. These two sweeties are ankle cats, for some reason. I miss my lapcats, but I do enjoy being able to knit again.

779. Chuggycat / October 31, 2013 I always thought I was a dog person, until a little stray cat changed my mind when I was just a teenager. I had that cat (my fur baby) for twenty years (I even converted my husband to a cat person). Since then I have only ever had cats. Each one has been my special baby :0)

780. Yvette / October 31, 2013 I am owned by a big tom who is really a wuss … my girlfriend and her 2 cats reside here too, so it is a 3 cat house (1 dog too) I would love to make little kitty friends for all of them – hoping of course they won’t be jealous … LOL. Thanks for a wonderful giveaway. Yvette

781. Jeanne kyle / October 31, 2013 My orange cat Mikey has brought such joy to our family…he is so companionable and interested in all our activities.

782. Cary Loewen / October 31, 2013 I rescued my cat on Fri. the 13th 18 years ago. We named her “Jinx” in honor of that day. She’s still going strong, thank heavens.

783. Sue / October 31, 2013 Since retiring and becoming an empty nester, I got two sister kittens. I am so attached to those kitties! I can not imagine ever being without cats in the house. They love to get into my balls of yarn and get it tangled and strung all over the house. I can’t get angry. It is so cute and just makes me laugh. We are planning a 3 day trip to visit relatives, and they are going with us. They have explored the inside of the car and love to get in the luggage as we pack. Such fun!

784. Rosita / October 31, 2013 We had a cat named Michael Catson because he loved to dance ( it looked like dancing to us!!) he died this past spring & we miss him so much! Our family has owned & raised over 40 cats over the years but Michael was the cat’s meow!! : (

785. Diane / October 31, 2013 I have a Bengal cat named Pumpkin Pie. She would like nothing more than for me to knit her a yarn friend!

786. Lark of the Bookwyrm's Hoard / October 31, 2013 We are owned by two cats at present. Tasha, a tortoiseshell, is dainty and fastidious; she loves to be up high and is also fairly high-strung. Thomas, our black-and-white, takes “relaxed” to a whole new level. He’s most frequently found sleeping, rarely goes anywhere at faster than a walk, and is pretty placid. He’s also very shy with strangers. Sadly, neither is a lap-cat, which is something I miss.

787. Gina Douthit / October 31, 2013 When I was growing up, I had a cat named Tabby. She used to follow me around the house and would sleep on my chest at night. To “help” me sleep, she would gently place her paws over my eyes. I’ve never heard of a cat doing anything like that since. I miss that cat!

788. Kelly / October 31, 2013 I have three kitties, Quark, a calico, Siri, a tabby, and Mia, a gray and white girl. They’re absolutely adorable, and keep dog Shadow firmly in line. My fur babies are the best. <3

789. Kathy Noack / October 31, 2013 I lost my last cat about five years ago. In a few weeks I hope to adopt a yellow tabby in need of a new home. His owner has asthma and cats causes problems with her breathing. His name is Chester he could use friend of yarn.

790. Tracy / October 31, 2013 I would love to make these cats.

791. Charlene / October 31, 2013 Our cat showed up about 10 years ago and stayed. She is a good hunter and loves attention. 🙂

792. Laine Mejia / October 31, 2013 My best friend in the whole world died a few years should, at home and in my arms. She was my tortoiseshell cat Baby. I had the pleasure of being owned by her for 21 years. I was heart broken and still miss her terribly but I do have another cat who has become quite the princess. Her name is Georgia peachy cat and she is quite the character. A house is NOT a home unless it’s occupied by cats.

793. Susan M Bealmear / October 31, 2013 I just love my cat. She was a stray that we adopted we named her Kit Kat cause she’s sooooo sweet. She’s Black with white paws and belly. Very ordinary looking but extra special in the love department.

794. kari falk / October 31, 2013 i have made a few different cats from the Knit Your Own Cat book….they are so much fun…..and i have had requests for more….i love knitting anything that has to do with cats….especially while having one sit on my lap!

795. Julia Vedders / October 31, 2013 I have three cats–Lizzie, Vera and Punk. Lizzie is a gray shorthair cat that loves to cuddle. Vera is a medium hair calico cat, the friendliest cat you’ll ever meet. Punk is a black and white tuxedo cat who is afraid of his own shadow, yet manages to get into a lot of mischief anyways. I love all my cats!

796. Candace / October 31, 2013 I have a 1 year old grey long haired tabby cat named Belle. She’s pretty and she knows it. She’s a spolied little lump of kitty but she give me something to get out of bed for in the morning.

797. Louise Nootebos / October 31, 2013 My Kitty’s name is: Haversham. (yes named after the pond in Alice in Wonderland) He is an orange tabby with a white belly who would LOVE to learn to knit. I must keep any and all knitting projects, needles and trinkets locked in a bear proof lidded bin. If I don’t, he’ll ruin any knitting, break all yarn into small bits. wind any lengths around tables legs ,wheels and cogs, if he can find them ( and he does) and basically make yarn unusable. But then, I did name him after a pond in a crazy world. : )

798. Lea Stern / October 31, 2013 My cat Izzy is the best. I rescued him from the shelter at age 13 and he’s still love able , playful and sweet at 17. Adopt older animals!! They need a good home too! And they don’t bother your yarn as much as kittens do!

799. Janine / October 31, 2013 We have two adopted cats who are now about 4 years old. I own the Knit Your own Cat book and have reproduced my two kitties for our son who leaves away and can’t have real cats in his apartment. But now I have a new granddaughter and would love to win the Knitted Cats & Kittens to make some her her.

800. Karen Messina / October 31, 2013 My cat, our fourth, is a little old lady and the first female my husband and I ever owned. We always had black and white males, but she came as a set with her brother, who has since passed. Her name is Koneko, which means kitten in Japanese, and in many ways, she remains a kitten.

801. Karen Cooper / October 31, 2013 Out cat, Boots took up with us accidentally. Our neighbor’s cat got out of the house and when our son got home one night, thinking Boots belonged to the neighbor, he locked him in the storage room. He has refused to leave ever since. He is 22 pounds, beautiful coat and lazy as,all get out. The plant farm up the road where he had lived didn’t mind he took up with us and he believes he is superior to all other creatures.

802. Christy / October 31, 2013 We have two cats. Pikha is a Norwegian Forest Cat. He’s a big, fluffy, grumpy snugglebunny old man. Smokey is a fat Tortie who thinks she is a ballerina.

803. Amber / October 31, 2013 I have two lovely grey siblings who became a part of my life when I started grad school and have kept me sane through the process. Schrodinger is a clever femme fatale with a heart of gold. She rather enjoys sitting in my lap while I knit; occasionally she needs to taste the yarn for a quality inspection. Her brother, Heisenberg, is an intelligent sweetheart whose purr can shake the floor or convince you to do his bidding. He enjoys sitting behind my head while I knit.

804. Hollie / October 31, 2013 I just love kitties. They are all so special & unique. My girls aka.cats love to be loved and petted. Lucky for them I love textures and never get bored stroking and fluffing kitty fur. Oh the fun either of these books would be.

805. kim / October 31, 2013 I would love to be the sweepstakes winner

806. Julie / October 31, 2013 I love kitties. My favorite kitties were ones thst I had as a child. They were both long-haired tabbies and were so loving (and soft!) I’ve had many cats since then, but none so precious as my little Cushies!

807. Isabelle Bouchard / October 31, 2013 I had 2 cats named Van Gogh and Picasso. One day Picasso gave birth to 6 adorable kitties, and I just had to keep one! I named him Monet. I loved them sooooo much!

808. Kelley / October 31, 2013 I have two cats that mostly leave my knitting alone. I do have to be careful with fiber – one of them will try to steal anything with raw alpaca in it.

809. Kathy / October 31, 2013 These two books cover all aspects of cats & kittens from the whimsical to the dignified… What fun!

810. Kathleen B. / October 31, 2013 My big boy, Max is a 35 lb. black cat, a sweetheart that likes to wake me up at sometime between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. Every morning for food. I only give him a little bit, because I am trying to help him lose weight, because he has trouble climbing the stairs.

811. B. J. Nordquist / October 31, 2013 Oh yes I know about Cats our Coconut died when she was 17 years old she had been to CA, NJ, &OR in her long life. I believe she had a stroke and she would lay in the sun in the driveway. We all knew to check for her before starting out on a drive. Well one day she went out in her sunny spot after my granddaughter had checked and she hit her. Of course tears flowed like water! My 4 year old grandson is still sure to this day that Coconut committed suicide. Two weeks later someone dropped a kitten off at our house (7 years ago) so that is how we acquired Marmalade.

812. Jessica M Mulsoff / October 31, 2013 I gave two beautiful kitties my old man Fergus is a 17 pound ragdoll who we refer to as nurse fuf he always knows when one of us is sick he will not leave our side not even to eat( my husband has a theory on this behavior) my other kitty Nigel is a 3 year old black cat we refer to him as short term memory cat! He gets freaked out if we move a price of furniture or if there is suddenly a basket of clothes in the living room. Needless to say so is just not wound right but we love him anyway. They were both rescues I cannot imagine life without them.

813. Alice A / October 31, 2013 My orange kitty named Stewart is the most loveable cat I have ever owned. I am sure he would love to have a kitty that looks like him.

814. Judy Brennan / October 31, 2013 We recently began feeding a feral cat we’ve named Maggie. She is beginning to trust us. I’d love to give her some company when she curls up on her blanket on my porch chair.

815. Kerri A. / October 31, 2013 We have many cats on the farm who follow my husband–their food source–so much that he has to get in the car and drive to get our mail from the mailbox –which is just in front of the house–to keep them from trailing behind him into the street. Boots, a black and white tom, climbs onto the roof and watches us sleep through the bedroom window,

816. Jill H. / October 31, 2013 I have a 4 year old tortie named Vala who’s just as spunky as her fictional namesake. She loves to watch me knit and hopes for a chance to play with my needles.

817. Sally J / October 31, 2013 Erni & Bert would be so thrilled if I could make them a knitted companion or two!

818. Sally J / October 31, 2013 Erni & Bert would b e so thrilled if I could make them a knitted companion or two!

819. nelciej / October 31, 2013 I am owned by one cat right now, a 13 year old tuxedo girl named Margot. Her beloved life partner Pablo (black and white cow spots) died in May and she is still grieving hard, as is the whole family. She wanders around looking for him and crying, and she has become much more affectionate with us than she used to be (she was always the scaredy cat and Pablo was the snuggle kitty). Maybe if I knitted her a cat from one of those books she would cheer up?

820. Karen / October 31, 2013 My son & wife have had 2 cats. One passed away recently, so it is a hard loss as they probably cannot have kids because of cancer. So our family kids are the cats. I would knit a cat for them to enjoy and remember their recent loss of a beloved cat. Thank you for offering this great way to share the love of cats.

821. jenn / October 31, 2013 I live with an AMAZING cat- my friends often joke that he and I are co-dependent, which I secretly know that we are but won’t admit to in polite conversation. (you know….I’m a knitter and have a cat…i’m Obviously destined for CRAZY CAT LADY status…heck one friend gave me the crazy cat lady action figure and told me it was Me!:) My BFF(best Feline friend) Loves my finished handknits, he likes to wear them, to be wrapped burrito style in them and just sigh contentedly, as he believes everything I’ve made was for him. (I don’t tell im they disappear because I’ve given them to the person that I actually knit them for, it would hurt his feelings! He’s a knitters/fiber lovers best friend, he doesn’t chew needles or yarn, he won’t steal yarn and use it as a toy(No ugly surprises in the stash!) and he’s content to lay over me and keep me warm as I knit and enjoy spending time with me and the stash- what more could I ask for? 🙂

822. Marilyn McKinnon / October 31, 2013 My grand cats, Dennis and Judy are a delight and I would love to knit a cat for their mum.. Marilyn

823. Amylou D. / October 31, 2013 I am a crazy cat lady in training! I only have one cat, but she demands the attention comparable to 10 cats! She definitely needs some knitted friends. At least one of these books is going on my Christmas list (if I don’t win)!!!

824. charon coonfield / October 31, 2013 we have three kitties (and three pups), who are very happy to sit and watch me knit. Carmen is our senior girl, a tabby originally from TX. Mr. Murphy is a dream cycle colored rag doll, and Jack is a grey and white DSH. the boys sleep in bed, with the pups, every night…while Carmen likes to stretch out on the sofa…..

825. Denise / October 31, 2013 I found a home for my cat when I had to move. Two weeks later he came back home. Twice. So now he is here to stay

826. Marie / October 31, 2013 Gracie was my first cat ever; I rescued her when she was three. A year later, I rescued Bella, who has always wanted to be an only cat. Gracie is now gone, but I think Bella misses her – even though she won’t admit it. I’m not sure how she’d do with a new little furball, but I’m sure she’d love it if I knit her a kitty companion!

827. Jen / October 31, 2013 I had a couple cats when I was a kid and I would love to have one now but my husband is allergic so I can’t ever get one 🙂 My husband thinks that if he finds cute kitty videos on YouTube and shows them to me then that would be good enough….

     • Jen / October 31, 2013 That meant to be a sad face, not a happy face

828. Kelly O'Connor-Salomon / October 31, 2013 I have a ten-year-old cat we adopted when we were living in South Dakota. We named her Zabar after the store in NYC because my husband was homesick! She is just a couple of months older than our daughter. She is quite the spoiled girl–crawling under the covers with us at night when it is cold–but we love her!

829. Lynn Reeves / October 31, 2013 I owned several kittens and cats.They each had there own personality and got into trouble in their own way. When it came my knitting each one got into trouble in their own way but I had to love each and everyone.

830. Kathy / October 31, 2013 I have two beautiful Maine Coon kitties that are my constant companions. Cats, and other critters, will always be a part of my life. Thank you for being my buddies, Saja and Missi!

831. Jean Laudner / October 31, 2013 “Bob” came in as a stray but quickly won us over. Loves to roll on the newspaper as it’s being read. Best pal to the dog Charlie.

832. Cheryl Barron / October 31, 2013 This is sweet. Reminds me of the time a little girl I knew wanted a kitten so much but landlord said no. I got her a toy stuffed cat. She liked it very much. We have one cat now, a terror that my son calls kitten, I call beast. (Claws). She loves to play with my husband and stalk the parakeet.

833. Gayle Justice / October 31, 2013 I have a friend turning 80 who lives alone with 2 adopted cats. She has arthritis and ask me about patterns to begin knitting again. I recently had joint replacement surgery in my left hand and think knitting has been my physical therapy. …she thought it would be beneficial for her also.The books sound like patterns for physical and mental therapy for my cat/knit loving friend.

834. Cammy / October 31, 2013 We have three cats, all of them from the humane society. The first one is a black cat named Sparky. She is can be a little mean and we suspect she may have been abused for the first year of her life before we brought her home. We love her sooooo much. A year after we got her we went back to the humane society to get her a companion. We ended up getting two kittens that day — an orange and a buff. Carter and Rex keep Sparky on her toes and the three of them treat their humans very well.

835. Beth Hufford / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties. One is 7 and lost her sibling a year ago. She was big and white and fat. Then we adopted a kitten for her to love on, but instead he runs her a merry chase and steals her food. She’s lost 7 pounds (needed to) while he gained 7.

836. Jamie Leigh Harris / October 31, 2013 Love these books. I currently have four kitties. Chowder, Panini, Truffles, and Sweetea. 3Girls and 1 boy. The girls are all rescues, I am a veterinary practice manager and these kids were all brought in as unwanted. Well I wanted them and took them home. Truffles was a real ghetto Kitty, she was a year old and full of every parasite a cat could have, skinny, and traumatized, but with a little TLC she is fat and sassy now. Panini and Sweetea, were saved from the streets almost too little to survive. But I’ve got them now and They are my kids. Chowder is an Oriental shortage and my boy!!! Love these kids and I would Love to learn to knit more since I’ve gotten my limit on the live ones. 😉

837. Linda Newcomb / October 31, 2013 I no longer have a cat. But I have very fond memories of Muffin. She was a gorgeoys brown/black/white bib tabby who got me through some really bad times. She would wrap her paws around my neck and lick away my tears. She was 23-1/2 years old when she died. I know we will be together again in heaven.

838. Caitlin Vilcsak / October 31, 2013 We call my cat Epimachus Mac for short. He’s a brown tabby cat with little white toes on his front paws and long white boots on his back legs, a white belly, and a little white chin and bib. Mac loves himself some wool. He likes nothing better than to grab a hank of knitted sweater or blanket in his mouth and go to town kneading at it with his paws. He doesn’t really hurt it except for a few pulled stitches. If you can knock him over onto his side at that point, sometimes he’ll stop kneading and sit there with you there. Mac’s other interest include experimenting with gravity by knocking things off of desks and tables, and chasing the laser pointer dot.

839. Ann F. / October 31, 2013 I would love to be able to knit a cat or kittens…I can’t have any pets in my apartment but would love to put a knit cat in my window…

840. Helen / October 31, 2013 We have an evil queen named “Prance” who grants us petting privileges on occasion. Our mistake was in naming her a verb. If we had named her a proper noun, she would have been abnormal kitty and not in constant motion! 🙂

841. Margaret Kline / October 31, 2013 I have had cats in my life for as long as I can remember. They are just wonderful company and can really entertain me. I currently have 2 cats. The oldest one is Furgus, a gorgeous long hair, 17 years old and so very sweet (always purring). He is dealing with thyroid cancer, but is good for the moment. The other one is Margo, a beautiful Bengal, 16 years old. She is very loving and always wants to be on someone’s lap. I love them both so much and don’t know what I would do without them.

842. Elizabeth / October 31, 2013 I have three puffs that put up with my son’s two dogs. Wik, Oreo, and Max make up our feline householdl. I collect children’s books about cats – vintage as well as contemporary. These books would be a wonderful addition to those that I have. Maybe I can inspire my little grand daughter to pick up some knitting “sticks” and knit along with me!

843. Marie Bevier / October 31, 2013 I have an orange tabby and a big fluffy black kitty who like to compete for lap time. Sometimes I think that the cat currently on my lab doesn’t actually want to be there, they just claimed it because the other one wants it.

844. Renee / October 31, 2013 I’ve had a collection of 5 cats at one time, but unfortunately, I’ve only 2 now-Timber and Tortie. Timber’s a Siamese mix and his Siamese personality meows loud and clear. Tortie whose name is really “Tortie Who Came-a-lot.” She’s starting to follow Timber with the early morning greetings (3-4 a.m.) loud me-U’s. I just love it when they play cat ‘n mouse, or chase. They’re great company too.

845. Jill Stacey / October 31, 2013 I have a young kitty named Jersey who looks much like your Rorschach in the picture. She has a hard time leaving the yarn alone!!!

846. littlemissentropy / October 31, 2013 I have two cats, captured from a feral colony and totally over-tamed. One likes to sleep on my head, the other stretches out next to us lengthwise – for maximal body contact. I also have a family member who is a a very cat-dependent cat-fan and she’d be a great “target” for a knitted cat.

847. Melanie / October 31, 2013 I share my life with 4 boy kitties ranging in ages from 6 – 13 years. They all have such different personalities but are inherently ‘my boys’. They acts like dogs who protect and comfort me and come when called. My life is richer thanks to Gilbert, Nathaniel, Max and Sergio.

848. Lauren Kowalczewski / October 31, 2013 I have 2 companions, Cassie and Zoe. My Sis has 3…Chloe, Macy and Little Eddy (they’re all girls). I would love to get this book and knit all of our girls to look like them. What an amazing gift that would be!!

849. leia marple / October 31, 2013 I love to knit something up with Malachi right on my lap. I think he loves it too, especially when I’m making toys on my DPNs. Wouldn’t he be surprised if I made a miniature him!

850. Dale Barz / October 31, 2013 My kitty kat is named Deuteronomy, aka Deuters. We adopted him 3 years ago when he was 5 years old. He’s a cutie pie and brings us an amazing amount of joy!!!

851. Jennifer Paden / October 31, 2013 My favourite cat was Iris, he was a big ol’ tom with long fluffy white hair and a grey patch on his forhead, he loved me more than any other pet I have had, and waited at the door for me when I came home so he could pounce in my lap as soon as possible.

852. Leslie / October 31, 2013 I have two knitting kitties. Pearl is a tiny tortie with more personality than a cat should have. Zora is a snooty calico who is too pretty for words. Both love yarn, and I go into my yarn room and find balls of yarn in places I didn’t put them. Pearl wants to eat my knitting needles.

853. Debra Barker / October 31, 2013 This would be great as I love kitties but have a major Asthma problem that prevents having real cats in my house. Since I cannot have real kitties, I am always looking for kitty related items to fulfill my need for a cat in the house!

854. Honex / October 31, 2013 I love kittens and cats. How fun to knit one!! I have four cats total. Two are indoor….Eevee and Mew (kids named them after Pokemon) and two feral cats that I feed. I named them Zoom (Mama Cat) and Sylvester (her son). Thanks!

855. Lindy / October 31, 2013 We have a an awesome cat who truly thinks he is a dog. Plays a great game of fetch. He lost his playmate earlier this summer. Maybe I could knit him a playmate. Lol

856. margot / October 31, 2013 Knit a kitty! How adorable and cute without the muss and fuss. Or knit one as a friend for your own kitty and fill it with catnip as a true kitten friend!

857. Brenda Mitchell / October 31, 2013 We have Simba, an almost 20 yr old cat that my daughter rescued from OSPCA when he was just a tiny kitten. My family has had a cat or two in the house for over 40 yrs. I would very much enjoy the books and sharing them with my cat lover friends.

858. Amanda / October 31, 2013 Hail to our cat Rosie! This time of the year is perfect to recognize our furry felines…It’s also a perfect time to get out the yarn and start some winter projects!

859. Ell / October 31, 2013 Phoebe Cats (named for Phoebe Cates), a medium-haired tuxedo cat, is a neurotic fusspot that loves sunny windowseats; Katie Purringer (named for Kate Beringer), a short-haired tortoiseshell kitten, is aggressively affectionate and will certainly let you know when she wants to be petted! They’re my babies and I adore them. Now, here’s the TMI part: I’ve been brushing them and collecting their fur. It’s not, like, a kink or anything (lol); I saw a book on spinning your cat’s fur into yarn and I thought that would be the most fitting way to remember my kitties once they’d passed; knitted miniatures of themselves, made with their own fur. The “Knit Your Own Cat” book would be absolutely perfect for that, and “Knitted Cats and Kittens” would also be appreciated- I love anything cute and colourful! (:

860. Jane / October 31, 2013 While I am not currently owned by a cat, I do love cats, and would love to add these books to my collection.

861. Kariann / October 31, 2013 This comment is for my 8 year old that has been begging for a new kitty. She falls in love with each one she sees and was even a tuxedo cat for Halloween. She is going to love the Knit Your Own cat as she has already divided up my stash into color combinations for each one she is hoping for. She just added, “pick us, pick us,” so she can get mom one step closer to making her a herd of cats!

862. Leonor Linares / October 31, 2013 I am a grandkittyma. My oldest has two gorgeous Main Coons, Messi and Xavi who love to visit Grandkittyma and get brushed and fluffed. One loves to snuggle in my yarn while the other loves to roll it around everywhere. And my youngest had two kitties who loved to go on walks in their stroller with their Grandkittyma. I miss them! I’ve been looking for a knitting pattern that looks like them. My friend, an avid knitter, has three cats–a Ragdoll, a Bengal and a Ragamuffin. I’ve watched grow up so I’m their honorary Aunt. There’s nothing better than knitting and kitties! And then there is Amber. Amber took to my elderly Mom-in-spirit from the day she was homebound and never left her side till the day she passed on. I’d like to knit Amber for my sister-in-spirit in remembrance.

863. Jo / October 31, 2013 My kitty was a rescue. We’ve been together for over seven years now. She hardly ever meows – she is too busy purring. She can tell the difference between llama and alpaca yarn.

864. Angela / October 31, 2013 I’ve got 8 cats all from fostering from the local shelter. I fell in love with each and every one of them and couldn’t give them up! Each one is unique and precious in their own way. Can’t imagine not having cats in life!!

865. Sarah / October 31, 2013 We have 4 cats that we love very much. Lucy, Olive, Zelda, and Link.

866. Michelle / October 31, 2013 I have three little kitties at home (not so little anymore). Some people talk about their children the way I talk about my cats, face palm.

867. Lori / October 31, 2013 I have a male tabby named Snickers that I adopted from my daughter because she was never home and the cat was lonely. He’s great company but a little spoiled and needs to lose a few pounds. I got him a Cat’s Meow for exercise. Would love to knit some kitties for sure.

868. Karol Bearden / October 31, 2013 I have two special black cats that chase my yarn and needles while I knit. Love my boys Sootie and Sweep.

869. Anne Rowe / October 31, 2013 Once had 10 cats and 2 houserabbits…they played and rolled around on the floor together. ..now we are down to the last 3 from our “mom” cat Tavi, whom we lost this past March 1st. They were all varying shades and patterns of orange. ..something my husband had always wanted.He was an only child whose parents liked only dogs. These cat patterns are a hoot!

870. Katherine Strassburg / October 31, 2013 I would love to knit a cat for my niece. Her boyfriend is allergic, so she had to find a good home for Gato when she moved in with Scott. Kerrie graduated Suma Cum Laude from Fresno State University, teaches 2nd grade! and plays viola in 2 symphony orchestras! Scott also teaches and recently became a registered nurse. I am so proud of them. They need a cat…or two or three!

871. Laurie / October 31, 2013 My two brother cats, Lewis & Morse ( yes named after the British policemen from Oxford) would just love to see me knit up a few kittens. These two Red Tabbies are really like one cat with 8 legs, they are always together. Love them both!

872. Briana Ruckart / October 31, 2013 I don’t have kitties, but my mom has two. Brother and sister. The boy is Bear and grey. The girl is Peanut and black. They are sweet kitties.

873. Leanne / October 31, 2013 Mr Buttons would love a friend to play with

874. KarenJ / October 31, 2013 The current cat in my life is Sushi. A green eyed white. He’s a font of affection and wherever I’m working he’s there too, either playing with whatever it is I’m trying to organize or going to sleep in the middle of it. He usually spends his nap time on one of two white sofas, blending right in. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times he’s been sat on!

875. Lisa Barrett / October 31, 2013 Boy, do we have cats! We have 5 inside and two strays staying in the garage. I love cats and wish we could afford more. Although we’d probably have to move since we’d need more space for them but that’s a small detail 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

876. Kim B / October 31, 2013 i have two cats orange mostly. Lewis and Clark ..you know since cats are explorers. Hope to win the cool books

877. Cindy / October 31, 2013 I miss our cat Riker 🙁 I’d love to knit a grey kitty that looks just like he did.

878. Lisa Lamb / October 31, 2013 My youngest cat Gnat is two years old. He is so into everything that I caught him playing with a blinds cord on the TV! Repeating: Gnat was pawing at the TV screen trying to get the cord on the TV show blinds off that television set so he could play with it. I had always heard that cats and dogs don’t see well in two dimensions, but I guess they can see well enough to identify a sting in need of pulling!

879. Kris / October 31, 2013 I am owned by a orange and white tom who goes by the name of Archie, from the first moment we brought him home from the shelter he decided this was indeed his house, and too hell with dog, if he didn’t like it well, you know.

880. Alene / October 31, 2013 We dont have a cat due to allergies, but we love cats. there are plenty of stuffed kitties around our house. One day we will get two cats to love. 🙂

881. Sally M. Henry / October 31, 2013 We have eight cats. Mister is the oldest at age 23. Little Man is our youngest at age 2. Nothing leaves this house without cat hair. Especially my yarn.

882. Paula Gilbert / October 31, 2013 I have a beautiful tortoise shell cat named Harley and she definitely has “tortitude”! She loves to watch cat food commercials and football on TV.

883. Brandie / October 31, 2013 I live with 3 kitties. My furbaby boy orange tabby, a lovable grey tabby girl, & a sassy solid black kitty girl. They brighten each and everyday for me. Love them to bits.

884. Em B. / October 31, 2013 I have had a cat all my life except for when I went to college. As soon as I graduated and got my own place I got my cat, Tako! When times got rough, he was there; when I had to move back home, he was there; when I met my fiancee and fell in love, he was there. Unfortunately, my fiancee and his entire family is allergic to cats and I had to rehome Tako last week. He now lives on my mother’s farm, as a barn cat and having a blast! I still miss him!!

885. Carla / October 31, 2013 I have 2 cats Oliver and Hazel. I love CATS!

886. Bridgette Mantey / October 31, 2013 These kitties would be fun to make for my mothers cat. I also would like to make one like Oliver for my mother

887. Karen / October 31, 2013 I have two cats, Turbo and Minnie. They were both rescued feral kittens. And they delight me every day!

888. Joyce Kane / October 31, 2013 I love kittens and puppies. I wish I can find verbal directions to knit such wonderful friends like this. charts don’t work for me, but I do get folks to sometime put words for directions. So if I Get the book I will get it put into words. I live in Stratfrod!

889. Jennifer / October 31, 2013 oh! oh! pick me pick me! LOL. my furbaby’s name is Mr. Biddles. he was a stray kitty who adopted me a few years ago and we’ve been bestest friends ever since. he “helps” me knit and strenuously inspects all of my creations to make sure they pass his high quality control standards (otherwise known as the sniff and rub test) thank you for hosting a lovely giveaway in celebration of our wonderful feline friends!

890. Barbara / October 31, 2013 I could be known as the crazy cat lady in my family-just saying! I only have 3 cats at the moment, but I love them so and would love these books to make kitties for the Grandbabies!

891. Dana Armstrong / October 31, 2013 I love all the kitty oriented projects! Beautiful work. I have 3 cats. Weasel is a Russian Blue, about 15 years old. Chi Chi is next. She’s a beautiful silver long haired tabby. And Princess is a long haired Siamese. She believes she’s royalty and the house rules don’t apply to her! Those 2 are about 12 years old. I love the comment about us all growing old together. That’s exactly what we’re doing. 😀

892. Loree Lindbloom / October 31, 2013 I have two guest cats; Teddy, a Manx and Orange cat with 6 toes. They live across the street but spend a lot of time at my house getting snacks. My own cat was killed by a dog and I welcome my neighbor’s felines.

893. Cari / October 31, 2013 We have Georgia (the Queen and boss of the house) and her two daughters, Leighann and Parrot. When Parrot was a kitten she used to climb up on everyone’s shoulders and sit there. She’s kind of big to do that now, but still tries every once in a while. They mostly leave the yarn alone, they are all more interested in fighting over boxes. What a fun blog post, I love that hat and mitts. And who can ever have too many bags? Definitely on my wish list!

894. Lisa / October 31, 2013 I love simon’s cat! I have 5 very wonderful kitty and I would love to knit them their own kittens.

895. Christa / October 31, 2013 I have two lovable orange tabbies, one of whom I’ve had for 19 years. They truly are family, and definitely share my enthusiasm for great yarn!

896. Ken / October 31, 2013 being allergic to cats – a knitted feline would be purrfect

897. Kat Riley / October 31, 2013 We have 6 cats in total. All were rescued from bad situations. Peanut, Sox, Libby, Swerve, Buster and Monster. Peanut is the queen of the household, Sox is very smart, Libby was found outside a library (Libby the Librarian), Swerve was found by a friend in the middle of the road (luckily no accident), Buster is just a little boy all the time and Monster can be downright evil!!!!

898. Lynne Chamallas / October 31, 2013 I have 2 cats though I still think they are adorable they were precious as kittens. We rescued these 2 different looking kittens 8 years ago. They love attention and enjoy sitting on our laps. I love you Katrina & Thunder. Happy belated cat day!

899. Kay Katz / October 31, 2013 I am unable to care for a “real” cat at this time but nothing is stopping me from knitting some friends. I miss having pussycats in my life.

900. Lynn Ketelsen / October 31, 2013 My friend’s cat, Clementine, is a beautiful orange cat that LOVE to play with my yarn when I visit. She also loves to eat fiber of ANY kind! Naughty girl! 🙂 I still love to visit with her!

901. Jennie / October 31, 2013 The purrfect cats for me because I’m allergic to most cats! My granddaughters would love to have me make kitties that are special just for them!

902. knittingdancer / October 31, 2013 I love Garfield.

903. janet lane / October 31, 2013 Cowboy Cat was my dearest friend for nineteen years. I had to put him down recently and I miss him so much. I love to knit and he loved to curl up on my project whenever I would lay it down.

904. Gail Brower / October 31, 2013 My four resident cats love to gather around and watch the yarn swift spin. More fun than watching activity at the bird feeder than seem to say.

905. Kathe / October 31, 2013 I have 5, count ’em 5 cats!! I had 2 but 3 heard the word on the street that we love cats and are soft touches, and they each, one by one, showed up at our door. How can you not take in a cat who took the trouble to look you up? They are sweet and I would miss each one if they left. Yes, they get into my yarn when I knit and I have to hide my yarn. But that’s the price I pay for so much kitty love!

906. Kate Blackwell / October 31, 2013 Our kitty found us a year ago. When I get home from work, she stretches up my leg until I pick her up, then she crawls on my shoulder and sits like a parrot! I love to rub her fuzzy belly.

907. Karen Bonter / October 31, 2013 We had a lovely calico cat named Imp. She was a real sweet heart. If I was sitting doing something she would climb into my lap, work her way up my chest, place one front leg either side of my neck and nudge my chin with her head until I stopped what I was doing to pet .

908. Amanda / October 31, 2013 I have so many cat obsessed friends and these are the purrfect gifts.

909. Bunny Hand / October 31, 2013 Thomas is our large and fluffy orange tabby. I love to draw him from the rear…just a wide blob with ears!

910. Lida L / October 31, 2013 Our sweet kitty Cleo died a few months ago, at age 20, ans I miss her very much. Would be delighted to receive one of these books!

911. Maria / October 31, 2013 My mom’s cat Markiza is an obnoxious orange over-weighted cat. My mom took her in when I moved out, to keep her (and her husband) company. She does look and behave like me sometimes.. We still love her, though 😉

912. Kathy Perry / October 31, 2013 WOW what beautiful designs. I’m excited to see the books!

913. Jean / October 31, 2013 We have 4 stray cats that we have adopted they are the cutest. Midnight and Gizmo love to curl up into the flower pots and hang out. Boots and Lorna arent really interested in the flower pots but they do love to curl up by the front door

914. Jane Danielsons / October 31, 2013 My kittens love to carry around their woolen toys so I would knit them each a kitty of their own! They also like to “help” me knit.

915. Kate D / October 31, 2013 My cute cat looks like he is wearing a tuxedo every day. He likes to try and help me knit but that doe not usually end well.

916. Jen Cayton / October 31, 2013 We are blessed to have three rescue kitties. Each one is my favorite for different reasons: Basel: Black and White cat who loves sleeping, eating, and sleeping in my knitting bag. Abby: All black, broken tail. She fetches with play mice by color and organizes them in patterns. She is scared of bags because she was put in one as a kitten before we rescured her. Sammy: Orange with bold stripes. He fetches everything but prefers twisty ties, safety pins, and knitting markers. Sammy can jump over 6′ in the air flat-footed from the floor. He is dangerous when it come to knitting as we loves to knead all the soft things i need and snag them!

917. Tammy Conston / October 31, 2013 Cats are the best thing in the entire world!!!!!!! I’m a total fanatic when it comes to cats. I currently have two kitties, Twizzler (red tabby) & Licorice (black long hair).

918. Jenny Paxton / October 31, 2013 I have two wonderful lady cats. They normally behave themselves very well… A ball of yarn is hard for them to resist though!

919. Cindy Fressola / October 31, 2013 My sweet kitty is Creampuff. She is white, with marmalade striped tail and spots between her ears and over her right eye. She recently told me that she wanted to eat eggplant–who would’ve guessed? She is sweet and gentle, and the perfect purry companion to make me feel better when I have a migraine.

920. Monique Vogt / October 31, 2013 I have two ragdoll cats.Keiko the youngest just looks at my yarn as I knit but Finnigan the oldest sits beside me on the couch and bats at the yarn as I knit. We are getting old together and enjoying my favorite pastime….knitting.

921. Chrys / October 31, 2013 Two cats live with me..one likes to try to sit on me when i knit, the other likes to try to grab the yarn! I could get more knitting done without them, but then my knitting and my life would dull without these two good, loving friends

922. adele / October 31, 2013 My kids take care of a family of cats belonging to a neighbor. They love Bob who is the biggest cat they’ve ever seen!

923. karen / October 31, 2013 Here kitty! I love knitting kitties. A new pattern would be so nice

924. Kim Payne / October 31, 2013 A cat is such a big part of your family. I grew up with my cat “Peanuts” from the age of two until he passed away when I was in high school. He put up with being pushed around in a baby buggy with my dolls and stayed calm around me in my teenage years. I would love to knit a cat from these books.

925. Jacqueline Landwehr / October 31, 2013 I always loved and wanted a kitten (or even a cat!) as a child, but I am allergic to them. Never really ‘got it’ when I was young. So, in my adulthood, I realize that knitting a pretty cat is likely the only way I am going to satisfy my kitty needs. : – )

926. Anne Marie Koschnick / October 31, 2013 These would be a Purrfect books to make things for friends who are cat lovers – and for charity knitting since many of the people we knit for love their pets. These patterns would be the cat’s meow on gift lists!

927. Jennifer Mitts / October 31, 2013 We have a cutie pie Burmese cat named Smokey Joe. He’s a handful and has HUGE yellow eyes and crimpy charcoal fur. He “burps” at birds and destroys his toys. Many people would give up on him due to his behavior, but I could never let him go. We took him in after our beloved Catface (a small tuxedo cat) died due to an accident at the vet’s office. I also got laid off that same weekend, so needless to say I was heartbroken. He has warmed my heart and taught me to show compassion, even when I want to pull my hair out. I love him!

928. Kay Landreth / October 31, 2013 These kitties would not frighten my birdies, like real live kitties do. Would love to knit them. thanks

929. Christine / October 31, 2013 I have two special kitties, Rosie O’Kitty and Bella. They are very spoiled and very loved!

930. Susan Parker / October 31, 2013 I love cats! I have a wonderful Maine Coon kitty that has the sweetest personality. On a sad note, I lost out beloved applehead Siamese a few weeks ago. She was 17 1/2 yrs. old and had a good long healthy life except at the very end. We miss her so much but are grateful to have known her.

931. Carolyn Armitage / October 31, 2013 My oldest daughter LOVES cats!!!! She was a cat (or some incarnation of cat) for Halloween for 7 years! Her favorite cosplay is ears and a tail. These books would be the best!! Plus then I could give kitties to my lovely nieces who can’t have them (allergies). I could also make some in memory of my sweet furbabies that have passed to the happy kitty hunting ground.

932. Kate S. / October 31, 2013 My husband and I share an apartment with a traveling cat named Paddington. We adopted him on my birthday and he loves to travel with us as we visit family in the Midwest. I hope to write a story about Paddington’s travels and adventures one day 🙂

933. Lilia / October 31, 2013 I took my cat Moorka from a local animal shelter a year ago. She had another name – Powder Keg! But because she purrrred non stop we named her Moorka – a russian name for a kitty cat that purrrs 🙂

934. Connie / October 31, 2013 I absolutely love my kitties. Khloe is the one with all the personality. It actually sounds like she is saying “milk” in the morning. I like to sleep with my head under my pillow and there is nothing like waking up every morning and having that sweet little face and wet nose in my face. She’ll stay there and breath on me till I wake up. LOVE KITTIES!!!

935. kris / October 31, 2013 I had a fabulous Siamese named Jaucqebo for many years. He was incredibly opinionated and vocal; when he wanted something you new about it “Neeeooooowwww!”

936. Elizabeth / October 31, 2013 I have two cats – both of which are mesmerized by my knitting. One of my cats, Maggie, acts more like a dog — she loves fetching small foam balls. She’s also quite fat and has a really skinny rat-like tail so she has a funny appearance.

937. Rhonda / October 31, 2013 Our kitty was the neighbor’s outdoor cat among many, many cats they didn’t care about. She started visiting us. Fell in love with the grand kids and the dog. The grand kids wanted to bring her in to stay. Grandpa said no way. One rainy day I left the house, made it through the subdivision and got to the highway. Just as I was about to pull out onto the busy highway a woman frantically flagged me down. That cat had rode under my car the whole way. I don’t know how she didn’t get killed or dart out into traffic when I stopped. The woman saw her poking her head out from on top of my back tire. Long story short. This happened on my granddaughter’s 7th birthday. Her birthday wish came true. She had wish for “Boots” to be our indoor kitty so she could keep her safe. Grandpa couldn’t say no to that incredible day!

938. Dolores Andre / October 31, 2013 We have Jameson, “Jamee”, our tuxedo cat whom we love dearly..he was given two months to live last Oct when thevet found tumors on his liver and spleen, but he is still very lively and loving! Would love to have a book of cat projects to knit!

939. Nanci / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat at present, but my sister adopted recently a beautiful 5 year old white cat, Blanche, who has one blue eye and one amber eye and is blind. Apparently most white cats with different coloured eyes are blind. I recently crocheted Blanche a kitty blankie!

940. Connie / October 31, 2013 I have nine cats, but one is super special, Chemo. I got him when I was recovering from breast cancer. He would hug me when I got home from chemotherapy, follow me everywhere, and even now will come and give me special hugs when I am not feeling well. We have such a special bond. He is an Exotic (short-haired Persian) and looks just like Garfield. He is purrrrrrrrrrrfect!!!!

941. annie brown / October 31, 2013 i have 4 cats and a golden retriever who my little orange and white cat decided to raise as his baby. they play eat and sleep together all the time. the dog thinks she is a cat.

942. Pat / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat but my son has a serious girlfriend who has two! She is a knitter and I would give the book to her. She has helped my son’s dog learn to live peaceably when visiting! I really like her and I think I could learn to visit peaceably with those felines!

943. Hilly Jacklin / October 31, 2013 I have 5 sweet kitties–Uno (15) who LOVED snuggling up with the sheep at night, sweet Mr Peaches who was raised by our dog Tootisie because he was an orphan, Sebastion, a foster kitty who stayed because he bonded so well with Mr Peaches, The Diva, Mudgee and Kira, a little one who wandered in one stormy night a year ago and stole my room-mates heart. Mr peaches loves anything knit of wool and will knead on anything knitted until his eyes sort of cross and he starts to drool (just a bit) from the bliss of it all. He really needs his own knit kitty.

944. Molly Smith / October 31, 2013 We had cats growing up but my younger brother became allergic and now I live in a dorm but the second I start living off campus I’m getting a grey tabby and naming it Krishna.

945. joan / October 31, 2013 Aah, kitties. They steal your heart. Give good back massages and even wash your hair, too!. Love them all.

946. Krystal / October 31, 2013 I foster cats as well as living with my permanent crew. Currently, there are two permanent residents, one guest whose family is out of the country, one potential resident, two kittens going to their own permanent home and one kitten still seeking a home. The kittens have been with me since they were three weeks old, so it’s a little hard to let them move on.

947. Katherine Bolger Hyde / October 31, 2013 I have a marmalade cat who has outgrown his kitten fascination with chasing yarn and knows better than to try to climb in my lap when I’m knitting. However, I don’t dare leave a string hanging outside my project bag, because he will bite it in half.

948. Kimber / October 31, 2013 My two sweet girls are 14 and 15. One doesn’t see too well and the other is missing some teeth, so they’re a little worse for wear — but hey, aren’t we all? LOL

949. Karen / October 31, 2013 Our cat Jasper is possibly the most brainless of his species, but also the most adorable. At 8 yrs old now, he still behaves like the kitten he was when we got him. ‘Rambunctious’ was how the rescue centre described him. Well, they got that right!!

950. Justine / October 31, 2013 I was so excited when I got the email about the new kitten patterned goods, I’m an unabashed “crazy cat lady” who also loves to knit. I used to foster for a rescue and managed to only adopt one cat, my darling Chico, who we had to put down this past winter 🙁 But now I have Freya, a now 10 month old gray tabby who loves to pick up my knitting and carry it away when “mommie” is paying too much attention to knitting and not enough to her!

951. Amy S / October 31, 2013 Hello! I have one adorable cat named Westley. My husband found a litter of newborn kittens abandoned inside a vehicle at his work. When the mama didn’t come back, my kids and I brought them all home and bottle fed them. Two did not survive the first week, but our Westley pulled through and is the king around our house now! Thanks for the chance to win a book. 🙂

952. Annalisa / October 31, 2013 We have two tabby cats, siblings we adopted from our local animal shelter. When we went to pay the adoption fee, the total quoted was half as much as it should have been. We said there was a mistake, but the lady said she was just so happy to see siblings adopted together that she was giving us a two-for-one. We now joke that whichever cat is currently in the dog house (as it were) was “the free one.”

953. Hala / October 31, 2013 I have 6 cats and fostering 4 others…. one day i had 11 cats sleeping on my bed pinning me and wasn’t able to turn:)

954. Kimberly / October 31, 2013 I have one enormous Ragdoll mix named Lizzie. She is 11.5 years old and is my best (furry) friend in the world. There’s a rule in my house that I can’t knit things to put on her – even the ridiculously cute Christmas sweater pattern I found – so I would love to knit a kitten I *can* dress up. Oh, and being that it’s Halloween, I’ve included a shot of Lizzie in her (what passes for a) costume. http://ow.ly/i/3AvIt

955. Jill P. / October 31, 2013 My troublemaker, Loki, is 5 years old but he acts like he’s still a kitten most of the time. In the winter months he expects a sleeping spot at the head of our bed–pillow space and blanket privileges included. He rolls over for Doritos (spicy nacho flavor is his favorite) and gives fist-bumps if you put fist out there and ask nice. He likes to hang out in his “Fortress of Solitude” on top of our entry closet where no one else can reach him. He enjoys all aspects of knitting; he’s chewed up several wooden needles, I cords (attached to finished projects), and balls of yarn.

956. Debora S / October 31, 2013 we adopted 2 cats in the summer, Joe and George, cat light up your life!

957. Kathleen Winslow Parsons / October 31, 2013 I now have 2 cats. One named Maggie, a 2 year old adopted from our local shelter earlier this year. My second is a “babykitty” only 8 weeks old and found in the trunk of my brother’s car. His doesn’t have a name yet as I am trying find just the right one. So far George Thomas is in first place.

958. DharmaLotus / October 31, 2013 Currently my lease does not allow cats, which makes me very sad. I have adopted a number of cats over the years, been a foster mama for a rescue group, all sorts of ways to care take felines. I miss them terribly. My next place MUST allow me to have a furry companion! Saana Bella – a heart soulmate Marcelle Dupree – my baby Scully – the best ever Just to note a few of those amazing animals who have shared life with me.

959. Kimberlie / October 31, 2013 We only have one cat, Bella, and she is very picky about her yarn choices. She not only prefers cotton, but PURPLE cotton!

960. Elaine Schroeder / October 31, 2013 My daughter surprised me last Christmas with the Knit Your Own Cat book. Love it and would really love the knitted cats and kittens. Right now we have 2 beautiful rescued cats. We lost our other rescued cat of 22 years. Scooter is a Halloween type of cat, black, green eyes and our Trouble has turned into a very large coon type cat. Hard to believe that he was only about six inches and very skinny when he found us. There is always room for one more.

961. Jessie / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat anymore, but for a long time I had a big thug tomcat named Foley who spent his days stealthily lying in wait for the dog to pass by so he could swat at her

962. Grace W / October 31, 2013 We have two cats – the older, smaller, white cat is named Snowdrop and recently chased a large cat off our front porch. The other cat is a middle-aged partial Maine Coon named Heidi who sat far away nervously encouraging Snowdrop during the property invasion.

963. Kathryn / October 31, 2013 My kitty is named Oreo. He’s an 11 year old, black and white long hair Norwegian Forest Cat. He’s my sweet boy!

964. Pat / October 31, 2013 We have adopted many siamese mix cats. ne we had for 16 years. 11 years ago we took two, Butterbean and Boomer. This year we lost Butterbean to cancer and Boomer was lost without him. Many a knitted cat will be a comfort to him.

965. Kimberlee Andrews / October 31, 2013 I have two beautiful Siberian Forest Cats Tasha and Rusty. They are almost 5 and still act like kittens…they keep me entertained for hours and love to snuggle. I love watching them watch me knit. You can see how much they yearn to go after the yarn but they almost always manage to resist! Only once in awhile does Rusty break down and bite the ends of the needles! They would love to have some knitted pals.

966. joyce / October 31, 2013 My cat, Mischief, looks a lot like the cat in your picture above. She is a rascal, but I love her.

967. Lisa Ladao / October 31, 2013 Yay!! Cats:) my cat Silver loves to sit on my lap as I knit;) she’s older now so she doesn’t go after the yarn like she used to. She brings so much comfort and joy into our home;)

968. Alma Magee / October 31, 2013 We used to have cats. Still miss them! Now we have to dorkies (dorkie/dachshund mix). Would love to have some knitted cats to add to our family!

969. Cindy S / October 31, 2013 My sister’s cats are her “babies” and I’d love to knit some kitty toys for them.

970. Rebecca Wilson / October 31, 2013 I don’t have any cats, but my brother has six cats and they are all cool in one way or another. Aleks is a beauty, he looks like a Blue Russian though he isn’t. There’s brother and sister Mistopholes and Maddie in all their black and white glory. Plus all the others, can’t choose just one out of the group.

971. AmyW / October 31, 2013 My Mr. Jones and Olivia would love to see themselves in a knitted version. Mr. Jones is a brown and black tabby with a curly tail, and Olivia is a long, skinny orange and white sweetie.

972. Janet / October 31, 2013 My favorite cat of all time was my blue seal Siamese named Jazz.

973. Amber / October 31, 2013 I have three cats, but Ashley is my oldest kitty. She’s 16 and a beautiful blue (gray) with pretty green eyes. She sleeps with me and lays on the sofa near me while I knit. My other cats Steve and Jack are sweet too. Steve loves to steal my yarn and knitted items. He has an addiction to wool. Jack’s more aloof, but he loves a good cookie or donut and will come around if I have a good snack! I’m a bit of a crazy cat lady!

974. Terri B / October 31, 2013 I’m Terri and I’m a Cat-a-holic. Yes I admit it and have no intention of getting doing anything about it. Why? Because they make me smile and what more would I want. I now have 4, which is better than the 25 I had 17 years ago when I showed Ocicats. Yes I know that sounds like a lot but I am also a clean freak, most people had no idea from walking into my house I had more than what they saw. My addiction satisfies me….

975. Jana Williams / October 31, 2013 Our cats are great mousers and friendly. We have 3, tiger, bart and jessica.

976. Mindi McCarthy / October 31, 2013 I have a 23 lb maine coon cat who came with the name “Fatty” when I adopted him 2 years ago. If I was insulted, I could only imagine how he felt. I changed his name to Mr. Alice Cooper (since my best friend determined his eyes had black rings like the singer of the same name). He is loving, funny and oh so graceful LOL And he can put my English bulldog in his place 🙂 I’d love to have one or both of those books!

977. Linda K / October 31, 2013 We have 6 cats: Butch 18 years old and going strong; Thomas and Taylor, 6 year old siblings, Little Girl, 5 years old, Gracie, 3 years old and Little Girl’s daughter, and Mister, the neighbor cat who lives on our porch. We love cats. My FB id is my favorite cat, now long gone, Rachel. I can’t number the cats we have had over the past 53 years, and we loved them all. PS: all have been neutered upon arrival at our home.

978. Kimberly Griffith / October 31, 2013 I have one adorable solid black furball, Mr. Darcy and then I foster to other kittens, Winston and Shmidt.

979. kat bennett / October 31, 2013 For the last five years, I’ve lived in an apartment and been catless and without loving kitty companionship. I would love to knit a kitty for myself and several friends! And who knows maybe the yarn kitty willl attract a fur kitty.

980. Judy / October 31, 2013 I would love to knit a kitty for my grandson (2 years) and his new sibling to arrive in July 2014. He loves cats but they can’t have one now for several reasons. I know he would be thrilled to have his very own kitty again……. Especially one from grandma! He and his parents have moved across the country so I can no longer see him in person and don’t want him to forget me. :'(

981. elle Warren / October 31, 2013 My black cat, Figaro, is 17 years old today! We always celebrate her birthday on Halloween, although she came to us as a tiny kitten towards the end of November.

982. kim dawson / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties that we adopted after our oliver passed. We had Oliver for over 9 years and it broke mine and my hubbys heart. He slept with us every night and we will miss him dearly. We decided to get two more that needed love. We knew they could never replace Oliver but we missed that special love a kitty gives. Our new babies are active and ALWAYS getting into trouble. They are 10 weeks old but we love them so much… they bring a smile to our face every day!

983. C M Thain-Brebner / October 31, 2013 would LOVE to knit a cat !!

984. Dorothy Mawby / October 31, 2013 My cat, Pearl would love to see herself on my mittens!

985. Jackie / October 31, 2013 Since childhood, I have known and owned many, many wonderful cats. (Okay, there were one or two bad guys also, but when they weren’t peeing on my roommates’ stuff even they had their charms.) Our current living situation only allows for one cat right now…but there’s nothing in the lease about having more KNITTED kitties.

986. Renee / October 31, 2013 I have two cats – Abigail the Tabigail, and Buster – twenty pounds of black fluff.

987. Karen G. / October 31, 2013 All 4 of my cats appreciate my knitting projects – the purrfect textures for happy paws; but, sadly, one of them prefers to eat the natural yarns if he gets the chance!

988. Gale / October 31, 2013 When I was in need of warmth, I would occasionally lay down on the floor in a sunbeam that would pour through the patio windows. My kitty, Claire, would come and lay down on top of me, adding her personal warmth to help me out.

989. Liz Levine / October 31, 2013 My current cat, Shadow is a yarn-a-holic. Well, he actually loves any type of string to play with so I have to be extra careful with my stash of yarn and current projects. He just might try to swipe the yarn and run off with it!

990. Melena / October 31, 2013 I have two kittens from the same litter, one an Orange Tabby and the other a Seal Point Siamese! They are inseparable and love to snuggle with my husband and me.

991. Beatrice / October 31, 2013 Ihave 2 cats — Lenny the escape artist who greets all visitors and loves to check out purses and Della who hides from any newcomers. They bring smiles and love to us every day..

992. Deb / October 31, 2013 I had all sorts of cats on the farm growing up. I loved them all. Now, we just have cats that poop in our yard. Ugh! My mom and sis still have several cats. Had no idea there was a day for cats!

993. Nichol Davis / October 31, 2013 I have four cats and love them all to death. They converted my fiancée to a “cat person”

994. MargaretC / October 31, 2013 We have two meows, Miss Ginger Whiskers, who just turned 12. And, like her name, she is a ginger – an orange and white tabby. We got her from the shelter. She had been dropped off a mere hour before we got there, and it was love at first sight on all sides. We also have a black kitty-boy named Shadow, who is a year and a half. We got him from the mother of a friend of a friend. He’s our wild child, an indoor kitty with a thirst for adventure, always trying to get out and investigate the wild outside. We love him, block his attempts to escape, and leave all the window miniblinds open so he can watch the outside world.

995. Gayle / October 31, 2013 I haven’t had a cat since my BFF (Best Fur Friend) passed away from cancer 16 years ago. He was the sweetest, smartest cat I ever had, and I still miss him after all these years. I would love to knit one that looks like him (orange tabby).

996. Teresa / October 31, 2013 3 wonderful kitties. Shaggy, butters and ziggy.

997. Amanda / October 31, 2013 My kitty Freya is very sweet and affectionate, but a bit of a fraidy-cat. She’s scared of just about everything except me. She knows the sound of my car and greets me from the back of the sofa when I get home. She knows that Mommy’s knitting yarn is not her toy, which is nice.

998. Joanne Simpkin / October 31, 2013 I have a grey boy, who sleeps beside me each night but he has to make sure he can touch my skin with his paw before he will settle.

999. Jenni / October 31, 2013 I have two wonderful cats, but I also volunteer at a cat shelter, so it is kind of like I have 130 cats!

1000. Tara / October 31, 2013 We have one orange and white cat, named Taco. He used to be VERY excited about my knitting, but now he mostly leaves it alone. Mostly.

1001. Deanna / October 31, 2013 I have one 18 lb bouncy bundle of fur named Jasper, he’s my big boy and is just a delight with his antics.

1002. Vivette Pullum Ashen-Brenner / October 31, 2013 I have 5 kitties. 30 lb Scamper the Obnoxious Lout, his litter mates 7lbs each Ricky Fish, and Minnie Mouse, Frank Sincatra of the beautiful blue eyes and lovely singing voice and Bitty-Bitty-Shark-Kitty…I would love to knit some kitties to represent some of our furbabies who have gone on to the Rainbow Bridge.

1003. Cat / October 31, 2013 I found this today which is the 1 year anniversary of the day I adopted Samhain and my 3 year wedding anniversary! He is my my 13 lbs of coal black snuggle baby, that would be the cat not my husband 😉 We also are owned by Thibideaux the huge ginger marbled tabby and puss the baby tuxedo.

1004. Margaret / October 31, 2013 I have 2 cats who like to sit in my lap and prevent me from knitting; especially my big yellow tomcat. I also have 6 year old twin boys who want me to knit them more critters!

1005. Tina Depew / October 31, 2013 My husband and I adopted a cat from our vets office 2 years ago. He is a gorgeous 9 year old Buff Domestic long hair named Miles. The poor thing had been dumped to live on the street and not doing very well. He was hit by a car and had a broken jaw. Our vet nursed him back to health and 5 months later he was adopted by us. He is such a good cat.

1006. Deirdre / October 31, 2013 All four of our kittehs are rescues in one way or another. Boaz was born with an umbilical cord wrapped around his hind foot which was not found soon enough and he lost his foot. We adopted him at 8 weeks, had corrective surgery to his foot at 6 months and now he is the grand old man of the house at 14. We adopted Ruthie from a shelter to be a companion for Boaz. She is a beautiful polydactyl, age 13. We call her our China Doll. A little later came Keely, another polydactyl with TWO extra toes on each foot (the vet said we have a foot fetish, LOL!). We adopted Keely at age one from a family that didn’t want her anymore. She’s the Diva of our house at age 13. Angus is our Little Man. He came to us as a 12-week-old when we lived in the foothills. He was all ears and legs, and he has grown into those ears and legs. At age 9, he is twice the size of our other cats. All our fur-babies are unique and special, and spoiled rotten, and we love them to pieces!

1007. Bonnie / October 31, 2013 We have two kitties, Daisy & Squeek. Daisy is 12 yrs. old & Squeek is 2. We weren’t looking for a 2nd cat, but she found us. She was 4 weeks old & weighed 9 ounces! Now she is 13 pounds. Daisy is my cat. She likes to sleep on me when I lay on my side. I have always had cats in my life. I can’t imagine not having one…or two.

1008. Jessica / October 31, 2013 I have two wonderful kitties, whom I’m afraid are spoiled rotten. Penelope is the sweetest thing unless you try to pet her belly and then watch out. Azi has enough personality for 3 cats and is quite the character. He comes when he’s called like a dog (waiting the obligatory few seconds before coming just so you remember he is a cat not a dog). He eats anything and everything much to our dismay from potato chips to broccoli to stir fry.

1009. hedy / October 31, 2013 I have a 13 year old kittie. He waits for us to get into bed, then sits on my dresser and jumps into bed to be with us, he is really precious

1010. Amanda / October 31, 2013 We have two kitties currently. Pixie is the older one, a grey tabby who misses being the baby in the house, and a bundle of energy and purrs that’s part Manx and all black cat called Shadow. I love them both dearly, but confess that black kitties hold a special place in my heart.

1011. Hettty Gunderud / October 31, 2013 We have had a cat since we got married 50 years ago. My husband, Hans, did not like cats, but when he got to know them Out cat thinks she is a dog and follows us around. Follows Hans when he is gardening, cutting down trees etc. Love the Kitty + mittens pattern, will have to get that.

1012. Amanda Quinn / October 31, 2013 When I was younger I had a kitty named Chester who was my best bud! We cuddled up together a lot and he followed me everywhere. He was gray and black striped with a fluffy tail and the cutest tufts of fur on the tips of his ears! I found him at an animal shelter and it was love at first purr:)

1013. Stef / October 31, 2013 My orange tabby kitty is Tomoe (named after a 12th century female samurai). When she wants to play she will open her mouth very wide, nibble my arm, and then leap away dramatically.

1014. Anna / October 31, 2013 Harry Jackson is our big love bucket. He’s a Maine Coon, weighs almost 20#, and talks a lot. With his cooperation, we’ve trained him to “sit and be quiet.” Although the quiet part only last about 3 seconds.

1015. Becky Talyn / October 31, 2013 We don’t have a cat right now, but have had some lovely ones in the past. My most recent was Ewok, because when he was a baby his ears stuck out just like the ewoks in the Star Wars movies. Before that I had Andromeda, who was a really lovely cat.

1016. DeliaKnits / October 31, 2013 Ohh, I know some kiddos who would love a few knitted kitties for Christmas!

1017. Michelle / October 31, 2013 I have two cats: an all black kitty named Juju, and a fluffy silver tabby named Poof. They are sisters. They showed up on our driveway a week after we had to put our old cat to sleep. They are terribly patient with my kids and very sweet to have around!

1018. Kathy Gerhardt / October 31, 2013 I have a cat I found on the street her name is Amelia Broadway and like her namesake (from the Sookie Stackhouse books) she is magical. She’s also a descendant of the Hemingway cats and has extra toes on all of her “feet.” She’s very loving and stubborn at the same time. I’ve had several cats before but never one who became such a companion.

1019. Dorothy / October 31, 2013 I have 5 cats that are the loves of my life. The oldest is a tiger named TIGER! Then comes Missy, a sweet calico that plays fetch. Next is Socks, black with white shirt and peds on her front paws and knee socks on her back paws. Sweet. Next is William the snuggler. He’s a brown tiger kitty. My last is Charlie girl, another calico. She and William share my lap at times. Neither wants to give up.

1020. Emily / October 31, 2013 I have 2 rescue cats and I love them dearly. Bella is a 20 pound Siamese mix who is mostly muscle and acts like a dog. Penny is the first calico that I have owned, but I am in love with the breed now. She is soft as a rabbit and I sometimes wish her fur was longer to spin with, lol. My office is decorated with cats that I have picked up in my travels, or friends have given me. Anyway, for me, CATS RULE! lol.

1021. Mabel / October 31, 2013 Friend has a pair of cats that are white and orange. Those are my favorite colors on a cat. They look like twins when they cuddle together, and they’re so pretty and clean.

1022. Meghan / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat, but I wish I did! I love their attitudes. 🙂 When I was younger, we had a very docile cat named Teddy. He was super awesome with us kids, which is saying alot!

1023. amy / October 31, 2013 I’d like to have another cat. The problem is I have a cat, Muki, who is not very social, a bit of a princess (she’s totally worthy since she’s a gorgeous 5lb apple head Siamese who looks like a Gund toy) Anyway, knitting my own cat sounds like the perfect way to keep her, me and my son, who thinks I’m on my way to being that cat lady with 100 cats, happy!

1024. Jen O'Neil / October 31, 2013 Badger was the best cat we could ask for. Crying outside the kitchen window until we went out and got his little 8 week orange and white self into the house. I put some potting soil in a gift box and from that day on he never once went on the floor! My husband asked me “Why do you want a cat?” as he had only had dogs. It didn’t take long for Badger to be his best friend and the light of his life! He was going to be an indoor cat until he weighed 13 pounds and started climbing the curtains! I am crying as I write this because we lost Badger last year and I miss him so much! Thank you! Jen

1025. Kat Forsman / October 31, 2013 My black cat Jasmine Jaguar was abandoned near our rural property. She fended for herself through a long cold Minnesota winter, freezing her paws, and half of her ears off. Despite the fact that she is declawed, she was able to hunt sufficient prey to keep herself alive. I could see her prowling in the woods, dark fur contrasting with the snow. She is a very big girl, and with her frozen ears, she looks just like a jaguar, with long legs, tail, long body and even long teeth!! One night, my daughter opened our back door, and the kitty walked in from the dark and cold, much to our surprise. She never left, and we love her dearly…she is most special because SHE chose US!!

1026. Anne / October 31, 2013 We have four cats, all outdoors now. Our house kitty had to be PTS last summer. We still look for her.

1027. Merrilee Gladkosky / October 31, 2013 I have been longing for the knit your own cat book for months now. What a great thought process it must have been to come up with that! Meanwhile, we’ve been cat people all our lives and will continue to share our love for them with our grandchildren. All our cats have been rescues. Love them to pieces especially our “Sookie” who we have now.

1028. Sharon Elliott-Fox / October 31, 2013 Can’t have cats due to my children’s allergies, so knit-kitties are perfect!

1029. Olesia / October 31, 2013 We lost our Kitounie a few years ago and I have since become allergic to cats, among other thngs. Knitting my own cat would be a wonderful idea, as well as giving one to a couple of friends I know who are also allergic.

1030. Debbie B / October 31, 2013 I have two cats, Hope and Daisy. Both came from animal shelters after being abandoned. Hope is the queen of the house and truly rules us. Daisy was the runt of the litter and is a little off. They are both indoor cats and I love them to pieces!

1031. pixiewear / October 31, 2013 I have a lovely, fluffy calico named Phoebe. She is the sweetest cat I’ve ever known.

1032. Cheryl Wood / October 31, 2013 Merfy is part Maine Coon and loves snuggling under the comforter at night. He has a habit of stealing my knitting needles and stashing them throughout the house. I am a stay at home mom and Merfy is always by my side especially when. I am knitting.

1033. Amy J / October 31, 2013 I have 3 adorable cats – the newest of whom is so food-motivated that he will attempt to ‘help’ me drink my coffee and eat my morning cereal. My elder two have been with me for 11 years….which means it’s been about that long since I gave up my needlepoint hobby, due to kittens wanting to be too ‘helpful’ with the yarn. The books look too cute for words.

1034. Linda Badcock / October 31, 2013 My cat Simon is an orange tabby who taps at the window when he wants his staff (us) to let him in.

1035. Chris Barlow / October 31, 2013 nice patterns to knit kitties for niece who is allergic and wants a kitty so badly

1036. Candy / October 31, 2013 Our kitty, Akeem, used to bring his girlfriends home at night and howl and create a ruckus outside our bedroom window! He was a randy fellow! When he wanted to come in from outside, he would launch himself at the screen patio door just so, so that his weight would slide the door open. He would then jump down to the ground and walk into the house like nothing happened. I sure miss that fellow!

1037. caryn / October 31, 2013 I have a a big fluffy Persian Siamese kitty. She is big and so very good. Her name is Summer Sugar.

1038. Jean Winum / October 31, 2013 Our first cat adopted us—came in through an open cellar window–fully pregnant and ready to deliver her kittens. She lived with us for many years, as did some of her babies!

1039. Robin / October 31, 2013 i once had to leave my two cats with a friend for a year when i took a job overseas–i missed them so much, i crocheted kitty surrogates that i could pack in my suitcase and bring with me! (i retrieved the real kitties when i got back at the end of the year) –now i have five lovely cats and would love to crochet/knit surrogates of them as well!

1040. Barbie / October 31, 2013 We are currently being both loved and killed w/kindness by a young tabby/tiger aptly named Cleopatra as she came with more eyeliner than the lady on the Nile!!

1041. jan metivier / October 31, 2013 cats – can’t live without them my cat, is pepper, an all black dwarf cat he is my baby

1042. Gloria / October 31, 2013 So many cat lovers in my life. These books look like the purr-fect source for gifts. Would love to try those mitts!

1043. Juliann / October 31, 2013 My cat is Noodles. He is part Bengal, and is very LARGE-17 lbs. He is thirteen years old this year, and he doesn’t climb trees much any more. Instead he continues to plow through small rodents every night, and occasionally leaves parts for me. In his prime he has brought down squirrels and rabbits, but in his old age it is mostly rats, mice, shrews, and if he can find one on the property, chipmunks. He is very aware of one’s feelings, and often will give extra to friends when they arrive in a dither. He terrifies the dog, and rules the house.

      • Eugenie Barker / October 31, 2013 Your story touched me deeply. God bless our older cats! Long live Noodles! <3

      • Amy M / October 31, 2013 We resued our cat, Lizzie from the animal shelter 4 years ago. My son, Matthew fell in love with her at first sight

1044. GinaC. / October 31, 2013 Walter and BabyCat are my felines in residence! They’re both huge and hugely lovable….and they don’t bother my yarn!

1045. Kate Homer / October 31, 2013 All my kitties been throwaways so terrified that it took us a year to gain their trust. My most recent is a bl and white cat that we call Sid.

1046. Charlotte / October 31, 2013 I have four cats and I love to knit. One is black, one is a gray tabby, one is a yellow tabby and the fourth is a black and white tuxedo cat. They’re all spoiled rotten! I would love to have the books to be able to knit my own kitties. I can’t afford to feed any more live ones. 🙂

1047. Emily Filce / October 31, 2013 I have a wonderful cat named Sekhmet. She’s a mix if Sokoke (Kenyan forset cat) and African domestic shorthair, She’s a tough kitty, she traveled for 30 hours through France and Canada all the way to the United States with me from West Africa. She won the kitty lottery, she was born of a litter of 6 in one of the poorest countries in the world but when I adopted her, I fell in love instantly and knew she had to come home with me. Now she’s a spoiled American kitty enjoying playing with my yarn, eating good kitten food, and lounging about in front of the space heater.

1048. Dawn Krajcik / October 31, 2013 I have a feisty female tuxedo cat who entered my life as a stray 9 years ago. She is cuckoo crazy, but I love her.

1049. melinda / October 31, 2013 2 cow cats. Mamma and her son who was born on my daughter’s bed

1050. Barb / October 31, 2013 Our little five year old Vincent has a new Sunshine at his house that I can not visit…..highly allergic. I’d love to knit a kitty to have at my house for both of us to cuddle.

1051. Cherie / October 31, 2013 Wish I could have a cat but landlord doesn’t allow. Have to enjoy my daughter’s two.

1052. Cyndy Chaney / October 31, 2013 Had forgotten all about that-surprised {“my boyz” (two of them) didn’t remind me s they are pretty up on all going on ! Drifty(aka Mr Snowdrift was found during a blizzard in a snow bank at Wal-Mart, not sure he would make it but is now a straping, large 7 year old cat who still thinks he is a kitten ! Scooby Don’t is the 16 yr old master of the household and keeps Drift and I in line. Both are mostly white – guess what, I don’t wear a lot of black or navy !

1053. Lynn Graham / October 31, 2013 Unfortunately, I am allergic to cats and can’t have them in my house. I do have 2 cat grandchildren, though; both are adorable ginger Munchkin rescues that like to keep their catDad company when he’s working on his computer or just hanging out.

1054. Andrea Campbell / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat any longer, but I still have wonderful memories of my beautiful Manx. She was a rumpy (had no tail) and was as silly as they come! She loved to give kisses.

1055. Dianne H / October 31, 2013 The more kitties the merrier, just in time to make for Christmas! My kitty sons would love them!

1056. Michelle / October 31, 2013 I have two little sisters that we nearly snatched out of the hands of our friend who fosters. One is just totally a sweetie, but the other one has a real taste for yarn. I can only use tied and zipped bags now, and I have to remember to ALWAYS close them when I stand up. I walked a few feet from our living room to the kitchen to get a measuring tape, and when I turned back, she was halfway down the stairs with my ball of yarn in her mouth! She’s lucky she’s cute!

1057. Mopo / October 31, 2013 Unfortunately I’ve not a cat 🙁 But I love Maru Cat Do you know it? 🙂 It’s so cute!!!

1058. Charlotte Lathrom / October 31, 2013 Our cat Elwood was a farm cat who was abandoned, and the only survivor from his litter. He and his canine brother Jake are very entertaining, especially when we get out the laser. 🙂

1059. Jackie Hanko / October 31, 2013 we just got a new kitty to replace a much loved one who is now cavorting in cat heaven! We love the new one “miss Kitty” as if she had been with us forever.

1060. Corey Jaseph / October 31, 2013 I have a silly stripey cat (who we call Stripey Cat) who loves to supervise all cooking that goes on in the kitchen. He also feels free to sample the butter in the butter dish. I needs to knit him a buddy so I hope I win. 🙂

1061. Chris P. / October 31, 2013 Two tuxedos at my house that are always in my lap when I am knitting

1062. Ellen / October 31, 2013 Would love a copy of the cats & kittens book. Got 5 Frankenfurries here at the house plus could use the patterns for toys to include in packets headed out of the country with a doctor who will distribute to women with newborns who have very little.

1063. Marcia / October 31, 2013 I have 2 rescue kitties, Abby and Isabelle. Abby follows Izzy EVERYWHERE!

1064. heather / October 31, 2013 Our sweet Zuzu was rescued as a kitten, and has been with my husband longer than I have. She’s very particular about her people, and loves to snuggle with us but won’t let others touch her. She has quite the personality, and tells us when she wants something. She’s also very tolerant when I ask her to model my knitting. Unfortunately, her kidneys are failing, and we don’t know how much longer she’ll be around. We are both heartbroken, and don’t want to think about life without Zuzu.

1065. Constance / October 31, 2013 Cats and yarn always go hand in hand. I had a cat that would always stick her head through my circular needles as I was knitting when she wanted attention. She was 12 when I adopted her and was shortly thereafter diagnosed with tongue cancer and lost part of it due to surgery. The vets thought she would live another year at the most. She relearned how to eat and drink and for the next 3 1/2 years she cuddled in my lap with various knitting projects. She would always get excited to see yarn coming out of my basket. Some people say I did more for her than I could imagine. Maybe. But I think she did more for me.

1066. hotknitter / October 31, 2013 I didn’t know it was national cat day the other day. Going to mark it on the calendar for next year. Our little one is special – he’s tailless due to gangrene. Makes him so easy to spot. Thanks for this giveaway opportunity. hotknitter on rav

1067. Karla Hartzell / October 31, 2013 I just got two new lil’ Grey Kitten treasures. One is an Uber fluffy ( never been in the drier – I promise! ) grey calico with a smudge of black over one eye. Super sweet, this little lady is silken down to the touch and precious. Her sibling is a silver tiger striped (tabby) who has the sweetest most innocent looking face – the kind you just can’t say no to or believe he’d ever do anything bad. Lil Bro stole my heart being delicately striped and a timid little tiger! Of course he is slowly growing into his “wild” Love my lil’ Manny & Smudge! RAWR!!!

1068. DeAnna Majors / October 31, 2013 I have two fur babies…Miss Kitty and Zelda. Miss Kitty is our lap cat and mom to Zelda. She is the affectionate animal I have ever met. Zelda is super playful and can entertain us for hours. These animals are our family and we could not imagine life without them. I would love these books to pay homage to our furry little friends!

1069. Andrea / October 31, 2013 We sometimes wonder if our cat, Yoshi, is part puppy. He loves to go for long car rides (sitting up on the dashboard) and plays fetch. He also loves to chase my yarn when I knit in a very cat-like fashion. andibrown@msn.com

1070. Peggy / October 31, 2013 We currently have 7 cats but 3 of them are kitties that have been rescued the past couple months. One was a McD’ s cat, jumped in the drive-thru window. The other two we rescued from a neighbor that was feeding them dog food and wouldn’t take them inside. They were very little. Now one of them always takes a nap on the back of my neck!

1071. kristen butman / October 31, 2013 Love cats!

1072. Irene T / October 31, 2013 I love kitties. With my son and husband allergic to them. All, I can do is knit some up or have stuff ones around the house. I would love to win one of these books. Thank you for the opportunity.

1073. Kathryn Dickerson / October 31, 2013 The cat on the cover looks like my mother’s cat. The cat adopted Mom last year. Mom is 84 and only recently allowed pets into her house.

1074. Heather / October 31, 2013 Three kitties here and love them all, but Ruprecht is my boy. Follows me everywhere, sleeps under the covers next to me (when it’s sufficiently cool enough for his liking), meows to me for chicken (breast meat only, please), and waits for me by the back door when I leave. He’s like a dog, but poops in a box and wouldn’t do a damn thing if s

1075. Susan / October 31, 2013 Charlee just came to us, we weren’t searching for a cat….then there she was, 2 years ago, the cutest little calico who said “here i am, enjoy me”, and we have!

1076. Barbara / October 31, 2013 I have a neighbor-kitty. She comes to visit regularly for a conversation and a rub or two. I love it the most when I hear her call to her kittens that she births under our house near the heating system. I can hear them all through the fresh air intake vent!

1077. Vicki Strickland / October 31, 2013 I have a wonderful cat named Jack. He is a rescue and the love of my life. He wakes me every morning for his special breakfast. Sometimes if I don’t get up quick enough he will take his paws and try to pull the covers back off of me. I would absolutely love these books as I have been looking for patters to knit cats for my home and Jack.

1078. Desiree Campbell / October 31, 2013 I have 5 great cats! A huge tiger striped boy, a ginger boy, a black tuxedo boy, a gray tuxedo boy, and a super sweet black girl.

1079. Kathy / October 31, 2013 I have 2 kitties, which I’ve had since they were small enough to fit on one of my hands. So it’s hard to tell you about 1 without the other. Instead, I’ll tell you some reasons why each is my favorite! Brodie is my Russian Blue. He is a cuddle monster, and so handsome! He also has the chillest personality. Because I’ve cuddled him to sleep since he was little, his favorite thing to do is place his head in my hand when he sleeps next to me. Lexi is one big black kitty! She is the smartest of the 2, and the loudest! My favorite thing about her is her loud purr, that sounds like a pigeon’s coo!

1080. Jennifer / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties, Basil and Luna, who are actual brother and sister. Luna loves watching tv, particularly the film Hugo, and Antiques Roadshow. Basil lays about on his back whenever he pleases, and always tries to grab and eat my yarn. They’re named for Basil Rathbone and Luna Lovegood.

1081. Dorie / October 31, 2013 We’ve had our cat, Bernard for almost twelve years. From the moment we first saw him at the shelter, we knew he was the kitty for us!

1082. Cathy Gerard / October 31, 2013 We went to the local shelter 11 years ago “just to get some info” but as soon as we walked in Bucky saw my son and said” Hey you little boy, can I come home with you” . The rest is history and at about 16 years old he still thinks he’s a kitten. He has his own ball of yarn and like to decorate the house with . It’s like a car magnet I saw” Who rescued who?”

1083. amanda / October 31, 2013 i have 2 kitties now. (briseis went missing a year ago sadly) nissa is 10 years old & is mine only. she only loves me & hisses at the rest. my buddy. even when i’m on the treadmill she tries to lick my face. she also loves burts bees lip balm & the smell of mint toothpaste. she’s also a loud mouth that “back-meows” at you every chance she gets. 😉 avery is a fat cat that eats everything! literally. she has an affection laying on my wip’s. which is annoying because she sheds. but thats all they do with yarn unless i put it in their face, so i can’t complain. she lets my kids pet her since nissa won’t, so she’s a softie for them!! love my kitties!

1084. Shirley Hughes / October 31, 2013 My kitty, Edith, sits beside me in her chair and watches me knit every day.

1085. Andrea / October 31, 2013 My kitty, Sputnik, follows my oldest son around like a puppy. She has to be wherever he is, laying on his homework, laying in front of the computer monitor, sleeping by his feet. We won’t see her all day until he comes home, then she comes running downstairs to greet him. She is going to be so sad when he leaves for college in two years.

1086. Diana C / October 31, 2013 Hello! I have two kitties, one I rescued and bottle fed from two days old and another my sister found at the airport. My bottle-fed kitty doesn’t like anyone but his mommy, he hisses and growls at strangers. My orange airport kitty loves everyone–cats, dogs, and people alike! Their names are Pooh Bear and Maurice 🙂

1087. greta / October 31, 2013 My older cat is not much of a lap cat… Except when I’m knitting. If I have a big pile of wool on my lap, he’s likely to try to be there too!

1088. Lise / October 31, 2013 My cat’s name was Charlotte and she rescued me during a very dark time in my life – 30 years ago. I miss her terribly. We now have two dogs who just don’t like being around cats. Maybe I could knit myself one. Thanks for the great giveaway.

1089. Karen Carino / October 31, 2013 Right now we have a cat named Meatball. She is very cute, but she is sadly lacking in the brains department.

1090. Rev. Kathryn Gorman-Lovelady / October 31, 2013 I’ve been a life-long cat lover… in fact people call me “Kat” because of it… I’m delighted this contest is happening and hope I win! Meow!

1091. Lisa / October 31, 2013 Oh my, but kitties are my favorite. We have been crazy enough to bring 3 of them back with us when we came home from Germany in 1986. We’ve moved a lot since, but we’ve always moved our kitties with us. When we lived in Texas, I brought home a scruffy gray tabby that we named LuLu. She was very good at sneaking out and before we could get her spayed, she met a handsome yellow tabby. They gave us three beautiful kittens, one a mostly black calico, a gray tabby, and a tabbyco. We had LuLu for 17 years. Her calico daughter, Boo, recently died at 15 1/2 years of age. Anya, the tabbyco, and Gaston, the gray tabby, are still with us, along with four other kitties. Anya graces my ravatar on Ravelry and I “dress” her image depending on the season. We have dwindled from 10 kitties at one time down to 6 now. It’s often been crazy, but I love each of them, even if a few have toyed with my yarn a bit. None of them have been as bad as my black and tan coonhound doggie, though. That’s another story. :o)

1092. Heather / October 31, 2013 We have a cat named Charlie. We got him for my daughter who suffers from autism He has become the best friend to her more than I could have ever hoped for. He loves her unconditionally and puts up with all her hugs and kisses and never complains. He is like her angel from heaven.

1093. knittink8 / October 31, 2013 My favorite thing to do is to knit while my kitty sits in my lap. The challenge is to keep the yarn on the needles and out of the cat.

1094. Tara / October 31, 2013 We have 3 kitties. All boys and all rescues. Our 4year old boys are Lo Mein and Chow Mein. They are brothers. Lo is a snuggler and will jump from the floor into anyone’s arms. Chow is the opposite. Both are really vocal and have great purrs. Our big boy is 2 year old Moo Shu. He is about 5 pounds heavier than the other two boys and he likes to throw his weight around. He talks all the time and loves to find scraps of food under the high chair.

1095. Steph Hollingsworth / October 31, 2013 I have 2 cats, Meru and Camelot (brother and sister)! They are the best! We adopted them from a foster family a year ago. They snuggle with me while I knit! This becomes a problem when my knitting draws their attention and they take possession of it! But they are great companions, nonetheless!

1096. Monee / October 31, 2013 Love my fur babies ages 4 months to 18 years. Have rescued all of them. They sure do keep life interesting and make me laugh . Minx,Nin,Elphaba and Pyewacket you are such sweet kittens. Oh Elphaba likes to “help” me knit.

1097. Sandy Otremba / October 31, 2013 I love kitties, Mine is snoring right beside me now. What fun projects to try. I would like to knit some for Christmas presents.

1098. Jen R / October 31, 2013 My kitties are so cute, I have four; Tink, Gwen, Pumpkin and Milly. Milly likes to steal my yarn and carry the balls upstairs to be torn apart. Gwen helps her. Pumpkin and Tink and my cuddle buddies. Such good kitties.

1099. Anna W. / October 31, 2013 I’ve had several cats through the years. Currently, Spooky is our furry baby. He’s 16 years old. He isn’t as frisky as he used to be…but 🙂 , occasionally, he finds his inner kitten when I’m knitting.

1100. Jenni / October 31, 2013 This is purr-ess-shus!

1101. Heidrun / October 31, 2013 My cats (three girls) think I knit too much and too often (interrupts petting time when one, both or all three try to share lap-time). I am also a knitting teacher, which is why I am trying to keep up with my projects. All my cats are adopted strays or discarded cats (people move or suddenly become allergic; only I know they have other pets and just wanted to trade in for newer models, shame on you!), but they are the center of my world. No garment, lap, or life is complete with out kisses, cat warmth and lots of stray cat hair!

1102. Des / October 31, 2013 I was devastated when my feline companion of 10 years died last month.

1103. Arlyce Anderson / October 31, 2013 We chose our you hear cat, a black domestic short hair, from the humane society on November 4, 2009. She had been there for most of her life, then 6 months old. They said no one would even consider her because she was black! She is so very loving, gets carried around by the grandkids when they come, and wants attention whenever she is awake. What a blessing Maui is especially to me, a traumatic brain injury survivor!!

1104. Yas / October 31, 2013 Miss Kramer is nearly twenty years old now. She was an active “play with the yarn” type of kitty, but now she likes to sleep like many here living at a Leisure World.

1105. Holly / October 31, 2013 My cats’ name is Keighley and she is the first lap cat I’ve ever had!!! Having a lap cat is very comforting but her snuggling can get a little warm – especially in the summer :-). Her favorite knitting activity is trying to “catch” the yarn as I use the ball winder to wind it off a cone into a ball 🙂

1106. Sharon / October 31, 2013 Love cats & kittens-all of mine are rescued-some dumped here at the farm some from a rescue organization. My newest are Winken and Blinken who are 6mo old brothers. Blinken is almost blind but gets around just fine and loves his daily playtime outside with his brother on his harness and leash(he never read tat cats do not use a leash)Looking forward to many years with these two babies who were born in my barn.

1107. Christine Frielink / October 31, 2013 My cat Peter is an orange tabby and is such a sweetheart. I love him with all my heart.

1108. Juli / October 31, 2013 I had two wonderful mongrel tabbies that were never anything but loving and gentle…they were both killed by a pack of dogs. Since then I’ve discovered that I am HIGHLY allergic to cats so I can’t get another one. :0( I would love to knit a kittie. :0)

1109. Amanda / October 31, 2013 I have a big grey kitty who constantly looks grumpy but that is a huge snugglebutt.

1110. Pam / October 31, 2013 I have to make sure all my yarn is out of cat’s way…she will chew on it and sometimes it’s not a good outcome… 🙂

1111. Laura / October 31, 2013 We have an orange and white tabby we named Cheddar Jack because he looks like the cheese and since we’re from Wisconsin, we thought it was appropriate. He’s awsome and gets along with his 3 canine brothers. I would love to knit another cat brother for our Cheddar Jack.

1112. Michelle D. / October 31, 2013 I had the sweetest kitty – a black & white tuxedo named Coco. Sadly, she has passed. I still miss her, and even though we do have other companion animals, none will take her place.

1113. Celia / October 31, 2013 One of my cats has short white hair and she every time you touch her a cloud of hair appears. The other cat has medium brown hair and she sheds it in clumps left behind where she likes to sit :].

1114. Kim / October 31, 2013 would love to win the knit your own cat book, I was given Knit your own Dog last year for Christmas. My KiKi girl loves to help me knit, by laying on top of what ever I am knitting. She especially loves fluffy yarns.

1115. Abie / October 31, 2013 My boss has two cats that she loves, Dexter and Spooky. I’d love to make her mini versions of her kitties for Christmas! She’d adore that!

1116. Jacinda McKinley / October 31, 2013 I have had many kitty’s over the years, the one who makes me the most emotional is Itty Birth. He came to us at Christmas, him and his siblings were tossed out a car window on my then parents in laws lawn. The night of December 23, they brought them to us, Itty Bitty was the only one that surrived being froze and tossed out a speeding car window. As his name implies he was small, but he grew, at some time previous to him coming to us he must have been stepped on, his tail was broke at the base and fused pointing left, with the tip pointing up at a straight up at a 90 degree angle. His hips were also fused, he could walk and get around just fine but when he ran he hopped like a rabbit. He lived with us for 7 years, until one day he never came back in.

1117. Renee / October 31, 2013 I have 2 inside cats, one is the grandcat since there are no grandchildren yet. I have had yarn strung all over the house on several occasions. I just laugh and roll it back up. We have out side cats that do not have the enjoyment of yarn . Oh what personalities the cats have. Jaws is our older cat and Paris is the grandcat. They are wonderful and full of fun.

1118. Marie / October 31, 2013 Yay! Cats & knitting go together like arsenic & old lace! 🙂

1119. Jessica / October 31, 2013 I have six cats at home and love them all! However as a college student we arent allowed pets other then a fish…. There are nights that i miss the ability to hug and hold my cats when im over stressed. Maybe i could make a yarn clone of them

1120. Linda Kachinsky / October 31, 2013 My rescue kitty Juiia Sunflow loves the handknits. She can find her way to anything I have made over polar fleece, furniture cushions, commercial kitty beds, or bed linens. I believe it is because she has come from several years on the sttreets, to a loving home. It may be that she recognizes that the love I’ve put into every stitch is the same as the love I’ve given to her. I am honored to think that, anyway.

1121. Sandy / October 31, 2013 This looks like a wonderful book, I have cat lovers in my family, I love having a kitty on my lap while I knit.

1122. LeeAnn / October 31, 2013 I have three cats, all rescues. The most recent was dumped with his siblings near a department store. He’s got no sight in one eye and limited in the other but he’s still a mischief making kitten. My husband took the opportunity to name him Blinken.

1123. Elizabeth / October 31, 2013 I am proud to be owned by two sweet cats. Both of them keep me on my toes and love to steal my yarn every chance they get. They also have to test the yarn for comfort even while I am knitting….so every project has been approved by cats before they are completed. They have been known to keep me from knitting or at least position themselves so that their chins can be scratched by the needles as I work. My life would not be complete without my babies.

1124. cat leonard / October 31, 2013 My cat Bennie was rescued from a crack house when social services was removing the children from the home. The kids were so upset they could not take their cat, so the social worker promised she would take him to her mom. That was me. And it was 13 years ago!

1125. Lisa / October 31, 2013 Fenway Ann Jackalope Joey Speedle Nermal Catmeat Wee Desmond Mother Teresa Klumsy Kashulines Poitin Pumpkinbread Sandwich Wildes. Best, most passive cat I’ve ever had. He’s 9, and such a love. Currently playing surrogate mother (including nursing [he’s male!]) our newest cat, the now 4 month old demon I shall just call Kitten. My life without cats and knitting would be dull for sure.

1126. Katie / October 31, 2013 We adopted two brother kittens after my diabetic cat passed earlier this year. Roy and Moss are the funniest kittens ever! They lay in the window and cuddle together just to show the neighbors how cute and sweet they are! Moss loves watching hockey and videos of birds on youtube! He also loves hair ties so much that he’ll get behind you on the sofa and pull them out of your hair! Roy loves playing King of the Hill and pushing his brother off the kitten tower!

1127. Claudia Landell / October 31, 2013 14 years ago, I adopted Annabelle from a shelter. She was a beautiful long-haired tuxedo cat with the sweetest disposition. Just two days ago (the day before National Cat Day, which I didn’t know at the time), I had to put her down. She had been ill for several months, and was getting too weak to jump up on my lap. I would like to knit a black and white cat as a tribute to her.

1128. Karolyn / October 31, 2013 Our large, cuddly cat misses my kids who are off at college. She sometimes burrows under the comforters on their beds, and is so excited to see them when they come home on breaks!

1129. Pat Dziewietin / October 31, 2013 Very very cute meow

1130. Ellen Moore / October 31, 2013 We had cats for many years, or rather, cats had us as pets for many years, but we had to place our darlings in friends’ homes as our grandson and his mom were found to be allergic to cats. I miss them still, and although we have had dogs, they cannot take the place of cats, sad to say.

1131. Robin J / October 31, 2013 I have 2 kittys. My alpha cat is Ickkle. She’s 15 yrs old and cranky yet lovable at the same time. I got her as a kitten at the Humane Society, where she bit me and drew blood, yet I was afraid they would not be able to home her if I didn’t take her. So home with me she went, and has been my little terror ever since. My second kitty is Sally, who we call the special kitty since she always has a vacant look in her eyes. She’s really sweet and shy, but sticks up for herself when Ickkle tries to pick on her. She’s a very lovely long haired tortie, while Ickkle is a short haired black Halloween cat.

1132. Bobbi Bernardini / October 31, 2013 I am owned by a beautiful Siamese-mix girl, Xena, who is a complete snugglebug and my little angel. She is the sweetest cat in the world! Also, by our little boy, Dewey, who is 3 years old and is all boy, except for his penchant for feather boas – he goes absolutely NUTS about them! (We think he may have been an exotic dancer in another life!). 🙂 Don’t know what I’d do without my kitties – they soothe my soul.

1133. Lisa / October 31, 2013 I have become known in my friends circle as the Crazy Cat Lady. We have two cats, a brown tabby named Linus and an orange tabby named Apollo. They’re need for attention is over the top, and they spend just about all day searching out people to dish out cuddles and pets. Surprisingly, neither of them play with yarn, but they will smack it and look annoyed if it drags across them while they’re sleeping. They also need to supervise everything I do, or steal my chart check-off pencil when I’m not looking!

1134. MarthaO / October 31, 2013 TEN kitties currently share my home, and each one is my favorite. All are rescues of some kind–littermates Augie and Gus were born to a stray kitty; Lady Marmalade was put in a box and thrown away at three weeks of age but screamed her lungs out and was rescued; Blaze was living on the street; Star was left on a former vet’s doorstep; littermates Winton and Jackson came from a rescue group; Oreo came from the same rescue group after his human female died from cancer and her husband couldn’t keep their feline family; Nossi and LolaBoy simply showed up in my yard one day several years apart and stayed there and then moved inside. Rescue cats are the best!!!!

1135. Zanna / October 31, 2013 We have two cats. They are Neyla and Keaton, but they rarely go by their real names. Neyla (aka: Big Hoss, Tiners, NeeLee, etc) is a big Maine coon who we rescued a few years ago on my birthday. She has beautiful green eyes and big mitts for paws. Keaton (aka: Dovey, Baby, etc) found us a few years ago. She was living under our shed. We had the vet check her out, brought her in and she’s been part of the famy ever since.

1136. Patti / October 31, 2013 My favorite cat is my son’s.

1137. Hannah / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties, Corey and Jennsen. Corey was adopted at PetSmart, but Jennsen was picked up from outside, after being attacked by a neighborhood kitty. She instantly became my own, and, after three years, has just currently been spayed. Her momma is a worrywart, and I’m honestly shocked Jennsen is putting up with me.

1138. Joan / October 31, 2013 Wow this is funny…we just adopted a cat on Wednesday. Her name is Willow and so far she is just the nicest kitty. We are all still getting to know each other but she purrs like a madwoman and loves to follow us room to room.

1139. meg / October 31, 2013 Lovely kitties to share and make.

1140. Erin / October 31, 2013 My kitty likes to stick her head between my face and my knitting so she gets pets–I can’t knit if she wants attention!

1141. Nicole / October 31, 2013 I have to tell about my two kitties, my boys! Cricket and Marley. They don’t usually bother with my crochetting or knitting but they loved it when I had an extra piece. And as far as Cricket was concerned, anything I was working on was his new bed, had to make sure every gift I was making had his fur on it. And Marley? Anyway he can annoy Cricket by laying near him he would do it…thereby making sure his fur was part of the present too. Love my boys!

1142. Melissa Mead / October 31, 2013 I have 2 kitties who love to help me knit. Jackson is a great lover of chasing yarn while Kendall is more reserved. Of course, neither is opposed to letting me know when the yarn being dragged across them is annoying!

1143. Anna Hj / October 31, 2013 I share two cats- Hercules and Xena Warrior Princess. They would be better named Basement Cat and Timid kitty (respectively). I love them very much, except when they wake us up at 3am, scratching at the door.

1144. Nancy S / October 31, 2013 We’ve had four kitties over the years. Three have crossed the rainbow bridge. Our current one Sadie was hanging around the in-laws place. Even though she is nine years old now, she’s very much the same as six or so months, an eternal kitten.

1145. Lynnie / October 31, 2013 We have 3 kitties! One outside, and two inside (one of the inside kitties is a foster kitty). They’re lovely, a keep all the vermin away… not to mention the very important job of eating monsters!

1146. Genevieve / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties–Onyx and Isis–that I love SO much that, when they completely destroy the Christmas presents I spend weeks knitting only days before Christmas, I still let them live. 🙂 Those knitted kitty books are darling–I’d love to knit some of those sweeties.

1147. Lisa Smith / October 31, 2013 My cat, Kooska, was a babysitting job that was su

      • Lisa Smith / October 31, 2013 My cat, Kooska, was supposed to be a babysitting job of 2 weeks. 5yrs later, she is still with us. She will argue with you when she is hungry or wants a treat. She will play fetch (thinks she’s a dog) and cuddles everyone. Has a sweet temperament. Especially with our 6mos old baby and 7 yr old dog. Oh, and she is part dragon. Likes to lay on everything. Will go out of her way to do so. She especially loves the Hoodie I’m currently knitting…

1148. Carol / October 31, 2013 I don’t have a cat at the moment. We had one left of three when we moved to TX. She left us after a month and then returned 6 weeks later to stay til she made her final trip. Then we had two “visiting” cats that moved when my daughter’s family found a house. I did love Madeleine, though, she had a favorite spot in her heart for young children and people who just needed a purr. She was also the best knitter’s cat. She would sit on my lap and purr without pulling or tugging at the yarn. On very rare occasions when the yarn crossed her line of vision, though, she would stretch out a paw and pat it for a moment….YAWNNNN and roll.

1149. Debra / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties, Calleigh and Sassie. They are sisters and both adopted last year. Calleigh is a calico with large dark eyes and Sassie is all black with long fur. They are both very playful and purr loudly when ever they receive attention–or want it. I think it’s time they have some new toys and would love to knit a few things from “Knitted Cats and Kittens”.

1150. Connie / October 31, 2013 My grandson loves cats but at this time cannot have a cat. I would love to knit him a cat.

1151. Sheila Hensler / October 31, 2013 Two months ago my daughter adopted two adorable grown shelter cats, Bowie and Pickles. They have improved her quality of life in so many ways. What a blessing.

1152. Tanya Zwick / October 31, 2013 My cat, Kevin Bacon, is a rescued Persian. Not only does he like to play with my yarn and keep me company while I knit or crochet, I sometimes spin or felt his hair into my projects.

1153. Debbie Shapiro / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties! One is an orange tabby (Creamiscle) who we took in as a stray. He’s an indoor/outdoor cat and he knows this is his home now. When I come home from work, he comes running across the street to greet me. We have another kitty (Meg) who was a rescue who is part Bengal/part Tabby who is a total terror and loves to jump to high places. I think she has springs on her toes. 🙂

1154. Angie C. / October 31, 2013 I have 5 cats. 😀 Boo…the curmudgeon. Hallee…alpha female/Boss Lady. Jettie…the black fungus (she attaches herself to you and doesn’t want to let go). Tibbit…Peter Pan in cat form. Phoebe…Tinker Bell to Tibbit’s Pan.

1155. Linda / October 31, 2013 OH MY STARS! I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE YOUR POST! YARN+KITTIES JUST GO TOGETHER! DON’T HAVE ONE AT THE MOMENT,BUT LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ONE SOON! THANKS FOR SHARING A NEAT GIVEAWAY!

1156. Gail DeGeorge / October 31, 2013 I feel sorry for the people who STILL think that cats are aloof and anti-social. I’m the proud “mama” of a 4-year-old neutered tom who dispenses affection very freely. Last summer, when I had problems with the individual I’d hired to mow my lawn, Rushlight reacted to my distress by repeatedly climbing onto my lap, sticking his nose in my face and purring, as if to say, “It’s OK. We’ll get through this together.” On the other hand, one night when I fell asleep watching TV, he jumped up on the back of my chair, stuck his nose in my ear and meowed. He then sat on the back of the chair with a look on his face like, “Wow! She really can jump all the way to the ceiling.” Who says animals don’t have a sense of humor?

1157. Deborah / October 31, 2013 I have three tabbies, but my gray and white Gus is the most interested in my knitting. While he loves to cuddle all my knitting and yarn, he loves the things made for babies the best. I try to keep him off those, though, as I’m always worried the kitty dander might not all wash out and the baby might be allergic. So many times I’ve explained to a sad little Gus face, “You can’t cuddle this one; it’s for a baby, you know – a human kitten?”

1158. Danica King / October 31, 2013 My faveourite cat is my aunt’s cat “Evil” she is truly NOT a people cat but hangs around anyway. Visitors to my aunt’s house who look at her and say “oh look at the cute little kitty!” will get hissed at, maybe swiped at and ran away from. LOL she’s truly funny in her anti-socialness. 😀

1159. Bobbi J / October 31, 2013 My husband is allergic so we cannot have a kitty; however, my two great-granddaughters each have kittens. I would love to make something for both of them.

1160. Christina / October 31, 2013 Meow! What a sweet giveaway! My little Daisy Mae has passed on, but we still have 3 silly kitty personalities in charge at our house. My hubby’s boy is Fritz, a great big, sweet tabby who just wants to sit in your lap. My son is proudly owned by a very handsome and nutty tuxedo named Axel, who is also the funniest and naughtiest cat I’ve ever lived with. And our daughter has claimed our Ginger Girl for her very own. Ginger appears to be along the lines of a Bengal, but she is quite a lady and very proper. They are all rescues that keep us warm on chilly nights and entertained throughout the day!

1161. Claire Helene / October 31, 2013 I have two sweet sister kitties! They just turned one and are finally blossoming into social cats. It made me sad to have scaredy cats, since my last cat was such a social man. My favorite thing about having two cats is the grooming of each other. So cute!

1162. Beth / October 31, 2013 I inherited 2 kitties, mommy and son, when my niece came to live with my husband and I. They are super squeezable and thouroughly enjoy trying to “help”me knit!

1163. Jacki Albert / October 31, 2013 We have a bakers dozen of kitties, all rescues or kids of rescues. My buddy Bunny ( Japanese Bobtail) is my knitting partner, and loves snuggling on my lap while I work on projects.

1164. chris ponak / October 31, 2013 I have two cats, one black cat named Sheba and one gray tabby named Tiger. They are both female and get along famously and love to play with my laser light. I did have an orange tabby but lost him 2 weeks ago at 19 1/2 years old. He was a mama’s cat and my nursemaid whenever I was sick. I miss him dearly as we found him at 5 weeks old. It’s hard getting back into a routine where there are only 2 cats and I miss my Max a lot.

1165. Christina / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties, Sophie, a five-month-old Tortie kitten, and Todd, an adult orange tabby, and boy, do they have completely different personalities! Even though she is younger by about seven years, Sophie is definitely the alpha cat. Everything is about her and she rules the roost! She makes it her business to get into everyone else’s business and often “helps” me and my mom with our respective knitting and sewing projects, usually by trying to eat my yarn or my mom’s pattern envelopes. Todd is completely laid back. He’s more interested is sleeping under my mom’s bed or “helping” her put her make up on in the morning! His goal everyday, however, is to keep little Sophie from terrorizing him, as she loves to chase his tail and jump on his head when he’s unsuspecting.

1166. Michelle Noble / October 31, 2013 I have a beautiful blue point Siamese cat with white boots. I would love to learn how to knit a cat like her.

1167. Deb A. / October 31, 2013 We have a senior cat, Lucy, who we adopted from our local vet. She had been abused before we got her and continues to be very skittish. She has been with us for 14 years, and we love her for who she is.

1168. chelle / October 31, 2013 We have two rescue cats and my daughter is a HUGE cat lover. I would love to knit her up a few more to add to her collection!

1169. Clair / October 31, 2013 We have two cats from the local shelter. Carl is a fun-loving furball with big fangs, big paws and a big heart and Sheila is a tiny fuss-pot who can be sat in your lap before your butt hits the seat!! She is missing half an ear from frostbite (we were told) and is always chatting to us. Carl will chew my needles and yarn while knitting, unless I use circs – Hurrah for my harmony interchangeables!!

1170. SarahD / October 31, 2013 My current kitty is Milo. He’s just 6 months old and a teenage troublemaker. He likes to steal skeins of yarn when I’m unpacking shipping boxes and run off with them, among other naughty yarn-related tricks. He’s a love, though, and is generally well behaved when napping on my lap while I’m knitting.

1171. Emily / October 31, 2013 Cilla is 10 years old and loves to cuddle and sleep under the covers. She also loves to jump up on shoulders and wrap around like a scarf. Very affectionate kitty with a wonderful personality.

1172. Christinabean / October 31, 2013 Awww!!! I love this book! We have a bengal kitty. I am not a cat person but I have to say, he is pretty special. He chose us at the breeder and wouldn’t leave us alone when we arrived to pick out a new pet. The breeder actually had to remove him from the room so we could look at all of the other cats…where he continued to cry non-stop.

1173. Stephanie / October 31, 2013 I lost both my cats this year to kidney failure. (They were 17 and 19 yrs old.) I would love to memorialize them with something knitted. They certainly contributed plenty of their hair to everything I have ever knitted up until recently. 🙂

1174. Marge McCraney / October 31, 2013 I am a cat magnet! I have several kitties that keep me company and make my life sooo fulfilling.Treasure who was a gift from a friend in California,Dazzel that does just that.Pandora who you never know what to expect she will do.Steel that is the color of my fridg and Ha Ha who makes me laugh. All fine whiskered friends.

1175. Eirraca / October 31, 2013 So cute! I would love to knit someone a cat!

1176. Virginia Hinchman / October 31, 2013 All my kitties are rescues of one sort or another, There are 3 in the sheep barn and 6 in the house. Our newesr is all black and celebrating his first Holloween today. DH was mowing the lawn is August, when he spotted a “dead blackbird” in the grass. Thank Heaven he stopped. A little 3-4 week old black kitten., starving and LOADED with fleas. Cleaned up and well fed, he has turned into a real fireball. We have named him DK Murphy after my favorite band, the Dropkick Murphys

1177. Susan / October 31, 2013 My cat Samson loves to hang out with me while I knit.

1178. Brea / October 31, 2013 I had my cat Pogo for 13 years, and last year he never came back home. He picked us out at the local pound. I say he picked us because when my mom was walking by his cage, he reached his paw through the bars and hooked her sleeve with his claw. We were sold the first time we looked at him; he was a gray cat with white socks and belly. He was a very crabby cat who didn’t like many people and would only let you pet him when he wanted and usually just on his tail lol. But I loved that cat so much. Out of my parents and brother, Pogo totally loved me the best. Occasionally he’d even sleep on my bed, he never did that to that others. I miss having a cat, especially now that I live alone in an apartment, but they don’t allow pets. Growing up, we’ve always had a cat in the house so not having a cat to go home to everyday is very different and occasionally makes me sad, but then I go over to a friend’s apt who has a cat and I love on him instead. It helps occasionally. I hope to move next summer into an apt that will let me have a kitty 🙂

1179. Kristine McRae / October 31, 2013 I have had many wonderful kitties over the years, but I will comment today about Simple Simon Says Bar Sinister, a blue point Siamese. He’s about seven years old now, and he has driven me to keep my knitting in sealed bins. Over the years, he has had great fun chewing up about five sets of bamboo dps, destroying an almost-finished alpaca lace shawl, carrying a skein of yarn (with project attached!) through the house, wrapping it around every possible table leg, chair, and even other cats, and unraveling almost finished socks. So I have to lock up my knitting? It’s okay, Simon is family.

1180. CThompson / October 31, 2013 We just recently rescued a starving kitten a couple of weeks ago. She’s a beautiful, tiny, tiger orange kitty with huge eyes. She’s joined our motley crew of two older cats and two cat lovin’ dogs. She’s not quite sure what to make of this new home yet. We’re glad to see that she’s lost the haunted, malnourished look that she had when we brought her home. If only we could settle on a name!

1181. Debby G. / October 31, 2013 I have two big, fluffy cats, Butters, a Ragdoll & Gemma, a shelter cat. They are both very helpful whenever I am trying to knit or crochet.

1182. Donita Porter / October 31, 2013 I have to knitting & crochet buddies, Ginger Ale and Geena. They keep me warm and entertained!

1183. BeckyIA / October 31, 2013 We have four indoor cats. We just adopted a kitten with eye issues. We’re hoping with the medicine we put in her eyes everyday that she will evenutally be able to see clearly. So right now, she needs a knitted companion!

1184. Paloma / October 31, 2013 I have two cats. One who goes by Turtle is 14 and cranky. The other is 3 and is Simba. He actually owns the house all I do is pay the bills.

1185. Diane Koller / October 31, 2013 I had a beautiful Persian kitty named Toshia but she started having problems whiched turned out to be kidney disease and she had to be put down. 🙁 I would love to try to knit one just like her! Thanks!

1186. LORI / October 31, 2013 HA! I thought you were going to give away a book that tells how to literally “knit my cat”… as it seems I am always knitting/crocheting one of my four cats “fur” into a project….NOT ON PURPOSE!!! Sunny and Oscar and are constant companions on my lap as I create lovely things for friends and family…wouldn’t have it any other way!

1187. Dolores Coyle / October 31, 2013 A few years ago, my husband brought home a feral cat that had been hanging around the woodshop he works in in North Philadelphia. It had taken him over two years to earn her trust enough to catch her and bring her home. Shortly after her arrival, she blessed us with the gift of Bonus kittens. Now we have Sally Bowles (the Momma) and babies, Alger His, Paw-Tux-Et, Tortellini, Little Donnie and The Bounder. Feeling lucky to have them all, but we are at a cap on cats here.

1188. Sylvestra / October 31, 2013 Most of my cats have been grey or grey tabbies. My current furry companion of 8 years is a large grey tabby that goes by Skye. He still isn’t sure if he like my 17 month old son.

1189. Carolyn Buck / October 31, 2013 I have been without a cat for about a year, but was waiting for kitten season to get a new one. The time is now! I better get on the ball and get one. I love the idea of knitting your own cat. It would be fun to spin yarn and mix in the cats fur and knit with that. ~Carolyn

1190. Debra Chewning / October 31, 2013 We now gave only 2cats, 2 of the litter disappeared years ago. Looked fir them but no trace. Siblings, Dasher lives up to his name, going nuts everyday dashing around. Smoogie is shy and reserved, Siamese calico mix. Both have very long and soft fur.

1191. Denise / October 31, 2013 I have 4 adorable cats!!! The oldest is 13 yo. They love sleeping on top of me (I feel like a wall !!) LUV kitties!

1192. Colleen / October 31, 2013 My Spike is a siamese-cross sweetheart, at least for me she is. She loves to curl up with me when I’m knitting and ‘help’.

1193. Chris Cerutti / October 31, 2013 We have nine cats that we adopted from the local animal shelter. Each has their own purrsonality, from the Queen cat to her lowly subjects. One is a cat who has feline leukemia, who rules her own separate queendom, named Raja. She is very laid back and sweet.

1194. Kathy Humann / October 31, 2013 I have hundrends of kitties! Actually I am the director of a feral and homeless cat program that works to spay, neuter, vaccinate and manage feral and homeless cats in Western Iowa. If we were to win these books, they would be offered as auction items to fund raise so we can continue our work with the kitties. Mrs. Gray is my favorite feral, who I feed every day. She has shown great strength and resilience as she continues to thrive in the outdoors! She has learned to trust me enough to allow me to pet her.

1195. Cindy / October 31, 2013 I have a grey tabby named Miss Parker. She loves to lie on my knitting while it is in progress. The bigger the project, the better. She also wanders onto my desk and blocks the computer screen. I give in when she puts her head on my shoulder and purrs in my ear.

1196. Debra J Andrews / October 31, 2013 I have a very fluffy gray tiger kitty. Her name is Kitty and she is very loving and I love her right back! She loves to get up in my lap and “knit”! She also loves to play with my yarn when I am knitting. Naughty Kitty!!

1197. Chiara / October 31, 2013 I currently have 3 cats – Smudge, Spooky and Ripley. Smudge and Spooky are both all black medium hairs and Ripley is a calico/tortie. Ripley is a very good helper with all crafty things, but she especially LOVES to help me when I knit.

1198. Beth Pitard / October 31, 2013 My kitty is Missy aka Mischief. She likes to wake me up at 2am for kitty treats so I have to lock her out of the bedroom at night now. I get extra cuddles in the morning though. We would like to enter the drawing 🙂

1199. Natalie Batt / October 31, 2013 So cute to wear! And so fun to make too, I bet! I hope I win!!

1200. Crystal / October 31, 2013 My daughter brought a kitten home a few years ago. I did not like cats at the time, but she grew on me and I eventually fell in love with her. Millie was her name. Sadly my daughter lost her this summer but she was a great life lesson for me.

1201. tinalicious / October 31, 2013 George, my polydactyl ginger LOVES to take his big paws and bat at the yarn ball, even if it means he has to jump into my project bag to do it. Gracie, his polydactyl calico sister, is a master at sneakily chewing on my yarn, only to be found out when I reach the soggy wet end!

1202. Maria / October 31, 2013 I have 6 kitties, all of them rescues. Emme is my yarn thief and I must be careful with whatever I am working on since she will try to grab it and run the first chance she gets! Everything is a game to her.

1203. Kate Gigliotti-Gordon / October 31, 2013 We have two cats, Merry and Pippin, who are sadly starving for attention ever since we had our first child two years ago. It’s even worse now that we just had our second child! If only the cats would let the toddler pet them the problem would be solved.

1204. April / October 31, 2013 I have an 15 yr. old man, Einstein. He’s not going to be with us all that much longer (end-stage kidney disease). He’s been a hoot – he’s such a cat (as in “I’ll let you know when I want love and it’s on my terms when I want it”). He earned his name – not by his smarts. For the first three months I had him as a kitten, I would open up the patio door in the morning. He would come bounding from wherever in the apartment and hit, at full tilt, the screen. Every day, without fail: “Way to go, Einstein!” and it stuck.

1205. Moira Engel / October 31, 2013 We have two of the most amazing sweet kitties ever! Tica and Jazz are the best friends of our Autistic son. He adores them and makes up adventures about them being spies or magicians. When he’s having a hard time they run to him and nuzzle. It’s the closest thing to real magic I’ve ever seen.

1206. Christine Sorenson / October 31, 2013 All I can say is – cute! Cute! Cute! I’ve never been very good at knitting with multiple colors (hard to get the tension right) but your fingerless kitten mittens inspire me to try again! Thanks for developing all these darling cat patterns!

1207. Mariah / October 31, 2013 We don’t have our own cat (yet!), but recently, my boyfriend and I went on a late-night snack run and heard a miserable yowling noise near the driveway. A poor kitty was stuck in a tree! Two friends of ours went to fetch a ladder, but before they got back, the cat–in some mysterious way–made it safely to the ground on its own. She sometimes pops over for visits!

1208. Dara Maddox / October 31, 2013 This is exactly what I want to make for my son for Christmas! I’ve been thinking about it for the last few weeks but haven’t started knitting yet.. He can’t have pets, so it was my idea to make him one that doesn’t require upkeep, or trouble from management… And, even though I’m an “old lady”, I think it would be awesome to have kitty mittens!!

1209. beth j / October 31, 2013 We don’t actually have a cat however a very friendly neighborhood cat lays on my roof or garden wall daily. He talks and purrs and is very affectionate. Just took a little getting used to since he is always looking down on us. 😉

1210. Nancy Wise / October 31, 2013 I have always loved kittens, my niece dresses her 2 up for every holiday. They are so cute–love to see her pictures.

1211. Carolyn Boutilier / October 31, 2013 My granddaughter had to give up her 2 cats when they moved into an apartment. I would love to have a kitty pattern so I can knit her a cat for Christmas that way she would have a kitty with her all the time.

1212. Carol Arena / October 31, 2013 I never used to like cats, but last year at about the same time my dog passed away, one of the neighborhood feral cats would come up to me, meow, rub my leg etc. looking for food. I started feeding her, now I have 10 or so cats in the colony who are looking for regular handouts! I am now TNR certified with the Neighborhood Cats. All because of one very outgoing cat.

1213. Angela / October 31, 2013 Make me miss having a kitty. Unfortunately, I have a son who is allergic so I fill that void by making them 😉

1214. Kathleen Barnes / October 31, 2013 I am the proud cat parent to 10 kitties. Each one is unique and brings love and joy to me. Both books are purrfect and I would love to be able to knit kitty projects from them. Thank you for the opportunity to enter this contest. Now I am off to order the kitty bags and buttons…

1215. April / October 31, 2013 I have a Persian named Valentino and he loves to knit with me. He is black and white with great big owl like eyes. His eyes light up when he sees me knitting. It would be a great day for him if I won this book.

1216. Cynthia RD / October 31, 2013 My cats always help me knit, so they would love it if I had some cat-themed knitting items! Thanks!

1217. Hannah / October 31, 2013 Three years ago my daughter adopted a street cat, which she named Janie. I wasn’t too excited about this, but my daughter is the youngest in the family and she felt deprived because she doesn’t have any younger siblings. So: Janie lives out in the yard and has had multiple litters since then. Some of the kittens came and went, not all survived, but Janie has truly become part of the family. Sometimes she brings us mice or snakes she’s caught, as a…gift? Lately I’ve been thinking I should start knitting my daughter cat things for when the inevitable happens and Janie is no more. The Sue Stratford book looks adorable…

1218. Bonnie hawksley / October 31, 2013 My Lily Cat had quite expensive taste in yarn. Now I have a zipper closed knitting bag. I would love to knit her some kitty companions!

1219. Amy Love / October 31, 2013 I have two kitties…moogie and sully. One is grey and white and one is black with vampire teeth:)

1220. Caroljean / October 31, 2013 By the way we have 2 members of the family that don’t realize that the rest of us aren’t cats and want to teach us how to catch our own food in case the shelf goes dry.

1221. angie / October 31, 2013 Our two cats love to play with my yarn balls rolling around wtih them .Then my son inherit a dog and she in turn sneaks into the room grabs my WIPS and runs with them leaving a yarn trail for me to follow . but I grown to love her too . So it be something for for all of them if I win this book.

1222. Caroljean / October 31, 2013 I just love all things with cats and to be able to knit a cat would be just the cat’s meow for a present that my grandson would love forever!! I would love to win these books. Thank you for the wonderful site and information.

1223. Sabrina / October 31, 2013 I have two crazy cats! They are siblings and were found on the side of the road, as very young kittens, their mommy had been hit by a car. We think that since they weren’t weaned, they became neurotic and slightly insane. haha. We love them, but they do make our life an adventure.

1224. Claire / October 31, 2013 I have a round-faced seal point Siamese named Digo (his full name is Indigo, but the guy downstairs where I used to live called his cat Indy, so we ended up with Digo). He’s uber-loving and I wouldn’t want it any other way. He sleeps on my head at night. He loves people and attention. He’ll even lick you to get your attention. When I go away on a trip, he smothers me with love when I get back, drooling on my shoulder and my hair. He’s lived through 4 moves across 4 states (started in California and now he lives in New Jersey). He’s seen boyfriends come and go. And he is my one constant. I just absolutely adore him to death. That is my Digo.

1225. Becky / October 31, 2013 My favorite kittie is my muffie kittie. He loves to sit in my lap and snuggle at night.

1226. Hallie Murray / October 31, 2013 My black and white kitten, Oreo, thinks he’s Superkitty. He’s constantly taking flying leaps from high places, usually landing on my head…in my sleep.

1227. Cassie / October 31, 2013 Unfortunately, I don’t have a cat, since both my fiancé and I are allergic to them 🙁 But my little sister has 2 of them, and her big fat Max is surely my favourite. He’s so chubby, fluffy, and soft! Last year I spent a few days at my sis’ place and the cats were afraid at first, but on the third night I woke up with Max laying on my belly, looking at my face with his laser eyes and constantly putting his paw on my cheek. He had adopted me! <3 I'd love to knit my own version of Max to sleep with!

1228. Souphia / October 31, 2013 Layla is the coolest cat (Yeah, I’m bragging a little). She’s a tabby tortie mix. She knows how to give high fives, likes to go on walks with us, and she comes whenever we whistle our signature whistle. I’m not entirely sure if she is a cat or a dog.

1229. Cathy / October 31, 2013 I have an old kitty, “Katie.” She loves to sleep on me when I am sleeping. She loves biting my yarn while I knit and tries to bite my needles while I knit. She loves her kitty toy, a small swatch of garter stitch tied to a long length of yarn that I can flick through the air. She does amazing gymnastic feats while playing with this toy!

1230. Amy / October 31, 2013 I am staff to 4 Siamese mixes ranging in age from a year and a half to 14. They are the joy of my life, and they love to, er, help me with my knitting. 🙂

1231. Linda / October 31, 2013 I have always loved cats. At age 9, my first pet was Polly. Little did I know that Polly was a boy. No problem, I continued to refer to him as Polly. Now I have “Grandcats”….Buddy and Sylvester and Vinnie. When I am taking care of them, I say that I am “cat sitting”. Sylvester loves to sit on my lap while I knit.

1232. Amergin / October 31, 2013 Jack caught a frog yesterday morning in my house. IN. We think the frog may have been in there a week or two….. The frog was rescued. Jack was bewildered by the turn of events.

1233. Bonnie Clarkson / October 31, 2013 I have 5 cats, 2 outside cats only, and 3 in and out door cats, so I’d have lots to choose from for the Make Your Own Cat book. They seem to prefer the yarn items to knead for a while before going to sleep on it. They don’t like the cheap, popular yarn. I use that item to keep them off the cedar chest.

1234. Barbara. Snow / October 31, 2013 I think my cat can hear the yarn when I pull it from the skein. Has to be right grabbing it or the ends if my kneedles. I put up with it because I love her so much.

1235. Angi Read / October 31, 2013 We’ve always had kitties but the one that holds the biggest piece of my heart was Fred. He was born on my birthday, the only kitten to survive and from day 1, I was HIS human. He would chase the other cats away from me, meet me as I got home from work each day and until the day he crossed over , was 18 lbs. of DLH orange tabby aggressive LOVE. It’s been almost 12 years and I still miss him!

1236. Brandi Lowe / October 31, 2013 Well, I can’t have cats because I’m allergic! But I had a cat when I was little. One of my favorite cats is a sweet boy my friend owns, who allowed my daughter to drag him around by his tail. (of course, we put a stop to it immediately!) He never hurt her even though she was very LOVING to him.

1237. Anita / October 31, 2013 I have a little black and white cat who looks remarkably like the black and white at the beginning of this post only she is polydactyl (she’s got thumbs). Her name is Itsy –my daughter (then 3) named her. She has a many layered purr which she uses to lull you into a hypnotic state wherein you lie still and let her use you as her personal chaise. And she likes a good conversation now and then. She’s a good kitty who catches any mice that may make ingress (we live in the country). And she bosses around the dogs.

1238. Beth / October 31, 2013 I have 4 cats – 2 boys and 2 girls, ranging in age from 4 to 10 and all are adorable and full of personality! The oldest and grand high pooba is Dama, then there’s the queen (just ask her) Maya, then Isabelle, all cute and nothing but fluff, and finally the moose at over 20 pounds of huge, long cat, Sullivan. They keep our lives full of entertainment, cuddles and fur!

1239. Alice Perry / October 31, 2013 I’d love these books – what a great way to pay tribute to my feline companion now (his name’s Jack) and those who have gone before him: Sam, Sara, and Zoe, oh! and I cannot forget the cat who started by feline obsession when I was in kindergarten, Kitty!

1240. Adeline Penn / October 31, 2013 I have a three legged rescue cat named Peg who amuses endlessly with her antics. Also a total love bug! She is a wonderful part of our family!

1241. Anne Van Ryzin / October 31, 2013 We don’t own two cats, they live with us. Kat was unknowingly purchased when we bought our house. She was eating from trash cans and catching grasshoppers, so she cautiously accepted food if placed on the edge of the yard. Never having had a cat, we were sure Kat was male, until she brought her four kittens to the front porch. We kept the black kitten, Noir, and caught them both for a vet trip (traumatic). Now six years later, they grace our lives with their different personalities and love for each other. They visit indoors, but their space is on the open porch with a winter heater and hand crocheted blankets. We are blessed to have been adopted by them.

1242. amy mckay / October 31, 2013 I totally need the ‘knit your cat’ book since I already have the dog edition and my cats Iggy & Uli are sooooo jealous they don’t have their own custom knitted versions of themselves! Iggy will be easy since he’s grey with a white throat and one white toe. However, Uli is more of a patchwork of grey stripes and apricot and buff spots, so that might take awhile :-). I had lots of fun knitting up tiny dogs, so I may have to buy the cat book if I’m not the lucky winner.

1243. Allison / October 31, 2013 I have 3 kitties and a dog. I would love to be able to replicate my kitties in knitting.

1244. Beth Lorensen / October 31, 2013 What an awesome giveaway! Both knitting and cats are dear to my heart. Currently we have a full house of 6 cats. They were all strays or rescues. They are Wanda, Earl Peter, Ivan, Herschel, Pollyanna, and Bean (short for Teenie Weenie Beanie). They love an opportunity to play with a ball of yarn or a handmade toy (as long as it has some catnip in it). Overall, they make our life complete and I don’t know what I would do without my house of cats!

1245. Annette / October 31, 2013 I have a Maine Coon cat who I swear is part dog and part squirrel. He is about 14 pounds and will leap and jump at a variety of objects, even at the age of 4. He provides the family with lots of enjoyment.

1246. Amber Bryant / October 31, 2013 My cat Sabin traveled 2000 miles with me across the country, became an excellent mouser, survived (barely) the introduction of a second cat to the household, and is still going strong, terrorizing the neighborhood dogs and entertaining everyone who passes by. He’s 13, and though I hope he lives many more years, he’s already had a good run!

1247. Paula / October 31, 2013 The feline that runs our house, and our dog is Rusty Kitty. A beautiful, affectionate 9 year old orange tabby, rescued when he was just 6 weeks old. He had been living under a dumpster, behind a bar. He’ll never have another rough spot in life! That was our promise and he reminds us daily.

1248. Ashley / October 31, 2013 I have two wonderful kittens who my husband and I adore! My first is Eda, who I call Fluffernutter as she is orange and white, fluffy and nutty! She is the queen of all she sees. She has been my companion for 8 years now, and her purring could move mountains! I am pregnant with our first baby, and she loves to sit by my huge belly and purr. I hope she is as pleasant when baby comes! My other kitty is Babette, who is an excellent sidekick for all sorts of adventures. She is sweet and curious, and loves cuddling with my husband and I at night. My husband did not care for cats until he met Babetter – she is great at converting people! Lately she has been having allergy issues, which makes us sad to see her so distressed. I would love a cat book to knit a cat project to honor my furr-babies before my baby comes!!!

1249. Amy Hinkelman / October 31, 2013 My cats all love to see me knit, but my most ardent cat knitting companion is Pussywillow. He is a beautiful long haired white cat with a few black spots (including a heart on his hip). He loves to sit behind my head when I knit and look over my shoulder. When he is really engaged he leans his head further and further over my shoulder until his nose a practically touching my needles (I’m nearsighted). His gaze will lock onto my work and he stares as if he is afraid that I will drop a stitch if he breaks his concentration with a blink.

1250. Stacey TaylorKane / October 31, 2013 I have two wonderful kitties (one of which is sleeping behind my shoulder, right now, purring in my ear). Mia is a Napoleon Munchkin. She’s the beautiful Queen of our household. She’s my brave “little lion” who likes to bring me toys, pens and q-tips. Loving to be carried around, she’ll give arms (like a toddler does) whenever she wants to be held. When she gets “the crazies” she’ll run into the kitchen or hallway and slide/drift across the tile, sometimes crashing into a wall. Her only weaknesses are cardboard boxes and paper bags. We say Barney is 1/4th munchkin. A birth defect caused his front, right leg to be under developed. But, his short, flipper-like foot doesn’t slow him down in the least! Barney is a clumsy little Cassanova with a purr like rolling thunder. He sleeps in the most hilarious positions and never fails to put a smile on my face.

1251. Amanda Price / October 31, 2013 When we moved into our house last year, it came with a wonky eyed outdoor cat with one ear that we named Pepper. She was skittish at first, but soon became quite lovable after deciding we were worthy. Eventually we realized she had a son hidden away. He was half grown and fully wild. We named him Jack. So Pepper and Jack became part of our family. Unfortunately Pepper disappeared earlier this year. She had been sick, so we figured she went away to where she wanted to ‘rest’ and Jack has since adopted us as his caretakers/slaves. He is still half wild and hides at sudden movements and loud noises, but likes a nice ear scratch and petting if we are quiet. We tried to bring home some friends for him, TomTom and Abby, but they disappeared after a couple of months. Either someone took them or they followed someone home. The three were inseparable, so I know Jack must miss them. He’s become more of an ankle rubber since they left us. Poor Jack. We’re just going to be a one cat family and make sure Jack knows he is loved and that we appreciate his little ‘gifts’ of moles and mice he leaves for us on the steps.

1252. Anita / October 31, 2013 Our last cat was Emmie. Such a sweet little thing and most loving. She was my daughter’s cat and always was tiny. She would sleep with our big English mastiff and was fearless. We all miss her.

1253. Ann Devine / October 31, 2013 My favorite kitty, of the many I’ve “roomed” with, has to be The Snow Baby (yes, “The”, just like Winnie The Pooh). She purred on several notes, sounding like she was humming a little tune wherever she went; she was always ready to play at the slightest hint from me; and she never weighed more than six pounds. I miss her often, and hope we can find each other on that Rainbow Bridge when my time comes. How can such a short little life fill a heart so well?

1254. Alice Moisen / October 31, 2013 I have two long-haired black kitties who are my constant companions. they are coon mixes and as such, make sure I am never alone in a room.

1255. Joleen B / October 31, 2013 It seems I always have a kitty in my life…we had a siamese named Mocha who loved to lay on top of my brothers head at night, Tom a lovely black DSH, Sylvester aka Dribbles who was black with white dribbles from his mouth, Skimble another black DSH who was brought home by my husband but quickly became my baby, and Mungo my first DLH. My current kitty is a gray Mainecoon named Griffen. He is about 10 years old and loves to curl up on my lap…especially when I am working on a project 🙂 Thanks for bringing the memories to life.

1256. Amy / October 31, 2013 I have 2 cats of my own, Keeley and Arya. I also foster cats and currently have 4 that are waiting to find their furever homes. Would love to win these books since I’m a crazy cat lady!

1257. Ama / October 31, 2013 I used to have the cutest kittens but we had to give them away because my mom has a cat allergy. I will always love them 🙂

1258. Lauren / October 31, 2013 My family recently rescued a kitten who was in a dumpster. He is a cute little black kitten, and there is disagreement on his name, but my sister calls him Cecil. Would love to win a cat book,thanks for having the giveaway!

1259. Mirja / October 31, 2013 i unfortunately can’t have cats due to severe allergies. But we have lots that live next door that we adore.

1260. Margot / October 31, 2013 Lily is my tiny, six pound, three-legged cat. She was picked up by animal control with her six kittens and had been shot twice a couple of weeks earlier as best guessed by the vet. One pellet severed the sciatic nerve, so the leg was removed. We saw her shortly after her recovery and adopted her. She is the happiest cat, loves to run, and makes us smile and laugh every day. She is the latest of a long line of precious kitties that have shared their lives with us.

1261. D'Ann / October 31, 2013 I have a 4 year old, adopted grey tabby named Kelvin. My husband and I are both scientists, so it was only fitting to name our furry friend after Lord Kelvin inventor of the absolute temperature scale, and the cat certainly believes he is the lord of at least our apartment. Kelvin is extremely social and playful, and quickly befriends anyone who comes through the front door.

1262. Beverly Roberts / October 31, 2013 I love this design! I was until recently owned by two beautiful young cats, a short-haired orange guy named Keegan and a Norwegian Forest/Tuxedo guy named Bartholomeow. My sweet wee Keegan passed over the Rainbow Bridge on October 13th. He is sorely missed.

1263. theresa calter / October 31, 2013 I always feel I must have dogs and cats to be balanced. the DLH orange tabby, TN Jed, our old man of 14, likes to sleep on the back of the couch as I knit. PigPen, the 5 yr old tuxedo cat, is the one I have to watch around the knitting. He loves what I call raw wool–yarn that has had little processing and the lanolin is very obvious. I think it has to do with the fact that my herding coach took him in when he was a sick feral kitten so he thinks sheep smell like love.

1264. Laura from beautiful West Michigan / October 31, 2013 Annie was my cat for 12 years. She was a talker and a cuddler, and would sit on the back of my chair and always put a paw on my shoulder. She’s gone now, but she was a sweet cat.

1265. Marthe / October 31, 2013 Our tortoiseshell cat lives mostly outside and when she came into our life, the kids named her “Ninja” because she blended in to the grass and leaves so well. While she is hard to see, she is anything but stealthy. She is the loudest “talker” I’ve ever had as a cat. The slightest human (or dog) movement in the yard is greeted by loud meow’s and yowl’s – I’m surprised all the mice haven’t been scared away by the noise!

1266. Barb T / October 31, 2013 My cat, Coal, and his sister, Smoke, came into my life just after I retired. They’re both long-haired and jet black and had a complete undercoat in pale grey. To begin with they were both feral and hid under my bed until I was out cold for the night. Then they came out to eat. After about 6 months Smoke began to socialize with me and became the lovey one of the two. Unfortunately, Smoke was snake bit this past spring and died from the bite. Coal went into a huge depression without her — he would sit looking at me and just howling. Gradually, he adjusted and amazingly he changed his personality. Instead, of dozing on the other side of the room from me; he’s now just beside me or on top of me and purring up a storm. I’ve been amazed at the change in him. But I love it. He’s ever so much nicer now. Amazingly neither of the two ever bothered my knitting other than to curl up next to something soft.

1267. Jessica / October 31, 2013 My cat Mittens is my friend till the end! She doesn’t care if I am knitting or sewing, as long as thread is involved she LOVES to help…

1268. pat / October 31, 2013 I’m not allowed cats where I live. But my favorite cat is “Chewie” my sister’s cat. She is named because her coloring is almost exactly like Chewbacca the Wookie’s. Her eyes are a beautiful yellow, and she’s nearly 17 years old! She love our family, but hates almost anyone else. She’ll run and hide under a bed if my parents have guests over. She once decided to get into my sewing- this was before I knit- and managed to snag her claw on a very expensive piece of linen fabric. Needless to say, I was not pleased. She does, however, love to be petted- the only times she makes any noise is when she’s demanding to be petted, then she’s very loud.

1269. Beth Rudo / October 30, 2013 I have three indoor cats: Harriet, Taylor and Tom, weights 5, 10 and 15 pounds respectively, all rescued from stray. There is a cat for every size lap. I also feed a couple of outdoor cats abandoned in my neighborhood.

1270. Minnetta Benscoter / October 30, 2013 i have a sweet boy named Kupala, we call him kup(coop) among other names such as “yarn thief”…this is my favorite name for him, and we have this game started by kup stealing a skein when i first started knitting. he can ignore yarn that i forget i have out for days, then if i am looking or nearby he will “steal” it and if i am not watching i find it in trails around the house. i always call out to him that he is indeed a yarn thief, which somehow tickles him as he comes around and loves on me. it is a silly game…but this 14 year old companion is my best friend…he has two skeins that are his alone, usually drug around the house while he “sings” to it! thanks for letting me share about my sweet boy!

1271. Bonnie / October 30, 2013 My kitty is Kit-cat. Actually, her original name was Tess, but my family hated that name, so Kit-cat. She is a lovely sandy tan colour with green eyes, and she loves snuggling. Usually she’s happy with just sitting under my knitting projects, but sometimes she says I have to pay attention to her. Enough with all that knitting. 😉 She also enjoys making computers read to her in Spanish. She made my mom’s laptop read things in Spanish, and my mom couldn’t figure it out for almost two weeks. 🙂

1272. Cherish / October 30, 2013 My fiance and I cannot own a cat in our apartment, but I do have two favorite cats in my life: one still around at my parents’ house, and one who passed in 2010. Pudder (“pud” like in “pudding”–oo sound) was my and my younger brothers’ childhood cat. He was 30 pounds of orange tabby and made of pure attitude, but he was a fiercely loyal companion. He would sit with you and talk to you for literally hours–so long as you talked to him like he was a person. My brothers and I say burying that cat in 2010 was like burying our brother-in-law all over again. Milo, my mom’s cat, is a 3-year-old beige/orange tabby, though we like to say he’s a golden lab trapped in a 13-pound cat’s body. He is THE biggest lover I’ve ever met in a cat, and so smart he’s stupid. (Milo will move small pieces of furniture to jiggle open doorknobs, but he gets himself caught on pilfered twist ties until someone comes and saves him.) He, like Pudder before him, is fiercely loyal to his people, often switching between family members to snuggle every chance he gets.

1273. Cindy Minota / October 30, 2013 I presently enjoy 8 cats who help me (UN)wind yarn and Chase wool! It would be fun to explore either of these books! Thanks!

1274. BJ King / October 30, 2013 My cat Spencer was the best cat ever. He is no longer with us, and I miss him very much.

1275. Connie K. / October 30, 2013 I have a yellow tabby named Gus who has struggled with his health since he was abandoned as a baby. He is very spoiled and has a wonderful vet who is working hard to make him healthy. I would love to make a friend for him and other kitties as gifts for my friends.

1276. Bobbie H / October 30, 2013 A friend once said that a “favorite” cat is the one sitting in your lap. My favorite was Kali, an oriental shorthair, who was black with long legs, whip thin long tail and huge ears. She loved to get into her harness and drive with me around town, she met all my friends at the door, and she chased quarters, picked them up and brought them back to me. Oh! And then there was Uma, and Percy… and Poohdy… and Ooch…

1277. Samantha Rohrich / October 30, 2013 My favorite Kitty was my neighbors cat Scooter when I was a kid. He was a grey and white kitty and he was super smart. He would always meet me down at my bus stop and then walk home with me. When we got about half way we would race and he’d run up to my house. During summers he would meet me on my back porch at dusk and jump up into my lap for cuddling. He was the best cat ever!

1278. Amber L / October 30, 2013 I have Doug my gray and white cat who is actually a female and sits on my lap trying to interfere with crafts. Then Mr Belvidere who is also a female who slinks around hating everyone and everything….especially Doug. 🙂 -a

1279. Niki Curtis / October 30, 2013 My two ‘owners’ are both long-haired which was NOT in the plan. But when I saw a free-to-good-home ad for a Persian, well, what do you do? A few years later an acquaintance was unable to keep her cat when moving, so I ‘inherited’ her DLH tortoiseshell. Now I have every colour of cat hair on all my clothes and soft furnishings, can’t sit on the couch without being sat on myself, and return home to a chorus of yowls demanding to know where I’ve been. Thankfully neither actively chase my yarn, but a WIP left on the couch is fair game to be slept on.