Description
Grand-mère Odette set her knitting bag on the chair for one moment, just one, to answer the telephone. When she came back, Minou had moved in. He was curled into a perfect circle on top of the half-finished scarf, one paw resting on the ball of yarn as if to say, this is mine now. She sighed, fetched another chair, and knitted around him for the rest of the afternoon.
Cat lovers will recognize this scene instantly, and knitters will laugh out loud. The plaid bag, the yarn, the cat’s utter contentment: it all comes together in a piece that would sit happily on a sewing table, a bookshelf or a windowsill where a real cat likes to sun itself. It makes a lovely gift for a knitting circle friend, a new cat owner, or anyone who has ever lost a chair to a feline. There are no scratched cushions or stray hairballs here, just pure, purring peace.
Inside and out
- A cat curled up inside a plaid bag
- A ball of yarn painted alongside
- Stands 2.5 inches tall on a 1.5 by 1 inch base
- Rochard porcelain, color applied by hand in Limoges, France
- Opens to hold a stitch marker, a charm or a tiny button
Give it with a skein of soft wool, and let the recipient decide who gets the yarn.
