This winter we lost our dear gray kitty. He’d been with Guy for years, and with Guy’s sister for a long time before that. He was rumored to have been around when the pyramids were built in Egypt. He was the most talkative (and opinionated) cat I’ve ever known. He’d talk to you all day long about anything at all. He was declawed and only had two teeth, but he could still bring down a bird when he felt like it.
He was also a great knitting companion. He’d curl up in my lap, completely oblivious to the yarn whizzing by. He never tried to play with it or catch it. The only time he really acknowledged the yarn was when, sometimes, it would flick his ear with each stitch. Flick, flick, flick. At that point I’d get a dirty look, but I’d just reposition the yarn ball and we’d both be fine.
There wasn’t a lot we could do for him at the end of his life. He suffered from renal failure, which is how many kitties go. It seemed miserable and undignified, and he definitely deserved better.
I wanted to knit him something, just a little token of love and appreciation for the hours he spent knitting with me. I’ve had this cotton cashmere in my stash for a year and a half, and I found the pattern for a toy mouse in the Stitch ‘n Bitch Nation’s Catwarming Set (the errata helped, too). I hope it brought Smotie a little bit of comfort in his last days.
- March 19, 2008
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That is so extra sweet. Poor old Smotie. We’ll tip a bag of Tender Vittles to him.
Poor, poor Smotie. I never knew ye but I know Ms. Good Stitch put a lot of heart into the mouse.