Valentine- Love of cats
I’ve been thinking about carving some heart shape crochet hooks to celebrate Valentine’s day.
A couple of days ago, I carved a crochet hook that is a puppy. It only seemed right to carve a hook that would be a love song to all the cats who have brought joy into my life.
So, I got out a piece of wood and a pencil, and asked one of our cats to sit still long enough for me to sketch her…..
She’d rather cuddle than model.
It took me H O U R S and hours and hours to finally get the hook to express what I was feeling….
but eventually…….. after I loosened up and let the hook tell me where it wanted to go, I finally got it!
So, here it is……. a Valentine to all the cats whom I have loved over the years………
What kind of Valentine would you make for the cats, dogs, horses, frogs, ferrets, rats, gerbils, birds, fish or other critters that you have loved and been loved by?
(Friends of ours are vegetarian, so when they found a sow bug in their house, they couldn’t kill it and it was too cold to put it outside. So, they declared it to be a roommate, and put it in a jar with some munchies. Personally, I won’t be making Valentines for bugs…….. )
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9 opinions for Valentine- Love of cats
Alliston
Jan 18, 2008 at 8:37 am
Mum, that is a gorgeous hook! I love the kitty face!
wendy penner
Jan 18, 2008 at 8:58 am
Noreen,
I want a Valentine Kitty hook. It is too sweet for words. Last year, I crocheted a heart pillow with two cats on it with their tails entwined. Unfortunately, our two cats are not that friendly. They are more like the Israelis and the Arabs. I am making one now for an older couple who will celebrate their 60th anniversary in May. They are cat lovers and the wife crochets. So it will be a purrfect gift.
Let me know about the hook.
Wendy
Noreen
Jan 18, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hey, Alli!
Thanks darlin’…. I love the kitty heart face, too!
Wish the cats loved each other….. they woke us up this morning locked in battle! eegads!
hugs
Mum
Noreen
Jan 18, 2008 at 9:46 am
Hi Wendy
Our cats are sworn enemies, too…. and it’s not fun!
The older one resents us adopting Jim’s late Mum’s Siamese, and she beats the daylights out of the ‘unwelcome addition’, whom she loathes. She loves the dogs and cuddles with them. She just hates other cats. erg.
Will chat with you about Kitty Valentine’s Hooks. I have more on the go…..
:o)
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Terri
Jan 21, 2008 at 12:44 pm
adorable!
hugs,
Terri
Noreen
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:01 pm
thank you so much, Terri!
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