Somehow over the last year I have managed to acquire 2 cats and a kitten. I love them all dearly but the constant stream of dead and nearly dead animals they bring in the house is really quite trying. Having never had cats growing up I was completely unaware of this amazing wild quality they have. It seems like they choose to be with you , they choose to cuddle you and sometimes they choose to scratch you to pieces - so much emotion in an animal so small!
As ever that made me want to try to capture some of that cattiness in crochet - I haven't got very far just the head so far. It's slow progress but I want to get it just right.
I am trying to get the face shape right - the roundness of the back of the head and the delicate triangle finish on the front
It was important for me to get the nose right - This one is far too wide but I think I am getting a little closer.
I was also trying to get the eyes to sit deep within the head - I think it can look very toy like when the eyes seem to be sit on top of the creature rather than as an integral part.
This gives you a close up of the eye and also how the nose tip needs to make the bridge between the long section of the nose and the mouth.
She looks a little moody but that's cats for you!
Now just how to design the cats body! I have had several attempts already I am working on making a skeleton frame out of pipe-cleaners and padding then putting on the skin.
This realistic way of building a creature seems to be getting nearer to the result I am looking for.
