The
Ray the Cat square is a collaboration between Vikki Bird
Designs, Love Knitting and Battersea Dogs and Cats home. Battersea
Dogs and Cats Home is an animal chalter that rescues animals in need
and looks after them until they can be rehomed. Every cat at
Battersea is given their own blanket to snuggle in, and when the cat
is rehomed, the blanket is sent home with the cat as a comforter. The
cat featured on the square, Ray, is a cat who found a new home
through the charity.
The
Ray the Cat square is knitted in Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran,
which is a 100% acryllic yarn, for easy care. The yarn comes in 60
colours, so you could change the markings to make your square match
your favourite feline.
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Ray the Cat isn't the only pattern produced for the project: Love Knitting have created eleven dog and cat
patterns (six crochet and five knitting), each based on a real
dog or cat that was once at Battersea, and has now been re-homed to a loving
family. All the patterns can be found here, and 100% of the pattern proceeds go directly to Battersea Dogs & Cats
Home to help find homes for even more lovely little pets.
Each of the patterns has an associated colour pack, making is extra easy to pick up everything you need in one go. The kit for Ray the Cat includes full 100g balls of each of the colours you'll need, so you'll be able to knit two squares from each kit, or you could pick up an extra ball of the background colour and knit four squares.
The patterns are available here, and can be purchased until the end of November. 100% of the pattern sales will go to the charity.
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Want to share your Ray the Cat square on social media? Use the hashtags #stitchfurbattersea and #vikkibirddesigns I can't wait to see what you come up with! Ypu can also share your projects on Love Knitting and Ravelry by creating a project page.
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All photos were taken at Battersea Cats and Dogs home and copyright remains with Battersea and Love Knitting.
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