Walsall Wonderland

There is a cat that is regularly featured on Cute Overload that my fiancé and I think is perhaps the cutest cat around.

This cat is named Maru (which is the Japanese word for circle or round, very apt for this cat) and he has some pretty exceptional proportions. His head is nigh-on a perfect sphere, which is just right for cats. He is slightly fat, which is also just right for cats, and he seems to love to play. If you’re familiar with Maru, it is probably for his box-sliding. He seems to enjoy racing at boxes, then sliding them and himself across the floor. He has his own YouTube channel here, too.

As I said, he’s often on Cute Overload, and it was there that I found his website. It is a very pretty site, actually, and pretty easy to navigate in spite of being in Japanese. Keep an eye out for the loading icon in the top right corner, pretty cute! I would love a set of those awesome Japanese style gifs and emoticons, but can never find a really good lot.

Here’s a link to the website, where all of Maru’s pictures and videos seem to be shown. I love that the captions to the pictures are shown in English too, especially because it has this sort of Engrish flavour to it, sort of translated by Babel Fish sort of thing. Very funny!

Now for a knitting pattern! I’m a bit under the weather right now, fighting off a cold, I believe, so I think something a little snuggly is in order. I saw this Bonfire Briar pattern and instantly liked the cables and leaves. I love the thought of a pattern being called a ‘hug’. I would love to make my fiancé something called a hug, I think it’s a lovely idea.