Walsall Wonderland

Yeah, my boy-cat did it again, and in the process has made me one very stressed little bunny…

My boy-cat, a very cute, lovable, affectionate, friendly, creature, has a nasty habit of peeing on anything on the floor, and some things not on the floor. This includes but is not limited to the following items. Shoes. Bags. Paper. Bath mats. Kitchen bench – just once, thankfully. Toilet – yeah, in the toilet, so cute! Bathroom basin – this I actually don’t mind, I just spray it down with disinfectant every day and we’re set, and no stinky litter box.

If the door to the bathroom isn’t open, then this cat will usually scratch on the front door to be let out to pee outside – always in the neighbours garden, too – or scratch on the bathroom door. We have to keep the door shut, generally, because there is this very odd set up with the bathroom window where the window pane doesn’t reach quite to the top of the casement, in an effort, we have supposed, to allow steam to escape from the shower. Judging by the peeling paint on the ceiling, this hasn’t really worked all that well.

I mentioned that he pees on paper, this lead him one day to pee on the pattern I have for my little capelettes that I make. This is a free pattern that you download and print off, then sticky tape together. This is a really annoying process, that I recently just finished going through for the second time. Now, I had the pattern pieces laid out on the floor because I was pinning and cutting from the fabric last night. I don’t have a large enough table so I use a big floor rug. It’s the best method I’ve come up with, so far. He just peed on them… so… okay, my fault, I have to admit, but goodness how frustrating!

This time, though, I’m going to pay to have the pieces printed on a large-format printer – I can have this done at the University I attend for a small fee – and I won’t be leaving them on the floor! I’ve learned! Finally!

The pattern for this post has to be humorous to suit my chagrin at this entire situation of my boy-cat and his pee-ful ways. It also has to be kitty-oriented. So here’s two. My knitting pattern is this kitty beret, because if he pees on my stuff one more time, I’m going to make him wear it. The other pattern is one is one that is actually for crochet, but it’s cute and in keeping with the topic at hand. POOP!