Cross Stitch with Cattitude: 20 pawsome designs

By Emma Congdon

The cats have spoken...

If you humans insist on doing your stitchy hobby rather than give us your full attention, the very least you could do is make it about us cats. A book in our honour might suffice.

Luckily for you Cross stitch with Cattitude is here, a book packed with 20 fresh, sassy and snarky designs celebrating us feisty felines and all of our delightful(!) quirks, and all from best-selling cross stitch designer and bonafide cat lady, Emma Congdon.

Cat approved sentiments include: I Hate You the Least; You Work, I Watch and Judge; Feed Me and Tell Me I'm Pretty; How About No; Show Me Your Kitties; Boys Whatever, Cats Forever; Hiss Off; and many more.

Easy-to-follow full-colour charts, step-by-step instructions on all the techniques, and a gifty package make this the ideal (dare we say, purrfect?) book for beginners upwards as well as anyone fortunate enough to be owned by one of us cats.

Meow.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Release date: Oct 31, 2023
• ISBN: 9781446311943

Emma Congdon

Emma is a multidisciplinary designer based in London. Her cross stitch designs are featured extensively in magazines in the US and UK such as Cross Stitcher, World of Cross Stitch and Cross Stitch Crazy. Alongside her commission based work she also owns and runs her own cross stitch design business, Stitchrovia.

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Cover: Cross Stitch with Cattitude by Emma Congdon

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Tools and Materials

I Hate You the Least

Here for the Cats…

How About No

Cat Hair is My Glitter

Purr-sonalities

I’m a Normal Cat Lady…

Feed Me and Tell Me I’m Pretty

Hiss Off

I’m Not Always Sarcastic…

I’m Sorry I Can’t…

You Work, I Watch & Judge

The Cats Have Been Fed…

Boys Whatever, Cats Forever

Caution: Cats at Work

I Will Destroy Everything You Love

I Do What I Want

I Will Not Be Ignored

I’m Not Antisocial…

Meow

Show Me Your Kitties

Techniques

Conversion Chart

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Welcome to Cross Stitch with Cattitude

– the cross stitch equivalent of a bowl of cream for owners and admirers of feisty felines everywhere – inspired by my own beloved and infuriating cats, past and present.

If you have a well behaved, loving and cooperative cat that causes zero bother please proceed no further. This book is not for you. If however, you have a demon that screams for food at four o’clock in the morning, won’t let you use the toilet alone, and gets stuck in furniture, this might be the book you’ve been waiting for.

Proceed with caution… and kibble.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

FABRIC

When it comes to fabric there are so many options, but Aida is a great choice. The pre-woven holes make stitching a breeze. I’m all about enjoyment when it comes to stitching and, as much as I appreciate the neatness of Jobelan or Hardanger,