i used the pattern from the mushroom sprite ( 1 2 3 ) and kinda improvised on the ears, tail, and whiskers. I also learned how to do tapestry crochet so i could get her belly right.
this was my first cat, Tina. I loved her so much. she was such a scoundrel, always getting into things and causing trouble. We have so many wonderful stories about her and how much she meant to us, including the time where stole food from the neighbor's cookout, the time when i was like 7 or 8 and startled her while wearing a ladybug headband, and the time where she got into the Christmas prime rib (which we ate anyway, bc that shit is expensive, lol).
we found her on Valentine's Day in 2002, taking shelter in our garage. I still miss her sometimes. She meant the world to me and i am so glad to have known her. I actually got a tattoo of her a few years back.