The thing that probably gave me the most smiles over the weekend during the People’s Photography event was the work on Woollycats and Nutty Squirrels by Susie Carr and the wonderful humorous images showing off her work by husband, Darren Carr.
I think this is a wonderfully sweet business idea which is an example of the best in cottage industry. In essence you can either design your own cat or send a picture of your favourite pet (dogs too) and Susie will knit a pocket sized replica for you (apparently tabby’s take longer) …
… and if you are really lucky Darren will then take one of his wonderfully funny contextual photos also.
To add to the mix both Darren and Susie are vets in their day job … Hence the title for this post – borrowed from a book and BBC TV series by James Herriot … so they can throw in a health check of your moggie in the process of knitting the replica … Susie has even managed to knit a three legged RSPCA rescue cat (called Brockie) for one owner … Susie is also trying her hand at knitting Squirrels with the aptly named nutty.ie … be careful this cute idea may well catch on; soon we’ll all be carrying our own unique pockets pets!
