編む日々と猫 | しっぽをつくれるブックマーク

This bookmark is a collaboration product with paper massege. There is a hole at the bottom of the bookmark, so you can insert your favorite yarn through the hole. The same illustration is printed on both sides. It is a large size, perfect for knitting books.

The illustration depicts three brother and sister cats that were suddenly brought to my balcony by their mother cat. They were only 3-month-old kittens when they were brought in, and they always cuddled up to each other, learned social skills among the older cats, and safely became adult cats in the spring of 2024, around the time when these goods were produced. Although they had some congenital diseases such as Mafu's epilepsy and Mugi's intestinal deformity, the kittens were mischievous, cheerful, and loved to play pranks. Watching them grow up was like knitting an elaborate shawl, a little bit bigger and more difficult to knit, day after day, unlike living with adult cats.

For this collaboration, we were told to use cats as a motif, and we asked the artist to draw these three siblings. The three kittens fit perfectly with the theme of “knitting days and cats. They were drawn by Junko Okubo of paper massege. We would be happy if these three adorable kittens could bring you comfort for a moment. (Umemoto)

Size: Kinari (H88 x W60), Kintaro (H73 x W80), Muff (H70 x W130), Chiro (H80 x W113), Mugi (H100 x W60)

Material: Paper (Yarn is not included. Please use your own yarn to make cute tails)

Cats

Kinari: A cat that lives on the second floor of amuhibi. She loves customers who come to her class and always has someone to hold her. She likes to scoop water with her hands and drink it.

Kintaro: We rescued him the same day as Kinari. He has never lived with people, and although he follows me around, he does not like to be petted. Immediately after I protected him, he was so violent that even at the hospital, no one could touch him. I was so impressed by the way the doctors frantically peeked between his legs to check if he was neutered or not that I named him Kintaro.

Muff: Born in the spring of 2023, Muff is the youngest of three siblings and the only longhair. Because of his congenital epilepsy and urolithiasis, he and his siblings were kept by the Umemoto family. All movements are slow. We named him Muff because only the area around his neck is white like he is wearing a scarf.

Chiro: He loves his sister so much that when she has a seizure, he flies to her no matter where she is. Chiro grooms his sister's fur and gives away her toys, and teaches me about love every day.

Mugi: He was sheltered the latest compared to his other siblings. Perhaps because he knows the pain of hunger, he eats more and faster than anyone else. We felt sorry for him and felt sorry for restricting his diet, so he grew up to be the biggest cat in our house.

About paper message

paper message is a cute paper goods store owned by a printing company in Kochi Prefecture. They opened their store in Kochi in 2009 in order to share the fun and possibilities of paper and printing with as many customers as possible. Currently, the company has stores in Kichijoji, Tokyo, and Osaka City, and offers a variety of paper-related services, including the sale of original products and printing orders. Currently, we are also focusing on the production and sale of original products by our exclusive illustrator and proposals for wedding paper items. All products in the store are original, and the number of products currently stands at 5,000.