Isn’t he adorable? His name is Ally (with no “E”), and he is the crochet replica of my real life kitty by the same name. The real life Ally is known for his purple collar and lovey-dovey sensibility and that’s why I made a little felt heart for him.

The crochet pattern was published in Creature Crochet, a crochet book compiled by Kristen Rask. I received the book and the kit for my birthday last month and as soon as I saw the Alley Cats I knew I had to make one in black.

About last photo: Benny, another cat we have, had a litter a couple days ago and it looks like there was a stowaway! :D