Cute Stuff for Baby Kitty.

This will be little Vincent's first Christmas with us and since Christmas is my drug of choice, naturally even the kitty has to have a stocking of his own, and presents to play with on Christmas morning. So in a rare 45 minutes without shoulder pain (I'm trying like hell to convalesce, to not move so I can get better and back to work) I stumbled upon the easiest little sewing project I've found in ages.
I love these, as I love anything that involves instant gratification.

This great little pattern came from MarthaStewart.com, naturally, because she's brilliant.

And I couln't help myself, I had to give it to Vincent straight away.

 Like I said, I'm all about the instant gratification.
First he looked at it like, "What is this? Just pet me already."
And then he realized he had gotten a present.

And he went crazy, and had a blast with his new mouse.

And he's a bad kitty and we love him for it.

So I made him another toy, this one loaded with catnip and then promptly stuffed in his stocking so that I would stop feeling guilty about my lack of patience when it comes to presents.

 This is fishy, and he's stuffed with catnip. He likes to have a good time. He's a good-time fish.