Helen’s Casa di Gata

Sun, Sep 5, 2010

Beds & Loungers

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Moderncat reader Helen was inspired by the German cat caves, Katzenhohle, that I posted back in May, and she decided to try her hand at creating some of her own. Here are the results and I think she did a wonderful job! Helen’s Casa di Gata (Italian for House of Cat), as she calls them, are made from 100% pure wool. Helen first crochets, then decorates, and finally felts and stiffens each casa. No two casas are the same.

These three designs were made for Helen’s clients. Each one is very unique! Helen is located in Melbourne, Australia. Casas range from $180 to $260 AUD (that’s about $160 to $232 USD) plus shipping, which could get a bit pricey for overseas orders. For more information or to contact Helen about having your own custom casa made, please visit Helen’s website.

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    13 Responses to “Helen’s Casa di Gata”

    1. 1
      blanket
      September 5th, 2010 at 7:56 am

      Stunning!

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      jmuhj
      September 5th, 2010 at 11:09 am

      WOW. The Casas del Gatta are bellisima! (Apologies for any bad Italian.) Especially love the tall pointy one in the first group. If we ever get wealthy, consider yourself commissioned, Helen ;)

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      Teresa Ann
      September 5th, 2010 at 11:18 am

      Awesome work Helen !

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      skibbie
      September 5th, 2010 at 1:20 pm

      very whimsical :)

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      siouxz
      September 5th, 2010 at 4:20 pm

      Those are sweet,I have been making some similar.

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      diane beer
      September 5th, 2010 at 8:34 pm

      Superb Kitty Caves…wonderful designs…creatively intelligent and quite quite unique
      congratulations Helen – makes me want to get a kitty Kat.
      diane

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      shenn
      September 6th, 2010 at 1:08 am

      These are looking warm and comfortable.

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      MARTA
      September 6th, 2010 at 3:44 am

      Simply lovely!!!

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      DeKa
      September 6th, 2010 at 12:12 pm

      Cat Houses! Wow, Fabulous, Adorable…

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      Vale
      September 6th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

      That’s wonderful! I must ask my mother to do it for my cats!

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      Nina
      September 6th, 2010 at 2:18 pm

      Beautiful! I bet the kitties love them. :)

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      Terrie
      September 7th, 2010 at 10:24 am

      Great work, Helen!! These are adorable :)

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      an
      September 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am

      These are adorable! I have a cat that likes the cold, but a kitten that likes to be warm, this would be perfect for her to curl up in while the cat & I enjoy sleeping with the window open on chilly evenings.


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