# Gifts for cat people

URL: https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/ideas/gifts-for-cat-people/
Updated: 2026-10-23

Cat people are hard to shop for and easy to please, as long as the gift has their cat on it.

**Short answer:** Get them something made from a photo of their actual cat: the cat in a crown repeated over a fleece blanket, its face knitted into a holiday sweater, the cat canonized as a saint, or hidden in a jigsaw crowd. All of these work from one phone photo.

## The picks

1. [Good Boy Wallpaper](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/goodboy/) (Throw, bandana, socks, all-over tee): The name says boy, but cats work. Their cat in a crown or a space helmet, repeated over a fleece blanket, with a royal decree along the bottom.
2. [Ugly Sweater](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/sweater/) (Knit sweater, pet sweater, beanie): The cat's face knitted into a holiday sweater. With four yarns for the whole sweater, tabby stripes become a few bold bands.
3. [Saint Mode](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/saint/) (Fanny pack): The cat canonized with a halo and a legend of its miracles, repeated over socks or a fanny pack.
4. [Find Dave](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/puzzle/) (Jigsaw puzzle): The cat hidden in a crowd of hundreds on a jigsaw, for whoever claims they'd spot it anywhere.
5. [Big Head](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/bighead/) (Shaped pillow): The cat's head, huge, as a pillow cut to its outline, ears and all.
6. [Courtroom Sketch](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/court/) (Framed print): A framed courtroom sketch of a cat on trial for their cat's worst crime, with their cat's name on the caption. The drawn cat is a stand-in drawn from your description.

## Getting a photo of a cat that won't sit still

You don't need a portrait. The phone cut-out has been tested on a tabby on a busy kitchen counter and on a tuxedo cat. Pick a photo with both ears showing, because the sites find the head from where the ears meet. Props like a crown can be dragged into place if they land wrong.

The photo stays on your phone until an order is placed. Then it's checked by Google's AI (no famous people, nothing explicit) and kept privately so it can be printed.

## For the cat with a record

If the cat is famous in the family for its crimes, [Courtroom Sketch](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/court/) puts it on trial. You name the cat and type the charge (the glass pushed off the table while making eye contact), and the court writes a case number, a ruling and a verdict, then sketches a cat on the stand in a tiny suit. That cat is a generic cat drawn from your description; the court never sees a photo. Their cat's name prints on the caption.

## Questions people ask

### Does Good Boy Wallpaper work for cats?

Yes, any pet works. Its cut-out has been tested on cats, including a tabby and a tuxedo cat.

### Does the courtroom sketch look like their cat?

No. The sketch is drawn from the charge and a description, so it shows a generic cat in a tiny suit. Their cat's name prints on the caption.

### How much detail survives on a knitted cat?

The ears and the outline of the head come through. Fine fur patterns get simplified, since the whole sweater uses four yarns.

## Or just make one

- [Good Boy Wallpaper](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/goodboy/): Your pet, dressed up and repeated all over a blanket, socks or a tee.
- [Ugly Sweater](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/sweater/): Your pet's face, knitted into a holiday sweater.
- [Saint Mode](https://madeupmerch.jackmccarthy020.workers.dev/saint/): Turn a friend into a saint, halo and all.