Fall Cat Sweatshirt: Five Embroidered Black Kittens Playing in Autumn Leaves

This fall cat sweatshirt puts a row of five black kittens across the chest, each one busy with the leaves drifting around it. Red, orange and yellow maple and oak leaves fall between them, and every kitten has round golden eyes that catch the light against the black stitching. It is a ready-made design: choose the color and size, add a name on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. Every stitch is 100% real embroidery, stitched into the fabric rather than printed.

What is on the fall cat sweatshirt?

The fall cat sweatshirt has 3 parts:

• The kittens: five black kittens in a row across the center of the chest, filled with dense black stitching and finished with golden eyes.
• The leaves: small red, orange and yellow autumn leaves falling between the kittens.
• The sleeve (optional): a name, initials or short word and an icon from the font and icon chart, in the font and thread color you choose, on the left or right sleeve.

What are the five kittens doing?

Reading from left to right, the first kitten stands up on its back legs and reaches for a yellow leaf, the second crouches low with its tail up, ready to pounce, the third sits upright hugging a red leaf, the fourth sits and lifts a paw toward a falling red leaf, and the fifth stretches out flat to bat a yellow leaf on the ground. Together they look like a litter of black kittens playing in a pile of leaves on a crisp afternoon.

Which sweatshirt color shows the kittens best?

Pick a color in the options above and the photos switch to it, so you can see the kittens on that color before you order. The black kittens stand out most on light and mid-tone colors, where every ear, tail and paw reads sharply. On the darkest colors the kittens blend into the fabric for a subtle tone-on-tone look, and the bright leaves and golden eyes carry the design.

Is it an autumn cat sweatshirt for the whole season?

Yes. There are no pumpkins, ghosts or words on it, so this autumn cat sweatshirt is easy to wear from the first cool morning in September through Thanksgiving. Black kittens also suit October, so it works for a low-key Halloween outfit, and it stays cozy for coffee runs, pumpkin patch days and quiet evenings at home with your own cat.

How do you order your sweatshirt?

To order your sweatshirt, follow 4 steps:

• Choose the sweatshirt color and size in the options above.
• Choose whether to add sleeve embroidery.
• If you add it, type the name or initials, then pick the icon, font, thread color and sleeve.
• Add it to your cart; we email a free design proof before we stitch.

How do you add a name on the sleeve?

Sleeve embroidery is optional and goes on one sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as your cat’s name, and pick an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected because it reads best on dark sweatshirts; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a good gift for a cat mom?

Yes. It suits a cat mom or dad, anyone with a houseful of black cats, a foster who has raised a litter of kittens, or a friend who counts the days until fall. Add the cats’ names on the sleeve to make it theirs, and find more designs in our black cat sweatshirts.

Is there a hoodie or T-shirt version?

No. This design comes only on the crewneck sweatshirt, so the color and size options above are all for that sweatshirt.

What happens after you order?

We email you a free digital design proof, and you can ask for unlimited edits. Once you approve it, we embroider your sweatshirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page. For a birthday or a holiday, order at least two weeks ahead.

Which size should you choose?

Each piece is made to order, so it is not eligible for size exchanges. Open the size guide on this page and compare the measurements with a sweatshirt you already own before you order; size up for a roomy, oversized look.

How should you wash an embroidered sweatshirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and flat, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the sweatshirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold with similar colors.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Are the kittens printed or embroidered?

They are embroidered. Each kitten is filled with dense black stitches and each leaf is stitched in its own color, so the design has a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

How is it different from the black cat fall sweatshirt?

Our black cat fall sweatshirt has three larger black cats pouncing and leaping through the leaves. This one has five smaller kittens in a longer row. Choose by how many cats share your home, or by the look you like best.

Can the kittens look like my own cats?

These kittens are a ready-made design. To stitch your own cat’s face from a photo, choose the embroidered cat sweatshirt, and see more cat designs in our cat sweatshirts.