Cat Bordhi

Cat Bordhi (1951-2020) was an American author, accomplished knitter, teacher, and designer. Born Kathryn Anne Elizabeth Gardiner on March 2, 1951, in San Francisco, Bordhi was raised by adoptive parents after her mother died of cancer and her father died by suicide. She attended the University of Santa Barbara and graduated with a degree in Russian literature and language. She married Louis Bordi in 1981; they divorced in 1985, and she changed the spelling of her name to Catherine and then Cat a…