Lila and Sara and Max and Sami have solved it! What good watchers we have.
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Calling all knitters and other woolly things.
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Yes indeed but I think we have to thank Pheobe n Daisy for tipping our watchers off
True!
I hate to be a party pooper with my post, but early this summer when I was knitting, the small energetic cat got hold of the yarn strand and it tangled around her neck. The more she tried to get free the tighter it became. It was a scare that I had read about but doubted it would ever happen to me.
My other cat likes to sit at my feet and once she sneekily chewed the yarn and there I was with a short end after a while wondering how I could have used up the ball so fast.
I am learning that no matter how cute the history of cats and knitting, it is hazzardous to cats!
My other cat likes to sit at my feet and once she sneekily chewed the yarn and there I was with a short end after a while wondering how I could have used up the ball so fast.
I am learning that no matter how cute the history of cats and knitting, it is hazzardous to cats!
I just posted something yesterday in our behavior Forums that I was very hesitant to post because it's such a horrible truth that happened - my dear friends cat slipped out of her house suddenly before she even got her leash on ,leapt the yard fence wearing her harness... in trying to get home hours later her harness was caught on the fence- struggling to get out of the harness to no avail - the poor darling cat choked to death
GranolaLouise
I thank God your cat survived and you're not a party pooper,,you may have just saved a kittys life with posting the truth that " it can happen to me" and in the blink of an eye....I'm personally grateful to you for sharing ,especially that I'm learning to knit and though I'm a very conscientious pet parent I've not thought much about leaving my place while knitting to stir something on the stove and forget about the yarn momentarily to start putting away dishes or something else that distracted me......Thank you,Now I won't leave that yarn for a minute
Not a party-pooper at all, yes, swallowing yarn is potentially fatal for cats - at best, when they swallow a fair length of it, you're looking at expensive surgery to get it out. That poor cat nearly being throttled is also a serious warning. I'm very glad my two don't chew it, but one can't be too careful.
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Lila one night found my project and carried it around, needles and all. I changed the storage area to a very high shelf between closed doors. We were very lucky and I am not one to press my luck.
My newest pattern find.. I am waiting for my yarn order to arrive! I think I will like this project!
https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/tonjeinoslo/947422816/20230406_113258_0_-01_medium.jpeg
It can be found on Ravelry as Cat Lady Sweater.
In searching for a cat motif sweater pattern I see that there are SO MANY factory made cat sweaters..and they remind me of those gaudy ugly Christmas sweaters too! LOL
I think this find is a bit less flamboyant than the factory made ones LOL.(and not Halloween-ish either).
A few months ago Catlover made a lovely one and I was so eager to knit a cat sweater after she showed her Finished Object!
Thanks for the inspiration,catlover, ....took me long enough, though, to get crackin' on something.
https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/tonjeinoslo/947422816/20230406_113258_0_-01_medium.jpeg
It can be found on Ravelry as Cat Lady Sweater.
In searching for a cat motif sweater pattern I see that there are SO MANY factory made cat sweaters..and they remind me of those gaudy ugly Christmas sweaters too! LOL
I think this find is a bit less flamboyant than the factory made ones LOL.(and not Halloween-ish either).
A few months ago Catlover made a lovely one and I was so eager to knit a cat sweater after she showed her Finished Object!
Thanks for the inspiration,catlover, ....took me long enough, though, to get crackin' on something.
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It's gorgeous
GranolaLouise
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OH that is gorgeous! Wish my stranded knitting skills were up to doing a design like that.
Well, I've got asymptomatic Covid, so it's whiling away the days knitting at home this week. At least help is at hand.
Oh no- I hope it passes quickly ,glad your feeling no(or minimal) symptoms though- like a cold?
Thank goodness your in good company!
Prayers for wellnes
Thank you! Had a runny nose and was mildly queasy for a while yesterday (that could just be anxiety, because Mum's got it too). Feel fine today, no symptoms at all. Fingers crossed it stays that way!Oh no- I hope it passes quickly ,glad your feeling no(or minimal) symptoms though- like a cold?
Thank goodness your in good company!
Hope you are feeling better today. Covid is making the rounds all over once again, and people are careless in going out with it ,causing it to spread. Knit, sip your beverages and keep comfy. Mom too!
Thanks - yes, I felt fine yesterday (Sunday) and this morning. Let the volunteer coordinator know I wouldn't be in today - turns out it was all drama there last week, there was a gastro outbreak! Rang the village manager to see if I can pick up my meals - he said fine, just sanitise my hands before I come in.
I'll ring the nursing home today to see how Mum's doing. They put her straight on antivirals on Friday.
Good news, I just rang and Mum is fine, no temperature, eating and drinking well and her blood sugars are good. She's probably also enjoying the chance to stay in her room for a change! This is day 4 for her, which I gather is usually the worst day. Presumably she also had a very light case, though she did have a mild fever on Friday. A relief all round!
Now to get back to knitting these cuffs ALL UNAIDED since my supurrvisors have gone back to bed, the slackers.
Now to get back to knitting these cuffs ALL UNAIDED since my supurrvisors have gone back to bed, the slackers.
Well, I couldn't resist. I rang my LYS and asked if they could toss the last ball of yarn I need out the door for me, and they did! I was masked, of course, and there was nobody near on the street. So now I can finish the jumper before I go back.
