Most of us in the U.S. (and maybe other countries) grew up seeing cute little pictures of kittens playing with balls of yarn. Yet it’s not so cute when I’m in the middle of a project and they start running away with my yarn. Alas I’ve learned to deal with this since they’re my furry children and they’re just too cute to stay mad at.

But last night they crossed the line…I like to keep my knitting projects in bags so that the yarn stays clean and I can easily transport a project if I need to do laundry. And since we don’t have cable we watch our tv shows and netflix movies online. So being lazy I also tend to keep my current project near my computer which is also a popular lounge place for my cats since they love to overheat themselves. I tell Re that she can’t sweat all her fat out but she pays no heed and always plops down on my computer. Anyway, last night they apparently thought it would be fun to play with my needles. I woke to a disaster area…My yarn was all tangled and my knitting needles seemed to cry out for help. The project itself was intact but suffering under all the cat hair stuck to it and giant dusty bunnies were clinging on for dear life. Tenderly, I started cleaning the scarf and untangling the yarn…when I saw one of my needles. The poor thing had been mauled by my jaguars and had chew marks and was splintered badly.

::Sigh:: So I suppose I have to get new knitting needles. I did get my revenge though by giving the cats their flea medication. In other news I’ve found a pattern for my mother’s scarf that I like. It will be my first cable project (those snake like patterns) and I’m thinking of using fair isle to make it red and white. Fair Isle knitting is knitting with 2 or more colors on the same row which are often used in those norwegian sweaters. I’ll be sure to post my progress