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zoeb
Warming Up
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 Posted - 06/11/2005 : 08:36:27 AM
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we got a new kitty this week--a little devil cat--all black--9 months old and as sweet and loving as can be--however he is thoroughly enjoying his new freedom--was in a cage at the shelter since April--he has been digging in plants, unrolling toilet paper and shredding it--just the usual bad cat stuff.
I haven't knitted around him because I knew it would be trouble, but last night I got out the sock I'm working on --he grabbed the yarn and bit it 2x before I wised up and put the ball inside the sock so i could knit--ok, problem solved--I thought.
When I got up this morning and made a pit stop in the bathroom I said uh oh--there were tangled strands of yarn all over the bathroom--kept going out to the living room and saw that my house had turned into a giant spiderweb--he had snatched the sock out of my knitting basket and spent all night running around with it--under, over, through--shedding needles as he went--I had just started decreasing for the toe, and it's now at the beginning of the heel flap--and 2 needles are still missing!
he is completely unrepentant--he tried to play as i began untangling--had to shut him up for a bit to get this done--he hasn'r been named yet, but high up on the list is Frogger!
here's a pic of him resting up after some devilment
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knittherapy
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 06/11/2005 : 09:11:28 AM
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Frogger's good...
What about "Bad Kitty"??!
Hopefully he'll grow out of this phase soon, for your knitting's sake! I'm sure he's soooo happy to be in a loving home, instead of a shelter cage.
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Kelly B
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 06/11/2005 : 09:22:38 AM
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"Tinker"
or "Scamp".
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Dicksie
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alliwenk
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
373 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2005 : 09:41:32 AM
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lol!
Frogger is the ONLY name...
fwiw I adopted a kitty with a similar background & in the last 6 months his yarn fascination has waned completely...perhaps young Frogger will grow bored with it as my own kitty, Hank, has.
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azknitter
Honorary Angel
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Posted - 06/11/2005 : 10:15:00 AM
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That's a cute story, and yes......he must be named Frogger!
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MomToTwo
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 07:33:50 AM
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Hank? As in - converting Works in Progress back to HANKS?
And I think Frogger is the perfect name for the new kitty, although I hope he outgrows his yarn exploits soon. He's lucky he didn't get himself tangled in the mess. When I was young we had a kitten that managed to get so ensnared in the yarn that we had to cut her out! |
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alliwenk
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 09:40:32 AM
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My own Hank was named after Henry James (yes, I was an English major in a former life :) Dh called him Hank and I only later realized the knitting connection.
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RobA
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MindfulKnitter
Gabber Extraordinaire
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 1:01:19 PM
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Zoeb, we vote for Frogger too! That story is precious and he is beautiful. Also very lucky to have such an understanding Mommy. Maybe it would help if you gave him an old sock and an old ball of yarn of his own to play with and keep your WIP safely stashed away for times when he isn't right there. If he had his own sock and his own yarn, then he could play freely with that and not bother your good stuff. Just a thought. Anyway, enjoy your precious bundle and thanks for sharing him with us.
Best wishes,
Jennifer and Patty
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denmark
Gabber Extraordinaire
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 2:03:11 PM
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I love "Frogger"!
Our brother/sister cats are "Sugar & Spice", and lo and behold...Spice ends up with diabetes at age 1 year...good thing we didn't name him "Sugar"...it would be like we had jinxed him! So, what are the chances "Frogger" will live up to his name?!
Whatever his name, he is precious!
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RoseByAny
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 2:11:21 PM
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Originally posted by zoeb
he is completely unrepentant
So what you're saying is, he's a cat. 
I like Frogger, but let's hope it's not self-fulfilling to any degree. We don't want him to continue ripping out your knitting, but we also don't want him to bring you real frogs! (we had a cat who did that regularly, and she always at the legs first)
"Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable."
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blazfglori
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 2:46:13 PM
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Awww!
What a beautiful kitty!
We also have a black kitty, but she has a splotch of white on her chest as well. :)
~Lori
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paper tiger
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 5:14:36 PM
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My cats are two and a half, and their yarn fetish has slowed a little but not vanished. Every once in a while I'll realize I forgot to put a ball awa and they've left ot alone, but much more frequently I'll realize I forgot to put the yarn away when I find it around, over, and through all my furniture. (They eat rubber bands and like to chew on the cords of my circs, too...) I like yarn that comes in non-rolling arrangements for this reason -- if it isn;t fun to chase, they leave it alone.
I don't bring rubber bands home any more. Still haven't found a way to preserve the circs...
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Gelliott
Seriously Hooked
USA
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 9:09:20 PM
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Zoeb, your cat looks just like my Balthazar. When Zarli was a kitten, he used to chew on the cuffs of any wool sweater I was wearing. Cotton and synthetics did not interest him. Maybe wool has some attraction for cats.... He mostly grew out of it, so maybe your knitting will be safe in a few months' time.
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mamid
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Posted - 06/12/2005 : 10:30:35 PM
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How about Clue?
Cause a dropped clue would cause knitters all sorts of troubles in the old days.
(Clue = the bag or pouch one's knitting was carried in on one's belt)
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knitbugg
Chatty Knitter
USA
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Posted - 06/13/2005 : 07:52:39 AM
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I vote for Frogger. I have two black cats myself ( and two torties) and none of them have outgrown their yarn attraction. They are especially fond of mohair (which is also especially hard to untangle!) and there have been many mornings where I have come downstairs to find a cobweb of yarn. They seem to have a sixth sense about where I hide it. They will bite the plastic baggies! In fact, I lost my very first completed project (a mohair, eyelash wrap) to the kitties...it is now the kitty blanket. They will lay on it even if it is soaking wet. :)
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alliwenk
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 06/13/2005 : 08:30:17 AM
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Originally posted by Gelliott
When Zarli was a kitten, he used to chew on the cuffs of any wool sweater I was wearing. Cotton and synthetics did not interest him. Maybe wool has some attraction for cats....
One of my cat care books claims that wool is an attractant for some cats & had a very unpleasant story about a cat dying from ingesting wool yarn...apparently it can block their digestion if enough is eaten. After reading that I was a little more careful about Hank not having access to yarn unless I was present.
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zoeb
Warming Up
95 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2005 : 08:48:03 AM
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well--he's not Frogger--I was the only one (other than you guys) who liked that--he's Rudy--Rudy Kazootie GD Kitty Cat is his full name--it just popped into my head yesterday and it works--he answers to it.
alliwenk said--
wool is an attractant for some cats
yeah, Siamese are especially prone to wool love--I had the hem eaten off of a brand new sweater dress I had laid out on the bed to admire a few years ago--my cats never had any ill effects--just a lot of bulk in their poop!
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My own Hank was named after Henry James (yes, I was an English major in a former life :) Dh called him Hank and I only later realized the knitting connection.
I also had a HJ inspired cat--Daisy Miller--it turned out that she was a fierce and determined hunter--my nephew called her the most mis-named cat ever--should have been Attilla.
well, some of you say he'll outgrow the fetish, others not--if not I'll adjust--it's like raising kids--they train you, not the other way around!
mamid said-
(Clue = the bag or pouch one's knitting was carried in on one's belt)
thanks for that--I love learning a new archaic term!
thanks, too for sharing your kitty stories--I wonder if knitters tend to be cat lovers? |
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RoseByAny
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Posted - 06/13/2005 : 09:07:12 AM
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We've had many polls about that, and it's actually not all that overwhelming a majority - you can check past polls to see!
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Parrot Girl
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Posted - 06/13/2005 : 10:16:29 AM
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He's just gorgeous--and so oblivious to the damage he's done!
I think Rudy is a nice name. You would constantly have to explain to people that no, he's not named after Frogger the game.
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