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[kellinator]

So I'm making a cat in a bag.

Waitaminute. That sounded weird. Which was exactly what I intended. Let me explain. Once when I dragged James along to the yarn store, he found a book of crochet patterns for pets. One of these was a chenille "cat in a bag" -- a big bag for your cat to hang out in. We figured the cats would love this. So tonight I've been whipping it up. Super bulky yarn, so it's going fast.

But I made the mistake of setting it down for a minute. And apparently Katie knows exactly what it's for, because she just wandered over and curled up on top of it. And will not move so I can finish it. She's currently sitting here giving me this look like "What, bitch? I know it's for me anyway. Stop giving me that look. I'm not moving." Which is especially ironic because James wanted me to make Heidi's first. I've tried to explain to him that it doesn't matter which one is supposed to be for which one, because they don't care, and they're colorblind anyway.

For all James' claims that they're my cats, he sure doesn't act like it. He announced the other day that "you shouldn't use cheap yarn to make the kitties' bags, you should use nice yarn because they like nice yarn." I My reply to this was that I wasn't using ten-dollar-a-skein hand-wash-only yarn to make something they're just going to barf and poop on.

She hasn't even got it right. She's supposed to sit in the bag, not on the bag. Stupid kitty.

ETA: I got tired of waiting and pulled her off the bag so I could finish it. She gave me the most pissed-off meow. Now she's sitting here glaring at me. Stupid kitty.

ETA 2: She's now chewing on the yarn as I'm crocheting it. Well, at least I picked yarn they'll like. Stupid kitty.

Comments

[katyakoshka.livejournal.com]

Dude. What's the name of the book? I have two kitties who will do exactly the same thing. And a husband who'd act the same way. Plus, attempting to learn to knit and to crochet. Where do I sign?

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

The book's titled Precious Pets:
http://www.amazon.com/Precious-Pets-Leisure-Arts-4687/dp/1601400594/sr=1-1/qid=1169657596/ref=sr_1_1/102-7004067-1578554?ie=UTF8&s=books

Sadly, now that the bag is finished, Katie is just not that interested in it. Even though it's laced with catnip. Stupid kitty.

I'll be interested to hear what you think of knit vs. crochet!

[heathrow.livejournal.com]

I am laughing so hard reading this. :D

[tunskit.livejournal.com]

Sounds fun for kitties, and cute. Good luck with the project.

Oh, and cats aren't color-blind. Neither are dogs. They just see a limited range compared to us, but can distinguish colors. It would be very boring going through life in Grayscale.

[adina-atl.livejournal.com]

They can distinguish colors, but they don't pay attention to them the way we do. Blue berries vs. green berries are important to herbi/omnivores, but mice don't come in different colors (well, they do, but it probably doesn't affect the taste). A cat can be taught to press the red lever instead of the blue or green to get a treat, but it's about as hard as getting a human to press the orange-smelling lever rather than the lemon or grapefruit scented one without explaining it. We can tell the difference between the smells, but it's not the first thing we're going to notice.

Kell, if you continue to take the bag away from Katie she's going to get the idea that it's forbidden, which makes a MUCH better sleeping/playing place. "The humans don't want me on the bag? MINE!" *grin*

[lyneidas.livejournal.com]

I pissed my cat off laughing at this (not that he left the lap, mind you). Thanks.

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

That sounds like something my cats need. What book is this pattern in?

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

The book's Precious Pets:
http://www.amazon.com/Precious-Pets-Leisure-Arts-4687/dp/1601400594/sr=1-1/qid=1169657596/ref=sr_1_1/102-7004067-1578554?ie=UTF8&s=books

Word of warning, though: Now that I've finished the bag, Katie couldn't care less. Stupid kitty.

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I found a copy of it at AC Moore yesterday, and after taking a look, I decided that my darlings would probably ignore it when it was done too. They do so enjoy it when I crochet though. It is fun to sleep on the yarn skein while I try to use it, and biting the yarn as it moves is delightful in their opinion.