{"id":239,"date":"2007-01-20T17:07:19","date_gmt":"2007-01-20T17:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twillpower.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2014-03-25T13:32:40","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T18:32:40","slug":"knitting-with-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"Knitting with Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you have one of these? A yarn kitty? Sometimes, he’s a good cat and he just wants to look<\/em> at the yarn. He watches it with an innocent expression, and he’s content to sit on my lap and purr while I knit. His eyes never leave the yarn, but he resists attacking.<\/p>\n

But other times… Other times, he’s a yarn killer.<\/p>\n

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He can snag my projects, attack them, and even try to pick them up and carry them away. And when I get mad and untangle the mess from his claws, he gives me this look. So innocent as though he’s asking, Why is this human angry with me? Aren’t I a cat? And\u00a0aren’t cats supposed attack yarn? I’m just doing my job after all.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Even of more danger than a yarn cat is the yarn dog. She’s quiet and sweet most of the time, but suddenly, all 65 pounds is pawing at you, demanding attention. One swipe of a giant paw is enough to fling both my loom and yarn across the room, but she’s so sweet and cute, and most of the time, she just gives me a look like this.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What yarn pets do you have? How do you keep them out of your yarn?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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