Obstacle Knitting
So I decided that it would be a good idea if I did something constructive with my hands while I was listening to audiobooks. Right now, I’m listening to “Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett, which is something like 975 pages, or 41 hours long. Of course, knitting came to mind.
I tried knitting a few times over my life. God’s cruel joke was to make me left-handed, and make every other female member of my family right-handed, effectively removing any ability for them to teach me with my favored hand. So I decided to give right-handed knitting one more shot, and to reacquaint myself with it by watching youtube videos. Better living through technology.
The kittens were more delighted with this decision than I ever could have anticipated. Not only is there the potential that I will knit them silly little toys and snugglythings, but also the potential to turn every hobby of mine into a full-contact sport. So knitting quickly devolved into something that resembles all the obstacle golf they played in “Brave New World.” Except with kittens… that pull on the yarn… and chew on the yarn…. and chew on the needles… and chew on the knitter.
Now whenever I go and sit on the bed, they follow me into the bedroom with their little drug-addict saucepan eyes and their inquisitive prowl, ready to strike as soon as the needles begin to twitter and the yarn to dance. They’ve perfected their attack formation in short order; Jaws is in charge of stealing/knotting/chewing the yarn itself, while Indie gnaws on the ends of the needles and attempts to pull them out of my hand. They are persistent and cunning, and this will be my excuse when my very first scarf comes out looking like something from the set of Les Miserables.
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I heard a rumor that there might be video of these kittens launching their coordinated attacks on your knitting ventures….is there any truth to this rumor?