I have had this picture for over a week, but I figured it best to just go ahead and get it out of the way. This being a knitting blog, and me owning an undisclosed number of cats and all, you know it was bound to happen sooner or later. I thought it best to go ahead and post the mandatory "kitty pic on the knitting blog" photo so I could get back to my random rambling.
This is Butters, he is overweight, overstimulated, spoiled, and quite entertaining actually. He is also known as "Butter Bean", "Beanie Weenie", "Beans", "Beaner", and occasionally "Big Fat Beaner". If you ask me I raised one smart cat to keep up with all of his nicknames, especially with new ones being added weekly. I read somewhere once that owning a cat or dog can lower your bloodpressure. I am not only baffled as to how I can have HIGH blood pressure, but actually how my BP isn't too low to even register. I am a rescuer, believe it or not I have rehomed at least twice as many as I currently play slave to. No really, I have.
And in conclusion, I'd like to add one little comment: The cats have nothing to do with the knitting, and the knitting has nothing to do with the cats. I swear. Not once did the thought cross my mind of "I have cats, I must knit". Still not sure of the correlation between the two. If either (as in all two) of you that read my blog know the reason the two are grouped together, could you please enlighten me? If you want to know my opinion, they don't compliment each other at all. The cats bite the yarn, attack the yarn, feed the yarn through their teeth so it is all wet and spitty. (is spitty even a word?!) Then they proceed to get hair all over my finished knitted goodies. None of this entertains me in the least.
Well now that we have that out of the way...I return you to my regularly scheduled random, boring, knitting blog.
8 comments:
Love the kitty... he looks like mine.
ps: there is a pic on my blog
I have no idea why cats and knitters go together so well... but they really seem to, don't they? I don't have cats and my knitting isn't very successful since my sister moved out with hers. I have to say that, rationally, that should have more to do with fact that my sis was my knitting buddy, or that I had a baby very shortly afterward, but (x-files music) maybe the strange truth is that the lack of cat dander in my ENT has killed my yarny mojo. *gasp* That's it! Knitting addiction is an allergic reaction!
That's okay, we have a mini farm which includes 7 cats and 3 dogs, well 4 if you count my neighbors dog who spends 75% of his life here :)
Your blog reminds me of an online scrapbook and journal, all in one. And, I agree the cat has nothing to do with knitting and the knitting ahs nothing to do with the cat - unless they intersect at the yarn. From one newbie knitter to another, I think it is great.
Super cute photo!
I saw your avatar on ravelry and just had to check out your blog.
I'm not new to knitting but still have a lot to learn.
The visual of a cat playing with a ball of yarn is pretty classic, even though my cat just likes to sit on top of my knitting. I think cats and knitting both hold a certain amount of mystery, including the mystery of their connection.
Yeah for the kitties! :-)
Happy Birthday!
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From the RAV Train.
Wandered over from ravelry...
I have to say that is one of the cutest pictures I have seen in a while...
Henry will do that with my hooks if I am not careful. That, or sleep on all of the yarn....
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