Ooh I used to knit lots, anything and everything, since my childhood. But not so much since I got internet and stopped watching TV/renting movies like I used to do before the interwebs stole my soul, I'm afraid. Trying to knit in the presence of four cats is... interesting, though.
Last thing I bought was two cat scratching boards online today. Takes my cat herd about 6 months to rip them to shreds, but that's their favourite kind of scratching post and for some reason they're getting hard to find in local pet shops.
I enjoy it. It is a very soothing process. However it is taking me away from cosplaying, which is bad because I have a con right after New Year's. Good news on that though is that I only have two jackets to do and ey don't take too long to finish.
I am looking forward to being able to knit sweaters and other things. I can never find a sweater I want at a reasonable quality or price
I have a lot of knitting books and patterns, mostly from Kim Hargreaves and Rowan. If you're interested - now or at any later date - just let me know and I'd tell you what books I've got and scan patterns for you. Rowan yarns are quite expensive (but gorgeous) but you can always substitute cheaper alternatives.
I second the knitting in the presence of cats thing. It is an exercise in both vigilance and irritation.
My cats like those boards too and my last purchases we cat related, two new covered litter trays and a drinking fountain, because I am sick of getting up to turn the tap on for them!
Leo (who else?) hunts down balls of wool by smell, even if they're stored away in bags, cupboards, wardrobes etc. When he finds them, he doesn't just steal one, he carries off and stashes in his various hiding places around the flat all he can get away with. Only then do he and the others start playing with the wool. I've come home at times to find my wool wrapped around every room and every piece of furniture in my place. Not only that, I always knit with circular needles, and they steal those too...
I'm wondering if those scratching boards are discontinued or something - can't believe I had to order them from a pet shop in Plymouth. My cats already have two covered litter trays here, due to some of their habit of 'guarding' the litter tray when they know other cats want to use it. They don't have a drinking fountain (yet) but, yes, I've noticed how much better tapwater seems taste to cats when it comes either straight from the tap or in MY glass rather than in their own water dishes.
Last thing I bought was two cat scratching boards online today. Takes my cat herd about 6 months to rip them to shreds, but that's their favourite kind of scratching post and for some reason they're getting hard to find in local pet shops.
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I am looking forward to being able to knit sweaters and other things. I can never find a sweater I want at a reasonable quality or price
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My cats like those boards too and my last purchases we cat related, two new covered litter trays and a drinking fountain, because I am sick of getting up to turn the tap on for them!
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I'm wondering if those scratching boards are discontinued or something - can't believe I had to order them from a pet shop in Plymouth. My cats already have two covered litter trays here, due to some of their habit of 'guarding' the litter tray when they know other cats want to use it. They don't have a drinking fountain (yet) but, yes, I've noticed how much better tapwater seems taste to cats when it comes either straight from the tap or in MY glass rather than in their own water dishes.
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