Hi. I’m Hannah.
The Mother of Cats and I have been knitting and knitting and knitting. She worked on this shawl called Tabby Road for days, and then she said she was worn out and took a break to make a… chicken. I know. It doesn’t make any sense to me either, but she said that she wanted to get something done for a friend, and that at least it would be finished in just a few days. Anyway, here is the chicken.
It’s okay, I guess. The Mother of Cats won’t let me play with it, and she already put it into the car to deliver to her friend. Fabulous. If it goes away, it is like it never happened, right? I spent a WHOLE WEEK helping her with this fowl, and now it is gone. While I’m talking about things that have gone missing, let me mention what happened to the knitted cats!
There was a moth in the house. I tried to tell the Mother of Cats that it came with the bird seed, but did she listen to me? NO!! She went completely crazy and washed all of the knitted things that had been out in the house, and then she did this to the knitted cats. I could hear them crying from the freezer, seriously!!!
After all of the washing and freezing the Mother of Cats decided to clean out the yarn stash. WHY DOES SHE DO THESE THINGS!!! There were boxes of yarn everywhere and I didn’t get to play (or chomp) even a little bit of the yarn. She didn’t even find one little moth during all of that which made it even more boring.
Finally, the Mother of Cats went back to knitting on Tabby Road. Every single day last week she got up and said… I’m going to finish today!!! Every day we knitted and knitted and knitted, and after all of that she LOST AT YARN CHICKEN!! (Okay, I was looking all around for another knitted chicken, but I guess this was different. There was no knitted chicken. There was, however, another trip to the yarn stash while the Mother of Cats went through all of her yarns looking for a good color to use to finish up Tabby Road. Finally, she decided on a berry-colored yarn that didn’t look even a little bit like the other yarns. I did everything that I could to encourage the Mother of Cats to pick a nice black yarn like my coat, but some days are more difficult than others. She stuck with the berry yarn.
The Mother of Cats was at the end of the shawl when she ran out of yarn, so she had to knit another two rows with the new berry-colored yarn (to make a ridge, whatever that means. I don’t know. I’m a cat. I know tuna and bugs…) After that she bound off the shawl and it was done. Yay!!! I never thought I would get to this day. We have been knitting for weeks!
There is still the matter of a few loose yarns to weave in, but the Mother of Cats hasn’t done that yet. Still, it is pretty nice, right? The Mother of Cats says that she is so glad that she didn’t quit on the shawl, and she really likes the look of the berry yarn at the end.
So, that is what has been going on around here. The only other exciting thing that happened this week was some of the plants from outside are back in the knitting room. The CoalBear is so excited because some ladybugs came in with the plants. He loves the bugs!!!!
Hey, the plants kind of go nicely with Tabby Road too. Kind of cool how things worked out, isn’t it.
Well, that’s all for now. It’s time for my late-night snack and then I’m going to chase the CoalBear around for some exercise. After that it will be time for… Cat TV!!! We get to watch every single night while the Mother of Cats reads in bed. Isn’t life good?
This is Hannah, signing out.
Notes from the Mother of Cats:
- Tabby Road is a MKAL run by Sharon from Security, a self-confident cat with an attitude, squad car, and flamethrower owned by Casapinka. I knitted mine using the “Hey, Mewed” kit from Miss Babs. It may be my favorite shawl ever.
- The chicken is an Emotional Support Chicken. It is one of two that I agreed to knit. The next one is for an autistic child, and I’ve been pondering about how best to make it. I’m deciding on using yarns with different textures and then adding flowers and tassels to the chicken. Maybe some buttons, too? What do you guys think?
- The medical testing continues, as does my extreme fatigue and weight loss. I had a pulmonary function test a week ago, but I don’t get the results until the end of the month. Fabulous. I asked Google Gemini about my symptoms, and she said to call my doctor right away. I answered that I had already done that, and that I was told to get more exercise. Gemini actually answered me with… “I’m sorry. That must be frustrating.”
- Gemini, you have no idea!!!
- The knitted cats are now out of the freezer. Poor things, they are going back in next month just to be safe.
- The plants that I brought in are all safe from Mateo the Chomper. Even bunnies won’t eat geraniums and lavender! Mateo also ignores them, but he does love the occasional hitchhiking ladybug.
- You can find live stream videos for cats on YouTube. My cats just love them!
- We had an election last week here in the US. Do you like the shirt that I wore to drop off my ballot?
Hannah – you must understand what a disaster moths can be for the Mother.
Marilyn – your additions to the chicken for an autistic child are very thoughtful and should be beneficial
I like the look of the berry yarn, too, Hannah!
Go home, Gemini. You’re drunk.
Thanks for the uplifting atmosphere of your blog. So much to comment on!
The shawl is lovely, and the berry ridge gives it a special look. Goes with your clogs.
You mention your fatigue, yet what you do in a day is more than I do in a week. I like to think it’s because I’m mulling over the next chapter in my head and going over possible dialogue, but that’s sometimes wishful thinking. Meanwhile, the garbage bin needs to be rolled to the curb, the closet cleaned out, and the laundry done. 🙂
How thoughtful of you to make one of your chickens for the autistic child and consider his sensory needs in the process.
Love the flower photos. My ordinary orange-red geraniums are so hybridized with the scent bred out of them that the deer eat them, flowers, leaves, and stems. I did encourage the growth of the roses’ root stocks over the grafts because they produce long, curved thorns on the branches and nasty prickles marching up the stems toward the blooms,. That makes them mostly unappealing to the deer, unlike their hybrid grafts.
I was curious about freezing temps killing moth larvae. Do you know what species of moth escaped from the birdseed? Aren’t some moth larvae freeze-resistant? I hope for your sake that all the larvae in your freezer are exterminated.
P.S. I had difficulty posting. Now, I must post as a guest and fill out a form because the posting format has changed – I need to log in with Word Press, whatever that is, in order to log in as before, I guess. Just an FYI.
Love that berry edge on the shawl! It’s perfect. Good idea adding tassels, flowers, etc. to the chicken.
A moth in a house full of yarn? Yikes! I would never have thought to put the (knitted) cats in the freezer. And wouldn’t have room in my freezer.
Ahh, Gemini. I use it often every day for quick answers, timers and reminders, recipe tips, etc. The list is endless.