Category: Cats

He came for the yarn

On By CarynIn Cats, Craft

Thor the tabby cat is fascinated with all things yarn. We are working on what is appropriate and what is not. The ribbon on the stick is fair game, the ball of yarn leading to my hands is not. He jumped up on my chair to watch some yarn unroll, was being very polite, and fell asleep.

Photo description: Gray tabby cat asleep along my leg, with his paws touching a bundle of tan colored yarn. Calico cat laying on my lap.

I’m experimenting with the overlay mosaic technique, but as a way to introduce texture. By using one color of yarn, and stitching in the round, I produced quite a nice basket weave type structure. I am also using a size G (4.0mm) hook with worsted weight acrylic yarn, which is smaller than recommended to make a stiffer fabric. This pattern uses two single crochets in the back loop then one double crochet in front loop of the previous row. The ruler is to assess the gauge.

Photo description: In the foreground a small swatch of crocheted fabric held against a ruler. In the background a gray tabby yawning next to a calico cat on my lap.

Thor slept through the whole swatching process, and Izzy the calico never noticed he was within an inch of her.

Cat in the bag

On By CarynIn Cats

Oh, wrapping presents for the holidays is going to be interesting. I got out my bag of bags to get started, and Thor the cat thought that was the neatest thing ever and crawled right in. He stayed there, rustling about, for an hour. Occasionally he would reach a paw out at an unsuspecting passerby, or attack through the fabric. Here is a video clip.

Photo description: Extra-large non-woven gift bag, with Gray Tabby peering out.

Spot the cats

On By CarynIn Cats

I still have my trail cam set up behind the coop. We get lots of neighborhood cat photos. How many can you spot in the photo below?

Photo description: Night vision photograph.

I find five. Mr Tom, the long-haired white is mostly obscuring Mama Cat, but you can see her tail. There is a gray tabby on the step, short-haired black female is on the right, and I suspect that the two reflective eyes seen through the trees in the background is Shadow. These are the usual suspects that hang out back there.

Big boy

On By CarynIn Cats

Thor, who is not quite eight months old, technically is still a kitten, but he does not look at all like a kitten.

Photo description: A little forced perspective, with Thor the gray tabby laying on a bed in front of Izzy the calico. He looks twice her size, but is not.
Photo description: Same two cats, but eating on separate shelves, taken three days prior to the photo above. Here the cats look of similar size.

Thor weighed in at 12.8 pounds, which is almost a pound heavier than Izzy. He gets plenty of exercise. His tail and legs are thick, especially compared to our other cats. Big boy.

He’s fine

On By CarynIn Cats

Like most kittens, Thor like to lay in awkward places. Half over his bed, half on the arm of the chair, half on my pillow. He really likes that I moved my computer into the closet with a nice fuzzy rug on the floor. I took this picture because it looks like he has been skewered by three posts, when really one leg is between two.

Photo description: Gray tabby laying on a teal rug under a folding chair, next to a microphone stand, tail touching my heel, sleeping.