One day at work, I was grumpily recounting the tale of a tug-of-war with my cat Paco from the night before over a rather expensive skein of yarn (he had good taste).
He wanted to play with it in a big tangled mess, I wanted to make a sweater out of it. We both won our battle but lost the war. It was a big tangled mess by the time I rescued it, and after a few futile hours trying to wind it back, it remained the same. Frustrated, I stashed the yarn away with plans to finish later.
No sympathy from my co-worker. “You took yarn away from a cat?” he asked incredulously.
“It makes a pretty expensive toy!” I shot back.
“You don’t take yarn away from a cat,” he replied, shaking his head.
Yes you do, only now it appears there is a way to appease your kitty. You use the yarn to make a hat for him, with 30 knitting & crochet patterns from the book Cats in Hats, by Sara Thomas (Running Press, May 2015).
Okay, good chance I’ll buy the book, just for the camp value. However, my time knitting will most likely be spent on other projects. Unless…I mean, these are really cute hats.
If I truly believed I could get Paco to model anything I knit for him, I might make one. On second thought, I don’t want to be one of those pet owners. I understand dog sweaters during freezing weather, but hats for cats? Good grief. Not even if he looked as cute as the cat in this picture…which he would…nope, still not happening.
Regardless, ultimately you can’t take yarn away from a cat. Nothing mine likes more than plotting to nab that little ball of leftover yarn in the bottom of the bag…he can smell it a mile away…wait, it’s just enough to make a cute little cap for him, isn’t it?
A Halloween costume of some sort, perhaps…I’m turning into a true cat lady… but just think how darn adorable he’d be.
Image Credit: (cats and yarn) © © Kamaga — Fotolia
My World With Words 
Oh, Belinda–I so had to laugh at your “those cat owners” comment. No, I am really not one of those BUT did you see my Gravator photo–it is my cat Teemu in a special tie I ordered for him online! And then I ordered two more ties–bowties! AND gave one to my daughter for her hat–what absolutely refused to wear it. But, no I am not one of ‘those cat owners.’ 😀
Thanks so much for the follow, too!
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It was, in fact, the picture of your cat that first drew me to your site! Although it’s your site as a whole that impressed me. 🙂 I haven’t become one of “those cat owners” yet — but the danger lurks. Especially when I see those ties…
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Reblogged this on My World With Words and commented:
First published more than two years ago, most of you probably haven’t seen this post. Paco is no longer with us, but the story still resonates with cat lovers everywhere.
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This sounds like a good “yarn!” Paco had such a great personality – he was definitely a special guy in your life!
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He was so special. I can’t help missing him, as much as I love my babies Mimi and Walter. Well, good to have those memories, right?
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Memories are beautiful and love cannot be measured. Of course you love Mimi and Walter. But Paco will always hold a special place in your heart because you connected with him when you needed it most.
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