Mad Zoo House

Who had the brilliant idea that the Crazy Cat Lady also crochets? Where does this stereotype come from? Or maybe that's where the Crazy part actually comes in - not because a woman would have to be whacky to want cats in the first place, much less several of them (I know all you hatas out there are nodding emphatically in agreement), but because said woman enjoys having a cat or two while also indulging in an hobby that involves moving yarn quickly with long, enticing sticks.

No wonder she's nuts. Do you know how difficult it is to crochet with cats around? Especially kittens. If the yarn moving on the hook isn't appealing enough, it's the hook itself. Long, shiny, and moving? Score! And god forbid the skein or ball of yarn accidentally rolls on the floor - you'll never see that sucker again. And if you do, it will be a matted, pulled apart mess.

Even if the cats aren't the type to freak out over yarn, they are inevitably going to want to be in your lap, thereby preventing you from getting any work done. The particularly annoying cat will not want to be IN your lap, but will want to be rightupnexttoyou so you can't move your crochet hooking arm anyway. I'm one set of hair rollers and a wedding ring away from being *that* woman.

The foster kittens are totally feeling better, in case you couldn't tell.