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Daily Photo: National Yarn Day

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The best bed is something mom just finished.

What is sweeter than a senior tortie cat sleeping on a freshly-finished shawl?

As someone who has been a yarn or threadworker for all my life, I can’t pass up National Yarn Day—and my cats celebrate along with me because my family of felines have indulged in my yarnworking for just as long, inspecting and testing out every single project! Here is a collection of my favorite photos of my tortie girls testing the integrity of my crocheted projects.

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The Best Bed, 2011

…is a crochet project mom just finished. Just after I added the last piece of fringe to my new crocheted shawl, Cookie stepped onto it, rolled it up into a comfortable pile, and took a nap.

Professional Crochet Tester Cookie is hard at work, as you can see. Not only must my crochet projects be tested while I work but also when they are done. And repeatedly. And by as many cats as possible but especially Cookie and Kelly.

It also must be assured that no item I’ve created be used until it has cat hairs embedded in its weave.

This shawl is now ready to meet the public. I am so grateful for all my assistants.


The Cats in the Hat, 2010

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Kelly subjects the crocheted hat to the sleepability test.

Both Kelly and Cookie put one of my hats to the test—before it’s even done!

Every crochet item I make must be tested by at least one kitty, especially Kelly, my Lead Crochet Tester. This means it must be subject to the following activities as appropriate with the shape and size of the item: walked on, kneaded, climbed into, climbed underneath, smelled, tasted, slept on, slept in, carried off or fought over.

Kelly generally tests items for sleepability, and this alone involves most of the items above. She did try to fit herself into it in various ways, but only succeeded in getting all four legs in it and crouching in it. The hat flunked Kelly’s sleeping test, though it was fun to sniff and walk on.

Cookie was actually the first one to step into the hat, but she was distracted by the crochet bag. Not to be outdone by Kelly, when Kelly was done with her testing Cookie got back into the hat. Cookie usually tests for bathability, how comfortable the item is for having a good bath. Again, the hat flunked Cookie’s bathing test.

Perhaps this means I get the hat all to myself? No, it can always be smashed down and slept on by a pile of cats! I took it away to finish it before this happened.

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Cookie subjects the crocheted hat to the bathability test.

Mom’s Crochet Bag, 2011

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Cookie nestles in her favorite bed.

Cookie nestles into several skeins of various yarns and a few odd scraps and test patches in the bag, nice and soft and warm.

I think of this as my crochet bag, the one I use for larger projects, but I’m apparently mistaken because every one of my cats through the years has immediately recognized it as a cat bed as soon as I open it.

Cookie will move quickly for something she wants, but she will spare no effort when she sees the crochet bag; I have seen her nearly run to get to it and crawl right on top of any cats who may already be in it. She doesn’t care how much yarn I pile on her while she sleeps; she acts as if she doesn’t notice and just nestles in farther.


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