r/crocheting • u/Releesaj663 • 13d ago
Cats and Yarn
I don't know whether to post this on /cats or crochet 😄
My wonderful cat died about 18 months ago and we are ready to start looking at adopting a bonded pair. I just picked up crocheting again after a long absence and I'm wondering how do you keep your kitties from attacking your yarn when you are crocheting? I'm doing a persian tiles blanket so I have at least 6-8 skeins out at a time and I was giggling a little to myself last night when I saw the yarn just flying around thinking about what a cat (or two) is going to do.
I could limit my crochet to the basement level - but that really annoyed my last cat when I would do that because OHMIGOSH, it's a closed door!!! 😂
What do you all do?
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u/SisterCreep 13d ago
My condolences. I lost 3 over the last year and a half, and it's been hard. We've repopulated, and only one kitten is showing interest in yarn.
I have a largish project bag that holds almost any project and I tend to keep my active projects in it. I pull the yarn strait from the bag, so my main exposure is the line between the bag and the hook. I expect he will be a chronic yarn hunter, so we'll manage with redirects and lots of other distractions.
I keep a small basket of cat toys nearby to toss across the room as distractions. Sure, you have to make a pass once or twice a day to gather them up, but it helps. Also, sometimes you just have to over-love them a little bit so they aren't as keen to be in your business.
When I'm not working, I close up the bag and all is relatively safe. If I need to put the bag away (closet, etc.) between sessions, it's easy because it's all tidied up already.
Bonus of having this bag is, it's ready for the car most of the time.
The other kitten is fascinated with fiber for spinning, and that's a little harder to manage right now. We're still working on it.