Congrats to elaing8, who won the copy of Deadly Obsession by Kris Norris!
It turns out that for years, Jeanne has believed I stage those knitting pictures (well, back when I had regular knitting pictures!) in which Mayhem sniffs, gnaws, or lounges about on every single piece of knitting I place on the floor. Jeanne decided she needed to see for herself what really happened when knitting is placed on my living room floor.
So, when she was visiting recently, she waited until there weren’t any kitties in the living room, got up from her chair, and placed her gorgeous sock on the floor. Before she made it back to the chair, Mayhem appeared!
“Hey, what’s up? Did I hear knitting hit the floor?” -Mayhem
“Oh, look at that. Where did this stripey sock come from? Mom, I know you’re not knitting much of anything these days.” -Mayhem
(Ouch!)
“That’s it? Where’s the other sock? Where are the knitting needles? I like it best when there are knitting needles to chew.” -Mayhem
Anything else to add, Jeanne?? 🙂
Congrats elaing8!
My theory is…May is psychic! She knows when there is knitting about. Or the more boring theory – she’s a cat, and cats are curious and narcissistic, and thus want to be on or in whatever you’re doing 🙂
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LOL! It’s like when I make tuna salad. All I have to do is think about making tuna salad and suddenly I have a cat wrapping itself around my legs. Or if I’m thinking about knitting (I do occasionally:)), I suddenly have a cat in my lap. Doesn’t matter where she is.
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Oh and those socks are gorgeous!
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Now the real trick, knit something the same color as the carpet and see if he notices. I think he may be gay and just attracted to rainbows, but I’s sure you’ll love him just the same. 😀
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Ooo, nice socks Jeanne!
That’s what happens with Atticus and Malcolm when it comes to cheese. I just have to place my hand on the cheese drawer in the fridge, and they may be asleep on the other side of the house, but before I can pull it out – they’re parked right behind me.
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Looks more like a princess kitty monster to me.
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Ah ha! The same exact thing happens at my house with clean laundry.
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the same thing happens in my house when my softball team is over, i drop a case of beer on the coffee table and they all climb down from their kitty condos and underneath the beds
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Chris- It happens every time.
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(giggles) what a great way to start the day.
a pretty sock picture and May. One can’t ask for more.
Cute sock!
My Kitty likes socks too but alas, store bought as I don’t knit. Well, I have knitted scarves and afghans but that’s it. Simple and easy is my knitting motto.
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Jeanne – I like those socks! Chris has my address. 😉
This is too funny – I love that Mayhem proved you right. But – wasn’t Chaos interested?
I got all excited when I saw the pictures thinking that you had knitting progress… ;op
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Well that answers that question. Do you think it applies for a tree falling in the forest, too? Only May can hear it?
Hmm. Are there pink sparklies on the tree?
Now there is an idea. You could solicit (not that you would need to try hard) other people’s knitting to add more knitting content to your blog. But don’t ask me. My content is sparse enough as it is even though I’ve been working on the same two pairs of socks all month long.
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Apparently, Jeanne likes to live life on the edge!
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nice socks. and thanks for playing Mayhem! 🙂
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Great sock Jeanne! Makes me wonder which of Mayhem’s senses she uses first to detect a sock?
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It was uncanny how quickly she arrived. But the question is, would she have shown up simply because she heard us moving around and giggling in the living room?
We probably also mentioned her name. To be a true test, I should simply toss my knitting item onto the floor without moving from my chair, and without mentioning her name or changing the tone of our conversation at all. That’s what I’ll do the next time I’m over.
Heh. That sock is so loud ANYONE could hear it hit the floor. (That does not mean I do not love the sock, though.)
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I want those socks! 🙂
In my house it’s changing the sheets that draws one of the cats out. Just making a bed in the morning apparently doesn’t do it for him, but break out clean sheets? I don’t know what he hears to know this, and he could be coming from anywhere in the house, but he’s on the bed in a flash rolling on the bottom sheet before it’s even fully on. Apparently it would just be completely unacceptable for anyone’s sheets not to have his scent on them.
I can’t go in the kitchen, or clang certain plates. The cats wake up out of their Sleep of the Dead and come flying down the stairs for a piece of ham (they share it). They’re addicted.
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I really need to learn how to knit, if for no other reason than to give my cats an opportunity to play with the ball of yarn!
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So it isn’t just Chris’ socks that are appealing – it is any handknit!
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can I just ditto what KmKat said? Love the sock Jeanne – I miss seeing your knitting.
Dang! I’ve been away too long. I have MISSED your blog posts. Had to go back and read all of them. 🙂 Beginning, of course, with the bat. I know this is OT but I really, really, really like your walls.
Haha, he can smell knitting a mile away .)
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WOOT – Congrats Elaine – you enjoy. 🙂
I love the sock Mayhem and it is not only colorful but indeed looks cozy. Chris’ socks are so puurty!
😉
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wicked ears or something, right? OH MY about the bat~! (we had a rabies thing with a bat, so they are not my favorite critters anymore, I blathered about it years ago, even has its own category in the blog sideline)
Hey, do you remember the website where you can “borgify” a photo? You linked to it a couple years back, but I couldn’t find it. (get those rusty wheels turning…)
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Well, May sure appreciates a gorgeous sock when she sees it!
I believe that if May had thumbs, she would knit!
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Such s clever kitteh! I think she’s looking for a photo op – she knows she looks beautiful all the time, but next to Jeanne’s gorgeous sock she’s stunning. 😉
In a sort of related note…all six cats were nowhere to be found tonight and then I laid out my fabric so I could cut out a shirt. Apparently 100% cotton emits a kitty siren song like no other. In under thirty seconds, I had four out of six cats rolling around on my fabric snorting and pawing at it like it was high grade catnip.
Love it! No kidding, maybe you should teach her to knit…
But no knitting for you? That’s the real shocker! 🙂 I’ve been wondering what happened to the ongoing parade of socks and bibs.
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Why do you feel like you have to test the Panther Princess….
She is who she is…
Cute socks
E.H>
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sounds like a study you should get a grant for guys. the government gives grants for lesser things 🙂
Jeanne I agree, next time it’ll have to be a toss and no noise. Cats have uncanny perception of giggling.
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Pretty sock! It totally goes with May.
But… what would be the point of a picture of knitting on SoC without a cat in the frame somewhere?
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Lovely sock, Jeanne! I think I need to test that out for myself now.
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It’s maaaaaagic. ::wiggles fingers::
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