Kitty pi in the sun

The kitty pi has been largely ignored since its first, and only, day of Being of Interest.
In spite of costly wool and not very comfortable knitting with incredibly large needles.

But being placed in a sunny spot it has finally returned to the list of Best Places to Take a Nap.

Vigdis - back on track

After a weekend feeling snotty and peevish I have at least made some progress on Vigdis - if little else. While Vincent claimed the Kitty Pi for himself not bothering Laurenz one bit Now it is Monday, the part of the day labelled work is over, and it's dark and cold outside, light and .... less cold inside, and there are cats, wine and yarn waiting in the sofa. Quite perfect for a Monday.

Kitty pi bed process

First: recognizing need for Kitty Pi bed:

Then: yarn purchase (do not yet have suitable stash) followed by yarn inspection.Followed by a lot of knitting and waiting and knitting and waiting And finally it is ready to meet the washing machine..... And after the washing, further inspection: And then the happily sleeping pi filling:With a few loose threads still in need of snipping.

Kitty Pi bed is done

The bed is done. Very big and beautifully oval and the bad cats love it. And my hands are slowly healing from knitting chunky wool using gigantic needles. Camera is gone, however. Has taken a short vacation, off somewhere, I guess. Otherwise I would have documented the stretched out sleeping love of the kitty pi bed. Hopefully they still love it when it returns. And I may even get some sockknitting done.

Kitty pi bed project

I've by now guessed that the consistent sabotage of my sock-knitting may well be caused by the cats lusting for a kitty pi bed. However, after buying lovely wool and gargantuan needles for the project I'm not much inclined to invest in something biggish and round for the blocking. And it will need to accomodate to longlegged cats who like to stretch out. So I've decided to make them an oval kitty pi using my laundry basket where the original calls for some tupperware pie thingy. Below are the calculations for the project, considering size of the basket, gauge and allowance for shrinkage - and ovalness. The cats have tried the basket on for size, and it looks just about right. However, I don't think its a good sign, that after three days of knitting I already refuse to follow a simple, easy pattern. But if the cats are happy - socks may be made.