SIGH. Sam, our Maine Coon cat, is always in trouble for something. He is into everything! He is the epitome of a problem child. He gets in these moods—and you can see it in his eyes—where he is just looking for trouble. And, he usually finds it. This time I didn’t see it coming. I had been knitting on my purple lace scarf and laid it down on top of my knitting basket while I went to chat on the computer to a friend about her brand-new litter of puppies.

After about 15 minutes or so, I sat back down to take up my knitting again. It was gone; nowhere in sight. Poof! Disappeared into thin air. It took me a minute to digest this dilemma, and then I took action. My first reaction was to blame the dogs who were all laying around looking innocent. They said they didn’t do it. Okay, maybe they didn’t carry it off, they certainly didn’t look guilty enough. I looked all around for it in the kitchen and sunroom, and finally my search led me into the dining room. Such a sight beheld my eyes! My lovely scarf was on the floor, and the ball of yarn was wrapped around the chair and table legs in a very neat web.

It was then that I knew who the guilty party was. Look closely in the photo below and tell me if you can spot him. Sam strikes again.

What to do? I just stood there for a minute, taking it all in. And then I started to laugh. I just couldn’t help myself. He had done such a good job. It was obvious he went around in the same pattern twice with the ball of yarn in his mouth. Just look at the precision in which this web was woven!

I just couldn’t be mad at him. There was no harm done—no dropped stitches, or rips or tears. I only wish I had seen him in action. I had been right in the next room but I didn’t hear a thing. Usually when he’s tearing around the house he makes his little chirpy-burry noises, but this time he was quiet as a mouse.

Now watch the video where I question the accused.
[Note: If you don’t want the QuickTime videos to play on opening my blog, go into your preference setting in QuickTime and under “movies” make sure you un-check the “play movies automatically” setting. I tried YouTube with this one, but it was taken in such bad light their version was too grainy.]

I hereby find the defendant, Sam, GUILTY as charged. Knitting rescued. Case closed.

Great photos, great movies! Yes I’m finally caught up on your blog…..now I’m going to try and stay that way!
~smiles~
Cat

that is so funny!! i watched first then read and realised how precise he had been! what a clever and naughty cat!! the same on that works the printer? i would have laughed too if i were there! what a great post. it has cheered my eve!
;0)

Welcome back, Cat! You’ve been missed!

Pod: yes, same cat that figured out how to make copies on the printer. He is really a Dat, not a Cat. Half-dog/half-cat. And, he is very smart although he plays dumb. Glad you enjoyed it!

I tried to watch this the other day and my computer went haywire for some odd reason.  I’m glad I finally got to see just how clever/bad Sam really is.  He just looked so contrite didn’t he?? tee hee

LOL! You’ve brought back some funny memories for me today that I must thank you for! In the mid-‘90s I had two young cats, and while we were away they both evidently had a blast with one light blue ball of yarn they found. When we got home, we could not walk in the living room… the whole floor was completed zig-zagged over, wrapped up and webbed with their newest toy. I took a few pics, but it was a bad camera with bad lighting… maybe I can find it and doctor it up. Thanks for sharing and brightening my day! LOL