Crafting and Kitties

Recently I have decided to take up some new crafts as a way of keeping my hands busy. I had one of my office mates teach me how to knit and crochet over this past week. Just simple stitches as my coordination leaves something to be desired but just enough to keep my hands busy while watching TV or waiting at the doctor's office. There is one thing, though, that I forgot to take into consideration: kitten. The Stig--our illustrious new member of the household--has decided to attack the yarn while mommy is trying to crochet. Now most of you are probably going "duh." To be honest, I never had kitty problems before when doing any form of needlework. One of my favorite hobbies of all time is counted cross-stitch. Never had kitty issues with that one even though I've had many of housemates of the feline variety over the years. But Stiggie? He's a little terror. He attacks not only the yarn but my hands, and the crochet hook, and then he goes after the piece I'm working on. sigh What am I going to do? Bear suggested to lock him out of the room which is a good idea but then I would hear pathetic little kitten cries for hours on the other side of the door. So instead, I resorted to a game of fetch with his favorite toy: a plastic fork.

Ever get the feeling that my life is getting weirder and weirder each day?