It'd be okay if she'd just play with the yarn, but she insists upon playing the the hook. And it's difficult to crochet with a cat hanging off of your hook.

Maybe your cat wanted you to do this for her:

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(which, even though I'm craftarded, I realize is knitted not crocheted)

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I want to take this coinage and hug it and call it George.

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Oh, I LOVE that! Can I borrow it for a piece I'm writing?

And someone was talking about purple baby yarn? I've seen quite a bit, actually. Purple is the main color I've crocheted for the nephew. Maybe I'm not using typical "baby" yarn, but there's really a lot you can use for babies. And I typically use 100% cotton. But, there's also the Debbie Bliss stuff, and I know there's purple with that...a couple shades, actually.

I've seen a lot of purple baby yarn, too, but it's usually a fairly pale purple (not lavendar, just pale purple), and often has a shiny white thread running through it.

Dang, I'm on the computer early for me. I should go back to bed.

This is a nice one by Berroco. I haven't used it, but I almost did. It's got some nice dark shades of purple, though. [link]

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I want to take this coinage and hug it and call it George.

Oh, yes. So very much, yes.

Speaking of supporting the crew affected by the strike, I dug this bit from the cast and writers of SNL:

The “SNL” cast and writers collaborated on staging the special “Saturday Night Live — On Strike!” event at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre to benefit the behind-the-scenes staff affected by the strike. The live performance was not officially sanctioned by NBC, but “SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels, who celebrated his 63rd birthday, did attend.

Yep, 30 Rock did one too.

Oh, I LOVE that! Can I borrow it for a piece I'm writing?

hah! of course! My inability to do things that require concentration and fine motor control should do some good in this world.

Okay, so it's just the craft stores in town that are against purple. humph!