Relapse!

When Taki was a baby, every time I took out my knitting, it was a like a magnet which drew her attention, even if she was in another room, and it became a struggle to knit without her trying to chew and otherwise play with the yarn.  Then, last fall, we came to an understanding, and while she sometimes showed interest in my knitting, I could re-direct her attention, and continue knitting.  Until the last week or so.  She has again become insatiably interested in my knitting, to the point I sometimes have to put her in the cat stroller so I can pick up the knitting and put it away, then let her out of the stroller.  I hate  to do that, but it is better than constantly chiding her about leaving the yarn alone, and she is in the stroller for less than 5 minutes.

Taki has also taken a liking to playing with toilet tissue rolls.  She went through a period, not too long ago, when she played with rolls regularly, unraveling them and biting them.  Finally, she seemed to get the message that such an activity was a "no no."  Until about 3 days ago.  Although I do not use the wall mounted roller, but keep the tissue rolls in a covered wicker basket on the tank behind the toilet seat, she still digs the roll out and unravels it or bites it.  I am not sure why she has resumed this activity. 

It seems like she is going through growth spurts. Sometimes her behavior is a little less infantile and more sedate, and then she becomes less able to maintain some self control and becomes more destructive. I try to correct her without scolding her, but when I am knitting, I do get frustrated.  She responds better to correction than frustration, so putting her in the stroller and picking up the knitting seems to be more positive.  And redirecting her from the tissue rolls does seem to help. Some.