Saturday, June 23, 2007

Saturday Caturday

Today I'm giving lessons in Yarn Boxing.

First, you must warm up the yarn with a few shallow swipes, along with getting it juuust moist enough to play with. Too little water and it's too light to catch, too much and it won't fly properly.


When the yarn is just right, (and you've got the crazy eye going on), you start smack talking and fast whappin' the yarn. Some floorwork keeps the yarn down at rabbit kicking level.


WOO HOO! If the yarn tries to escape then it's on! Airborne yarn boxing is the best! You can whap it back and forth, up and down, and really get going! Don't worry if the yarn tries to after your whiskers, it can't really do anything beyond tickle.


...and when MomBean asks where all of her yarn went, blame BabyBean.

19 comments:

Dragonheart, Merlin, Devi, and Chloe said...

Thanks for the tips Monty! You are good at wrestling yarn!

Parker said...

You have perfect yarn boxing technique!

mister jeter harris, hizself said...

yarn boxin ... intrestin. i think i'll try it!
monty q ... if u want a baby squillion send me yer address.
jeterharris@optonline.net

Daisy said...

Thanks for the lesson on yarn boxing. I have never tried that sport before!

Donny and Marie and Casey said...

You show that piece of yarn, Monty!!

~Donny

Wow, you really got great crazy eye going! I like using da crazy eye myself!

~Marie

That yarn sure didn't stand a chance. Lucky to have babybean handy to blame!

~Casey

HRH Yao-Lin said...

he he u look naughty!!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Now we know just how the yarn has to be, we'll haf to give it a try.

Smeagol and Strider, Mystery (Sunnin' at the Bridge) and Gizmo too! said...

Hmmm. mom doesn't have any yarn, but that looks like lotsa fun! We bet we can talk her into gettin' some just for us!

Thanks for the purrthday wishes!

MaoMao said...

Wowie, yarn boxing! Cool Beaniez! That looks like lotsa fun.

Kittyhugs and purrs from MaoMao!

Anonymous said...

That looks like such fun, Monty! I'll have to try yarn boxing.

Purrs and snuggles from Marilyn!

Gretchen said...

I was wondering how that was done. I'll have to try that next time my bean's not looking. She's been working furiously on a baby blanket for several weeks now, trying to get finished before her 1st grandchild has his first child, which happened yesterday morning...earlier than expected. Now's she's really got to fly.

Frodo said...

I am so happy to meet you! Thank you for visiting me and saying hello. I look forward to getting to know you more.
Your friend - Frodo

sammawow said...

Those are such excellent tips and we especially love the crazy eye part!

purrrrrs, China Cat & Willow

Wendy Hoke said...

Wow! Super technique.

Skittles, The Huntress

Ali & Fiona said...

We really are long lost tabby brothers, my favorite toys are string.

The M's said...

Great yarn taming action you have there, Monty. Missy loves to get into my yarn and play also.

The Furry Kids said...

That looks like fun. Plus, blaming the babybean sounds like a good idea.

Earl Grey

Samantha & Mom said...

Great lesson on yarn boxing. We learned how to do it properly now. Thanks Monty!
Samantha & Tigger

Anonymous said...

Lol...That's great boxing Monty :)