Tuesday, January 07, 2014

A moment of rememberance for a good hat....RIP 2011-2013

Yes...

I'm taking a post & dedicating it to my knitted hat.

Yesterday, my knitted hat got destroyed.

By one little Australian Shepherd.

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He knew when I was crying that something was REALLY wrong this time around

Yes... I posted yesterday that Harvey was left off of his lead due to the cold.

I was a nervous wreck going home, just envisioning the destruction that my house has weathered.  I imagined all five of the dog beds to be fluff-less & my kitchen to be fluff-filled. 

I envisioned some sort of acrobat moves happening during the day causing Harvey to open every cabinet door & trash my plates, get all the food out & letting him devour it & even opening my frig & causing all the cartons of juice & almond milk to be splashed on the floor...

yes - I can whip up some anxiety in just a few flashes of my imagination


I open the garage door... hear the dogs barking... did it sound distressed barking like the other dogs saying, "Its all his fault!"?

Nope.. I open the door & find everything perfectly normal...

the only thing was the rugs were moved, like a dog running around the kitchen wanting someone to play with them... yes, Harvey is a master at skidding across the floor.


My hat even made Starbucks a better place
I double checked... tripled checked... nothing inside or out was bothered.

SUCCESS!

I moved everything back in its place, let the dogs free to roam the house & sighed the biggest sigh of relief.  What was there to worry about?

I go to turn the heat up - after all, it was -8 degrees outside... yes, heat is needed.
I go to put on my layers of sweat pants & sweat shirts...
I'm out of the kitchen for about 5 minutes

Walk back in the living room & see Harvey tossing something in the air...

Wait... what is that?... WHAT IS THAT??????

Its my hat... in his mouth... with threads hanging from it...

Found this picture - when it was created -
February 2011

Not just any hat - but the one I knitted years ago & wear most of Fall, Winter & even Spring... a hat made of Noro Silk Yarn, the yarn of perfect beauty... the hat I can wear & it magically matches everything I wear... the hat that doesn't leave me with hat hair... the hat that I had wore this very frigid day & took off & laid on the counter when I got home...

& Mr. Harvey must have thought, FINALLY, something I can grab off the counter...

It took less then 5 minutes for him to totally rip out a side of the hat, causing it to be a loopy bunch of mess now....

I will be honest & admit that I cried... over a hat...


I had to laugh when I saw Chasity took this picture.  For those of you who are nervous in getting your picture taken, I'll help you get in poses.  I always say I wont put you in a position I won't do myself.  I also didn't plan on my knitted hat matching the graffiti wall, but how cool that it did :)
This hat went through many a photo session

But it was a hat I made... & having my bicep tendonitis that causes me so much pain to knit now, it is so hard for me to knit anything, so I value everything I've made in the past.

I just screamed like someone stabbed me in the toe...

My hat was even on the cover of my Photography Site for quite a while


Harvey knew this wasn't a random sock he just ate.. he ran & hid.  I mean hid where I couldn't even find him.  He got in the basement, in the corner of the bathroom & was shaking.

Note - my screams can produce a fear in you that you didn't realize you could have.

So today, I walked out of my house hat-less...

It was a sad moment for me... a cold moment...

For punishment, I'm making Harvey appreciate the love of knitted things...

at least till its warm outside
... I'm not that cruel...


10 comments:

  1. Awww, but how can you stay mad at that sweet little face??? It was a beautiful hat...I hope you gave it a decent burial.

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  2. *Moment of Silence*
    Dog shaming cracks me up. I could get lost for HOURS looking at pictures like that! haha

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  3. Oh no!!! That face is priceless.

    I remember when my dog, Bentley ate my fave shoes and my husband's Kindle :-(

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  4. I'm so sorry about your hat and I know Harvey is too. I can tell these things (you know, from the pictures).

    If I could knit very well, I'd make you a new one. I'm making hats right now, but mine are on a loom and not near as nice as yours.

    Don't stay mad at him for too long.

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  5. I have cried over many a hat... shoe... makeup brush... you get the idea. Those damn fur babies!

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  6. He did at least hace the good grace to look ashamed! 😳

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  7. When Lola was a few months old, she ate one of my very favorite flip flops. Not just any old rubber flip flop, but an expensive sandal flip flop (that I got for a mega deal!!). I cried too. And then I searched and searched for the same exact pair because they matched everything and I loved them! But no luck. I feel your pain. Someday you will forgive him (if you haven't already).

    ~S

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  8. UGHHH!!!!! Can I just say, I love and wear the slouch hat you made me and cherish it even more now because I know that you cannot knit anymore. I am so sad over your hat =( But Harvey looks really cute in his little diddy =)

    Love you friend! Hang in there. Harvey will grow up.

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