[Nfb-krafters-korner] Want to know Wednesday's

Thu Jan 18 23:01:54 UTC 2018

Oh Becky!  You brought back a memory I had hidden away in the deepest
darkest part of my brain.  When I was in residential school for the blind,
as we got older we were allowed to hang out in the Home Ec apartment during
the day on weekends.  A group of 8-10 of us were there chatting, listening
to music, there were probably a few games of various types going on, and of
course there were a few of us who were knitting.  A friend of mine put her
knitting down on the couch or between the cushions when she got up to do
something.  When she came back she managed to sit on one of the needles.  It
went through her pants and into her thigh.  She started screaming and
flailing around.  Of course, none of us knew what had happened nor what was
going on.  So, between her screaming, the yells from those of us who were
trying to figure out what had happened to her, and the crying that has
started up from the others who were now frightened, it got so loud that the
houseparents came down to see what was going on.  When they walked in and
saw the blood and the chaos in the room, they started yelling at the top of
their lungs for the rest of us to go back upstairs to our dorm.  A number of
hours later our friend came back with stitches in her leg, and a new
knitting rule was enforced by the house parents, teachers and staff.
Knitting could only take place when sitting at a table or desk.  

So, on a lighter note.  I was knitting while on the metro rail on my way
home from work.  One of the rubber point protectors fell off my needle and
bounced away and I did not even bother looking for it on that disgustingly
dirty train floor.  When I got off of the train, a guy came up to me on the
platform and said "I think this is yours", and he handed me the point
protector.  He said he saw it fall to the floor and bounce across the train
and he was not able to pick it up until we got to our stop.  Since it was so
unusual that a point protector had found its way back to me, I drenched it
with hand sanitizer and went back to using it.

Annette

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Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Want to know Wednesday's

Now which story should I tell, giggle, hum.

Tunisian hook. I was sitting Tunisian crocheting the beginning of a sweater
with this medium blue yarn I was just in love with. By habit when I had to
answer the phone or call of nature, I just stuck the fourteen-inch hook in
the side, meaning between the pillow and the arm rest of my chair. Got up, I
assume, and back down I went. Something amazing went through my thy. Gave
the hook a tug after I stood up and it wouldn't come out. I cut the yarn,
sad face. Tried again to pull the hook out. No dice. Called 911. "What is
your emergency," the young gal asked. "I have a crochet hook stuck in my
them," I calmly replied. "You're kidding?" "No mam I need help from the
ambulance people as it will not come out." "You're kidding? "She gave this
deep huff and called the ambulance. The men came and my guide dog wiggled
greeting them. Glad they liked dogs. They examined me and asked what
hospital I wanted to go to.  They were not going to touch the hook. Off we
went to the Osteopathic hospital. Dr. Maza greeted me. "Beck what are you
doing here?" "Dr. Maza you won't believe what I did". He said, "you're
kidding me?" "Oh, come on beck," with a laugh.  He looked under the blanket
and was shocked. He gave a gentle pull. Then had it x rayed and called a
surgeon. "Dr. Ben, you won't believe what I did." "Aw, come on Beck not
funny." "Holy cow you have a needle stuck in your leg!" "Let me see those x
rays." He got the needle out with no problems and sent me home, seems to me
with a script and my hook, giggle.   

The story I thought of first was, I was crocheting with this tiny size 2 or
3 hook and just was not happy. I lay down the hook on an end table picked it
up and tried again. I was making my stitches way to tight. Well about the
third time I laid it down it rolled into the crevice design of the table. It
was stuck in there tight. I got a yarn needle and began lifting the very end
up and then it would drop back in again. Then it dawned on me if the needle
had no where to go, I could lift it and grab the end out easier. So, to my
friend horror I pushed the needle several inches forward down the crevice,
and as slick as you please the end popped up and I grabbed the needle out. 

Then there was the time my white yarn flew across the para transit van
filthy floor. Hey soap and water work, grin.

Becky and her all thumbs orchestra
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Oh this one is a fun one!

So we get together each Friday during the summer at a different friends
cottage to knit.  One of my knitting needles rolled across the deck at my
friend's cottage and down in between the cracks of the deck.  She pulled out
this special tool she had for  retrieving things from under the deck.  It
was a long flexible cable that had grabber fingers on one end and a button
on the other end.  She fished the grabber finger end down between the cracks
of the deck, positioned it over the knitting needle, pushed the button and
the grabber fingers opened up.  She placed them around the knitting needle,
and let go of the button.  The claws clamped onto the knitting needle.  She
then fished it back up through the crack in the deck.  Pretty cool!

Dixie

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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Want to know Wednesday's

No I am not Nella. I don't even play her on TV, giggle. Here is her question
for you as submitted by the tallest one in Krafters Korner, probably that
is, lil ole me, smile.

Now we have an idea of many varied tools you have, what is the strangest
place you lost your yarn or tool and how did you get it back?

Becky 

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