These here pointy sticks

[afuna]

Almost poked myself in the eye with a DPN (literally, I have a small cut just below my left eye).

I think I just gained a great deal of respect for these here pointy sticks I'm holding in my handts...

Comments

[damned_colonial]

There was a story a while back of a woman who tripped and fell on a knitting needle which stabbed her through the heart. She recognised what had happened, didn't remove the needle, got herself to the hospital, and survived. Unfortunately the news article everyone links to is no longer on the web, so I can't link it :(

[kareila]

I remember seeing that story!

And yeah, Fu, I almost poked myself in the eye too!

[afuna]

*wince* Ouch! I definitely have a great deal of respect for the pointiness of knitting needles now. So glad she made it through okay!

[gchick]

Do I have to pull out the fencing masks every time y'all start knitting? Because I'd do that. It would be blackmailworthy and hilarious a signficant safety improvement.

[afuna]

That could backfire! Fencing masks means that you can't PROVE it's me behind the mask! *cackle*

Though I think the riskiest times are when you are not knitting, but have a knitting needle in the area somewhere, because that's when you're not aware of the needle position in relation to yourself.

[christine.livejournal.com]

They're serious business... I have a scar on my leg from a knitting needle that worked its way through the side of a duffle bag.

[afuna]

Ouch!

(...I think that I need to reconsider how I carry my needles around)