Share your crafting emergency story!

[faeriebell]

Yesterday I had an official knitting emergency. xD It's actually a pretty funny story which is why I will share it.

I've been working pretty intently on my Jaywalker, and have been so excited to see such an easy pattern turn out so pretty. Well two nights ago I did a few rounds and layed the sock and yarn in the seat of my chair and went to bed.

When I woke up my project was on the floor next to my chair. I wondered how it had gotten there and soon noticed that one of my bamboo needles was broken! Had it fallen? How did it break? Upon a closer look, I realized what had happened. My kitty, Garfield, had taken sudden interest in my project and bitten off the tip of my expensive Addi Natura bamboo needle! She'd also chewed on another needle's tip and it has some chunks missing. DAMNIT!

So I ran out to my closest craft store and of course they don't have size 1 bamboo needles. The only size 1's they had were metal and they're 2.25mm.. since I already started my project on 2.50mm's, there'd for sure be a difference in guage if I changed to the smaller size 1's.

In closing, I think I can still work with my maimed needles, as long as I use an unharmed end of the needle and stay vigilant about the yarn not getting snagged.

Discussion Spoon:
Does anyone have a similar story to share about a crafting emergency? Doesn't have to be just knitting, things happen and it'd be fun to share. smile  

[Minathia]

i've yet to experience such an emergency, thank god! rofl but your story was quite amusing. my cat loves to ruin my things too...particularly killing my plants....i've gotten to the point of only having pointy cacti! >.<  

[x_dreamweaver_x]

Once upon a time I was knitting some socks for my dad. I got two 50gram balls of this gorgeous blue-green-turquoise-intertwined yarn in Washington, and then started the socks when I arrived home in Hawaii.

Well, my dad has very big feet, so to finish the first sock I had to tap into my second ball of yarn. And, since I did that, I ran out of yarn mid toe on the last sock! I couldn't go back to get more because the yarn store was on a different continent. I knew the yarn shop had a website, but I couldn't remember the name of the store xd

In the end I had to use another color of yarn in the same weight to finish the sock. Thankfully, my dad loves them, but now the toe of one of the socks is a bright orange rofl  

[Tinuvial]

Just remember, no matter how much of an emergency it is don't switch to metal needles (even if they are the same diameter). Your gauge will be different on the slick metal needles. If you can't afford another pair of Addis, I recommend Brittany's wooden needle line. They retail about $7.00 a set and will have a texture more similar to bamboo. Mine have come through for me time after time. heart  

[Story From The Stars]

I would've been so mad at my cat if they'd ruined a set of Addis.
Luckily for me, I don't keep any Addis because they'd probably get broken or lost.
But Brittany's are really great. I've got some, and I love them.  

[AriRashkae]

The worst I've ever had is the baby grabbing my needles from the bag and running off with them, regardless of project status. rofl I've had to pick up and re-knit quite a few rows because of him. I finally gave him the hot-pink and black size 17s to occupy him. rofl

He also bent one of my plastic 7s into an L, so I had to wait on my husband's sweater until I could get some metal ones. whee

I really should invest in some more circulars.  

[Chibi Kiku-chan]

Hmmm.....I'll have to keep an eye on KC (G-mas cat) when I go over to G-ma's tomorrow, lol, I'm gonna bring my crafting stuff along. *nod Nod*  

[Silvander]

If my cat isn't trying to actively eat my yarn, thereby pulling work out/making the yarn natty and unusable, then he's sitting on projects. He's never managed to get poked with a needle, but he manages to slide the crochet hook out everytime. And a few knitting dpns too. And he gets his black fur on everything. EVERYTHING. gonk

My only real crafting "emergencies" have been when I injured myself crafting LOL  

[faeriebell]

These are awesome stories, they've made me laugh and taught me some precautionary lessons! Cats + Crafts = Disaster xD

Yes I'm quite unhappy to have to replace my Addis, but I'm definitely going to get more Addis. They're just love. The problem has been finding them! I've found some online and will most likely order from there. I know someplace in NYC would probably carry them, (and luckily I'm close by) but I don't know if I want to go on some wild goose chase to find them, lol.