MacGyver of Needlework

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In the morning I hastily packed my knit project to work with me so I can knit while I wait for the machine to do its thing.

I was happily knitting away, coming to the end of the front part when I realised I needed a darning needle if I want to keep going, and I didn’t remember to pack one. I had to finish the edge with the Italian cast off and then I could continue with the collar. I was only halfway through the day and I would have gotten really bored scrolling the web if I had to stop knitting at that point.

I asked around if by any chance there was a needle anywhere in the shop, but I had no luck. I poked around the random drawers and even considered that maybe someone could make me a needle, after all, we were in a metal working shop.

Then I came across a random piece of steel wire and figured I’m just gonna fashion it into a pokey thing with a loop in the other end. Twisty twisty and a little filing and I had a makeshift darning needle. It worked surpringly well when I payed attention to not get the yarn caught in the sharp double end. I don’t think you can even tell from my results that I did it with a janky needle.

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Insert your favourite MacGyver quote here.



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"Well, when it comes down to me against a situation, I don't like the situation to win." - MacGyver

Truth.

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That is a good one, what ever the situation might be you gotta stay on top of it.

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Sometimes it's as easy as just seeing, acknowledging, the situation rather than proceeding blindly, but for sure being prepared and willing/able to act is preferable than not. 😊

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Very nice! Your god daughter will LOVE this!

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I do hope so, she is apparently as picky as me about how clothes feel so of it’s itchy or too tight or anything like that, she won’t be happy.

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"A paperclip can be a wonderful thing" - MacGuyver

I definitely think that this quotes fits the occasion.

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Why yes that is very suitable and would have worked for this, I even got a confirmation from a fellow knitter that she has used a paperclip for this exact purpose.

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sometimes I have had to improvise and make some knitting tools because there are not many shops here 😅
the sweater is looking great

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Here knitting is such a huge thing that almost every grocery store, even the small ones, has the basic knitting tools but of course you can’t just always go buy more 😅

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I love this type of fabric, I have several garments with this fabric and they are my favorites. Your fabrics are very beautiful and the colors you use make them more vibrant.

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