“Safety police outlaw NHS knitters over fears of accidents with needles” reads the headline of a Daily Mail newspaper article explaining the banning of a knitting basket from a hospital waiting room. The previously-popular knitting basket was removed from the main waiting room and placed behind the reception desk because the needles were declared “A public danger.” This story is apparently so scandalous that it is also covered by The Sun, another UK publication. Is this absurd or what? Granted, I do knit socks on the crowded subway even though I am tall enough to poke people directly in the eyes with my dpns without even trying, so perhaps I am not a model of safe knitting. However, they should have considered the wrath of the knitter forced to deny her hobby because the people quoted in these articles are fired up! What else are we supposed to do in a waiting room? Sudoku? Good heavens!

On a more cheerful note, the Berroco site has an alpaca cake! Made from real alpaca! And the pattern is available for free from the website. Now you can have your cake and knit it too! Actually, it’s crochet, but that pun seemed absolutely necessary. I’ve seen plenty of crocheted food items, but this is the first cake I’ve seen. “A magnificently crocheted confection” indeed. Click here for the link.

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