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Hecate
27-06-2006, 19:20
Does anyone knit in the car (not while driving, of course!). Be careful of static electricity if so: Exploding Knitting Needle (http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=10138).

There's an explanatory quote by a Sheffield engineer too.

Lucy-Lastic
27-06-2006, 19:51
Does anyone knit in the car (not while driving, of course!). Be careful of static electricity if so: Exploding Knitting Needle (http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=10138).

There's an explanatory quote by a Sheffield engineer too.

Luckily Im a slow knitter:D Wouldnt have happened with bamboo:D

LisaH xxx

turra21
27-06-2006, 20:40
Thank goodness I drive most of the time!! I haven't had one explode on me but did break my bamboo circular today :mad: