One bright spot in the news about the recent Italian earthquake: a 98-year-old woman pulled alive from the rubble spent her time knitting and crocheting while waiting to be saved.
Maria D’Antuono told rescuers that during the 30 hours she was trapped, she occupied herself by knitting and doing crochet. The stone house where the 98-year-old was buried under her bed in the village of Tempera, was a scene of devastation having completely collapsed on one side.
Let this be a lesson to you — always keep your knitting nearby, you never know what might happen and it’s good to be prepared!
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Cybèle de Jong 04.09.09 at 11:59 am
My story is nowhere near as amazing, but a couple of years ago I got stuck in a terrible traffic jam going home from work. It took me almost 5 hours to do a trip that normally takes 75 mins. Funnily enough, I’d normally get very stressed, but I had my knitting with me and as we were sitting still most of the time, I just knit and listened to the radio and wasn’t all that bothered! Ever since then I always make sure I have some knitting with me in the car, just in case…
Chrissie 04.10.09 at 8:43 pm
wow that is so amazing and now gives me a really good excuse for the knitting that is always on the bed side table ,I actually am more cheered by her age and still knitting !!!!
Dealonnia 05.08.09 at 3:05 am
I too have knitted in traffic jams….it’s not to cool when you look up from knitting and your looking at a State Trooper who just smiled and waved me on when traffic started moving again:>
wilma wilson 07.16.09 at 9:06 pm
I haven’t seen your magazine in the shops. It is freely available?