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Don’t try this at home

May 7th, 2008

According to this article, doctors are using size 7 crochet hooks in a new surgical procedure to remove varicose veins.

3 Responses to “ Don’t try this at home ”

  1. Tricia/LazyTcrochet Says:

    I can see that sure!

  2. Geri Romano Says:

    WOW…..I work in a hospital and we wondered where all the crochet hooks were going!!! LOLOL
    First leeches, now crochet hooks!!! What next…???….hid your knitting needles, gals!

  3. Syd Egan Says:

    I started my Tree of Life project over this past weekend, but I noticed that the printed square pattern and the written directions do not match up. Is it me or is there an extra 4 stitches in there? SYD

    Zontee says: Hi Syd, please make sure your comment is on the correct blog entry. It can also be helpful to read through the comments of other people on the post you’re interested in. Jackie, our technical editor explained this issue in comment #78 on the Tree of Life post. Please see it for an explanation.

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