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Video: Crochetspreader Requires Extra Subway Seat For Her Yarn
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John Del Signore
Published Mar 9, 2015
Modified Mar 23, 2015
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Like contract bridge players and synchronized swimmers, people who crochet are a notoriously high-strung bunch (sorry). Their craft requires enormous concentration and attention to detail, and pretty much anyone who's ever interrupted a crochet artist mid-slip stitch has tasted the sharp sting of their hook.
Given the high-stakes nature of their art, it's understandable that crocheters require ample space for their elbows, especially on a crowded subway train. Unfortunately, not everyone respects the pressure that America's crocheters are under. According to LiveLeak, this crochetspreader "claimed she paid for two seats" so she could be sure to have the space she needed to crochet her way to glory.
New York City is in a truly dark place when we force our most valuable asset—crochet artists—to pay double just to ply their trade in our transit system. Please, if you spot a crocheter on the subway, kindly give up your seat so they may work their mysterious magic unhindered. Crocheting is pretty much the only thing propping up our local economy, other than artisanal toothpicks, we need to treat these people with respect or they'll move to Cleveland.
[Via Reddit]
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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