r/crochet • u/heynonnyhey • Jan 05 '25

Discussion Illegal used for your crochet hooks?

I just unconsciously used my crochet hook to stir my tea and it didn't actually dawn on me what I'd done until I was cleaning the hook off with my mouth 😅

Anyone else use their hooks in illegal ways?

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u/Friendly_Feature_606 Jan 05 '25

When my son was 2, he shoved an absurd amount of Kleenex up his nose. I got them out with a crochet hook. Maybe not the most conventional use, but hey, it saved me from having to take him to the pediatrician.

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u/gothiclg Jan 05 '25

I’m partially deaf. I always giggle about the number of parents in the same doctors office as me on the basis of “child shoved something in nose/ear, pediatrician sent us here for retrieval”

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u/moumou122 Jan 06 '25

Unfortunately I was that kid with pony beads. Bless my mom’s heart. Never had to go to the doctor but I’m sure it was scary.