{"id":9383,"date":"2010-12-28T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-28T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=9383"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:19:08","slug":"when-is-a-pen-like-a-knitting-needle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=9383","title":{"rendered":"When is a pen like a knitting needle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it&#8217;s a de-stresser. Apparently someone has invented a pen that will measure the user&#8217;s stress level and give bio-feedback to help that person de-stress! Think of playing with pens in a nervous or stressful situation. Well, our new stress pen will measure these actions and if they are too stressful, the pen will itself become more difficult to &#8220;play&#8221; with, thereby slowing the actions down and calming the user. Amazing!!<\/p>\n<p>Now knitters have known all along that &#8220;playing&#8221; with sticks is a de-stresser. Maybe that&#8217;s why we keep several projects on the go at once. Some knitting just naturally slows us down &#8211; lace for example &#8211; while other projects zip along when we are perhaps less stressed.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 1em;text-align: left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AC68-1.gif\" style=\"clear: left;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AC68-1.gif\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center\">Footnotes from Fiber Trends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I think we could take this de-stressing idea a little further.&nbsp; What about de-stressing shoes for the toe-tappers. Could shoes be programmed to be more difficult to maneuver, the more we tapped our toes or the more we swung our legs? We could also take a look at jewellery &#8211; rings and pendants could become more resistant, the more we twisted them. I&#8217;m not sure we would want to extend this de-stressing idea to body parts for the hair twirlers, nail bitters, nose and ear pullers etc.<\/p>\n<p>As good as knitting is, it is still difficult to pull it out when being interviewed for a job or getting a traffic ticket. But I have seen a serene looking mom knitting and discussing life&#8217;s problems with a know-it-all teen &#8211; you may have to rip it all out the next day &#8211; but you, at least looked calm at the moment!<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right;margin-left: 1em;text-align: right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/pers_pouch-1.jpg\" style=\"clear: right;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/pers_pouch-1.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center\">Personalized Pouch from Infiknit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Dinner? Maybe Penne. I find that pasta is always a de-stresser. I have it a lot &#8211; does that mean that I am over stressed? Last night I decided to use up what was left of the smoked salmon we had as an hors d&#8217;oeuvre on Christmas Day.&nbsp; I made a bechamel sauce added some mushrooms, smoked salmon, scallions, pepper and parsley. I never know what herb to use with smoked salmon. I could use dill &#8211; but no one else likes it. I could use tarragon, but it&#8217;s not my favourite and I forgot all about rosemary &#8211; lucky I had lots of parsley.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures are of knitting and crochet with a flare for writing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it&#8217;s a de-stresser. Apparently someone has invented a pen that will measure the user&#8217;s stress level and give bio-feedback to help that person de-stress! Think of playing with pens in a nervous or stressful situation. 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