When I was told that I had to play crazy knitting Lizzy I knew immediately that I was in real trouble: I could not knit at all! At school already I was famous for my oven-cloths ending up in triangles instead of squares, because for some unknown reason, I always managed to loose stitches along the line which finally ended up in triangles. The same was true for all needlework and handicraft I did: be it sewing, embroidery, doing crochet work, or painting some work of art - it all had similar sad results. My mother as an expert for all handicraft work was in total despair. One day she gave up the idea that I will ever become a decent housewife. The fact that I constantly stood in front of the mirror, singing and using my hairbrush as microphone made my mother finally give up. She suggested I should become a singer or actor and marry a good houseman. Well, the first part has worked out fine… but… And now this new challenge: being a knitting expert! I was confident that during such a production there would be certainly somebody who could knit a scarf for me. But I was wrong - there was nobody! So I was left completely on my own! Well, well.. Between learning the text and rehearsals there was always this thought in the back of my mind: heaven, I still have to organize for this knitting! Suddenly I had a brilliant idea: my mother! I called Mum immediately - she lives in Gelsenkirchen - and told her about my terrible problems. He comment was: well, they have found the right part for you! But in the end she did the knitting for me. Thank heaven! She also showed me again how to knit. I was so thrilled that I convinced myself that I will learn this knitting business after all. It looked to be fun and was very relaxing. When the filming went on and when I continued knitting this scarf, I lost the stitches again. At that point I knew for sure: I will never learn knitting!

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