Thank God for Boyfriends!
So I'm about to work on the Estonian Shawl last night (11 repeats in, 30 to go) and I pull the needle with the shawl on it out of the bag and see 1/2 of the shawl dangling OFF THE NEEDLES!
Gasp! I called out for help and Steve came over in a flash, holding the needle that was still attached to 1/2 the shawl so that I could try to pick up the stitches that had fallen before too much damage was done. After a bit of counting, cursing, and picking up a mere 5 dropped stitches, I was ready to continue.
This could have been much worse and I must admit that on Friday I picked up supplies to put in a lifeline so that I could avoid just such a tragedy. Obviously, I'm still working sans line...perhaps I should take last night's activity as a warning?