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Cigarette smoker puts nervous energy to good use 

Jump to full article: AP, 2007-12-29

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LYNDONVILLE, Vt.--Determined to quit, a cigarette smoker put his nervous energy to good use -- knitting more than 1,000 hats for schoolchildren and community organizations.

"I knew I had to have something to do with my hands," said Robert Perkins, 65, of Lyndon.

He started at age 11 and had tried to quit numerous times. Last March, he tried again, this time with the help of a Knifty Knitter, a knitting device for beginners.

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