UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Last week, while washing my hands in a public washroom (this is how all good stories start, right?) in Toronto's central train station, during rush hour no less, I happened to spot someone crafting. This was no knitting in public situation (not that you'd expect that in a train station bathroom either), but rather a full-on, crouched-down-on-the-floor-near-an-electrical-outlet heat-embossing project. I'm not sure what type of emergency requires one to scatter their stamping gear all over a grimy counter and risk their safety by kneeling behind a constantly opening door, but it must have been something extremely important. I once took my crocheting camping (I was working on a line of dog bow ties at the time, and had some camping buddies to try them out on), but obviously I'm a lightweight. [caption id="attachment_7770" align="aligncenter" width="348" caption="Brantford the pug says all real dogs wear bow ties while camping."] [/caption] On a barely related note, I've got a copy of Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons From a Sewing Café to give away. It's packed with more than 50 innovative fashion and home design projects (plus recipes for some delectable treats) from the owners of the Sweat Shop, a superhip café-workshop I'd love to visit one day. What better place could there be to sit and knit than a Parisian café, with a fantastic cup of coffee and a plate of macarons?

For your chance to win, leave ONE comment telling us the strangest place you've ever crafted.  The contest is open to Canadian residents only. Contest will run until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012; I'll randomly select and post a winner here on Wednesday, February 22. Good luck!