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frank “knit” mcdevitt

gary, indiana – born 1919

frank was a track star whose family was quite poor. to raise extra money he would jump over things at events for tips and free meals. in 1927 just after graduating high school with a full ride scholarship to Indiana University for track and field, frank was the entertainment at the Ft. Wayne Quilt Fest and as he high jumped over a 8 foot tall quilt made by a lovely miss sandy beckinsin of the indianapolis beckinsin’s, frank blindly leaped onto a display table mistakenly set up ontop of his down landing pillow by the farmhand Lurvy from the Jones Hog Farm. This display table was set up with 78 different types of hook needles meant for “speed knitting”.
Three of the needles severed his spine and “knit” then spent the rest of his days knitting boys track and field inspired quilts and handkerchiefs from a wheelchair made of donated copper pipe.

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