Wow! That's really an odd story, but I suppose I could see the possibility. I've got a set of thrift-store metal needles that are really thin (they go "clink tink" when you knit with them) and I bet it was that kind.

Hey, weren't you starting to knit a while back? What are you working on these days? Did you ever make that cat bed? (maybe you did and I missed the post.)