In the book and movie called "Like Water for Chocolate", Tita, the main character, began crocheting a wedding blanket after she and Pedro decided they would marry. Six months or so later, Tita's mother announced that Pedro would be marrying Tita's older sister (and therein lies a tale). To pass her sleepless nights, Tita crocheted. By the time she left her home to live on a ranch in New Mexico, the blanket extended like a bridal train for one kilometer behind the wagon. Read the book or see the movie to decide if the crocheting saved her sanity or not.