The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

A PERSON SUSPENDS A NEEDLE ON A STRING OVER ANOTHER
PERSON'S WRIST. THIS IS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY
CHILDREN YOU WILL HAVE AND WHETHER THEY WILL BE BOYS
OR GIRLS. IF THE NEEDLE MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE, YOU
WILL HAVE GIRLS, BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, BOYS. THE
NUMBER OF TIMES THE NEEDLE SWINGS DETERMINES THE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN YOU WILL HAVE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Date learned: 03-00-1966