Top Ten Things that annoys knitters

[kochi~mochi]

What really pisses me off are the knitting snobs. "Oh, that yarn feels good! What is it?" "Caron simply soft." "Oh." with the Oh disapproving. 3nodding Thats annoys me.  

[Sugar Bandit]

When people ask you about your knitting (while you're counting the rows, WITHOUT a row counter) and when they've gone away, you forget what row you're on.  

[sonicrunner001]

Clear Bubble

When people ask you about your knitting (while you're counting the rows, WITHOUT a row counter) and when they've gone away, you forget what row you're on.

Or even yet, you are crocheting (or knitting) something that is fairly obvious of what it is, and they STILL ask you. (or even worse, you just told the guy next to them in a very loud voice what you are making, and they still ask you. grrrrr.....)
I also hate it when you pull yarn out of a faily new skein and it gives you a glob of yarn and you have to stop for a few mintues to straighten it out.  

[Alekusu]

Peppermint Elf

knitting_needle_ninja

I'm going to have to agree with Tinuvial on the "lying gauge swatches"--that's been a real problem for me lately. Forget making two identical anything.

I'm going to agree with this one. I was crocheting a capelet and the gauge for the little flower links were spot on. I had to go up 5 hook sizes and I still couldn't get gauge for the neck opening! I ended up chucking it all. xp

Also, excessive knots in mass produced yarn. It's acceptable to have one where maybe there's an accident and the yarn breaks off/ends and needs to be joined. But 4? Come on! You need to just chuck that skein into the bin as a defect and start again... not sell it!

I had the same problem the other day. I ran into like 5 knots  

[Kitsaria]

Peppermint Elf

Also, excessive knots in mass produced yarn. It's acceptable to have one where maybe there's an accident and the yarn breaks off/ends and needs to be joined. But 4? Come on! You need to just chuck that skein into the bin as a defect and start again... not sell it!

I've had that problem A LOT with Bernat yarns. I had like three knots one after the other. So I took apart the two, maybe two inch bits making up extra knots and just tied the long bits back together.

On a side note.
ninja Dibs on the reject/defect bin. ninja

 

[Silver Mist]

Gensei Kitsune

Peppermint Elf

Also, excessive knots in mass produced yarn. It's acceptable to have one where maybe there's an accident and the yarn breaks off/ends and needs to be joined. But 4? Come on! You need to just chuck that skein into the bin as a defect and start again... not sell it!

I've had that problem A LOT with Bernat yarns. I had like three knots one after the other. So I took apart the two, maybe two inch bits making up extra knots and just tied the long bits back together.

On a side note.
ninja Dibs on the reject/defect bin. ninja

I had that issue with a skein of Caon Simply Soft. 6 knots, one skein. If I wasnt half way thorugh it when the issues started, I would have returned it. ><

And I third (? fourth?) the thought on yarn snobs. I get odd looks for using CSS all the time. But I love it. Its soft, cheap, and fun to work with.  

[Tinuvial]

I have to speak up on behalf of "yarn snobs" because it sounds like you guys would consider me one. O.o

It's true that I avoid yarns with high acrylic content - not because they're cheap. I avoid them because acrylic makes my hands feel sweaty when I work with it (and when I wear the garment later). Also, I never make anything for babies in yarns with high acrylic content because it's not flame retardant.

I've found that it's nicer (and potentially safer) to knit with non-acrylic.

I never really considered myself a yarn snob, but maybe this means that I am. redface  

[Peppermint Elf]

As acrylics go, I think Caron's Simply Soft is one of the better ones. I do admit to buying Red Heart, but it was to make a stiff bag, so the cheap stiff acrylic was perfect. xd I do buy acrylics, but I really prefer merino. This might be because acrylics make super shitty socks, while wool reigns supreme.

I think what counts most is "Is it pretty?" and "Is it soft?". If I find an acrylic that meets both, I buy it. Same with wool.

And the skein with all the knots in it was from elann.com. Very disappointing. sad  

[bookaholic]

Dropping stitches and not seeing it until five rows later.

That happens to me a LOT.  

[sonicrunner001]

Tinuvial

Also, I never make anything for babies in yarns with high acrylic content because it's not flame retardant.
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That's why they invented baby weight yarn. (I don't mean to be rude, and if it comes off as rude, I apologize) If you have ever looked at the fiber content of baby wieght yarn, it is usually cotton or some other non acrylic or wool content.

Does anybody have a cool knit hat pattern they would like to share. (that they can share)

YourAzureGoddess wrote
Try putting a crochet hook in your bag....

You have to be careful of putting a hook in your bag. (especially if you mad the bag out of yarn in a very loose stitch, true story) I would suggest finding someone who knows how to crochenit, and ask them to make this. http://pandacrochet.8m.com/hookcase.html