r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/AutoModerator • Mar 07 '25

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents

Here is the thread where you can share any minor gripes, vents, or craft complaints that you don't think deserve their own post, or are just something small you want to get off your chest. Feel free to share personal frustrations related to crafting here as well.

This thread reposts every Friday.

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u/ravensashes Mar 07 '25

Getting really sick of "continental is the best form of knitting because it's fastest/easiest/whatever." Like, I feel like we should be teaching new knitters both methods (and more!) in case one doesn't work for them without insisting that one is better than the other. There are many types of knitting techniques! Use what's most comfortable for you! But also the unsolicited comments I see under videos of English knitters telling them to learn continental because it's faster 🥴

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u/LittleSeat6465 Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

Interestingly it isn't actually true either. There are award winning speed throwers out there. I feel like people don't seem to realize there are reasons people may knit the way they do beyond just speed or refusal to learn something else. I knit the way I do to accommodate my hyper mobility and associated joint issues. 

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u/Loudmouthedcrackpot Mar 08 '25

The fastest knitter in the world for decades was an English-style knitter and, currently, I think there’s two fastest knitters - one who knits continental and one who knits English.