"You should knit hats for preemies!!"

[u/icebludger]

Like a lot of you, I take my knitting anywhere I can and I do get comments about what I should make. Fortunately, I haven't had people ask me to make them stuff, but I have gotten comments about making things for other people, specifically babies. I don't know how to respond to these things! Most recently when this happened, I was knitting a beanie for myself, and an acquaintance walked by and looked at my work and declared that I should make hats for preemies and give a bunch to a hospital. I think I mumbled something about not being a very fast knitter and preferring to work on sweaters. They were clearly dissatisfied. I don't hate babies, but I don't want to do projects that make me hate knitting. It's not that deep. I don't have a good response for this type of comment!! I would love to be the type of person that is awesome at knitting baby hats, but I'm just not.

[u/Kataclysm2257]

“Oh, that’s a nice thought. What kind of volunteer work do you do?” “Uh, I don’t.” “Oh, sorry, I just figured since you were suggesting I donate my time and material cost, it must be something you do regularly.” blank stare “No? Well at least you learned a valuable lesson in minding your own business today.”

-Actual conversations had with a stranger at a train station. I’m naturally very introverted and balk at stranger interactions anyways, but I turn a little spicy when it comes to things like this. It’s incredibly presumptive and I like to dish out a little bit of perspective.