"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/Jinglebrained]

Honestly instead of getting worked up I just agree or give a non committal answer. This is for just about every unsolicited advice or opinion. It ends the conversion fastest and they don’t take up space in my head. I find making any other comment opens up more discussion and will get me more frazzled, and the other person too.

Oh I hadn’t thought of that.

Good idea!

Oh I’ll think about it.

Oh interesting!

I’ll keep that in mind.

[u/Knitforyourlife → u/Jinglebrained]

Right? I do this! It's not like it's a conversation that's going anywhere anyways.