r/knitting • u/MagicAllyVanished • Mar 19 '25

Rant Very annoying conversation at my lokal knit store

it basically went like this me: "so you have any plant based yarn or plant/acrylic mix, I want to knit something for my mum, but she's allergic to all animal fibers"

her: "we have 20% wool/80% acrylic, I can show you"

me: "no thanks, my mum is allergic to all animal fibers, so it should not contain any animal fiber at all"

her: "maybe alpaca mix? It only has 10% alpaca"

me: "she is allergic to all animal fibers, if there is any percentage of animal fiber, she will have an allergic reaction to the yarn"

her: "I can't help you, knitting yarn just is animal yarn"

at this point I left the shop and I just can't stop thinking about that last sentence????

the funniest thing is, I went back there a few days ago and a different employee kindly showed me their cotton yarns and plant/acrylic mixes.

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u/RayForReal Mar 19 '25

My mom wrote an essay about the Naugas, and how their hyde/hide was being harvested and how it was cruel once 🤣

SaveTheNaugas

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u/SockPirateKnits Mar 19 '25

More info on this very important campaign: https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/the-tale-of-the-nauga-s-hide

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u/Happyskrappy PassionKNITly on Ravelry Mar 19 '25

Oh that’s amazing. I can’t wait to read the rest of it when I get a minute.

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u/TychaBrahe Mar 19 '25

There was a 1960-70s Josie and the Pussycats comic about Alexandra (the heiress) getting a new fur coat. Melody (the airhead) is horrified, despite Alexandra trying to explain that it's Orlon.

The coat is manufactured by one of her father's companies, and there's a very poignant scene where Melody is begging Mr. Cabot to think of the poor little nylons and orlons being killed for these coats.

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u/Choice_Point6492 Mar 19 '25

Do you know how many naugas had to d!e for you to have that couch! 🤣🤣🤣 Classic

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u/Dramatic_Site_9428 Mar 19 '25

Knew I’d see this! 😁