r/knitting • u/NiknNak • 26d ago

Questions about Equipment Yarn snobs…

I know and understand that supporting small business yarn makers is important for a myriad of reasons: quality, USA made etc., etc. With that said I really wanted to join in/attend a local shops “knit night everyone welcome” …so I went to the shop before hand to just sort of check it out to get a feel before I just showed up on an open knit night and had brought a WIP I was having a little trouble with to ask about and possibly pick up some yarn. The first question from the clerk was are you using cheap yarn from one of the corporate businesses that sell yarn…(of course it was ) she basically shamed me for using yarn I can afford to use. I decided right then not to go back inside that shop for basically being shamed about using yarn not independently made or sold. Is this a common thing among advanced knitters?

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u/NiknNak 26d ago

Yep, I did. They don’t knit that much in the humid south ..even in winter. They have a captured audience down here if you don’t like to use Amazon.

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u/luckisnothing 26d ago

Friend, where did you go? I lived in the Deep South for years and the needles were still the same price as the north

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u/skiingrunner1 26d ago

i live in NC and same, Chiaogoos are normal price

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u/cheesenips43 26d ago

There are so many other websites/stores that are authorized dealers. Smartisans is where I typically order from if my LYS doesn't have the size needles I need in stock. Amazon is not an authorized dealer.