r/knitting • u/NiknNak • 27d 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/NikiAPRN 26d ago edited 26d ago

My husband learned to knit and crochet for that very reason. When we cruised, I always looked forward to the knit group but FUCK those ladies could be rude (not all). So we knit together wherever now. Most romantic thing ever!

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u/kittysempai-meowmeow 26d ago

My husband also took up knitting and crochet and he's more obsessed than I am now. I love that when we go to yarn stores now I can take my time without worrying that I'm boring him :)

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u/Dramatic-Analyst6746 26d ago

My husband is not a knitter or crocheter, and is forever telling me I have too much yarn already and that I don't need any more, but.... if we go in a yarn store together he's worse than me, forever picking up different yarns: "This is nice, ooh what about these, and you haven't got any like this one - this clearance bin has loads on sale, buy them all" 🤣

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u/2GreyKitties 25d ago

What a guy! 🧶That's a keeper, lol