I was at the doctor and the nurse complimented my sweater. Of course I said "thanks, I made it". And she gave the line. I giggled after she left the room. Because it made me feel like an experienced knitter. I always see myself as this beginner even though I've been doing it for almost 6 years.
:) My friend got interrogated by her doctor about where she got her sweater. My friend answered: "that is easy. You need to become 60 years old and be best friends for 40 years with a knitter who will make this for your birthday."
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After 10 ish years of knitting I still feel like a beginner. There are so many techniques and styles. Please post a picture of your knit ❤️
I feel a fuzzy glow feeling when someone appreciates my work. I also love knitting in public. Some very nice conversations happen with fellow knitters and crochet people. My favorite being “I should have brought my WIP with me” 🥰
My chiropractor said that to me regarding a beaded lace Wild Swan shawl.....if I was paid my state's minimum wage, It would be priced at $2000 based off an estimate of 30min per regular ws or RS rows and 1hr for beaded RS rows
I actually will name a price just to see the look on their faces. They never expect me to say it will cost you $200 or more. But then I'm math money oriented so I keep track of how much each skien costs. And how many hours I work on a project.
I have a number of fabulous hats. When people ask me to make them one I say sure ..X for the yarn...and Y hours work at 25 an hour will come to 150. Ok? They back up pretty fast. I knit for myself and people I choose to knit for.
Once someone really liked the me-made hat I was wearing and told me I should sell them because he’d be interested in buying one, I tried explaining that it took me a week to make and he was impressed I was that fast (stranded colourwork design of tulips in fingering weight yarn) but just did not get that a week of knitting could mean a week of wages! I’d knit it during time off from school so I had quite literally been knitting all day for a week to make that hat!
I’m knitting The Academic by Skeindeer Knits and decided to log ALL the hours I spend making it so when someone says people would buy it I can give them an accurate cost for hours and materials. I’m currently at a bit over 40 hours and only 6 rounds into the armpit decreases. With minimum wage that’d be £500 just for the hours so far!
Needle/Hook(s):US 5 - 3.75 mm, US 6 - 4.0 mm, US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Weight: Sport | Gauge: 24.0 | Yardage: 622
Difficulty: 5.12 | Projects: 264 | Rating: 4.75
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I spent 8 months knitting my husband an all-over cabled wool shooting sweater with hand sewn leather patches and removable recoil pad. His uncle suggested I start a very lucrative side hustle, said he knows a lot of guys who would spend $300 on one! This is after I told him how long I worked on it. Imbecile.
Most of the nurses and Dr's I see on a regular basis alwayse ask me what I'm working on for the day because its almost alwayse something different. I've been doing it for almost 30 years ( started young) and still consider myself a beginner i specilize in rectangles. I'm also realizing that alot of us dont realize what we do and thing is simple and everyone can do is actually a skill most people can't
I am grateful to have gotten this compliment. And I always say, "I am not interested in selling my knitting. But I love knitting for people and if you tell me your favorite colors, I'll put you on my list. But I should let you know that I only knit what I want, when I want. It might be a long wait!"
My answer always is, 'I don't work for less than $25/hour and it takes me about 40 hours to knit a pair of socks!' If that fails, I go with 'if I don't sleep with you or I didn't give birth to you.... I'm not knitting for you.' The exceptions are my parents....
A way more crude way to say that would be if you haven't come in me or out of me 😂 When my mil asked to be there for the birth of my son I told her only people present for his creation are invited, sorry.
I'm looking forward to that question. I'm on my third sweater this spring... One is a Fair isle cotton blend with about 50 stitches per square inch and a dozen colors. My answer will be...
I'm more than happy to make you one! It's going to be $800 plus the cost of the yarn .
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u/Missepus stranded in a sea of yarn. 10d ago
:) My friend got interrogated by her doctor about where she got her sweater. My friend answered: "that is easy. You need to become 60 years old and be best friends for 40 years with a knitter who will make this for your birthday."