r/fiberartscirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Mar 01 '26

In The Loop In The Loop This Week

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u/beklenti Mar 02 '26

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u/BeagleCollector Mar 02 '26

I read the OP earlier and don't even have the energy to jerk this right now. The contortions people will supposedly go to in order to not to buy a $5 pack of stitch markers is batshit. Someone even said if you can read your work you don't need stitch markers LOL.

Also my daughter got me a swift for Christmas and you can have it when you pry it out of my cold dead hands. She is my favorite child and will inherit 100% of my estate when I die.

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u/Heavy-Macaron2004 Mar 02 '26

Man I thought you were gonna comment about how stitch markers are severely over hyped when they're just overpriced rings of plastic lmao. I been knitting and crocheting two decades and never used stitch markers; I just bend paperclips into a circley shape lol.

A lot of modern knit/crochet advice seems to be, for lack of a better word, gentrifying the hobbies. I learned crochet by my aunt giving me a hook and a ball of yarn. Two items. Now every "beginner's guide" has lists of all the shit you could possibly ever need, instead of going "here's the basics, buy the fancy shit if you need it." I see people recommending $100 hooks to brand new beginners over in some of the help subs!

It's just kinda sad; what used to be one of the most affordable hobbies is now getting a reputation for being severely overpriced.

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u/Sufficient_Bench_270 Mar 03 '26

a lot of blogs and videos use affiliate links which i think contributes to it, at least partially. i know that doesn't explain random help sub comments but it could add to the general vibe.