{"id":277486,"date":"2018-11-18T19:41:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T19:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/11\/18\/anauthorandherservicedog\/"},"modified":"2018-11-18T19:41:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T19:41:46","slug":"anauthorandherservicedog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/11\/18\/anauthorandherservicedog\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

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catscraftsandcommentary<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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madgastronomer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Today I found out that yarners think crocheting socks is subversive and controversial and I just\u2026on one hand, why the fuck not<\/i>, I guess yarners are allowed to have their controversies, but on the other, how much time do you have in your FUCKIN DAY??<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

My main concern is how they would feel but Maggie u know yarn fandom gotta think about something while knitting five miles of stockingnette for a sweater <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Look, you can\u2019t just leave it at that, why is it subversive and controversial? *gets popcorn* <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I mean, I\u2019m taking this on good faith, and I\u2019m not saying this is my own personal belief.\u00a0 I believe in all crafts.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

But\u2026the structure of the stitches and the resulting fabric is pretty different between crochet and knitting.\u00a0 You get different effects between them, which lends themselves to different crafts.\u00a0 And none of the effects of (most) crochet stitches lend themselves naturally to socks.\u00a0 You\u2019re (usually) going to end up with something either stiff and bulky, or full of holes that will Not Feel Good to walk on. Whereas knitted socks will just\u2026BE elastic and comfortable.<\/p>\n

Sure you CAN do it.\u00a0 And there are people and patterns that do it well!!<\/p>\n

But MOST crochet socks are a bit like calling this a bicycle <\/p>\n

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I mean\u2026 Okay?\u00a0 But people are going to Talk. <\/p>\n

But this is BABY controversy, this is nothing.\u00a0 You haven\u2019t even touched on the good shit like RHSS or that time the Olympic Committee dissed us. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Iiiinteresting. So one of those \u201cjust because you CAN doesn\u2019t mean you SHOULD\u201d things. <\/p>\n

Also I know very little about the yarn fandom except for that bit where a woman had to fake her death and had a nervous breakdown over selling homespun\/dyed yarn so like, I already have big expectations. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Was that the one that \u201cdied\u201d of leukemia or the one that \u201cdied\u201d of lupus, or the one that overdosed?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From what I know of the narrative as it was described to me, I want to say the one that overdosed, but I am intrigued and vaguely concerned that there are multiple distinct individuals the above situation could apply to. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

hey umm, what the fuck<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

the fake deaths thing:<\/b> indie yarn dyer gets popular, gets overwhelmed by orders, can\u2019t refund money because of shitty bookkeeping, decides faking online death is the only way out.<\/p>\n

i\u2019m sure some of them are unintentional rather than premeditated scammers but they\u2019re all still thieving assholes who shouldn\u2019t be running businesses and need to give all the money back.<\/p>\n

the olympics commitee:<\/b> ravelry, well-known knitting (fiber arts in general) site, held a contest they called the \u2018ravelympics\u2019 to drum up olympic support then get a cease-and-desist letter for copyright infringement, and the letter said that calling it that \u2018denigrates the true nature of the Olympic Games\u2019 and was \u2018disrespectful to our country\u2019s finest athletes\u2019 <\/p>\n

except, you know, ravelry had like 2 million users who all, by nature of ravelry being a website, have basic tech literacy. the social media backlash was so bad that the olympics board had to make 2 official apologies because the first wasn\u2019t good enough.<\/p>\n

RHSS:<\/b> Red Heart Super Saver is cheap Walmart-level yarn. some people hate it because it used to be just really fucking awful and they haven\u2019t bothered updating their opinions. some people hate it because they hate non-natural yarns. some people hate it because they\u2019re yarn snobs(which, btw, comes in two flavors: the disdainful assholes and the people who just don\u2019t see the point if you have the money and don\u2019t indulge yourself). a lot of people defend it because it\u2019s cheap and widely locally available and honestly not that bad after a wash and some fabric softener. <\/p>\n

crocheted socks:<\/b> exactly what kaitoukitty said. people who crochet socks tend to either be new crocheters who are not aware crochet is not the best medium for socks or experienced crocheters who are pushing the boundaries of the medium.<\/p>\n

babies on fire:<\/b> i can\u2019t believe we\u2019re talking about yarncraft controversies and no one mentioned babies on fire. that\u2019s my favorite controversy.<\/p>\n

so when deciding what material to make baby blankets out of, in addition to considerations like softness, ease of washing, and allergy concerns quite a lot of people like to consider what would happen to the baby if the blanket was set on fire. yes, really.<\/p>\n

wool has the problem of\u00a0hand-wash only blankets for a new mother (superwash wool exists but that\u2019s a whole \u2018nother paragraph), allergy concerns, and also
\nreal fucking expensive if you want quality not-itchy-on-baby-skin wool. but pro-wool-blanket people insist that because wool actually resists being set on fire pretty well and also can self-extinguish, it\u2019s the only sensible choice.<\/p>\n

acrylic on the other hand is cheap and you can throw it in the washing machine, and while bad quality acrylics might be stiff and plastic-y they\u2019re not itchy, but if it gets set on fire it will melt onto the baby\u2019s skin. pro-acrylic people insist that if your blanket is on fire, you probably have bigger problems than what the blanket is made of.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

wow I didn\u2019t expect such a detailed response. thank you!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fiber Arts Just Be Fucking Like That.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Humans Just Be Fucking Like That.<\/p>\n

I mean, seriously, we will do this this shit in literally any goddamn community you care to conceive of and some you haven\u2019t. The human condition, man. It\u2019s literally everywhere humans are and has been since we started being human. so, like, a couple million years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Same wank different fandom.<\/p>\n

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And NO ONE likes it when you mistake knitting for crocheting or crocheting for knitting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And weavers are salty because everybody forget we even exist.<\/p>\n

But spinners are all HERE LET ME TEACH YOU TO DO THIS THING, but we get snippy amongst ourselves about wheels vs spindles.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, embroiderers and tatters are off in the corner like \u201chey\u2026.hey we\u2019re still here\u2026.anybody wanna learn?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I don\u2019t even know how to tag this.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

anauthorandherservicedog: catscraftsandcommentary: madgastronomer: catscraftsandcommentary: lierdumoa: niqaeli: gallusrostromegalus: kimbergoat: destroyroxy: kimbergoat: arinrowan: kaitoukitty: arinrowan: kaitoukitty: arinrowan: lazulisong: lavenderprose: Today I found out that yarners think crocheting socks is subversive and controversial and I just\u2026on one hand, why the fuck not, I guess yarners are allowed to have their controversies, but on the other, how much time … <\/p>\n

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