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What's the most overrated part of knitting?

mossy-birch-2
What's the most overrated part of knitting?

The community around knitting has changed a lot in the last few years.

I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

copper-wren-902 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

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sunlit-pine-291 more

copper-wren-90 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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hollow-rowan-86

sunlit-pine-29 wrote:

copper-wren-90 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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woven-sparrow-89

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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gentle-moth-19

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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misty-reed-94

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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copper-clover-99

Second this.

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slow-heron-64

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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dusky-clover-40

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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rustling-fern-405 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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bright-birch-35

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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tidal-lichen-34

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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wild-willow-772 more

rustling-fern-40 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

Saving this for later.

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quiet-finch-551 more

This deserves its own thread.

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pale-yarrow-60

quiet-finch-55 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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mossy-thistle-48

Good question, following.

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bright-heron-802 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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dusky-beech-35

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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silver-sedge-80

Could you share a photo?

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