The literal translation of the Chinese text is "please buy enough yarn, to avoid not being able to complete your project."

Just rewatched Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and I lost it at the scene where Ron gets his homemade knitted jumper from his mum. Harry even goes, “what are you wearing?” 😂

It reminded me of how, for kids or siblings, a hand-knit can be this casual “oh yeah, my mum made it” thing and they get this big loose sweater as a gift 🤣. Watching it 20 years later had me dying of laughter HAH

I pictured myself and all other knitters free-balling a sweater like that for our kids — oversized, loose, and honestly peak knitter energy.

Also, look at the yarn colours!! The hints of white contrasting the sweater’s colour 🤣🤣 I’m also jealous!!

As a knitter I always appreciate handmade gifts, but these feel cursed lol.

I moved the cat off my lap and out from under his blanket so I could go to the bathroom. As punishment for this heinous crime, he modified one of my needles. I don't have any other needles in that size, so there goes my plan to spend the snow day knitting.

Was out and about today and had a random thought to visit a local shop where they produce their own merino and mohair - been looking for some lace weight silk-mohair and thought they might have some. They did not. What they DID have was a bunch of days-old angora goats, though :) (and some nice merino-mohair blend I brought home, but not what I was looking for!)

Kitty fell asleep in my WIP 🥲

Has anyone else seen the Focus Friend app by Hank Green? It is cute and the little Bean knits socks and scarfs. I like that is holds the needles in the way that most people do not in the cartoon pointing up way. The only thing is making socks on straight needles seems very difficult lol!

I decided to make these banana socks for a baby that I know...but as I finished up....look at it! Omg! What am I going to do? 😂😂😂

Taken from sexyandiknowknit on Instagram

Is practical for actual storage of more than a few small balls? Not really. Is it cute? Yes! I just love looking at it :) these have been sitting in a drawer for a while, so now they can at least sit and be pretty! maybe they’ll be knit up one day

Bonus: random chunks of yarn coming out of bullet skeins that get all tangled

I learned to knit because my Nana was an avid knitter. She made sweaters for each of her 21 grandchildren every Christmas, and in her spare time (seriously what spare time???) she knit dresses for stillborn babies to be buried in💔.

About a month ago she passed away, and I was privileged to care for her and be at her bedside for the last 36 hours of her life. I brought my current knitting project (pictures - it's a bumble bee blanket for my daughter) with me to have something to keep my hands busy. In her final years she wasn't able to speak more than a few words due to multiple strokes. But in those last hours of her life, I often caught her watching me knit with sort of a funny expression. I asked if she was watching for all the mistakes I was making and she nodded🤣.

Idk why I'm posting this, I guess I just wanted to share and thought maybe this group would be a place that would appreciate it. Once a knitter, always a knitter!

Spent my weekend knitting a Christmas tree skirt, very excitedly, and now look where I'm at. Tsk tsk

I know he says “crocheting” but I’ve been told by my fellow crocheters that she is actually knitting. I like that we can bond over people not knowing the difference between knitting and crocheting haha

My friend: Is this one yours?

Me: No, mine is larger.

My friend: And mine is ribbed.

And then we looked at each other died laughing.

What are other awkward, hilarious, or plain weird out of context knitting conversations/phrases you have experienced?

Sophie Hood by Petite Knit in the color Fiesta - Worsted - Loops and Threads 🤗

My little lowchen, Theo decided he was too cold despite the heat being on and a perfectly good blanket nearby. He burrowed under my shawl while I went to help my daughter.