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Crafts

Warpy

(113,131 posts) Sun Nov 10, 2013, 10:13 PM Nov 2013

3. “Will you knit me a sweater? I’ll buy you a drink!”

And "No Knitting at the Bar!" do it for me. There would be blood. With size 00 straights producing it.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/things-you-should-never-say-to-a-crafter

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15 Things You Should NEVER Say to Crafters [View all] Warpy Nov 2013 OP

Add in, "I know you're counting, but..." knitter4democracy Nov 2013 #1

Oh, and "You could totally make a lot of money doing that!" Warpy Nov 2013 #2

Yep, exactly... pipi_k Nov 2013 #6

People just don't have a clue what goes into handcrafted work Warpy Nov 2013 #9

Something cute from pipi_k Nov 2013 #10

Some people are very knitworthy Warpy Nov 2013 #11

Yeah, it's bad enough pipi_k Nov 2013 #12

All of those, of course. SheilaT Nov 2013 #3

Or calling crochet hooks needles MagickMuffin Nov 2013 #4

Yeah. People have no idea how riled up SheilaT Nov 2013 #5

Hah!!! pipi_k Nov 2013 #8

I hate number pipi_k Nov 2013 #7

Ok, I have to ask ... surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #13

As little as possible Warpy Nov 2013 #14