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You have the freedom to indulge in BEC-style (b*tch eating crackers) vent comments in this thread. Naming examples is not required (gasp!) but majority of r/craftsnark rules still apply. Basically, don't be shitty and ruin the thread for others.

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Looking at knitting patterns on Etsy and found this. Is this normal? I'm genuinely curious how well AI works at translating patterns into different languages. Is this the designer being lazy or working smarter, not harder? Also, FWIW, the designer doesn't have any AI-generated patterns (yay!). It makes me wonder what an "acceptable" usage of AI could look like in this community.

One whole year after those suckers tried to rob me and I’m still being haunted by them…

Background: the YouTuber in question is a clay artist and they put a video out last month where our favourite money-stealing-crappy craft subscription sponsored them, and it annoyed me. I decided to do a PSA comment and just said "I love your videos but I am so disappointed Craftsy sponsored you, they have horrible customer service" - or something to that effect… low and behold ✨ she deleted my comment ✨ but that’s more fool me, they paid her to be featured in her video obviously she’s going to gatekeep information on them if it puts them in a negative light.

I really liked this girl and now it’s completely dampened my opinion of her. Maybe she doesn’t know Craftsy has sh*t customer service, or that they (from what I’ve seen recently) now take that reoccurring annual payment 2 weeks before it’s even due from customers - meaning you really do need to be on your A-game cancelling that crap. Just really rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe I’m being unfair, girl has gotta get her buck… but seriously? Craftsy? Ugh.

Do YouTubers ever even look at whether these companies who are throwing money at them are legit (rhetorical question, obviously most of them don’t…

Edit: YouTuber is Uncomfy and this is the video which Craftsy have sponsored - https://youtu.be/VHmWuJ4DxFQ?si=1x81ivFUHMKEN6a5

This is my town, and it's the BEST and WORST news the crafters like me can get: https://www.northescambia.com/2024/10/pensacola-hobby-lobby-books-a-million-location-to-be-converted-into-a-church

Talk about giving with one hand and taking away with the other!

Has anybody else seen this happen in their town?

Please share all personal chatter here--questions, planning, works in progress, successes, failures, discoveries, and anything else pertaining to your personal crafting.

Here's the thread where you can share any new patterns or products that you don't think deserve their own post. Any craft goes, whether you're sharing sewing patterns, weird yarn colourways, woodburning templates, soapmaking supplies, or any thing else that you'd like to discuss. If you think it deserves it's own thread, feel free to make one!

The amount of blame she puts on her own paying customers never ceases to amaze me 😵‍💫

Welcome to the bitesized BEC thread!

You have the freedom to indulge in BEC-style (b*tch eating crackers) vent comments in this thread. Naming examples is not required (gasp!) but majority of r/craftsnark rules still apply. Basically, don't be shitty and ruin the thread for others.

I WISH you could actually make something this structured with crochet. I’m actually tempted to try and make a cardigan similar to this out of pure spite. I’m sick and tired of people churning out AI “patterns” that make no sense with AI pictures that don’t even match whatever nonsense chatgpt spat out to scam people out of their money. That’s not even getting into my disdain for people who sell finished objects they only advertise with AI images, they have a special place full of deep, deep hatred in my heart. The sooner AI dies or some kind of laws get put in place to crack down on its use in advertising the better (not that I expect big companies and advertising firms to give up AI but a girl can dream)

I just need to vent, coz I'm working on this as I write this. I've purchased the Rose Tank from Wool & The Gang recently (I like the work of the designer, Rose Svane), the first thing that hurt a bit was the price – it's US$13.50 – $13.50!! Still, I think about supporting the designer, and the biz (I wanna be down for needlecrafts in general).

The second thing, in concert with the price, is that the piece is filet crochet and yet there is NO crochet chart/diagram to speak of in all 64 pages of this pattern. Like, WHY? It seems like a pretty standard thing to include that'll very much aid the crocheter, instead I'm having to rely on some (in my opinion) pretty unintuitive written instructions when the chart could've done all the instructing for me, you know?! This is my first pattern that I've purchased from WATG... I may need to think twice second time around.

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This is stringcraft.io. Anybody know of something similar that’s legit?

Listen I'm so for a comfy oversized sweater, but if you're going to design for positive ease maybe pick a yarn and pattern combination that's flattering and has some drape? The way her shoulder is hurting out of the shoulder and the sleeve looks so baggy and stiff is just unflattering.

And "designed for 10" positive ease for smaller sizes and gradually less positive ease in larger sizes? Just say it's not graded properly and be done.

There are several PetiteKnits patterns that I really like but this one is just yikes. (This is the Dagmar sweater, released this month)

Came across this ad on Instagram and it whispered “scam” to me. Low and behold I visit their Etsy store (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TonyPatteck) 🚩 and it’s mostly repeated copy in the “positive” reviews and a few people trying to warn potential buyers.

I’m not surprised but I am annoyed that Etsy and meta let this through without issue. The Instagram account is practically brand new and it’s already running ads!

Please share all personal chatter here--questions, planning, works in progress, successes, failures, discoveries, and anything else pertaining to your personal crafting.

Here's the thread where you can share any new patterns or products that you don't think deserve their own post. Any craft goes, whether you're sharing sewing patterns, weird yarn colourways, woodburning templates, soapmaking supplies, or any thing else that you'd like to discuss. If you think it deserves it's own thread, feel free to make one!

If you were at the Fibre Shindig yesterday, you probably realized it was not so well attended.

The shindig used to be a very nice show when it was done in Kensington. I remember the long lineups before opening and the joy, the community…it was great. Then it moved to a farther part of the city and at the same time, other festivals started to happen in the area.

The nail in the coffin might have been knit city happening in Calgary only two months ago. It was amazing and knitters were really excited. However, it surely has affected how this show went from what we could see.

I’m very curious and genuinely want to hear what peeps in the are have to say, truthfully.

Are there too many shows in the area? Do we all have huge stashes and not need for more yarn? Was the vendor lineup not enticing enough? Too far? Is economy a factor? Have we killed the joy of festivals? **edited: spelling

Nerida is now live talking about her ADHD / menopause and how it affects her and how she runs her business. She struggles to strategise, and in post covid she struggled even more.

https://www.instagram.com/neridahansenfabrics/live/17887230279079706?igsh=dWlrZHdwMG1vd253

I realize this is kind of old news but I'm still annoyed by it. I have the Ginger Jeans pattern and didn't get around to purchasing the Ginger Flare Expansion Pack before they pulled it and replaced it with a whole new pattern.

I don't want the Jude pattern. I want to modify the Ginger pattern without trial and error - I don't want to hack it myself. I don't want or need a whole new pattern when the Gingers fit me great and they're exactly what I want, just flared.

I messaged Closet Core to see if they're willing to sell it to me, and at first they had no idea what I was talking about. The person assumed I meant the Stovepipe leg view. When I pulled a screenshot from the Wayback machine, they just said the expansion pack doesn't exist anymore but they have the Jude pattern, which I specifically said in my original message that I didn't want.

I may come across as entitled here, I understand they don't owe me anything, but it seems ratty to pull the expansion pack in the interest of selling a more expensive version disguised as a brand new pattern.

Rabblerabblerabble.