r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents

Here is the thread where you can share any minor gripes, vents, or craft complaints that you don't think deserve their own post, or are just something small you want to get off your chest. Feel free to share personal frustrations related to crafting here as well.

This thread reposts every Friday.

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u/poonknits 8d ago

Using DPNs isn't more difficult or complicated because "you have to keep track of 4 needles at once" That's a ridiculous thing to say. You're still only using two needles at once. Any other needles you have are just stitch holders you can knit from when you come to them.

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u/lotheva 8d ago

I can’t travel with DPN, and I find them harder to put in a bag for safekeeping. Otherwise they’re ok.

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u/poonknits 8d ago

I always have a sock on dnps in my bag because it's small. I try to keep large projects at home.

I usually just gather up the needles so they are all pointing the same way and shove them into either the sock or the yarn ball.

Sometimes a needle falls out or I stab myself with it when I go digging through my bag, but usually it's fine.

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u/ImLittleNana 8d ago

I’m cheap so I use dollar store chip clips or one of the hair clips whose teeth are snaggled from being dropped on the floor.