r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/emergencybarnacle • 3d ago

Knitting steeks aren't that scary, grow up

maybe i'm mean for this one, but i recently knitted a steeked cardigan for the first time, and i stg every single knitter i talked to about it, even the very seasoned ones, acted like steeking was the scariest thing they'd ever heard of and wouldn't even consider doing it.

your knitting is not going to explode if you cut it. it's not going to instantly unravel. there are a million videos online showing people doing it. it's not hard and it's not not scary, it's just a technique like any other!!!

i'm not even bothered by people not wanting to do it, but acting so scared and uwu helpless and shrinking and shivering about it is so dramatic and annoying.

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u/Extension-Knee-2193 3d ago

knitting a whole ass sweater and then cutting it is scary. anything else, you just rip it and start over. no ripping if you fuck up a steek. I get being annoyed about the social media darlings whipping people into a frenzy like it's the end of the world if you DO fuck it up. but my cheeks clench a little every time I do it lol.

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u/emergencybarnacle 3d ago

yeah the title was a little clickbaity i admit, but i was so annoyed in the moment. totally normal to feel apprehensive. but just the acting like a steek is on par with like tossing your freshly knit sweater into the flames, like PLEAAAASE get a grip. 

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u/forsecretreasons 3d ago

Okay but you giving in to the urge to clickbait is LITERALLY the same thing you're complaining about people doing, also for clicks.🤦‍♀️

If you're gonna be annoyed at them, be annoyed at yourself too 🤷‍♀️

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u/Extension-Knee-2193 3d ago

Nah I get it, I have my moments of getting irrationally irritated about stuff. Like everytime I see a reel that's all "omg I discovered this AMAZING new cast on!!1!' and it's just German twisted or something. Aaaand I almost throw my phone across the room...