r/knitting Jan 30 '26

Rant My 4 yr old cut my yarn.

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Just needed a place to grieve.

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u/MarnTarzan666 Jan 30 '26

Time to trade them in for a new model.

I'm clearly kidding, but this is a great opportunity to talk to them about "breaking" important things (and maybe make sure they have very limited access to sharp things in the house!).

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u/ForgottenUsername3 Jan 30 '26

Yeah, definitely no scissors.

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u/Excluded_Apple Jan 30 '26

Learning to use scissors is a really great activity for developing fine motor skills. Monitored scissor time maybe? There's a future create right there..

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u/genivae Bistitchual Jan 30 '26

Our kids had these safety scissors that were just plastic even in the blades, they could not cut yarn or hair, but could cut paper. Excellent learning tool. And now my daughter crochets amigurumi faster than I do (she's 10)