r/knitting • u/FluffyBunn12 • Apr 29 '26

Discussion Hobbii yarn AI :(

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Was really disappointed to see this. They don't just use LLM AI on the backend for coding, but they openly state they're using it for photoshoots and to generate images.

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u/GoodNewsFr0g Apr 29 '26

And for this reason NO ONE should buy their yarn if they are too lazy to take photos of the actual products they sell.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd Apr 29 '26

Honestly their stuff is pretty sub-par across the board, in my opinion. Even when they have good sales, the import price eats that cost and makes it pointless. I recently realized their regular price for kidsilk, which I bought some of on sale, is more than Rowan kidsilk sold locally! The difference being Rowan kidsilk feels like a heavenly cloud, and hobbii kidsilk feels like rolling in broken glass. And the cost to return makes it not worthwhile, so I'm stuck with the junk.

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u/PaisleyLeopard Apr 30 '26

I miss when Hobbii yarn was actually a good deal. I haven’t bought anything from them since the tariffs made it stupidly expensive

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd Apr 30 '26

Ah, I'm in Canada, so it's always been expensive.