Trying to stop the cats from sitting on my lap is like trying to stop a raging river with a sieve. It just is not happening, and when there is knitting (or any project)in my lap, well...I am also partial to eating. I do try to keep my fingers sort of clean. Does licking them off count??
Well, I don't think I'm a TOTAL gross knitter-no knitting in the toilet-that's for reading!-or with sticky fingers BUT I DO accidentally knit dog hair & my hair into projects. I heard somewhere that when Irish or Scottish knitters make a sweater for someone they always knit at least one strand of hair into it so the person will always think of them as they wear it. Don't know how true it is but it sure SOUNDS good! AND it gives me an excuse for not pulling them out all the time 😂
I’ve tried pulling my hairs out of garments, but my hair is really long and generally ends up just pulling a section tight. I’ve learned to live with the unintended personalizations 😁
Years ago, when I was first learning to knit, I noticed that occasionally one of my hairs would get knit into what I was working on. And, because my hair is quite long, it was entwined and almost impossible to extricate from the work. My knitting mentor told me not to worry. "It happens to everyone," she told me, "and this makes it truly yours." LOL! I learned from a pro. Much love to you both and anyone reading this. ~hugs~
I knit my reddish hair into my knitting all the time. I consider it reinforcing thread :) I will wash some mittens today and hide the dirty water evidence . I have mittens that are ten years old and never been washed. No wonder my glasses are smudgy.
Sorry....I’ve literally never done any of those...I actually wash my hands EVERY time I pick up my knitting or crotchet...the toilet one freaked me out a little (no a lot...lol)...you two are fun
The toilet thing grossed me out beyond! That’s a hard no! I’m also guilty of hair knitting. Mine is to my waist and I’ve never knit a garment sans hair. Smaller items like hats, gloves, cowls tend to be safe.
Oh my! I am a gross knitter! I have to admit that when my hair get tangled in the knitting, I kind of like it! I think of it as a part of me is forever with whomever I give the piece to!!
Ok so my hair and my dogs hair have wound (knitted?) up in all my knitted items. However I have always washed them! You need to do a second video of what to do after you wash them
If a skein of yarn smells of lamb-y goodness, my cats will drag the skein under the bed and proceed to sniff and lick the yarn, and will often growl if someone tries to take it away. I find the yarn in a tangled mess but manage to ball it up and knit it anyway.
Oh how hard this hits home with me! The main reason not to wash my knits? That's time I coulda been actually knitting! LOVED this show...and the new shorter (but more frequent) format. Genius! Pick me!
Spilled coffee with cream in it, on a blanket WHILE I was knitting it, so obviously, I couldn’t wash it till I was done...about 2 months later!.....did I mention it had cream in it!??!
There are at least a few pairs of socks out there that have my hair from when it was super long. I try to pull it out, but I am not frogging to get rid of it LOL... Arne and Carlos did a video on taking care of hand knits and one of the suggestions was to air the hand knits out a lot. After all, you don’t wash the sheep in wool wash :) So I like to hang them out on the line to air them out when the weather is nice
Guilty of knitting my hair and my dogs hair into knitting. Also knit while eating. Not washing my knits enough and I have gloves and a winter hat that I knit when I first started knitting, I wear them a lot, they have never been washed. Both you girls are great and really helpful. Traci the way you explained how to do the kitchener stitch helped me so much!!
I knit while having chocolate and Cheetos (sometimes my long black & grey hairs get knitted in as well) and say I am using "indi dye speckled yarn" 😐 Ladies I love love your videos they always put a big smile on my face, thank you😁
I've never washed any of my hats, cowls or shawls! I didn't really realize that until I watched this video. I have washed my sweaters but only like once every season or so... Love this channel, thanks Grocery Girls!
Thank you for sharing this information on how to wash your knitted sweaters, I was wandering what type of soap to use and this video helped me out alot. By the way I love watching your videos. Thank you.
I am obsessive about my knitting. No one can touch my knitting, I keep hand wipes in my knitting bag, and while I do not wash my knitting in between wearings, I do toss my knitted sweaters, shawls, hats and mittens in the dryer with a dryer sheet on low heat for 10 mins. to freshen each item. I do wash all of my knitted items in the spring before I put them away for the summer. Love your show!
Love the podcast! My knitting gross-ness is sneezing and coughing on my knitting and knitting my hair into my projects. I just call it putting a bit of myself in every project. 😊 I do wash all of my projects once they're finished and at least once a year after that.
I dropped my shawl in the slush last night. And seriously considered just letting it dry... then started to think i would forget and it would not get washed for a long time, so i washed and blocked it right away... no gross knitting for me
So glad to find out I'm not the only one who has furbabies and have the occasional dog hair to pick out. I try to keep my projects fur free, but it's impossible. I would like suggestions on using different yarn than the pattern calls for. Sometimes I like the yarn, but not the pattern. Just having the right gauge isn't always the best way. Different yarns drape different and have different stitch definition. Thanks, enjoy watching. You two are so fun!
I am guilty of knitting my hair into my knitted projects. Thankfully my silver hair shows up. I always keep my balls of yarn in a zip lock bag and put a small hole in it then seal it up. That way if it happens to fall on the floor no mess.
Raising hand shyly..... I am a gross knitter. Cat hair, my hair, no fish guts, but other items end up in my knitting at times. I am lazy about washing my handkniits because I thought it was too hard. WOW! I can do it after watching your gals! Thanks you for sharing with your fans.
I have several gross habits. The worst is probably laying my project down on the seat when I get up for something and find my pets very comfortable on when I get back. Loved the show!
Excellent reminder ladies. It’s been a very cold few weeks and have been wearing my knits more than usual. I think it’s bath time for my favorites. Any good suggestions on drying them?
Not only do I procrastinate washing my own knits, but it takes me forever to wash my dog's sweater too. Funny thing, I'll keep wearing mine without washing, but she won't!
Yes to dog and cat hair, and yes, I have scarves I haven't ever washed - mainly because I was scared what would happen to the dye if I did. But you've made me feel better about that! :D Thanks, ladies! And thanks for the giveaway too!
Guilty as charged! I just spilled something on my Pure Joy at dinner the other night and I just brushed it off with NO INTENTION of washing it 😁😁 On the other hand, my week old preemie niece spit up all over her brand new baby blanket knit in Malabrigo Rios and I couldn't get that home fast enough to wash it 😊 I couldn't even be mad at her ❤❤❤😍😍😍 I love her so much!
While I haven't worn my sweaters for years, I definitely wear them over and over until I finally get around to washing them. My water looks pretty icky afterwards too! I've definitely been guilty of the ball on the floor in a public place, though it's usually because it fell off the table.
I didn't think I was that gross of a knitter, but this episode made me realize I never wash my mittens, so I did today! The dirty water was enough for me to realize I need to do that more often!!
Wow never really thought about it but it is true. I have knitwear I blocked years ago and never washed again. Since 2018 is my year of cleaning EVERYTHING I have now added knitwear to the list!
I'm guilty of a few of those items from the gross knitter list. However, I do try to always wash the item I'm making when I'm done especially if it's a gift. I need to try that Soak rinse. Love your shows girls!
The hair sometimes does get worked in but I do try to get it out. I wash my hats and cowl mid-winter and end of season. Shawls about once a year depending on how much I wore it. No sweaters to wash, yet.
I agree I think I may be a gross knitter but I do wash my handknits with soak. They are always initially washed when I block them and again every so often.
Spilling coffee on a knitting project, my dog laying on it when I put it down, knitting by a campfire. I have done all of these. I do try to wash my sweaters once a year (emphasis on try).
I have knit & crocheted ponchos for myself from, well, many years ago and with pulling them over my head have make-up stains on them. Haven't washed them, yet. Really need the wash basin and soak!
I saw the title for gross knits and immediately knew I was on this list for one main reason. Birth. Nine years ago I went to the hospital which is the grossest place in the entire world and I was knitting a shawl. Very basic Harry Shawl. I dragged that shawl all over the hospital. I was walking and knitting it. Sitting on a birth ball with the yarn going all over the room. On the toilet. I went to the cafeteria and the yarn fell out of my bag and someone had to crawl to get it for me and my husband had to wind it back up. I stood and watched him and just kept knitting. The shawl ended up on the floor under the hospital bed while they were telling me to push. Then it got run over when they realized I was not doing so good and they threw the sides of the bed up and decided to run with the whole bed. The needle it was on broke. I called my mother and sent her to Webs (its my local yarn store) for another needle. She had no idea what she was looking for. My friend works there and that was how she found out I had the baby. Because my mother showed up saying "She said a US 6 circular and make it huge. What the heck is that? Help me." I bound off the shawl and had to toss it in the tub to wash. I did not trust that shawl.
I do several of these things but my worst tight now is adding my hair to each project. Luckily it's the long silver strands that are visible as natural sparkle! I can't let yarn onto the floor at any time but certainly not in a public place. Sticky fingers yes I'm guilty. Most of it I'm boringly normal, not gross. Yes I wash my knitwear but probably not as often as I should. I have some 30 year old pieces stored away but they were washed and thoroughly dried before storing.
I tend to use mostly acrylics because I am a little bit ocd and I tend to knit for my kids so machine washable is a necessity. But I am terrible about knitting in public or spilling on a project before it's done again kids and spills.
I have just started knitting again but I don't plan on washing them much. When I was working I washed me and my clothes every other day but since I retired I think I was washing every thing to death. Now we are lucky if we wash all over once a week (except in sweatie Texas weather).
I never thought leaving my yarn ball rolling around on the floor was a gross habit. Now I wonder what my friends say about me.....so thanks a lot for pointing this out!🤣
I never really thought about what a dirty knitter I am! I definitely do some of the things on the list, and only items that needed blocking have ever been washed. I'm now going to wash all of my knits!!!
I think leaving my long hair in my knit is like a signature. DNA proof I knitted it !!! I knit a lot of mohair, I I can swear it becomes weird dust all over the house. Wash my shawls at least twice a year, before and after storage. Sweaters much more often, socks even more ... Sneezing, yes, a lot ... Sorry, Canadian ...
Both my hair, and my pet's hair are probably knit into just about every project I have made - sometimes it's just impossible to pull those suckers out. I do wash and block my shawls, but probably not as often as I should.
I have aqua blue & brown hair. Sometimes this doesn't always go with my project, so I always have to do a double-check before weaving in my ends to remove any unwanted colored-strand.
Guilty of knitting at hockey rinks and baseball diamonds and letting my yarn roll all over the ground--- even knitting at the zoo....and my yarn rolling around near the chickens :-)---- YOU TWO ARE THE BEST!!!! Thanks for ALL You Do!!!
I have several shawls that have only been washed once, the initial blocking only. I knit my own hair into all my projects as well as my cat's hair. I don't believe I have ever knit while sitting on the toilet. But I do remember knitting at the airport and my ball of yarn fell on the floor and rolled a little ways. I did pick it up pretty quickly but who knows what gross stuff stuck to the yarn and is now in that particular project. Love all of your podcasts and shows.
😂🤣😂. This was fantastic!!! I’m totally a gross knitter. Just for the record, Carlos (Arne & Carlos) said you should never have to wash a 100% wool sweater. He said wool is self-cleaning. He just airs out his knits once a season.
How funny!! I knit around my pets and I know I knit their fur into my projects. I always wash my socks after each wear but my shawls and sweaters don’t get the washing attention they need. Nor do my hats and mitts. Thanks for the reminder!
Hilarious as always!!! I can honestly say I don't do these gross things. I wash everything at the end of the season before it gets packed away. And some items like my wear day in and day out mitts get tossed out and I make fresh ones in the fall. There's nothing like a good wool wash!
I finished my first sweater over the weekend. Machine washed it on a delicate cycle hoping to soften it and opened the washer to a shredded sweater. Ugh. Will be using your technique next time for sure!
I always wash my socks and sweaters; however, my shawls were never washed (except for the first time blocking). Guess I should start washing everything! Thanks for bringing awareness to ugly habits.
I am guilty! I have an Australian Shepherd with soft long hair! I have knit it into all of my projects over the last year and a half! I actually have washed several of my knits but I'm sure I have something that could use a wash now... Otherwise, I'm a pretty clean knitter. I love your videos!!!
Hi, I am working on my first sweater and have eaten potato chips, spilled coffee, tea etc. and still have the sleeves to do! My hair is very long and is in everything I have knitted! I will wash the sweater when finished, I am pretty good about that. Love the shawls you are wearing!
I am guilty of knitting my hair into projects but when I discover it, I can’t get it out without tinking back, so it stays! I like to say a little bit of me goes with every gift I make! 😂😜 I’m really liking the new format with lots of short videos! Nice!
I always have a project (usually socks) in my purse that I knit everywhere including doctor visits and I don't always wash them before giving them away.
Learned about your suggestions on washing the wool sweaters. I have gone the easy way out and have them dry clean. My fear that the knitted piece come undone with the waters it terrifies me. With your method I will try. Thanks for your educational videos.
I’ve definitely knit quite a few hairs in my projects and my yarn has seen the floor of airplanes and other public places. I say it gives my projects more character.
Another hilarious episode. I’m a new knitter, have only finished four projects and did wash them all. I do snack on almonds, well some might have chocolate on them, while I knit. I’m glad to learn what can happen if I don’t wash 😳
Yes sometimes get hair in project, do my best to remove. Do not eat with project. Keep yarn in something when working on it. Yes I wash often. My husband hates when I do everything lying flat, drives him nuts. Luv you shows
I'm a new knitter!!! I'm knitting my first project, a pair of socks!! But yes, I do eat and knit at the same time!! My cat sits on my lap while I knit! Thanks for the washing tips!
I’m sure my kitties are a part of my knit projects! Yarn stays in a bag though and I try to avoid all those other things!! 😂. Can’t wait to try some soak. What is the follow up for letting things dry?
My kitty loves wool. Her favorite place to sleep is a wool blanket that i keep in front of my wood stove. But when she wants a change of pace she looks around for any wool garment i have left draped over the back of my knitting chair and settles in for a snooze.
I'm a doc and influenza is in full swing. I squeeze some knitting in between patients while waiting for them to be roomed. Even small chunks of time are precious knitting time!
I’m a fairly new knitter so nothing I have has been worn that much but I do have two red haired dogs that I know are a sweet addition to every hand knit item!
I have long hair, and occasionally I find it nicely knit in with my project. Doesn’t that just add strength? ;-)
Sarah Davis so meeee!
I thought I was the only one 🤢... but if I go missing... check the sweater for DNA 🤣
I start knitting with 🐑 sheep and bind off with 🐈 cat.
Pearl Cook 😂
🐑🐈 That’s hilarious!
haha
I knit with yarn from garage sales and don’t wash right awake.
Hahaha great comment...😂😂😂
Trying to stop the cats from sitting on my lap is like trying to stop a raging river with a sieve. It just is not happening, and when there is knitting (or any project)in my lap, well...I am also partial to eating. I do try to keep my fingers sort of clean. Does licking them off count??
I am a gross knitter. An example is the ball falling out of my zip lock bag and rolling across my brother's hospital room floor yesterday.
Well, I don't think I'm a TOTAL gross knitter-no knitting in the toilet-that's for reading!-or with sticky fingers BUT I DO accidentally knit dog hair & my hair into projects. I heard somewhere that when Irish or Scottish knitters make a sweater for someone they always knit at least one strand of hair into it so the person will always think of them as they wear it. Don't know how true it is but it sure SOUNDS good! AND it gives me an excuse for not pulling them out all the time 😂
Margaret Burleson I wonder if a Scottish or Irish knitter made that up just explain why there’s hair in the sweater. 😋
You know you could be right!!! As a person of Irish descent I have to stick up for them though!! 😂
I’ve tried pulling my hairs out of garments, but my hair is really long and generally ends up just pulling a section tight. I’ve learned to live with the unintended personalizations 😁
Years ago, when I was first learning to knit, I noticed that occasionally one of my hairs would get knit into what I was working on. And, because my hair is quite long, it was entwined and almost impossible to extricate from the work. My knitting mentor told me not to worry. "It happens to everyone," she told me, "and this makes it truly yours." LOL! I learned from a pro. Much love to you both and anyone reading this. ~hugs~
I knit my reddish hair into my knitting all the time. I consider it reinforcing thread :) I will wash some mittens today and hide the dirty water evidence . I have mittens that are ten years old and never been washed. No wonder my glasses are smudgy.
sadie adie “hide the dirty water”😂😂 me too...
Sorry....I’ve literally never done any of those...I actually wash my hands EVERY time I pick up my knitting or crotchet...the toilet one freaked me out a little (no a lot...lol)...you two are fun
Snap I have been knitting since i was 6 or 7 and the only one I may be guiilty of is getting cat hair in my knitting.
The toilet thing grossed me out beyond! That’s a hard no! I’m also guilty of hair knitting. Mine is to my waist and I’ve never knit a garment sans hair. Smaller items like hats, gloves, cowls tend to be safe.
Does anyone know where to find the pattern for what Jodi is wearing? I love it!
Oh my! I am a gross knitter! I have to admit that when my hair get tangled in the knitting, I kind of like it! I think of it as a part of me is forever with whomever I give the piece to!!
Ok so my hair and my dogs hair have wound (knitted?) up in all my knitted items. However I have always washed them! You need to do a second video of what to do after you wash them
Agree
Agree- talk about drying and shaping. Also how often do you need to wash stuff.
My worse gross knitting habit is that I often snack while knitting. I always wash my finished knitted garments, so I figure it's no big deal.
If a skein of yarn smells of lamb-y goodness, my cats will drag the skein under the bed and proceed to sniff and lick the yarn, and will often growl if someone tries to take it away. I find the yarn in a tangled mess but manage to ball it up and knit it anyway.
😂 a family of fiber addicts!
Tricia VA my cat loves to steal my roving when I spin to lick and make a mess of. Both my cats try to claim my projects for themselves
Oh how hard this hits home with me! The main reason not to wash my knits? That's time I coulda been actually knitting! LOVED this show...and the new shorter (but more frequent) format. Genius! Pick me!
Spilled coffee with cream in it, on a blanket WHILE I was knitting it, so obviously, I couldn’t wash it till I was done...about 2 months later!.....did I mention it had cream in it!??!
Reflexology52 Welsh Ive spilled coffee on the ball of yarn Im knitting with ; then I ran to the washroom and washed the ball........
so how did you get it out? it's my worst stain!
Great segment! I use the soak called Laundress. It's incredible and leaves your knits smelling so fresh without heavy perfume masking.
There are at least a few pairs of socks out there that have my hair from when it was super long. I try to pull it out, but I am not frogging to get rid of it LOL... Arne and Carlos did a video on taking care of hand knits and one of the suggestions was to air the hand knits out a lot. After all, you don’t wash the sheep in wool wash :) So I like to hang them out on the line to air them out when the weather is nice
I have long hair and it gets everywhere, including my knitting. Thanks GG for showing us how easy it is to wash our knits.
That's not all dirt, it's mostly dye. At least that's what I keep telling myself! XOXO from sunny Arizona.
Guilty of knitting my hair and my dogs hair into knitting. Also knit while eating. Not washing my knits enough and I have gloves and a winter hat that I knit when I first started knitting, I wear them a lot, they have never been washed. Both you girls are great and really helpful. Traci the way you explained how to do the kitchener stitch helped me so much!!
I knit while having chocolate and Cheetos (sometimes my long black & grey hairs get knitted in as well) and say I am using "indi dye speckled yarn" 😐
Ladies I love love your videos they always put a big smile on my face, thank you😁
I've never washed any of my hats, cowls or shawls! I didn't really realize that until I watched this video. I have washed my sweaters but only like once every season or so... Love this channel, thanks Grocery Girls!
I never washed my needles and thinking about it a little wipe should help keep the yuky germs away
Loving the short videos! I sometimes knit my hair in projects but don’t tell.
Jodi, did you knit your sweater? Pattern? I love it!
Agreed. Love it! Want the pattern!
Yes, please! What pattern is your sweater? It is beautiful!
Thank you for sharing this information on how to wash your knitted sweaters, I was wandering what type of soap to use and this video helped me out alot. By the way I love watching your videos. Thank you.
Hi Ladies. Love the shawls you are both wearing. What patterns are they. I think I need to knit some up.
Gisele Cabral I would also like to know the patterns
I was thinking the same thing!
me too!
Would love to have the patterns too !
Yes I’d love that cream shawl pattern - looks so nice on her
Thanks for the reminder...the cowls and scarves I wear all winter need a washing before packing them away for the summer months!
Smoking while you're knitting should be #12.
I am obsessive about my knitting. No one can touch my knitting, I keep hand wipes in my knitting bag, and while I do not wash my knitting in between wearings, I do toss my knitted sweaters, shawls, hats and mittens in the dryer with a dryer sheet on low heat for 10 mins. to freshen each item. I do wash all of my knitted items in the spring before I put them away for the summer. Love your show!
I’m gross! That aside...what is Jodie wearing? Omg how CUTE!!!
Dog hair, cat hair, my hair. I’ve even knit my child’s hair when I was knitting with them on my lap. Talk about sharing the love!
Spilling coffee or tea on a WIP and just moving on like no big deal.
Love the podcast! My knitting gross-ness is sneezing and coughing on my knitting and knitting my hair into my projects. I just call it putting a bit of myself in every project. 😊 I do wash all of my projects once they're finished and at least once a year after that.
Do you get points for at least trying to remove your own or the Great Dane's hair? 🤔
Or mastiff's?
I think we should! :) it’s the trying that counts, right?
I always wash my knitwear as soon as it comes off the needles and then as needed, depending on wear. 😉👍I love the show!
My DNA is in everything I've ever knit. 😁
I literally laughed out loud at this. And it is sooooo very true. ::GASP::
I dropped my shawl in the slush last night. And seriously considered just letting it dry... then started to think i would forget and it would not get washed for a long time, so i washed and blocked it right away... no gross knitting for me
I always called the dog hair I knit into projects "embellishments" - LOL. Great reminders! Now I am off to wash my knits......
So glad to find out I'm not the only one who has furbabies and have the occasional dog hair to pick out. I try to keep my projects fur free, but it's impossible.
I would like suggestions on using different yarn than the pattern calls for. Sometimes I like the yarn, but not the pattern. Just having the right gauge isn't always the best way.
Different yarns drape different and have different stitch definition.
Thanks, enjoy watching. You two are so fun!
I am guilty of knitting my hair into my knitted projects. Thankfully my silver hair shows up. I always keep my balls of yarn in a zip lock bag and put a small hole in it then seal it up. That way if it happens to fall on the floor no mess.
Great tip!
How smart! 💗
Thank you.
This is a must do! Great idea!
Raising hand shyly..... I am a gross knitter. Cat hair, my hair, no fish guts, but other items end up in my knitting at times. I am lazy about washing my handkniits because I thought it was too hard. WOW! I can do it after watching your gals! Thanks you for sharing with your fans.
Oh, pick me I need a lot of soap because I wear wool all winter! I knit (and eat) in bed. No pets tho!
I have several gross habits. The worst is probably laying my project down on the seat when I get up for something and find my pets very comfortable on when I get back. Loved the show!
I've been known to clean my daughters nose and resume knitting. I've also let my yarn ball run loose on a public floor... I guess I'm gross too. Smh
Excellent reminder ladies. It’s been a very cold few weeks and have been wearing my knits more than usual. I think it’s bath time for my favorites. Any good suggestions on drying them?
Yep. My cat, Rover, is my knitting buddy and has contributed to EVERYTHING I have made in the last 7 years. Including gifts!
Not only do I procrastinate washing my own knits, but it takes me forever to wash my dog's sweater too. Funny thing, I'll keep wearing mine without washing, but she won't!
Thanks for the tips! I'll have to wash some of my sweaters this week. I usually don't wash my sweaters after they have been blocked - gross, I know.
Yes to dog and cat hair, and yes, I have scarves I haven't ever washed - mainly because I was scared what would happen to the dye if I did. But you've made me feel better about that! :D Thanks, ladies! And thanks for the giveaway too!
Guilty as charged! I just spilled something on my Pure Joy at dinner the other night and I just brushed it off with NO INTENTION of washing it 😁😁 On the other hand, my week old preemie niece spit up all over her brand new baby blanket knit in Malabrigo Rios and I couldn't get that home fast enough to wash it 😊 I couldn't even be mad at her ❤❤❤😍😍😍 I love her so much!
While I haven't worn my sweaters for years, I definitely wear them over and over until I finally get around to washing them. My water looks pretty icky afterwards too! I've definitely been guilty of the ball on the floor in a public place, though it's usually because it fell off the table.
I didn't think I was that gross of a knitter, but this episode made me realize I never wash my mittens, so I did today! The dirty water was enough for me to realize I need to do that more often!!
Too funny! Yes, so guilty of knitting my hair into my knits (I do pull them out if it’s a gift 🎁). 💕 the Soak wash - what a time saver.
Wow never really thought about it but it is true. I have knitwear I blocked years ago and never washed again. Since 2018 is my year of cleaning EVERYTHING I have now added knitwear to the list!
I'm guilty of a few of those items from the gross knitter list. However, I do try to always wash the item I'm making when I'm done especially if it's a gift. I need to try that Soak rinse. Love your shows girls!
The hair sometimes does get worked in but I do try to get it out. I wash my hats and cowl mid-winter and end of season. Shawls about once a year depending on how much I wore it. No sweaters to wash, yet.
I agree I think I may be a gross knitter but I do wash my handknits with soak. They are always initially washed when I block them and again every so often.
Spilling coffee on a knitting project, my dog laying on it when I put it down, knitting by a campfire. I have done all of these. I do try to wash my sweaters once a year (emphasis on try).
I have knit & crocheted ponchos for myself from, well, many years ago and with pulling them over my head have make-up stains on them. Haven't washed them, yet. Really need the wash basin and soak!
Yep, my hair, the dogs' hair...once it's in it's staying. I'm pretty sure there's tea scent (flavouring?) in most of my projects too.
I saw the title for gross knits and immediately knew I was on this list for one main reason. Birth. Nine years ago I went to the hospital which is the grossest place in the entire world and I was knitting a shawl. Very basic Harry Shawl. I dragged that shawl all over the hospital. I was walking and knitting it. Sitting on a birth ball with the yarn going all over the room. On the toilet. I went to the cafeteria and the yarn fell out of my bag and someone had to crawl to get it for me and my husband had to wind it back up. I stood and watched him and just kept knitting. The shawl ended up on the floor under the hospital bed while they were telling me to push. Then it got run over when they realized I was not doing so good and they threw the sides of the bed up and decided to run with the whole bed. The needle it was on broke. I called my mother and sent her to Webs (its my local yarn store) for another needle. She had no idea what she was looking for. My friend works there and that was how she found out I had the baby. Because my mother showed up saying "She said a US 6 circular and make it huge. What the heck is that? Help me." I bound off the shawl and had to toss it in the tub to wash. I did not trust that shawl.
I do several of these things but my worst tight now is adding my hair to each project. Luckily it's the long silver strands that are visible as natural sparkle! I can't let yarn onto the floor at any time but certainly not in a public place. Sticky fingers yes I'm guilty. Most of it I'm boringly normal, not gross. Yes I wash my knitwear but probably not as often as I should. I have some 30 year old pieces stored away but they were washed and thoroughly dried before storing.
I tend to use mostly acrylics because I am a little bit ocd and I tend to knit for my kids so machine washable is a necessity. But I am terrible about knitting in public or spilling on a project before it's done again kids and spills.
I have just started knitting again but I don't plan on washing them much. When I was working I washed me and my clothes every other day but since I retired I think I was washing every thing to death. Now we are lucky if we wash all over once a week (except in sweatie Texas weather).
What a funny wake up call, thanks guys! Am adding Soak to my next knitting shop run!
getting up the morning, not brushing my teeth, washing my face or changing out of my jammies and knitting all day that way
I routinely knit or crochet my hair into my projects. I like to think of it as extra reinforcement!
I never thought leaving my yarn ball rolling around on the floor was a gross habit. Now I wonder what my friends say about me.....so thanks a lot for pointing this out!🤣
I never really thought about what a dirty knitter I am! I definitely do some of the things on the list, and only items that needed blocking have ever been washed. I'm now going to wash all of my knits!!!
Fun way to bring awareness to the needs of our knits!
I’ve never washed my mittens or cowls and now I feel the need to do just that!
I think leaving my long hair in my knit is like a signature. DNA proof I knitted it !!!
I knit a lot of mohair, I I can swear it becomes weird dust all over the house.
Wash my shawls at least twice a year, before and after storage. Sweaters much more often, socks even more ...
Sneezing, yes, a lot ... Sorry, Canadian ...
Both my hair, and my pet's hair are probably knit into just about every project I have made - sometimes it's just impossible to pull those suckers out. I do wash and block my shawls, but probably not as often as I should.
I have aqua blue & brown hair. Sometimes this doesn't always go with my project, so I always have to do a double-check before weaving in my ends to remove any unwanted colored-strand.
Guilty of knitting at hockey rinks and baseball diamonds and letting my yarn roll all over the ground--- even knitting at the zoo....and my yarn rolling around near the chickens :-)---- YOU TWO ARE THE BEST!!!! Thanks for ALL You Do!!!
I have several shawls that have only been washed once, the initial blocking only. I knit my own hair into all my projects as well as my cat's hair. I don't believe I have ever knit while sitting on the toilet. But I do remember knitting at the airport and my ball of yarn fell on the floor and rolled a little ways. I did pick it up pretty quickly but who knows what gross stuff stuck to the yarn and is now in that particular project.
Love all of your podcasts and shows.
😂🤣😂. This was fantastic!!! I’m totally a gross knitter. Just for the record, Carlos (Arne & Carlos) said you should never have to wash a 100% wool sweater. He said wool is self-cleaning. He just airs out his knits once a season.
How funny!! I knit around my pets and I know I knit their fur into my projects. I always wash my socks after each wear but my shawls and sweaters don’t get the washing attention they need. Nor do my hats and mitts. Thanks for the reminder!
Hilarious as always!!! I can honestly say I don't do these gross things. I wash everything at the end of the season before it gets packed away. And some items like my wear day in and day out mitts get tossed out and I make fresh ones in the fall. There's nothing like a good wool wash!
I finished my first sweater over the weekend. Machine washed it on a delicate cycle hoping to soften it and opened the washer to a shredded sweater. Ugh. Will be using your technique next time for sure!
I've never washed any of the scarves that I've knitted... I made the first scarf about 12 years ago.
Oh gosh I'm pretty sure I have knitted my hair into everything I've ever knitted 🙈 this reminds me I have some knit wear to wash!
I always wash my socks and sweaters; however, my shawls were never washed (except for the first time blocking). Guess I should start washing everything! Thanks for bringing awareness to ugly habits.
I knit my hair in sometimes!! I hate 'sticky' so I regularly wash my needles while I'm working with them so the yarn isn't dragging.
I am guilty! I have an Australian Shepherd with soft long hair! I have knit it into all of my projects over the last year and a half! I actually have washed several of my knits but I'm sure I have something that could use a wash now... Otherwise, I'm a pretty clean knitter. I love your videos!!!
Hi, I am working on my first sweater and have eaten potato chips, spilled coffee, tea etc. and still have the sleeves to do! My hair is very long and is in everything I have knitted! I will wash the sweater when finished, I am pretty good about that. Love the shawls you are wearing!
I am guilty of knitting my hair into projects but when I discover it, I can’t get it out without tinking back, so it stays! I like to say a little bit of me goes with every gift I make! 😂😜
I’m really liking the new format with lots of short videos! Nice!
I always have a project (usually socks) in my purse that I knit everywhere including doctor visits and I don't always wash them before giving them away.
Learned about your suggestions on washing the wool sweaters. I have gone the easy way out and have them dry clean. My fear that the knitted piece come undone with the waters it terrifies me. With your method I will try. Thanks for your educational videos.
I’ve definitely knit quite a few hairs in my projects and my yarn has seen the floor of airplanes and other public places. I say it gives my projects more character.
Another hilarious episode. I’m a new knitter, have only finished four projects and did wash them all. I do snack on almonds, well some might have chocolate on them, while I knit. I’m glad to learn what can happen if I don’t wash 😳
Yes sometimes get hair in project, do my best to remove. Do not eat with project. Keep yarn in something when working on it. Yes I wash often. My husband hates when I do everything lying flat, drives him nuts. Luv you shows
I'm a new knitter!!! I'm knitting my first project, a pair of socks!! But yes, I do eat and knit at the same time!! My cat sits on my lap while I knit! Thanks for the washing tips!
I’m sure my kitties are a part of my knit projects! Yarn stays in a bag though and I try to avoid all those other things!! 😂. Can’t wait to try some soak. What is the follow up for letting things dry?
My kitty loves wool. Her favorite place to sleep is a wool blanket that i keep in front of my wood stove. But when she wants a change of pace she looks around for any wool garment i have left draped over the back of my knitting chair and settles in for a snooze.
What an eye opener! I do wash my socks regularly. However.....have yet to was my shawls or cowls. Thanks for the reminder.
I never wash my handknits except for the blocking stage. So I've got some soaking to do today!
I'm a doc and influenza is in full swing. I squeeze some knitting in between patients while waiting for them to be roomed. Even small chunks of time are precious knitting time!
I’m a fairly new knitter so nothing I have has been worn that much but I do have two red haired dogs that I know are a sweet addition to every hand knit item!