Just a bit of fun 😉 If your craft style had a villain origin story, what would it be? 👇

Hand knitters versus machine knitters — ever had to defend yourself? If you've told a hand knitter you use a machine, you may have got The Look. The slight pause. The 'oh, so it does it for you?' comment. Machine knitting has an image problem in some circles and most of us have a story about navigating that assumption. The irony being that machine knitting has its own enormous skill curve that takes years to master. Tell us your best 'defending the machine' story — and what you said that ended the conversation.

We're so pleased you're here, @Mirijam Pasquini — we hope you settle in quickly and feel right at home. A couple of things to get you started: Say hello — introduce yourself in the community: Introduce Yourself Find your feet — when you're ready, head to the beginner module I've put together especially for new machine knitters: Begin Your Machine Knitting Journey And you won't be on your own — there are plenty of other newbie members in MkH who are right there alongside you. 🧶 You'll also find a Start Here section in the Classroom if you'd like to get the lay of the land first — and if you ever have a question, there's a dedicated questions category in the community posts. Clear instructions on how to post are in the Start Here module, so you're never left guessing.

Rate your crafting motivation this week: 🔥 On fire (ironic, given the weather) 😊 Ticking along — slow and steady 😴 Gone. Completely gone. Don't look at me. Drop your emoji below 👇 we're all in this together! 🧶

We've all done it. Grabbed that yarn because it was on sale or looked amazing in the shop, and now it's just... sitting there judging you. Maybe it's a pink so aggressively bright it needs its own sunglasses, or a muddy green you were convinced you'd use. The UFO pile is real and the regret stash is even more real. Drop your regret colour in the comments — oh, and do tell us what you were thinking at the time.