random tip for knitters

[spacefem]

Dear people who make things out of yarn: please list your materials. And by "materials" I don't mean "yarn" - I can see that pretty clearly. I mean cotton, acrylic, wool, goat's hair, your hair, I don't care just have it someplace, preferably in the description but the material tags are a nice place as well.

I also wish Etsy's categories would make sense, since I don't care if it's knit or crochet, I just want a scarf. But that's an issue for them I guess.

sincerely, someone who's shopping today

[Former_Member]

You are right, I started to do it recently. And I also use the "material" tags to include techniques: lace knitting, crochet, etc.

Thanks for the tip, I will go through my oldest listings to check them.

[Former_Member]

I have started to list the brand name of the yarn I use for a particular product. But I guess I should start saying if it is acrylic or what.

[InspiredByMocha]

Interesting, I didn't know people really looked at that. I assumed that if you charged a lot you'd be using a special yarn (like alpaca) and say so.

[Former_Member]

It definitely makes sense to elaborate on the materials used! I'm not sure why people don't mention that... it's a little strange. In my case, I can't stand acrylics and will always pay more for real materials like wool or organic cotton.

[heartsabustin]

My dad, for instance, is very allergic to acrylic. Yes please, to listing fibers.

And there is a difference between knit and crochet, and I know what the difference is. Do not tag one with the other - that only makes me angry and clogs up the search.

[Former_Member]

I agree - do both, and I always list them separately. I have a knit cross your heart scarf and a crocheted cross your heart scarf - same concept, different scarves.

[InspiredByMocha]

I add crochet as a tag for my knit scarves. Is it really all that different? They may see it and want it, even if it's not crochet.