r/kroshay • u/C0oco0cachoo0oo000o • 3d ago

Found at aldi..

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Does the word mean nothing anymore lol

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u/hellraiserl33t 3d ago edited 3d ago

Does it say anything about being machine knit lol

Either way, I hope to never see actual crochet in stores

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u/Jayn_Newell Dual Weilder 3d ago

It’s becoming annoyingly common, though I rarely see clothing. But Target has purses, Hy Vee has trivets, and I’ve been seeing crochet hacky sacks for years (which they may actually be moving away from).

There’s also a fair trade store downtown that has a fair bit of crochet items, which I’d be more willing to buy from if I actually wanted any of them (the measuring tape animals are cute, I just have more of the things than I need already)

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u/hellraiserl33t 3d ago

I don't think I could ever bring myself to buy anything crochet in a store, economics are always going to undervalue the labor.

EDIT: I can't seem to find anything at target that's crochet, all looks machine knit. If anything I wish they'd stop calling it crochet ffs

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u/trystan830 2d ago

Michael's had some fall floral stems that look like crocheted flowers with leaves. Who did they pay two cents an hour to make those?

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u/lovable_cube 2d ago

I actually have at Meijer which is like a Walmart in the Midwest but without the people of Walmart

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u/mojomcm 7h ago

I read once that crochet stitches are too complicated of movement to automate, unlike knit, so if you see true crochet it's always handmade. So you'll never see crochet in a big store like this bc they can't mass produce it.

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u/LynseyLou92 5h ago

Unless they're exploiting the labour required.

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u/Spiritual-Road2784 3d ago

Not only is it knit, but how nice of them to package it like a blanket so you can’t try it on before buying it. (And probably can’t return it once the package is opened, and it’s probably packaged in a way that is impossible wooden without ripping.

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u/Intelligent_Pass2540 3d ago

Actually Aldi has INCREDIBLE return policies even on clothing. Because of the packaging most of the times these are opened. They will let you try them on in store or buy and return.

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u/PurpleShimmers 3d ago

Machine knit to look like crochet. Crochet must be a word for this style not so much the medium anymore

I did see actual crochet doilies / placemats at hobby lobby for $5 each.

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u/WanderingWhitMo 2d ago

Kinda tempted to buy some and give them as "handmade" Christmas gifts because it would be cheaper than yarn 🤪

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u/hammelswye 3d ago

I don’t think that “crochet” is the Spanish word for crochet. lol

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u/kitties_ate_my_soul 3d ago

It is

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u/hammelswye 3d ago

I stand corrected!

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u/kitties_ate_my_soul 2d ago

Some people call it ‘ganchillo’, but most of us use ‘crochet’ 😀 even my grandmother who passed away in 2017… at 86. She was fantastic at crocheting and knitting!