KnitTok

The irony hasn't escaped me that I began knitting to stop looking at my screen so much, yet I've been drawn into the endless soap opera that is "KnitTok". And it's hard for me not to get sucked in, particularly as someone who loves gossip. But it's also been sobering to come to terms with the fact that not even the craft's wholesome reputation can protect it from the claws of social media, where comparisons, accusations and unsolicited opinions are rife. This digital knitting circle can be petty and mean, but I've grown so much as a knitter from the side of KnitTok that is kind and generous. It's also the side I'll continue to engage with moving forward. After all, that's what knitting circles ought to be about.

2025 April 6, Kate Ng, “How scandal rocked the internet's knitting community: 'Not a week goes by without drama'”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2025

Online fiber-arts discourse is no place for the weak. A new drama erupts on r/crochet, KnitTok, or in the YouTube comments seemingly on the daily.

2025 September 10, Bethy Squires, “Unraveling the Hank Green vs. Knitting Drama”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2026

"Where's your daughter?" Sheila says. ¶ "I think she's doing something with the crochet instructor. They know each other from social media." ¶ "KnitTok," Lexi says.

2025, Jamie Brenner, The Weekend Crashers, [Toronto, Ont.]: Park Row Books, →ISBN, page 56