tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post5580594055997859967..comments2024-03-20T05:17:57.528-04:00Comments on How to become a Professional Knitter - Robin Hunter Designs: Poll: how old are Ravelers ? Robin http://www.blogger.com/profile/01240699910272614928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-22809873230698487632013-04-02T18:39:36.672-04:002013-04-02T18:39:36.672-04:00I never answer these surveys, and I don't fit ...I never answer these surveys, and I don't fit into the largest group (according to the results) on the Ravelry one. =)<br /><br />Echoing YarnAddictAnni above, I've found (working in a yarn store) that well over half the knitters, and more than two-thirds of crocheters, I meet have never heard of Ravelry.<br /><br />The assumption that I see made time and again on the forums of Ravelry is that the posters there are representative of crafters in general, and that has definitely not been my experience.Alisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-24626033070443061362013-04-01T12:35:30.740-04:002013-04-01T12:35:30.740-04:00If you don't follow the Big Boards on Ravelry,...If you don't follow the Big Boards on Ravelry, you wouldn't know about this poll. I don't, and I didn't!pdxknitterati/MicheleLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164265671528808629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440603490259597083.post-28709018042278501722013-04-01T07:36:44.934-04:002013-04-01T07:36:44.934-04:00Well, this was the first time I saw this survey. S...Well, this was the first time I saw this survey. So, like you said a lot of Ravellers won't even know about this survey.<br />I agree with a lot of what you said about ageism. One of my best friends is over 20 yrs older than me, in fact she's slightly older than my parents. I've always worked with people slightly older than me.<br /><br />All 4 of my grandparents were alive till I was an adult, the first one passed away when I was 25 & the last one when I was late 30s. They all lived active healthy lives into their 70s & 80s.<br /><br />Interesting post. Oh and over half the knitters I meet when I teach (in the UK) don't even know about Ravelry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com