The Crochet Stardew Valley Pillow Drama: A Lesson in Perspective

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Crocheters everywhere are up in arms about the way this Stardew Valley inspired crochet pillow was marketed with some complaining about false advertising and gatekeeping and others accusing this creator of intentionally scamming people by hiding information to just make a quick buck.

Thank you to ‪@ezlyh‬ for chatting with me about this story! Go check out their work!
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Jaida ‪@mrsmoonheaven‬
Grace ‪@amazingishgrace‬
Kara ‪@artbykaraleez‬

trans knit tapestry from johnelliotknits https://johnelliotknits.squarespace.com/

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00:00 intro
03:49 skillshare
05:11 background
08:16 complaint 1: gatekeeping
09:32 complaint 2: AI
11:41 complaint 3: trademark
12:46 stardew valley intermission
14:28 updates and pattern review
18:18 a few other observations
19:32 quick break to talk abut my hair
21:37 conclusion
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Intellectual consultant Nicholas Melvin