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knitpicking

When finishing a knitting project, there are ends of yarn that stick out. "Knitpicking" is the act of removing these ends of yarn.

Knitpicking is given this name because it is tedious and time-consuming, and is something many knitters hate.
Knitpicking is done by taking a needlepoint needle or similar and running the excess yarn under the inside of the garment several times, then cutting off the excess.
knitpicking by colorknit January 27, 2010
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knitpicking

finding faults in a garment that you want to buy, but can't buy for some reason. (most likely the price and the resulting sense of guilt)
The store manager wondered if she would ever stop knitpicking and finally decide if she wanted to buy the top or not.
knitpicking by manuscrypts January 3, 2009
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nitpicking 

Verb-
Looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, esp. in order to criticize unnecessarily.
My nitpicking ass friends always want to pick fights over the littlest things.
nitpicking by allay808 October 30, 2013

nitpicking 

Nitpicking = "rompebolas" in argentina slang
No seas rompebolas, ese anime es muy bueno. Sos muy nitpicking.
nitpicking by Vulkast June 29, 2020

Knifpicking 

Verb: the act of diminishing perfectly good nosh that a detail has brought by suggesting they should have brought something else…while eating that nosh.
MK: (while eating the chips): “Did you bring in these chips?”
AZ: “Yes. I thought you’d enjoy them.”
MK: (still eating them): “I would if they were cheddar flavored.”
AZ: “Man, you’re just knifpicking.”
Knifpicking by EZ54321 March 31, 2022