The resurgent popularity of fiber arts has made knitters and crocheters open targets for comedians. The following gang news story parody was reported by Tina Fey on NBC's Saturday Night Live Weekend Update segment on Saturday, May 6, 2006:

Knitta Crew Strikes

Members of the "Knitta Crew", a group of Houston based artists left their knitted graffiti tags around New York city this weekend. Tragically, two members were then gunned down by Los Crochet Locos. (When's it gonna stop?)