Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Come on - it's not THAT bad... really...

I've read all the reviews before deciding to try this for myself. I went ahead and bought it anyway and I am glad I did. Yes, the manual it comes with isn't the greatest - however, if you look up this machine on Youtube - there are several GREAT tutorials on how to cast on, bind off, change colors, do a rib and of course, how to fix those dropped stitches.Dropped stitches are NOT that big a deal - it's easy to fix and it doesn't happen that often. I've made 6 scarves and had to deal with the dropped stitch thing twice. And once was because I was taking a break and my three year old got to it and turned the handle in the wrong direction.The only REAL problem I've had with it is the fact there is this "squeak" between needles 4 and 6 that drives me up the wall - but it's only there if I have a light weight yarn... The thicker the yarn, the less it's heard. When I use standard 4 ply - it's not there at all...