Why would it be rude? It’s a great conversational lead: if the other person knows the first thing about knitting, within seconds the two of you will be engrossed in a discusion of the fine points of How To Make Those Socks. See: this thread.
ETA: the Calvin and Hobbes? Man, it’s a pity the Kidlets already know where babbi comes from, cos I would so have loved pulling that one on them.
Wow! Those are very intricate and well made! No wonder you got compliments, and they look warm. 
Imagine if the admirer already knows who made the thing and is offering sincere compliments on that basis, rather than trivially commending someone for being able to buy something nice. Doesn’t responding with, “thanks, I made them” demean that?
Imagine being asked to dinner, it is delicious, and you tell your hostess so. She responds, “thanks, I made it.” Well… no shit. Did she think you thought you were being served something out of a box in the freezer? That she had sent out to the place on the corner?
This thread is all one elaborate humblebrag, isn’t it?
My wife crochets and knits. The biggest issue with her saying “I made it!” after getting a compliment isn’t that anyone is put off or offended, it’s that they start in with the “OMG you have to make one for me! I’ll pay you!”
Not that she’s adverse to getting money but people rarely understand the time/cost issue and I think a lot of hobbyist crafters would rather not work under a perceived deadline.
I don’t get where the automatic assumption is “They’re complimenting me because they know I made it”. Especially with Etsy and eBay and boutique shops and any other avenue to buy hand crafted products these days. For your food example, I’d see it more like someone saying the cookies in the break room is great and you saying “Thanks, I made them!”.
WAY cool! 
FWIW, you should be quite proud of them and also of the fact that you have mastered the skills required to make 'em! 
Spoilsport!
I keed, I keed! 
On the other hand, I have to agree with that characterization of this thread.
Only a hundred?
A hundred for an hour, maybe.
There already is one, but it’s inactive. No reason not to start it back up, though.
You might, but most people would not, simply because the yarn alone would run $10-$25 per pair. And that’s before a single stitch is cast on. I had this conversation with a gynecologist a few weeks ago, when she was looking at my socks and telling me I could totally sell those.
Yeah, this. I no longer take commission work for exactly those reasons. Someone on Ravelry put it best: Knitting is like sex–if I want to do it, I’d never take your money, and if I don’t want to you couldn’t pay me enough.
I’ve never been to a gynecologist, but I think yours might be doing the examination wrong.
LOL! I actually said that to Suburban Plankton when he told me someone asked for a picture. I was like, “Oh, man! They’re totally going to think I did this on purpose to brag!”
I really asked because I do knit a variety of things and sometimes I wear them and sometimes I get compliments. When it’s a closer friend, I have no problem telling them I made it since they already know I knit. I just wondered how it would come across to someone I didn’t know all that well.
I make pottery and I know exactly what you’re talking about. My problem is that when someone complements a piece I usually spend some time to point out all the flaws.
I don’t recall anyone saying they were on my feet.
Got me with that one. Made me laugh out loud.
My sister has been making a good living selling her handmade jewellery at craft fairs, but she’s running into trouble now - the craft fairs are allowing people to bring in Chinese factory made jewellery, and there’s no way her prices can compete. The quality and specialness of the jewellery doesn’t compete either, of course, but people see a necklace for $25 versus a handmade real gemstone and silver necklace for $125 and they don’t see the value.
Now I’m trying to picture where else you could put them.
Learning that you made them would make me feel even better about complimenting your socks.
I just added everyone in this thread who mentioned Ravelry to my friends list there. I’m a little embarrassed though. My grandmother used to tell me that there’s a difference between a thing looking hand made and home made. My projects look home made compared to Rhiannon8404’s socks kay T’s lace. Very nice work.
Thanks so much gwendee!
(By the way, who are you on Rav?)
“No shit”, really? Considering how many times I’ve been served food from the deli or a cake from the bakery… they making it is not a given at all. Saying “this salad is real good” and having the Kidlet pipe up “thanks, I helped Dad make it!” is not a given at all. The Redhead is known throughout the family as a horrid cook, most of her meals are from the deli or takeout - if she does cook something and it’s actually good, she certainly should let us know she made it! And FTR, my sister-in-law’s apple pies are much, much better than the baker’s (her chocolate cakes do leave something to be desired, oh well).
Thanks, I made it up myself.
One of my hobbies is 3D art. I display the latest image as my computer desktop. On occasion, people have commented upon the art and while I am always proud to claim it as my own, I find myself often telling the person about the work’s flaws. That seems to be common among other hobbyists.
Rhiannon8404, I don’t think it ever rude to acknowledge another’s appreciation of your work. It will likely enhance the experience to have met the maker of the work.
And, by the way, that was beautiful work on the socks.