What is something like a hobby or skill that you belive almost anybody should give a try, and what makes your suggestion so good compared to other things?

i feel like this is a descent question i guess.

  • thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Crochet

    Pros

    • Documented mental health benefits
    • Cheap to start, can learn from online tutorials
    • Easier than knitting
    • Make cool toys, clothes, home accessories, whatever you want
    • Get to smush yarn into your face on a regular basis

    Cons

    • Fibre crafts gateway drug
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      1 year ago

      I like crochet, even though I’m really bad at it. It’s very peaceful (unless I’m counting stitches, then it’s a constant fight against my ADHD), and I have a bunch of cool scarves now.

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        1 year ago

        I think that’s part of why I suggested it over knitting, you can do the complex projects with the counting and the actual effort OR you can just mindlessly crochet a long scarf or a bunch of cotton washclothes and end up with something practical.

        Knitting is a lot slower and also less suitable for some of those small projects like washcloths so unless it’s basic garter stitch you pretty much know you’re gonna have to concentrate at least a little bit.

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          1 year ago

          My girlfriend does both, and it’s definitely amazing how much faster crochet is! Like, “oh, here’s a giant amigurumi dragon I whipped up in a week,” or “here’s a poncho made over the weekend for our vacation,” with crochet, versus “I have to frog 4 weeks of work because I slipped a stitch and didn’t notice.” Granted, she’s much better at crochet (by her admission), but knitting seems tough. Love the stuff you can make with it though.

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            1 year ago

            Haha, yep that sounds about right! I do love being able to do both, some things you can do with knitting you just can’t do in crochet especially if you need to create a nice drapey fabric. Being bistitchual is the best of both worlds!

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        1 year ago

        Well, I don’t want to be That Person but technically I made a (long) video for total crochet beginners that I know quite a few people have used to great success. It’s frontloaded with theory though and more for people like me who learn by understanding the “why” of what they’re doing.

        If you prefer to do it in shorter chunks or without all the tedious theory, which let’s face it most people do, I’ve heard really good things about this Bella Coco series which has, um, slightly more views than mine 😅

        There’s a fairly new (aren’t they all) crochet community over at [email protected] (direct link) that seems very nice so far, I’m sure they’d love to help with your first attempts too!

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        1 year ago

        Sounds like you have the most important part of the hobby down already, at least!

        (see my reply to the other comment for various maybe-helpful links)