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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.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 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!