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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] 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)

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

Any online tutorial that could help me get started you recommend?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 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 ๐Ÿ˜…

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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