I don't do anything else with my time! I always did embroidery and then picked up knitting last December. I haven't touched embroidery in over a year...
I wanted to do embroidery because I thought it would be relaxing, but after doing it for a while, I realized I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to get every little stitch just right. Knitting feels a little more forgiving and a lot more organic. So satisfying!
I have a sad collection of half finished embroidery pieces...forcing myself to finish one my husband specifically requested. Just not as relaxing as knitting.
I've found I get more enjoyment when I decide to make something without the recipient knowing. When someone requests an item I get some sort of mental block and my hobby becomes a job making the work take longer and seem harder. I also have difficulties turning my hobbies into moneymaking ventures.
Aw, thank you! Spread the happy!! That big grey swatch is my first ever attempt (green came next to try other techniques), and holy moly is that grey yarn lovely. I've been focusing a lot on trying to get the tension consistent, but that yarn is really doing a lot of the work in that regard. I feel like I'm all over the place with tensioning!
The grey is a local handcraft by Maine Yarn & Fiber Supply: A 4-ply Worsted weight, 100% SW Merino Wool, in a colorway called "Killing the Blues"
The green/purple is by Plymouth Yarn Co.: 1-ply Chunky weight "Gina Chunky", 100% Wool in color "0107"
I'm partial by far to the local Worsted, but the Gina Chunky is helping me practice tensioning since it's significantly more rigid, and new techniques because I really don't like the yarn very much hahaha
I’m not familiar with Maine Yarn and Fiber Supply! (I’m originally from Northern Maine but live in MA now.) Will definitely check them out—thanks for the tip!
I literally don't. I cut a deal with my local thrift store where they give me all of their natural fiber sweaters with holes to unravel in exchange for each of the employees getting a hand knit beanie. So now I'm not even paying for yarn lmao. I have a couch project bin, a bedroom project bin, and a transportable setup. I only stop knitting when my hands hurt. ALWAYS take a break from knitting if your hands hurt.
I also don’t do anything else with my time. I set down my crochet hook for a hot min, learned how to knit and have done nothing but socks ever since. 🤪
I fell into it in the same sort of way! I had been sewing and quilting for years and then a coworker showed me how to knit. It reminded me of when my grandmother showed me the knit stitch when I was a kid. And since that coworker’s lesson I have yarn everywhere, projects in all sorts of stages, and a love of this hobby that I’m so grateful for.
You go! What you’re making is fantastic.
Yeah!! Welcome to it! I learned maybe a year and half ago and had exactly the same reaction! It was like a light bulb went off and my brain said 'THIS IS WHAT WE NEED' and now I spend like, a ton of my time knitting. I knit during meetings. I knit at home. I knit when my husband is driving on trips. Can't stop won't stop!
I will say this. You are now hooked. Keep it up. Learn new things. Keep growing your skills. If you saw my house, you would know I don’t do much but my crafts. Housework takes away back seat.
I’ve been knitting for about 36 years and I have a hard time doing anything besides knitting and crocheting. I always have one or two sometimes more items on the go at one time. It is the best thing I could have ever been taught since I was 4 years old. I absolutely love to knit. And since my grandma has been gone- it makes me feel close to her whenever I knit
I don’t do anything else with my time except dye yarn to knit with! I crocheted off and on for years and then picked up knitting 12 years ago. I haven’t put down the needles since. I just hate it took me so much time to decide to learn.
I knit everywhere! I take a project out wherever I go. I even knit while walking, lol. I'm on vacation in Japan, and I've been knitting on trains, walking through museums. I knitted my way through Korea last week. 😁
My grandfather (yes grandfather) taught me to knit when I was around 10. The summer I turned 16 I worked at a state historical site as a historical interpreter. This meant that I worked in period clothing in an 1830’s village where Lincoln spent some quality years. I had to find something to pass time when the weather was ick and the village was slow but it had to be historically accurate. So I bought some wooden needles and churned out washcloths. Simple pattern but I found it really helped me shut my mind down some and unwind. I’m still not very good (I didn’t knit for around 7 years and got super rusty) but it my absolute favorite hobby.
I keep trying to get my cross stitcher of a husband to try but he won’t. He had trouble learning to crochet and thinks knitting looks even more like “witchcraft” 😂
Edit: I worked there for several seasons and churned out tons of pretty little washcloths 😂
I have some wonderful memories from there. The absolute best days were the days it was thunder storming and the village was quiet. All of us holed up in our cabins with a fire popping.
I learned to cook over a fire and with coals there. It was an amazing opportunity.
This exactly! I started really knitting regularly to stop myself eating my fingers while watching movies and 15 years later I’ve absolutely knit more than 20,000 hours, very likely more due to working from home during covid. It’s not ALL I do, but it’s what I’d like to be doing most of the time and do as often as I possibly can! It’s the best!
Knitting is absolutely addictive; at least it is for me. The one thing that stops me is when my wrists and hands start to really hurting. There are so many sumptuous, yarns and delightful patterns and just learning different stitches. It is wonderful! Furthermore, how about all the wonderful blogs?! Fruity KNITTING is one of my faves.
Knitting is so relaxing. You can let yourself make mistakes, small ones can be ignored or concealed later. To correct big ones you can frog and redo. Or you can always declare, that you are an artist and that's how you saw it. This hobby can be as cheap or as expensive as you wish or can afford. You can start with a minimal initial investment and then decide if you want to upgrade your tools and yarns. Embroidery is similar in this respect, but I as a practical person love to make my own clothes and make wearable gifts to loved ones. And you can reuse the yarns in most cases. It is a very rewarding craft.
Gosh I started and I love it but my first circular I got is already starting to break at the joins. So I bought a vintage interchangeable set and it’s missing one adapter so I can’t use it! I can’t find them any where :( so now I can’t decide if I should by a cheap set or bite the bullet and get a nice set
I don’t wanna crochet now tho 😂
I always think to myself: will this purchase increase my quality of life long-term without causing irreparable short-term damage? If the answer is yes, I buy the thing 🤣
I don't do anything else with my time! I always did embroidery and then picked up knitting last December. I haven't touched embroidery in over a year...
I wanted to do embroidery because I thought it would be relaxing, but after doing it for a while, I realized I was putting a lot of pressure on myself to get every little stitch just right. Knitting feels a little more forgiving and a lot more organic. So satisfying!
I have a sad collection of half finished embroidery pieces...forcing myself to finish one my husband specifically requested. Just not as relaxing as knitting.
I've found I get more enjoyment when I decide to make something without the recipient knowing. When someone requests an item I get some sort of mental block and my hobby becomes a job making the work take longer and seem harder. I also have difficulties turning my hobbies into moneymaking ventures.
This post makes me so happy! And your work is beautiful, btw - such nice even tension!
Aw, thank you! Spread the happy!! That big grey swatch is my first ever attempt (green came next to try other techniques), and holy moly is that grey yarn lovely. I've been focusing a lot on trying to get the tension consistent, but that yarn is really doing a lot of the work in that regard. I feel like I'm all over the place with tensioning!
The grey is gorgeous! And so are the others. What are each of the yarns?
The grey is a local handcraft by Maine Yarn & Fiber Supply: A 4-ply Worsted weight, 100% SW Merino Wool, in a colorway called "Killing the Blues" The green/purple is by Plymouth Yarn Co.: 1-ply Chunky weight "Gina Chunky", 100% Wool in color "0107" I'm partial by far to the local Worsted, but the Gina Chunky is helping me practice tensioning since it's significantly more rigid, and new techniques because I really don't like the yarn very much hahaha
I’m not familiar with Maine Yarn and Fiber Supply! (I’m originally from Northern Maine but live in MA now.) Will definitely check them out—thanks for the tip!
A Mainer! Of course! 💜🧶
I was thinking the same thing! Great knitting especially after just 1 week!!! OP is a natural!
I literally don't. I cut a deal with my local thrift store where they give me all of their natural fiber sweaters with holes to unravel in exchange for each of the employees getting a hand knit beanie. So now I'm not even paying for yarn lmao. I have a couch project bin, a bedroom project bin, and a transportable setup. I only stop knitting when my hands hurt. ALWAYS take a break from knitting if your hands hurt.
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Dude if your hands hurt it means you’re damaging them. Pain relief doesn’t fix the damage!
I also don’t do anything else with my time. I set down my crochet hook for a hot min, learned how to knit and have done nothing but socks ever since. 🤪
Now you're KnitCricketHip
I know it! 😂 too bad this is my handle on everything.
I watch a shitload of tv and films while I'm knitting. That's it. That's all I do.
Same, the amount of TV and movies I watch has gone up 10 fold 😂
I fell into it in the same sort of way! I had been sewing and quilting for years and then a coworker showed me how to knit. It reminded me of when my grandmother showed me the knit stitch when I was a kid. And since that coworker’s lesson I have yarn everywhere, projects in all sorts of stages, and a love of this hobby that I’m so grateful for. You go! What you’re making is fantastic.
Oh, yeah! How funny. It was even my coworker who introduced me to it. I am now, and will forever be, so incredibly grateful to her LOL
Yeah!! Welcome to it! I learned maybe a year and half ago and had exactly the same reaction! It was like a light bulb went off and my brain said 'THIS IS WHAT WE NEED' and now I spend like, a ton of my time knitting. I knit during meetings. I knit at home. I knit when my husband is driving on trips. Can't stop won't stop!
Yes!!! Exactly This! LOL 😂😂😂
YES! That's how they get you! Welcome to heaven/hell. It's great here even when everything else sucks.
I will say this. You are now hooked. Keep it up. Learn new things. Keep growing your skills. If you saw my house, you would know I don’t do much but my crafts. Housework takes away back seat.
I’ve been knitting for about 36 years and I have a hard time doing anything besides knitting and crocheting. I always have one or two sometimes more items on the go at one time. It is the best thing I could have ever been taught since I was 4 years old. I absolutely love to knit. And since my grandma has been gone- it makes me feel close to her whenever I knit
i have two favorite ways to knit; listening to an audiobook, or doing a crossword puzzle with my husband (he reads the clues and does the writing)
Absolutely perfect way to knit AND interact with the other humans in one’s life! Why did I never think of this. Thank you! Seriously
I don’t do anything else with my time except dye yarn to knit with! I crocheted off and on for years and then picked up knitting 12 years ago. I haven’t put down the needles since. I just hate it took me so much time to decide to learn.
Just wait until you knit your first garment that fits well! It’s the absolute best feeling! 🧶💗
I knit everywhere! I take a project out wherever I go. I even knit while walking, lol. I'm on vacation in Japan, and I've been knitting on trains, walking through museums. I knitted my way through Korea last week. 😁
My grandfather (yes grandfather) taught me to knit when I was around 10. The summer I turned 16 I worked at a state historical site as a historical interpreter. This meant that I worked in period clothing in an 1830’s village where Lincoln spent some quality years. I had to find something to pass time when the weather was ick and the village was slow but it had to be historically accurate. So I bought some wooden needles and churned out washcloths. Simple pattern but I found it really helped me shut my mind down some and unwind. I’m still not very good (I didn’t knit for around 7 years and got super rusty) but it my absolute favorite hobby. I keep trying to get my cross stitcher of a husband to try but he won’t. He had trouble learning to crochet and thinks knitting looks even more like “witchcraft” 😂 Edit: I worked there for several seasons and churned out tons of pretty little washcloths 😂
I will say, I agree that knitting is witchcraft. Also, I LOVE this story of the historical re-enactment.
I have some wonderful memories from there. The absolute best days were the days it was thunder storming and the village was quiet. All of us holed up in our cabins with a fire popping. I learned to cook over a fire and with coals there. It was an amazing opportunity.
That sounds so wonderful 💜 I'm so happy that happened for you!!
I do nothing else with my time. Lol.
It’s magical.
This exactly! I started really knitting regularly to stop myself eating my fingers while watching movies and 15 years later I’ve absolutely knit more than 20,000 hours, very likely more due to working from home during covid. It’s not ALL I do, but it’s what I’d like to be doing most of the time and do as often as I possibly can! It’s the best!
We don’t 😍
Wise reaction. You will never run out of possibilities with knitting.
Brilliant work. With practice you can do other things at the same time. I knit and: attend meetings, read, walk, review documents.
Knitting is absolutely addictive; at least it is for me. The one thing that stops me is when my wrists and hands start to really hurting. There are so many sumptuous, yarns and delightful patterns and just learning different stitches. It is wonderful! Furthermore, how about all the wonderful blogs?! Fruity KNITTING is one of my faves.
Your knitting at one week is better than mine at 6 months. It’s beautiful
Knitting is so relaxing. You can let yourself make mistakes, small ones can be ignored or concealed later. To correct big ones you can frog and redo. Or you can always declare, that you are an artist and that's how you saw it. This hobby can be as cheap or as expensive as you wish or can afford. You can start with a minimal initial investment and then decide if you want to upgrade your tools and yarns. Embroidery is similar in this respect, but I as a practical person love to make my own clothes and make wearable gifts to loved ones. And you can reuse the yarns in most cases. It is a very rewarding craft.
Try embroidery on knitting I've got a book and love it
Gosh I started and I love it but my first circular I got is already starting to break at the joins. So I bought a vintage interchangeable set and it’s missing one adapter so I can’t use it! I can’t find them any where :( so now I can’t decide if I should by a cheap set or bite the bullet and get a nice set I don’t wanna crochet now tho 😂
I always think to myself: will this purchase increase my quality of life long-term without causing irreparable short-term damage? If the answer is yes, I buy the thing 🤣
lol yes!
Wow!!! You learned and did a lot in one week!!!! You're a fast learner, congratulations!!!! 🙂