I feel like it would be fun making stuff with my hands in my spare time but idk if it would be a good investment since some of the equipment looks a bit pricy.
is learning to knit worthwhile?
I feel like it would be fun making stuff with my hands in my spare time but idk if it would be a good investment since some of the equipment looks a bit pricy.
It's a good hobby, go for it.
>some of the equipment looks a bit pricy.
You have to be kidding. If you live near rich people you might try what a guy on youtube does. He goes to the thrift store and buys expensive knitted clothing (cashmere?) for cheap, and unravels it then makes crazy hats he sells. They make a thing with a hand crank that quickly winds the yarn into a ball as it unravels, but since you seem to be homeless or something you will have to do that part by hand.
>a guy on youtube
and here he is. while looking for him I saw a lot of videos about getting good yarn from thrift store sweaters
yarn dosent look to be too expensive for me its mainly the needles that are a bit pricey.
Do it. We need more racists in the hobby, the troons are starting to move on our territory
Try crochet
Given how you are asking, you'll just find yourself with some skill wondering what to make. Find some hobby where you have at least some desire to make end product.
Learn to sew instead, way more practicable. I've done everything from tents, backpacks, pant hems, taking in pant waists, narrowed tee shirts, bags, covers and more. You can get a good sewing machine for under $200.
knitting is for homosexuals
crocheting on the other hand is gods gift to mankind. buy a 5mm hook and a skein of 5 weight yarn and you're good for the vast majority of possibile yarncrafts.
For the smaller minority of yarncrafts like amigurumi (like lil dudes in pic related, done entirely in single stitch) you will need to purchase God's most blessed hook the G/4mm, but keep the yarn at a 5.
If you want a tight knit look, size your hook down 1 or 1.5 from the weight of the yarn to close the gaps between stitches.
If you're fine with normie gaps(like on an afghan) use the 5mm hook with 5 weight yarn. Generally speaking it's 1:1 yarn/hook size. Using a 4mm hook on 4 weight yarn will produce similar gaps, just smaller.
using a 5mm hook and 4 weight yarn will widen the gaps, like grandma's doilies.
god I fricking love crochet and HATE knitters
I love it. Can you point me to a pattern for those guys? I've been looking at amigurumi stuff online for awhile and I'm really interested in starting to mess around with it
there is a difference between knitting and crocheting .. ?
Crocheting uses big hooks and is much faster. It's good for small hobby shit like teddy bears. Knitting uses needles and is very repetitive; it's better for clothes.
I learnt to knit. It takes forever. You have to be willing to sit in a chair for hours, just knitting. If you listen to a lot of music, you can combine the two, but you won't be able to shitpost here and you'll miss a lot of whatever you're watching on TV if you try that. And it's very annoying when you frick something up. And once you're finally finished, the hat or scarf you knitted yourself will probably be made of acrylic rather than real wool and it won't even keep you warm.