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> It's an excellent hobby. I can explain more why if people are interested. I'm interested in your why. It's something I've considered for a while but haven't

• gibspaulding 1y ago
  Not op, but I can jump in with a couple of my own thoughts: - Knitting is very technical. Similar to programming, you have a relatively small set of tools (stitches) that you can combine into virtually anything. - It has a fairly satisfying learning curve. Continually challenging, but with achievable next steps. - It’s an excellent way to keep busy without totally disengaging during slower paced social events. In other words it keeps me from constantly checking my phone while hanging out at my in-laws during holidays.
  • munificent 1y ago
    > - It’s an excellent way to keep busy without totally disengaging during slower paced social events. This is a really good point. I like knitting when I'm with family because it gives me something to do instead of just, you know, staring off into space, while still making me available for conversation. I find that if you have your face in a phone, it send sends a "don't interrupt me" signal. Even if you're just playing a dumb game, people don't know that you aren't reading or otherwise absorbed, so tend not to engage with you. But you can easily talk and knit, so I think it works well as an idle-but-available activity.
• munificent 1y ago
  I started writing a comment here and somehow it spiraled out of control into an entire blog post: https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2025/05/30/consider-knitting/ https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2025/05/30/consider-knitt... I agree with what gibspaulding says too.