▲ 247 ▼ What hobby seems boring to most people but is actually fascinating if you dive into it? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world [M] to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments Tell us why we should unexpectedly come to love your hobby.
[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think every enthusiastic knitter has experienced this too, lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) She's definitely enthusiastic. She spins when we watch movies, she knits when we go out to see friends or wait at the doctor, she weaves on her schacht inkle loom sometimes, she dyes fiber, the whole gamut. The only reason we don't have a sheep is because the dog would endlessly harass it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] apigban@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe she gets fiber from the dog. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago She doesn't, because when we had a really sheddy dog I suggested she spin yarn from the dog's hair and then knit a sweater for the dog. She wouldn't do it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Papanca@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Dogs can be trained and sheep are great animals, haha! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Mine can't be trained. We've tried. She's the most stubborn dog ever. And she likes to murder. If she wasn't so sweet, we wouldn't keep her around. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) She's definitely enthusiastic. She spins when we watch movies, she knits when we go out to see friends or wait at the doctor, she weaves on her schacht inkle loom sometimes, she dyes fiber, the whole gamut. The only reason we don't have a sheep is because the dog would endlessly harass it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] apigban@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe she gets fiber from the dog. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago She doesn't, because when we had a really sheddy dog I suggested she spin yarn from the dog's hair and then knit a sweater for the dog. She wouldn't do it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Papanca@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Dogs can be trained and sheep are great animals, haha! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Mine can't be trained. We've tried. She's the most stubborn dog ever. And she likes to murder. If she wasn't so sweet, we wouldn't keep her around. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apigban@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe she gets fiber from the dog. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago She doesn't, because when we had a really sheddy dog I suggested she spin yarn from the dog's hair and then knit a sweater for the dog. She wouldn't do it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago She doesn't, because when we had a really sheddy dog I suggested she spin yarn from the dog's hair and then knit a sweater for the dog. She wouldn't do it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Dogs can be trained and sheep are great animals, haha! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Mine can't be trained. We've tried. She's the most stubborn dog ever. And she likes to murder. If she wasn't so sweet, we wouldn't keep her around. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Mine can't be trained. We've tried. She's the most stubborn dog ever. And she likes to murder. If she wasn't so sweet, we wouldn't keep her around. permalink fedilink source parent