Re:What We Lose When We're Priced Out of Our Hobbies
by ChiefNotAClue on Saturday April 19, 2025 @06:41PM
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Yarn has definitely gone up in price. Acrylic yarn is fine to get into knitting. However, if you'd like to try some better quality, it'll cost you. Knitting a blanket with cheap yarn would run about $100 (20 skeins, at a cost of $5 each).
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Re:What We Lose When We're Priced Out of Our Hobbies
by doubled112 on Saturday April 19, 2025 @07:06PM
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People massively underestimate the price of these supplies.
My wife sews, and she has a small yarn collection as well, but never really got into knitting or crochet. I nearly had to contain my laughter when my mother told me that it would save us lots of money.
Sure. It costs more in fabric to make a shirt than to buy a shirt, and that’s not getting into machines. Look at us save!
Hobbies are for fun. Making things for yourself is, more often than not, crazy expensive.