It's POLL time:?

Question

Okay I am pregnant and I need to pick up a crafty hobby that will keep me occupied. So what do ya'll think:

a.) Crocheting
b.)Knitting (I know they are a/b the same BUT they are different soo)
c.)Scrapbooking (I know I want to make one for the baby, but I don't know if I want to start now since I don't really have any pictures yet...)
d.) You tell me!

Answer 1

Since I love to crochet more than knitting, I pick crochet; but you need to get started on that scrapbook, too - it's never too early to start taking pictures of your belly! And "before" and "afters" of the baby's room, etc.

Answer 2

Whoa that's funny. This week I just realized I wanted to learn how ot crochet/knit! And I've been meaning to do scrapbooking for a long time because for projects I often go the scrapbooking section for materials and they're SO AWESOME! Those are all really good choices, but I think you should do scrapbooking!! You can use stages in your pregnancy and sonograms and stuff since you don't have actual pics of the baby yet?

Answer 3

Since I am a crocheter, my vote goes for this neat form of needlework. I crocheted a sweater set and afghan during my first pregnancy and found it a great way to pass time in the evening. I just think crocheting is so much easier and more versatile than knitting and it just seems to go faster than knitting (for me,at least) Congratulations!

Answer 4

I would say crocheting. It keeps me amused for hours on end. And there are tonnes of great patterns for baby stuff online. I find crocheting easier than knitting and scrapbooking can get expensive. Yarn is cheaper.

Answer 5

I'd say a or b -- try them both! Find yourself a neat little yarn store (we have one near home that has a coffee bar, so you can have a latte and chat about your projects with fellow shoppers!) See if they have demos, classes, "stitch-and-b*tch" nights, or something so you can see whether you like one better than the other, or just start chatting with the "regulars" there. I used to crochet waaay back when I was in college (my girlfriend was a whiz at it, and I learned from her).

In recent years, my wife has resumed knitting and our oldest daughter has REALLY picked it up. She's fast and good, and does interesting things (she made herself a stocking cap with little kitty ears, which is incredibly cute, especially since she just turned 19 :-). She tried crocheting a year or so ago and hated it... so there appears to be a big difference! On the other hand, I used to love crocheting... so you should definitely look at both.

Knitting is fun; I picked it up briefly when my wife and daughter were both sitting around, and it's relaxing and you make neat, soft, cuddly things.

Yarn crafts have the advantage of making practical things for the baby (oh, right, congratulations!), like blankets and nightgowns and such. But you might also enjoy quilting -- basically, piecing together bits of fabric in patterns, shapes and graphic designs, then layering them with a filling or batting and a backing, and finally stitching them all down into a tight, warm, snuggly covering. ALSO very baby-friendly, especially if you use cotton flannel for the back (and front, for that matter). One negative about quilting -- you may find, especially if you tackle a large project (a bedcover for you and your husband), that the quilting takes up a lot of room. One of the things my wife and daughter both love about knitting is that it's very self-contained -- my daughter can take it on the bus (she commutes to college), my wife can take it to the music school and knit while she waits for the two younger kids to have their lessons. That's harder to do if you're working on a king-size quilt. But quilts are really great... :-)

Another self-contained hobby that my wife takes to the music school: counted cross-stitch. (Take a look at the different kinds of these, there's also crewel, needlepoint, and embroidery, and they're all similar but a little different.) The things you make aren't as practical -- I mean, a baby blanket or a picture of a flower to hang on the wall are both going to be lovely things if you made them yourself, but it's really sweet to see your little one lying down wrapped in a blanket you made for her. (Seeing her walking down the path at college all bundled up in a scarf she made herself makes my eyes get damp and my lip start to quiver... I'm such a softie for a dad. :-)

Answer 6

I propose not an alternate activity to the ones you are considering, but one that is complimentary. I suggest that you take up writing! No matter what kind of a writer you are, composing poetry, short stories, a novel, journaling, etc. are all fun. A blank page is truly the one place where anything is possible!

Perhaps you can write (and illustrate?) a children's book!

Answer 7

Why not try rubber stamping? It's loads of fun and you can make your own greeting cards, scrapbook with stamps and decorate your house with stamped art!

If you want to try it out, and live in the US or Canada, you can contact www.stampinup.com or www.closetomyheart.com and a representative from that company will come to your home and teach you and your friends how to do it -- free!

It's a good time and loads of fun!

Good luck!

Answer 8

I say go knitting. THere's this thing at Michale's called a kniffty knitter and it is really easy to do. I use it and it a lot easyer thanregular knitting.

Answer 9

Knitting, it is fun! you can make so many things for the baby.

Answer 10

why not do all 3?
by the time the little one arrives, you'll be better at scrapbooking, and have more ideas about page layouts, etc.