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Knitting friends! Since makers tend to make more than one sort of thing, and we crafters need to stick together, here's a list of fellow creative communities for your navigation pleasure.

For each craft I'll include the current most active community first as well as alternatives, and add each with their full URL as well as local links for Lemmy and Kbin users respectively.

I hope it's useful!

3D PRINTING

!3dprinting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
!3dprinting@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin

BOOKBINDING

!bookbinding@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin

COSPLAY

!cosplay@lemmy.blahaj.zone - Lemmy / Kbin
!Cosplay@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin
!cosplay@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

CROCHET

!crochet@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin
!crochet@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

CROSS STITCH & EMBROIDERY

!lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin (both cross stitch & embroidery in general)
!embroidery@discuss.tchncs.de - Lemmy / Kbin
!crossstitch@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

DICEMAKING

!clacksmith@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

KNITTING

This one you're in! But also...
!knitting@feddit.de - Lemmy / Kbin
!knitting@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

LASER CUTTING

!lasercutting@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin

LEATHERCRAFT

!leathercraft@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin

MODELS & MINIATURES

!modelmakers@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin (models in general)
!dollhouse@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin (dollhouse miniatures)
!tabletopminis@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin (tabletop gaming miniatures)

POTTERY

!pottery@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

SEWING & QUILTING

!sewing@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin (sewing in general)
!sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin (reduce waste through sewing)
!sewing@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin
!quilting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

SOAPMAKING

!soapmaking@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin

TATTING

!tatting@sopuli.xyz - Lemmy / Kbin

WOODWORKING

!woodworking@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin
!bodgers@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin (hand tool woodworking)
!beginner_woodworking@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin

MISC

!imadethis@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin (cross-post your crafts here!)
!Lace@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin (a celebration of lace, in any craft)
!creative@beehaw.org - Lemmy / Kbin (NOTE: not accessible to users on lemmy.world or sh.itjust.works)

Suggestions welcome, and I'll do my best to keep this updated as I find more relevant groups / smaller groups merge etc.

Craft on, people. Craft on 🙂

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[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Cool samples and small skill-building projects are all worth posting. Whatever gives you joy and enthusiasm.

While most dedicated knitters just like the experience of knitting, having a goal project can be a helpful scaffold. The problem is how to choose a project that’s not too big or ambitious to start.

That’s why traditionally children were started with scarves and potholders. Hats and socks came next. These are all still great. Crochet now has animaguri which is a far better starter option than doilies.

Also , knitting for yourself is good advice.

A confession - I was one of those young women who attempted a sweater for a boyfriend in my early twenties. I was warned it was a relationship killer, too much pressure on the romantic partner. And sure enough the relationship ended before the last big front piece was finished.

Anyway, I can’t say how many samples and small projects I have knit over the years developing technique and just seeing what a new kind of or unusual yarn will produce. I’ve recently got back into knitting and crocheting after a hiatus due to family reasons. Looking at my stash, I was surprised to see just how many samples or small test projects were stored with the yarns. I found an unfinished wool scarf that I decided to complete just to get my rhythm back.