I write but dabble in photography. I'd love to have a GOOD camera set-up but it's just not feasible right now. I miss when I was in college (just five years ago) and had access to high end cameras. dejected sigh I want to restart crochet. My mom had taught me as a teen but haven't done it since she passed in 2004. A friend uses crochet as her coping skill for her depression and thought I might get the same benefit for mine. So, she sent me a couple skeins and a hook. Just haven't picked it up yet. I'm not artistic in the slightest but I could spend hours in a museum, if I had company (being an introvert with social anxiety, doing anything on my own is terrifying). There are other artistic ventures I've done once or twice, here and there but never had the chance to expand upon.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Crocheting is great for even when you would be still.
Jennryan3210
Level 3
Mar 24, 2018
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I like to take pictures too. I always get a camera that I can carry in my pocket. That way I can get some good spontaneous shots. May have limitations on some of the techinical aspects but it is fun and happens. If I were carrying around something I had to worry about ... I wouldnt do it
btroje
Level 9
Mar 23, 2018
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@btroje Most of the time, I see great shots when on the bus. I can't just hop off, get the shot and go back on the bus. I think I've missed out on many amazing shots because of that, let alone not having the right gear. I don't even have a basic digital camera, just my phone which can only do so much.
@btroje I understand that the clarity and stuff would be good. I've taken pictures of interesting things and demolition of a building we all were acquainted with and other random stuff while the bus is moving along. But, to get the right angle, lighting, and no obstructions is damn near impossible for something I'd like to emulate a professional shot.
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EllenDale
Level 7
Mar 23, 2018
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I "piece", which is "quilt-ese" for sewing together "blocks" for quilts. There are times that I'm unsure of what I want to do, maybe a little depression setting in. I sit down at the sewing machine (a great power tool!) and start sewing. Once you pass the inertia, the mood improves. Yes, find someone near you that wants to crochet.
I_dont_know
Level 7
Mar 23, 2018
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Grab that yarn. I crocheted my way through a winter a few years ago, very relaxing once you get going. If you learned when you were younger just check out a few YouTube videos to refresh your memory and you will be able to pick it back up.
Only downside, you really need friends so you have people to give all the afghans to after they are done. 
I still have a tote full down the basement.
DotLewis
Level 7
Mar 23, 2018
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@dotlewis LOL @ the needing recipients of your work. My church donates a lot of stuff to the local homeless shelter. One of our members is a crochet fiend and made a box full of hats and scarves to donate. I just haven't gotten into the mood to pick it up yet. It's like with reading. I have a very extensive personal library and I'm a reading fanatic. When I'm in the mood, I can go through five to seven books in a week, depending on length. But, when I'm not in the mood, I can go for months or years without picking up a book. So, I just haven't gotten the right mood yet.
I wonder why crochet items seem to be mostly given away. I do the same thing
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