r/AskReddit • u/PokojniDomar • 22h ago

What could $999 get you in your respective hobby?

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u/SalemScout 22h ago

That's a lot of yarn. 

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u/Sad-And-Mad 20h ago

I was just thinking of how many crochet projects I could start and abandon halfway through to start another 😂

I’ll finish those blankets one day…

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u/Irfan_Khan5722 15h ago

Starting new projects is always more fun than finishing old ones!

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u/ChoppingOnionsForYou 14h ago

Me too. So much yarn. So many unfinished projects.

I tell you, though, I do like to crochet winter beanies, because it usually takes me about 1 day to do one, so I can finish it before I get bored of the whole project.

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u/GrouchyPhoenix 18h ago

I would finally be able to indulge the urge to get some fancy yarn and then a lot of cheaper yarns. Maybe some fancy crochet hooks too.

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u/fuckingskeletor 16h ago

Was literally just thinking "I couldn buy so much yarn..."

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u/teresajs 19h ago

Yup, I estimate 4-5 sweaters' worth of really good yarn.  That would keep me busy for over 6 months.

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u/OPsDaddy 18h ago

Damn. It takes me 3-4 months to knit a sweater. But I’m also tall. 😂

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u/CarlRJ 15h ago

I know a few friends who would see this and reply "challenge accepted". One who has calculated that she shouldn't by any more yarn because she literally has a lifetime supply now. But she still hears the siren's call of pretty colors.

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u/ExpensiveTraffic6978 6h ago

Real. I picked up crocheting and knitting not too far apart from each other and I went on a yarn buying frenzy in the beginning. It was all acrylic yarn too because I was a beginner and wanted yarn I could FAFO with and not feel bad. 🤦‍♀️

I had to ban myself from buying more yarn once I had accrued enough, and I'm still busting my stash. Now though, I'm at the stage where I'll only buy yarn if I have a specific project in mind for it and in the meantime, I'll keep busting the acrylic stash and I might end up donating/giving some away eventually.

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u/ratguy 17h ago

That'd pay for a helluva lot of DMC thread as well. I'd be set for stitching for the rest of my life.

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u/what_the_purple_fuck 14h ago

or like 3 skeins of vicuña

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u/Overqualified_muppet 10h ago

I could afford to import one braid of wool roving from a favourite Etsy dyer :-/ (Australia is great if you like spinning merino, which I don’t)

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u/afoxforallseasons 10h ago

Or like 4 balls of 'Vikunja' wool (idk the spelling)

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u/thishasntbeeneasy 8h ago

I would knot know what to do with that much

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u/Cyn113 5h ago

I kinda like to buy merino, so... not that much yarn haha

So merino in my area is about 30$/ball (using sock yarn because that's what I like to knit) so around 33 balls of yarn?

I am depressed now.

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u/whackfuckk 1h ago

My thoughts exactly.