Old lady hobbies.

tlv204

I recently discovered that I absolutely love putting together puzzles.  I finished one with kittens yesterday and have been working on a still life with lots of teacups and tulips today. I got 5 500 piece puzzles at Walgreens for $4.99. I'm set for a while.  I also love to knit, but I have a bad habit of not finishing things, and I can only do scarves.  Anyone else have any old lady hobbies? And I am in no means trying to make fun of said hobbies, I love them, they just remind me of my grandma

nda_roxybabe

I love puzzles! And I love embroidering

temerityjane

My secret shame is that I'm working on a paint by number that looks like our dog.

J&K10910

I LOVE puzzles.  Unfortunately, I have the patience of a hungry infant with a poopy diaper, so my love for puzzles lasts about 15 minutes.

airidh80

I crochet. I picked it up as a stress-relief tool. I find it very soothing.

FutureMrsDudley55

FI and I love to do puzzles too! I have no sewing abilities at all, or crocheting, but I would love to learn.

aimerzkd214

I also love puzzles.  I recently finished one with Winnie the pooh, it was one of those that is made up of a bunch of scenes.  I also enjoy cross sticking and I have recently started quilting.

tmm140

I play bingo like there is no tomorrow.  I am usually the youngest (27) one there, but they have accepted me.  Not really a hobby, but def. old lady like. 

shellydiane820

I take naps and drive like an old man.

BecW2be

Chloe and I do puzzles all the time! In college, I was SuperDORK and did the 3D puzzles. I love to crochet, knit, do crosswords, ribbon needlepoint and I collect owls. Holyfuck I'm 80 years old!

lauralaur

I also love to build puzzles. It's a good pastime. I think I do it a little bit too much though, I let myself get to the point where I could build a 1,000 piece puzzle in a few hours. Wedding stuff has been distracting me from my puzzle-building as of late, however,

tlv204

Yay I'm glad I'm not alone! DH made fun of me at first, particularly since the first one was kittens, but then he helped me finish it   I want to learn to crochet too, I wonder if I can find a place that offers classes?

tlv204

Oh and the other exciting thing is that I actually finish puzzles!! I never finish anything. I love scrapbooking but haven't even finished my college one yet. I love knitting but am still working on a scarf I started last November.  I gave up after 1 batch of freezer jelly.  But puzzles have to be finished, otherwise I have no usable coffee table!

BecW2be

I can teach you tlv! You'll have to visit NC, and bring vodka.

missy68

I LOVE crochet and have two projects I just started for my on-the-way niece, but can't knit (two handed coordination eludes me...). I love crossword puzzles and sudoku. If FI and I had a place to do jigsaw puzzles (ahem, if we'd clean off the damn kitchen table), I think we'd both enjoy that over the winter. I have several of them - I haven't done them in ages. I'm an avid reader - at least I used to be - but what I read is WAYYYY different than both of my grandmothers (one reads Western-style novels, one read - well, read - the Mitford series type books and romance novels). I also like crafts and have a big stash of cross-stitch, needlepoint, silk flowers, glues, wreath adornments, acrylic paints, watercolors, canvasses, etc. An easel, too, which is still in the box....

tlv204

Ha that sounds like a good plan!

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Does wearing Depends count?

onefishtwofish

I try to knit, but unfortunately, I fail miserably

salt78

I knit.

anna.oskar

I do crossword puzzles, love to bake holiday cookies by the gross and have a thing for latchhook rugs. People beg me to make them as decorations for their babies rooms.

airidh80

tlv, you don't really need a class to learn basic crochet; though if you want to take on any advanced projects, it certainly wouldn't hurt to have some kind of mentor. I learned from a book. It was mildly frustrating, and FI and I had to caucus about "what the book wants me to do" with every new skill, but I'm past that now

Bubbalub

I knit as well! I also like crossword puzzles, embroidering and sewing. Weird thing, I don't think either of my grandmothers knitted or embroidered. Maybe they sewed, but not enough to remember it.

missy68

Oohh, I used to do the latchhook rugs!!!! I haven't done one in ages. I always want to order one of those really intricate kits from the Herrschner's catalogs with the filigree and flowers, etc. that will take ages. But, I figure I'll get distracted and put it down.... Oh yeah, and I collect the Tom Clark gnomes. I like Willow Tree figurines and some of the Jim Shore stuff (just bought Terry the Terrier - looks like my dog), but have done Tom Clark for ages.

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Missy - I have one of those Willow Tree things. It's an Angel that my mom got me when my son was born. It's one of the few inanimate objects that I would try to save from a fire.

tlv204

Really? I just assumed it would be hard to learn something like that from the book. I learned very basic knitting from a friend and have tried to learn new stitches and projects from books, but I can never figure out their pictures   Maybe after all of our house stuff settles down I'll give it a shot!

ootmother2

I am very, very old but have no old lday hobbies yet.Can't even sew on a button without bleeding all over it :(I have always been a writer though. Want to see my poems?not on a bet :P

Loopyseven

My grandma taught me how to quilt.  I have made two quilts, a twin size that I used all through college, and a queen size that turned out WAY more country than I wanted so it's in a box until I figure out what to do with it.  I have pieces all cut our for a 3rd.  I haven't started putting them together though.

katiewhompus

I enjoy crossword puzzles, latch hook wall hangings/rugs, puzzles, and I crotchet (blankets and purses mostly). In college my friends and I had knitting night. One night there's 4 of us, all 22-20 knitting/crotching blankets, the next we're getting wasted. Ah college...

brookelynpaisley

I could work crossword puzzles for hours.

megk8oz

I crochet and knit. I actually love crocheting ... if I will actually make a scarf just to make something.

Soon-to-be Mrs. Vogt

I love to bake and can stuff (particularly making a lot of jam).I like playing card and board games.I want to learn to knit or crochet. I tried to learn to knit (from a book) when my nephew was born, but I wasn't very good at it.