Imagine if this vid went viral - and on the front page of Imgur, it kinda has - and kids at his school sees it and rip the everloving ouss out of him. This absolutely isn't cool, IMO.
Randomly, Continental knitting fell out of favor during WW 2 because it was called "German knitting" at the time. Continental knitting is widely believed to be easier for left handers such as myself, but the person in the video appears to be using that method right handed. It's not unheard of, I've just never seen it in my years of knitting.
I hard disagree with this one. I can crochet like nobodies business. I made a 2m by 1,5m tardis blanked over 6 months without following a pattern. Yet my brain CANNOT understand knitting. I don't think my fingers are able to do the thing. I find it absolutely terrifying and impressive when I see people knitting without even looking. It makes me scaroused.
A lot of people with ADHD find crocheting and knitting soothing. Once you have it down it's like a fidget toy that keeps your hands busy plus you get to make something. It's also something that doesn't take your full attention so you can watch tv or listen to audiobooks. I don't do yarn crafts personally, but I'm learning to make chainmail for the same reasons.
I'm not ADHD, and I find crochet to be an activity that is calm, engaging, and even challenging. It's great, I should pick it up again some time. Only did a little bit many many years back
ADHD person here as well, but I hate those activities because I need to focus on them, so I can't do my usual multitasking while knitting or crocheting. I do have some crocheted mushrooms hanging from the ceiling, and I've knitted a few skull squares, but holy fuck, definitely not the craft for me. I wish I could hyperfocus on them though... Cross stitch and embroidery would be cool too, if I had the focus for something so slow.
Someone on the Internet years ago described smart phones as making us "boredom-proof", and I much prefer that outlook to the "all phone usage is bad" narrative. I know there are many facets, I just find this kind of thing tiresome.
I use my phone for reading books, discord chatting and listening to music. Sometimes i play marvel snap, but if i'm on the bus its either reading or listening to music. I wouldn't say its all bad? I would say everything in moderation and excessive use or over use of almost anything is bad?
It's not like the people on the subway would be having lively conversation if they didn't have phones. They'd be reading books on newspapers (probably what some are doing ok their phone) or glancing out the window .. but there would be no more interaction than currently
I was arrested in 2009, the dawn of smart phones, I didn't have one yet. I only spent like 12 hours in jail but it felt like a lifetime. Looking back now if I ever went to jail again I'd die of boredom without my phone.
It's simply the coping mechanism of Escapism. We've long since reached the point that collectively, we're so miserable that we'd much rather just DoomScroll than actively look around ourselves and see things that would just reinforce how shifty things are.. so ironically, we DoomScroll to find distraction and end up seeing more disappointment in the World at large.
I use my phone to mentally stimulate myself and grow as a human being, I do this even when my surroundings are beautiful because even beautiful surroundings might not be mentally stimulating.
If you look at the world as fear, pain and suffering IE a Buddhist pov then forms of distraction, escapism, personal abandonment and neglect are easy to understand...as dealing with the emotions and challenge of the above as incredibly hard and exhausting.
I spend most of my time reading books. My current longest streak was 716 days in a row of reading. Not a single moment of that usage do I consider bad.
Unlike those olds the kids are so fast these days they've already seen ALL of the internet already. He'll scroll for 10mins tomorrow and catch up, then back to knitting
As a general internet rule, I do find that the whole "don't film or photograph strangers in public" rule goes out the window if the video or photo is funny enough
You're literally the only one. Don't clutch your pearls at every little thing. There was nothing sexual about any of this. Stop looking for things that aren't there.
You don't speak for everyone mate, and it doesn't even have to be sexually motivated for it to be an invasion of other people's privacy. What a weirdly strong reaction you just had. If someone was recording a film on the train of people without their consent, that'd be report-worthy in my country where privacy is a right. Doing it with their camera aimed at crotch-height towards people's legs would almost certainly warrant police responses here.
I don't claim to speak for everyone. I said this sort of behaviour can make others feel uncomfortable or violated even, and is illegal in countries like mine where you can't just secretly film people's legs/crotches and post it on the Internet.
The person talking with you also did not claim to speak for everyone, but you accused them anyway. You asked an asinine jokey question and got a real response. Fact of the matter is that its completely legal in MOST countries (including mine), and you can go around filming anything in public because most people don't care and it may even put a smile on someone's face. You don't get to dictate what people can do. Take your fascist bullshit elsewhere.
Yes, I do it all the time. They seal in the mess, are readily available, and washable. Kleenex has to be thrown away and make more of a mess. Also I found myself, um, limiting my release with Kleenex to avoid a mess. With a sock I can just focus on the goal and not worry about shooting through it like a Kleenex. Plus no paper residue sticking to anything.
Looks to be a granny square. Might be one square in a series of many, to make a blanket, pot holder, afghan or really anything else, the ones I posted are just the most common.
I might upload some eventually. Still kicking myself for not taking pictures of the completed Oogie Boogie swaddler and Zero security blanket I made for my godson. Maybe she'll send me photos of him using them when he's a little bigger.
Oh, dude, don’t diss my world clock app.. it tells me what time it is in Cupertino and New York, even though I never asked it to! What more can an app do for you?
MKaiser
could be a crafts project for a class or a gift
TheOneThatGotBanned
timbazi
OliverClothesoff70
“Screenagers”
Tamtiger
YES! I made 2 cardigans an a full size quilt. When you see someone else crafting you have to do the ritual.
Misteree8
pianogreen
The children yearn for the looms
ItMayBeHelpfulToNote
pak0chu
"Reject modernity, embrace tradition" moment
BobDaBilda
I thought there would be a goat.
majorserenity
ChewyTheWookie
Lachanklasuave
OMG! This mage me cough!
TheSwedishCryptid
That's my mom, says lets put our phones away! And she's always the one to pick up the phone back up first
blackguester
He really loves his knitting
SinisterSlaw
I like to be fully aware of my surroundings and what's going on.
hushpuppyextraordinaire
It’s addictive to all ages.
00LimaRomeo
Good youth. Also, is that a Movember QR code behind them?
ScrippyChan
I learned what Movember is today.
Fulustreka
Today I learned...
zoomzoomzoomweregoingtothemoon
Why did I think everyone's left hands were fake.
Fulustreka
Wtf... Why?
Rogerwilco1974
Cool to be filming identifiable kids out in public, though.
Rogerwilco1974
Imagine if this vid went viral - and on the front page of Imgur, it kinda has - and kids at his school sees it and rip the everloving ouss out of him. This absolutely isn't cool, IMO.
Fulustreka
This is a point I didn't notice... 🤔
Rogerwilco1974
Also, I don't know what ouss is. Maybe it's worse than piss.
Fulustreka
I don't know what ouss is either. Where did you see it?
Rogerwilco1974
I typed it. Badly. I meant "piss".
shapr
looks like right handed continental knitting, that's an odd thing to see
spejic
I have no idea what that means, but you sound like you know what you are talking about so I gave you a up arrow.
shapr
Randomly, Continental knitting fell out of favor during WW 2 because it was called "German knitting" at the time. Continental knitting is widely believed to be easier for left handers such as myself, but the person in the video appears to be using that method right handed. It's not unheard of, I've just never seen it in my years of knitting.
shapr
Maybe the video is flipped left to right?
SedatedSl0th
I want to learn to knit. Crochet? I don’t know, one of them. Maybe both. Really badly.
WeCanDoBetter9
YouTube. My kid is self taught and learned by watching videos.
jiujoujitsu
They are surprisingly similar. If you learn one the second will be real easy
ImGonnaMissThisPlace
I hard disagree with this one. I can crochet like nobodies business. I made a 2m by 1,5m tardis blanked over 6 months without following a pattern. Yet my brain CANNOT understand knitting. I don't think my fingers are able to do the thing. I find it absolutely terrifying and impressive when I see people knitting without even looking. It makes me scaroused.
jiujoujitsu
well that is really surprising
ameranthe
A lot of people with ADHD find crocheting and knitting soothing. Once you have it down it's like a fidget toy that keeps your hands busy plus you get to make something. It's also something that doesn't take your full attention so you can watch tv or listen to audiobooks. I don't do yarn crafts personally, but I'm learning to make chainmail for the same reasons.
Noahbalboa82
I'm not ADHD, and I find crochet to be an activity that is calm, engaging, and even challenging. It's great, I should pick it up again some time. Only did a little bit many many years back
shapr
strong agree, I'm a middle aged dude who makes infinity scarves as meditation.
Lontri
ADHD person here as well, but I hate those activities because I need to focus on them, so I can't do my usual multitasking while knitting or crocheting. I do have some crocheted mushrooms hanging from the ceiling, and I've knitted a few skull squares, but holy fuck, definitely not the craft for me. I wish I could hyperfocus on them though... Cross stitch and embroidery would be cool too, if I had the focus for something so slow.
3Davideo
A good way to keep yourself busy, and isn't vulnerable to running out of battery or losing coverage.
Vergenbuurg
Nobody talks to each other anymore...
jiujoujitsu
Ask any older person (50+), they talked a lot with even strangers on the bus and train
FistsofSnake
they also ghinna say they need to swim ocean to get to school everyday, uphill, both ways
Freeasabird2015
True, the paper only had so many things that were interesting in it. And that looks like the 'going to work' train.
JoshAndBurn
Some of the best times of my life, times that I'll always remember, have been spent sitting and not talking with someone.
Vergenbuurg
Johannesaurus
Someone on the Internet years ago described smart phones as making us "boredom-proof", and I much prefer that outlook to the "all phone usage is bad" narrative. I know there are many facets, I just find this kind of thing tiresome.
werrywerry
I used to meditate. Now I internet.
Ornado
I use my phone for reading books, discord chatting and listening to music. Sometimes i play marvel snap, but if i'm on the bus its either reading or listening to music. I wouldn't say its all bad? I would say everything in moderation and excessive use or over use of almost anything is bad?
firesword14
Agreed, but https://youtu.be/LKPwKFigF8U?feature=shared
Lynkfox
It's not like the people on the subway would be having lively conversation if they didn't have phones. They'd be reading books on newspapers (probably what some are doing ok their phone) or glancing out the window .. but there would be no more interaction than currently
Throwaway1575
I was arrested in 2009, the dawn of smart phones, I didn't have one yet. I only spent like 12 hours in jail but it felt like a lifetime. Looking back now if I ever went to jail again I'd die of boredom without my phone.
YouCantSpellSlaughterWithoutLaughter
Boredom-proof in the same way as eating all the time makes you hunger-proof. A lot of people do not know how to be bored anymore.
ManByTechnicality
And as it turns out, boredom is a good thing. Let's you process your life and actually think about things. A little boredom does wonders.
DigitalDragon75
It's simply the coping mechanism of Escapism. We've long since reached the point that collectively, we're so miserable that we'd much rather just DoomScroll than actively look around ourselves and see things that would just reinforce how shifty things are.. so ironically, we DoomScroll to find distraction and end up seeing more disappointment in the World at large.
ImaAdultByAppearanceOnly
I use my phone to mentally stimulate myself and grow as a human being, I do this even when my surroundings are beautiful because even beautiful surroundings might not be mentally stimulating.
allihearisnoise
If you look at the world as fear, pain and suffering IE a Buddhist pov then forms of distraction, escapism, personal abandonment and neglect are easy to understand...as dealing with the emotions and challenge of the above as incredibly hard and exhausting.
eggmuffin
You talk about yourself, but you use words appropriate for talking about everyone else. Don't do that.
notkvothethebloodless
I spend most of my time reading books. My current longest streak was 716 days in a row of reading. Not a single moment of that usage do I consider bad.
ArchaeoEejit
You're reading Mr. Nice AGAIN??
montyman185
I have no idea what my current streak is, but considering I'm at the point of daily webnovel updates, it's probably years long
SirButcher
I still just wish we get the Doors of Stone in my lifetime :(
kickahippie
Unlike those olds the kids are so fast these days they've already seen ALL of the internet already. He'll scroll for 10mins tomorrow and catch up, then back to knitting
KleptoKea
I can't be the only one finding it creepy that someone is secretly filming people's legs and then some kid and then posting it on the internet
P0werSurg3
As a general internet rule, I do find that the whole "don't film or photograph strangers in public" rule goes out the window if the video or photo is funny enough
onursixx
You're literally the only one. Don't clutch your pearls at every little thing. There was nothing sexual about any of this. Stop looking for things that aren't there.
Fulustreka
The point is that his face should be covered.
KleptoKea
You don't speak for everyone mate, and it doesn't even have to be sexually motivated for it to be an invasion of other people's privacy. What a weirdly strong reaction you just had. If someone was recording a film on the train of people without their consent, that'd be report-worthy in my country where privacy is a right. Doing it with their camera aimed at crotch-height towards people's legs would almost certainly warrant police responses here.
ELKronos
I don't think you speak for everyone either. Personally I don't care. Film whatever you want in public.
KleptoKea
I don't claim to speak for everyone. I said this sort of behaviour can make others feel uncomfortable or violated even, and is illegal in countries like mine where you can't just secretly film people's legs/crotches and post it on the Internet.
LurkerResearcher
The person talking with you also did not claim to speak for everyone, but you accused them anyway. You asked an asinine jokey question and got a real response. Fact of the matter is that its completely legal in MOST countries (including mine), and you can go around filming anything in public because most people don't care and it may even put a smile on someone's face. You don't get to dictate what people can do. Take your fascist bullshit elsewhere.
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Nothing like the caress of a home made wank sock
doctorId
Eselta
That is not at all how I saw that sentence ending! good on you, good dude
TheWorldAccordingToAtlas
Link to your Etsy?
TheInitiated
Yeah, but hits best if Nana made it.
Clayman8
I want to downvote you for the horrid thought but....this really is quality commenting.
quasisentience
His crotch crochet
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Cottagecore Wank
SillalliS
Ah
Hashbrown123
In all honesty is that a real thing? Are there actually guys that rub one out with a sock?
canadianreserve
I have never heard of it except as a joke.
TheInitiated
Oh, my sweet summer child
52637T9
It just abrasive enough to be pleasant
ElbowDeep
It's mentioned too often to not have some validity behind it, I've never been one for the feeing of fabric myself lol
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
I think the joke is that people used it to clean up afterward. Hence the stiffness of the sock under the bed.
FloatingOnACloudOfTitties
Username checks out!
SteveTheEgg
Yes, I do it all the time. They seal in the mess, are readily available, and washable. Kleenex has to be thrown away and make more of a mess. Also I found myself, um, limiting my release with Kleenex to avoid a mess. With a sock I can just focus on the goal and not worry about shooting through it like a Kleenex. Plus no paper residue sticking to anything.
jadams999
So you just throw jizz filled socks into your laundry?
SteveTheEgg
Yep.
RoscoePSoultrain
Not with, into.
FairyKingOberon
Its like having a posh wank for anyone who doesnt like dealing with a greasy rubber
ChronicD
You can buy silk socks. Just saying... In case anyone didn't know.
hayeszc84
But silk costs more and is harder to clean!
partypopperpants
Why…why is that where your mind went?
folderolchi
Teenage boys
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Anonymity is a wonderful prompt
ElbowDeepInAMoose
First: no tea, coffee please Second: Soft socks are best
Acquiredtaste
He didn't have to go, his mind was already there.
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
You're not my mum!
SalmonTheWise
She's there too.
sometimesarobot
Wonder what he's making
zmanz
She
sh17picker69000420
They*
DarkJaeger
Pot holder, trivet, blanket, my best guesses
Klpincoyo
Granny square. Probably have a whole cardigan knocked out in an hour.
Snooj
A good impression.
IHaveAGuyForEverything
Drugs.
FreshAirInspector
A phone case
sh17picker69000420
Skateboard coozi.
gvmakhir
Don't assume their gender. 😉
sometimesarobot
I'm open to being corrected
MyBigMouth
Phone cover
wickerandcork
You mean a phone coozie?
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Wank sock
RuffyRuffHausen
The perfect xmas gift!
AnonOmis1000
Will you kindly fuck off lmao
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
W.A.N.K S.O.C.K
MrStealYourGiF
Fortnite skin cosplay for pet iguana.
Hashbrown123
I read that as foreskin cosplay for pet iguana at first.
MrStealYourGiF
That's easy, just a basic rollneck/turtleneck/poloneck sweater.
LtMashumaro
Looks to be a granny square. Might be one square in a series of many, to make a blanket, pot holder, afghan or really anything else, the ones I posted are just the most common.
Source: am crocheater.
Fulustreka
Cheater? 😄
TheInitiated
You misspelled crotcheater. It happens when you're used to the French pronunciation.
ElbowDeepInAJedi
Um... you doing anything later?
LtMashumaro
Gaemz.
SansAandAnguS
We need to see your wares!
LtMashumaro
I might upload some eventually. Still kicking myself for not taking pictures of the completed Oogie Boogie swaddler and Zero security blanket I made for my godson. Maybe she'll send me photos of him using them when he's a little bigger.
iCommunicateInGifs
LtMashumaro
Lol it's a running gag on Instagram. Probably that "clock app" too, which I won't name.
BenYourFriend
Oh, dude, don’t diss my world clock app.. it tells me what time it is in Cupertino and New York, even though I never asked it to! What more can an app do for you?
LtMashumaro
Not the real clock app. The app named for the onomatopoeia a clock makes! Also Ke$ha had a hit song that share it's title with it.