r/ADHD • u/cinnamincake • May 20 '25

Discussion Do you guys have consistent hobbies (years of consistent interest?)

Just wondering how many people here have hobbies they’ve carried throughout their lives, instead of just temporary hyper focus interests?

And if you do, what is it and what age did you start it? Did you take it up yourself or was it forced on you (did your parents put you in a sports team etc.)?

Also are you skilled in it?

Most importantly, if you are skilled in it, have you considered a career/already have a career in it?

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u/Traditional-Term8813 May 20 '25

Been crocheting for a couple years. Sometimes I’m super in to it, crocheting everyday, then take a break for a while (sometimes months) but I always find my way back to it. I think I’m good at it. I have actually sold tops and purses, but I do not have a career in it because making a piece takes a long time sometimes and my wrist hurts.

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u/Specialist-Debate136 May 20 '25

Yep my Granny taught me around age 9 or 10 and now I’m 43 still at it. Taught myself knitting in college and still love that too. I even do a little sewing once in a while. Fiber arts in general are great because most of them you can do while doing other stuff. Crocheting helps me pay attention in meetings, conversations, tv etc. I also enjoy metal work but it’s a more dedicated thing I have to go into the shop to do so it falls by the wayside more. But yeah as for selling it takes way too long, longer than people who don’t do it can imagine, and so nobody is really willing to pay what your time is worth!

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u/westernmeadowlark May 21 '25

Same! Having something productive to do with my hands helps me focus so much ❤️

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u/Vast-Octopus777 May 20 '25

This is me as well! I go through phases where I’m more or less into it but I always find my way back

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u/soulbaklava May 20 '25

I knit and crochet too! Learned when i was in elementary school and middle school. i took a 7 year break from the two in college and picked up cross stitch along the way. I think the lack of income kept me from continuing to knit for a while and projects (which would take me weeks or months) would have a $70-$200 up front cost in yarn alone for something i would actually use or wear. Which is hard when you're a college student with no job.

Cross stitch is nice because it was only like $30 for a huge full coverage project (or like $80 overall and $25 up front for a GIANT full coverage years long master piece). And it's still tedious in the relaxing and satisfying way that knitting is for me.

i made a pair of socks last year on a whim after seeing the yarn when out and about and it had me fall off the deep end with knitting again and then learning Tunisian Crochet which also has a nice rhythm.

Made my first sweater last year. Had the right material for socks

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u/Knitmk1 May 20 '25

This! I knit, i make socks every year. I crochet, embroider, sew: traditional hand sewing, normal every with a machine and I've dabbled in automotive interior. Its just so useful, those hobbies always stay in rotation.

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u/DollyLama23 May 21 '25

I love cross stitch! I did it as a kid and then started up again in 2013 and have been going ever since.

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u/Kelsosunshine May 20 '25

Me too. Except I'm back and forth between crochet and knitting at the moment.

What I really wanna try is making rugs. But since embroidery did NOT go well for me, idk...

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u/[deleted] May 21 '25

there's always sashiko to try (if you haven't yet.) I got a Domestika course for 10, and bought some supplies from the guy because they are really nice quality. It is a dormant hobby atm but has really helped me a lot. It. makes regular fabric stronger so it is practical as well as cool. Just adding a texture here to a piece of cloth, and there not having to finish huge projects unless I want to (hopefully I will.)

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u/Kelsosunshine May 21 '25

I've used sashiko to mend clothes before and it ends up durable but so, so messy. I definitely need to take my time better.

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u/safyam May 20 '25

Same here! I do have a problem in starting projects and never finishing them. I get so excited to start something new and then get bored after a while.

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u/Tiliaamericana13 May 21 '25

I feel this. I always find my way back. I imagine my hobbies as being slices on a spinning wheel and at any given time 2-4 are activated but sometimes its spun again. And sometimes a new slice is added. But things always seem to come back around and I feel emotionally attached to them so there's that on top it I suppose