It all depends on what you're doing: I usually spend $20-40 for enough fiber to keep me busy for *months* if I'm spinning remotely regularly, which is a pretty good rate of return.
The mechanical bits of making spinning work are a little tricky at first (much easier if you can get someone to show you a few times), but I find it incredibly soothing. No counting, any problems are really obvious (the fiber breaks, the spindle falls down) and pretty easy to fix.
Knitting's a lot harder for me because I'm not good enough at it to count and talk/do anything else at the same time, and I don't love knitting enough to set aside time when I'm not doing anything else.
(This is part of the reason for the shawl, too, because I want to do a really simple pattern, so I can knit + talk at the same time)
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The mechanical bits of making spinning work are a little tricky at first (much easier if you can get someone to show you a few times), but I find it incredibly soothing. No counting, any problems are really obvious (the fiber breaks, the spindle falls down) and pretty easy to fix.
Knitting's a lot harder for me because I'm not good enough at it to count and talk/do anything else at the same time, and I don't love knitting enough to set aside time when I'm not doing anything else.
(This is part of the reason for the shawl, too, because I want to do a really simple pattern, so I can knit + talk at the same time)