I knit and crochet. I plan to eventually think about selling things, but for the moment it is just a hobby and a way to keep my friends and family warm and/or happy.
I started knitting straight garter stitch scarves because I wanted something I could do with my hands while watching anime, drama, or other shows with subtitles. Since then I've learned a lot and pulled out a lot of those first scarves to make new things.
Once I had the basics of knitting I decided to teach myself to crochet. I ended up reading the instructions for a single crochet stitch wrong, so now I sometimes crochet in the normal manner, but mostly I use slip stitches in place of single crochet. I like the look of slipping stitches better.