In the past several years I rediscovered my love of surface embroidery. Then I decided I was only going to do that for my hobbycraft since I'm good at it, enjoy it as a meditative practice, joined a guild where I can learn more techniques and make friends.
I boxed up ALL my yarn I'd collected over the years and put it on the local FB Marketplace. A lady met me, paid, and took it ALL. I never felt so unburdened! I crocheted off and on for oh, 10 years. Tried to teach myself to knit several times. Like others have said, I have memories of my grandma and the beautiful things she used to knit and crochet and thought I could do as well if I tried. Well, no.
So all I have now are lots of embroidery books and patterns and threads and hoops. I have a few small stashes of fat quarters I make small gifts with on occasion. That's all I really use my sewing machine for anymore. No more quilting or dressmaking for me anymore either.