Erin - I hear you. I'm in the middle of 3 crochet projects right now. Cool that your dad knits. My mom does, and she's tried to teach me, but crochet is a lot faster.
Yeah, I can say that for my dh - he can take anything apart and fix it. We put up garage doors, an entire fence, and built a shed. Not to mention 20 yrs of plumbing, appliances, and 200 gallons of paint.
My next house will not be a fixer upper lol.