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Stitching & Crafting Room:  knitting vs. crocheting  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 13 2005 : 5:58:53 PM
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which do you find easiest to do?
the most satisfying?
i can 'crochet' a little .. almost bought a 'beginner knitting book' yesterday .. but decided that i did NOT need another project to collect dust .. until i finish some i've already started! |
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CathyM
True Blue Farmgirl
344 Posts
Cathy
Tulsa
OK
USA
344 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2005 : 9:00:03 PM
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I prefer crocheting myself. I have made a lot of afghans, hats and scarves this way. of course my afghans work up fast because I use a Q hook and 3 strands of yarn, but boy are they warm.
Cathy |
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BlueApple
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Julia
Oregon
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 06:52:13 AM
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I'm afraid I'm not good at either one...still learning!
Julia
BlueApple Farm |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 09:03:31 AM
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I know how to do both and have done both alot but prefer the way knitting looks so I do it alot more. I think crocheting is easier to learn for sure..one loop to deal with at any time.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette |
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AnnieT
True Blue Farmgirl
287 Posts
Annie
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Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 09:38:28 AM
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| I echo Aunt Jenny's sentiments. I do both, but I think knitting feels and looks nicer. |
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thehouseminder
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
USA
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Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 10:42:59 AM
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I can do both too but have had a long love affair with knitting.
When I was living in England, I learned that traditionally crocheted items were never found on the first floor of a home where a guest might see them. Knitting was considered much more genteel. Crochet was something they bought from Ireland and pretended that they didn't like it - they just wanted to help those poor Irish folks out. (Lucinda's red hair is standing on end and freckles are burning as she writes this  )
Well! I'm glad that the world has changed. I have lovely crocheted items my mother has made me and they are in the living room where everyone can see them!
Lucinda
When we were young, there were moments of such perfectly crystallized happiness that we stood stock still and silently promised ourselves that we would remember them always. And we did. --Holly J. Burkhalter , "Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book"
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CathyM
True Blue Farmgirl
344 Posts
Cathy
Tulsa
OK
USA
344 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 10:43:22 AM
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i too love the way knitting looks but i don't knit all that often. I guess maybe because i really can't follow knitting patterns all that much. hmmm maybe i should learn, lol.
Cathy |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2005 : 1:59:48 PM
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I love the look of crocheted doilies and used to make them alot when I was very young..and my sister crochets alot...ponchos for the girls, doilies and all sorts of things..I would hate for there to be a no crochet rule on the first floor here...only the kids rooms would get those things!! Haha
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette |
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Kate
MaryJane's Farmgirl
135 Posts
Kate
Moscow
ID
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 1:55:19 PM
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I guess if you say that you like one better than the other you'll have to have done both. Well I've only knitted but I love it. I think I'll always favor knitting because my Grandma taught me. Knitting when I was little meant time with Grandma either watching her or learning. Now the best part is spending time with Meg. We get together about once a week and knit and chat while the boys hang out. Knitting brings people together and gives them a chance to become closer friends. I love getting closer to Meg and that's why I love knitting.
Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it.....unless they are spelling mistakes. |
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mollymae
True Blue Farmgirl
694 Posts
Molly
Visalia
California
USA
694 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 3:20:13 PM
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I have tried both crocheting and knitting and took immediately to crocheting, I've now made 3 afghans :) Knitting for some reason my brain can't wrap around, my fingers and brain don't work together to do! Maybe I will try knitting again someday, but love to sit and crochet especially now that the weather is getting colder 
Molly
http://mollymaequilts.tripod.com
"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."~Rumi
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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
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Posted - Nov 15 2005 : 7:44:11 PM
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Right now I'm knitting a scarf, but that's only because I tried to crochet one and the wool I chose was difficult to crochet with so I switched to knitting.
I learned to do both from my Granma when I was young, probably 10yrs old. I found it frustrating because I couldn't control the tightness of the loops and would often discard attempted knitting and crocheting bits. I remember being at my Granma's house trying to crochet in a round with light blue yarn. It was getting stiffer and stiffer and harder and harder to push the crochet hook in. I ended up with something resembling a doll booty. Frustrated, I tried again. Another doll booty. I was probably in tears at that point and gave up. A few weeks later visiting my Granma, I noticed the bear carving in the corner had blue earwarmers! I was so embarrassed... but my Granma said his ears were cold and he was grateful for the wonderful earwarmers. Boy I miss her...
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quiltedess
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Nancy
Priest River
ID
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 12:16:12 PM
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What a sweet story Cat!
I do both . . . the hardest part of either is reading the pattern and keeping track from row to row. I'm still in the middle of a knitted-then-felted purse. I knit right handed and crochet left handed. I'm left handed but learned to knit from my mom (who is right handed) and crochet from my grandma (who is left handed). It's funny but I'd never really thought of that before.
Nancy
http://quiltedprairie.blogspot.com/ |
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thehouseminder
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
USA
361 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 12:43:11 PM
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Knitting when I was little meant time with Grandma either watching her or learning. Now the best part is spending time with Meg. We get together about once a week and knit and chat while the boys hang out. Knitting brings people together and gives them a chance to become closer friends. I love getting closer to Meg and that's why I love knitting.
Oh, I wish I someone to knit WITH (dangles preposition, hopes 3rd grade grammar teacher isn't on this forum ). By now I have taught nearly 100 people: men, women, boys, and girls, to knit but they either live elsewhere or are too busy.
>sigh< Lucinda
When we were young, there were moments of such perfectly crystallized happiness that we stood stock still and silently promised ourselves that we would remember them always. And we did. --Holly J. Burkhalter , "Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book"
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ladybugsmom6
True Blue Farmgirl
128 Posts
Tami
Horicon
WI
USA
128 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2005 : 3:56:08 PM
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I can do both,I was taught to crochet first when I was tiny, but have learned to knit three times! Once as in elementry school, once in high school and right now I am warming up those old needles ( my Mom found a big box full of needles really cheap at an auction so she sent them to me so I can teach my girls!) So I am working on a shawl. ( Well was till my finger tip was cut off!) both are simple, once you figure it how to twist the yarn, both are hard to follow patterns till you learn to read all the abrieviations. I am told knitting uses less yarn and works up faster, but I think crochet is fast, but I have had more practice with it! ( Must be those proud old Irish roots!) either way you can make some beautiful things. I really only came back to knitting because I want to make a heavy old warm I rish knit wool sweater, I have a books of patterns, but now I am wondering if I shouldnt keep searching for a crochet pattern! Enjoy your new hobby. It will make those hours in front of a movie actually profitable!
-Tami
livin' right and loven' life! |
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Rainbow
Farmgirl in Training
15 Posts
brenda
Schomberg
Ontario
Canada
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Posted - Nov 19 2005 : 6:32:47 PM
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| I always liked the look of knitting so I never tried crocheting. My mother is scottish so I guess that puts me in the boat with the irish. we certainly love our doilies. I knit quite a bit and am working on socks for my daughters to hang on the christmas tree like the pioneers did. I used to knit sweaters for my daughters when they were small. but knit articles went out of style while they were in their early teens now shawls and ponchos are back so the needles can fly again. well maybe fly isn't that acurate. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2005 : 9:41:52 PM
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I am knitting socks right now too..but for a gift. I am not sure which relative they are for yet. ...will decide when they are done. I am about half done with the second sock so it won't be long. They are a pink/grey type yarn...75% acrylic and 25% wool. Guess with those colors they will be for either my sis or one of my sis in laws.
My sister made crocheted ponchos for my girls last Christmas and they just love them.Isn't it funny how trends are like that..I remember the ponchos my grandma made my sister and I when we were little. And those crocheted granny square looking vests too. I never thought any of that stuff would be in style again! I knitted my girls (who are 11 and 9 now) simple solid color cardigans to wear for church and like that, last winter.
I have knitted on cotton dishcloths this week more than any other project though..had to go to two whole days of workshops where I had to sit and listen for 6 hours!! So..after the first day of just fumbling and doodling on paper (cant' sit still completely that long) the next day I took my yarn and needles and finished two dish cloths..hooray. I am sure that is the longest I have got to just sit and knit in one day in years and years! Usuaully it is an hour here and an hour there. And I still learned alot too.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 20 2005 : 8:45:55 PM
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It's definitely knitting for me. I do both and have for a LONG time but I much prefer the look of knitted items. I also like the zen-like trance that I can get into when knitting(if it's a simple pattern...lol). I've taught my adult daughters to do both. One of them really took to knitting and hated crochet and the other is the opposite.
Right now I'm busy knitting socks--my favortie thing to knit--and making crocheted snowflakes because I love them and they're fast.
Marcia
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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