Which is harder crocheting or knitting

Any recommendations? I know left handers who crochet and knit! Check out Bhooked on Youtube! She has a ton of tutorials for crocheting and knitting for lefties!

Hope that helps! Elise, though I have never touched needles, you make me consider trying. I am more a fan of the results than desirous of creating. Your creations are simply works of art! I will take that virtual hug now, please:. Such great information Elise! I can agree with many of your recommendations and want to take a deeper dive into the others and look into them more! Both crafts are both so enjoyable and rewarding.

Way to go! LOVE this post! You did a great job! I think one of these days I shall learn to crochet. Crocheting is definitely simpler, in general! They are both wonderful hobbies!! I learned the basic stitches, chain, double crochet UK and treble UK from my mother when I was about 10 years old.

Crocheting has been my interest and helps if I am feeling down, the upside of this is I am now being asked to make toys for my granddaughters friends for their babies. I still make the occasional sweater for my family. Thank you so very much for sharing! I will make them all day long for toys but human sizes are just soooo big!! I am in a quandary! I am 77yrs. Old now and learned the basics of knitting from my Grandmother when I was around 5yo.

From there I taught myself the rest. Now I wish I learned how to crochet! I seem to have trouble holding the yarn! My mind is sharp as a tack and my hands are still steady. Got any suggestions? I really want to conquer this!!! You can totally conquer this! I highly recommend the tutorials on Youtube from Bhooked and Bella Coco. Good luck to you!! I know you can do it!! What a fun quiz! Ironically, I use luscious natural, hand dyed yarns in lace weight to crochet intricate wraps, hats, fingerless gloves, etc.

And I am NOT a toy maker. Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed thinking about it. Sharing is caring! Pin or Share! Tweet Print. Like this: Like Loading I bought some beautiful yarn to make a larger blanket years ago but I still need to make it. I recently found the box with the yarn shoved to the back of a closet.

My fear is that I will be nearing the end and find out I need more yarn to finish it! My mother-in-law also made a gorgeous baby blanket that is crocheted with two yarn colors — green on one side and white on the other.

I used it for my grandchildren when they came to visit! I think your assessments of the two crafts are very accurate, JJCrochet, and I agree that people should try both to see which one they prefer. I never learned to love crocheting like I love knitting but I do appreciate the crocheted items I have. And my mother-in-law, who was inspired to take a class to learn to knit because of my knitting, said it was interesting but she preferred to crochet. I hope people will give each a fair trial to find out which they like!

I learned to knit when I was very young. I love the straight edge aspect and the variation you can make with 2 stitches. I can make small granny squares, but you can get the same effect by knitting. Do you knit for non knitters and if so how much do you charge? II was always a knitter but now old I find it too much I have restless leg complaint and cannot sit down for long.

I love the knitted garments I saw in the shop of babies little matine clothes. I do need some for my great grandson not born until December. Please reply. When I first decided to try a yarn craft, this blog post was one of the pieces of information that swayed me to crocheting over knitting.

Crocheting was very easy for me and I went from beginner to advanced very quickly — I now make both simple and intricate pieces, from shawls and cowls to tank tops and purses and whatever someone asks for outside and in between I make and sell pieces now, too.

I am able to create my own work from scratch rather than always having to follow a pattern which I feel would be a lot harder to do with knitting, and is important to me. I must admit I have no desire to learn knitting. With crocheting, I was immediately able to tell it was going to be a fulfilling, life-long love.

The adaptability and room for creativity with crocheting is very important to me and part of why I fell in love with it. Had I chosen knitting, I feel I may have ended up boring of it quickly and given up on yarn. Aw thank you so much for sharing, Bethany! How cool to be a part of your story. It just feels right. Keep those hook going!

Thank you for commenting. Agree — never know which one people will like. Try them both and see. Hi Lena — they can both be great stress relievers!

The stitches are larger than knitting typically and you might be able to work up a scarf faster. I have crocheted since i was about I mostly made afghams. Two years ago i decided i wanrwd to learn to knit socks and boy rhat waa a mistake! I know i have pulled out my project at least 10 times. The only things i can truly knit are a very simple hat and wash cloths.

I can make mitered squares so i may use the oodles of sock yarn i purchased to make a c p zy memory blanket. I also love the thought of buymini skeins or hanks of yarn and can put that towards blankets. I have gone back to crocheting snd i have two gramny squares on the go. I am really emjoying worling pm both I wont ever totally give up knitting but crocheting is and always will bey first love.

Bye the wau i also cross stitch and diamomd paint! I really enjoy crocheting and knitting. I am not sure which is my all time favorite. It usually depends on my mood. Last winter, I was crocheting. This year, I am knitting a scarf. Its just my preference at the time. The edges of my work were all over the place. Eventually I gave up on crochet.

Mum died a few years ago and I inherited her yarn stash. Who knew? At least with knitting knit and purl are the same the world over. So either I learn US style or I get used to doing mental conversions.. I recently watched a YouTube video and tried to learn again so that I could know both crafts but was unsuccessful. I say obsession because I call myself a crochet addict I need to have something on my hook all the time. The tools and techniques are minimized, and, therefore, slightly more accessible.

It's very easy to pick up as a self-taught hobby. For those looking to master a wider range of tools, then consider knitting. Children who learn how to knit from an early age can develop more complicated skills.

The great benefit of knitting is that, it supports sophisticated designs in intermediate to advanced stages. Some projects combine techniques—such as our shawl in stockinette stitch and embellished with a crochet trim.

And you could always consider Tunisian crochet , which many consider to be the best of both techniques. By Roxanna Coldiron October 07, Save Pin More. Branchardiere's knitting book. Credit: Bryan Gardner. Comments 2 Add Comment. Martha Stewart Member. September 21, It requires a lot less concentration and looking back at the pattern. I took up knitting because I kept seeing such lovely sweater patterns. But a major disadvantage to knitting is how many different needles you need! At the very least you need a full set of interchangeable circular needles and double pointed needles to be able to make any pattern.

So snobby! A lot of older knitters are just plain mean. You walk into a fancy yarn store and ask for recommendations for amigurumi and they look at you like you have three heads. I think these obnoxious comments by knitters illustrate this perfectly. Crocheters tend to be friendlier and more down to earth.

Definitely agree — the amount of patterns available for knit sweaters makes it an enticing hobby! Welcome to the world of crochet! I enjoy crocheting but wish I had persisted with my knitting lessons when I was younger.

I gave up because the teacher started us rank beginners on slippers. Stupid me. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Alexandre Pereira Costa July 16, Michelle Shapiro October 10, Keisha Guzik October 14, Cindy November 14, Dawnel Hess November 25, Annette March 21, Heather May 18, Nope, crocheting is the worst. Josephine R May 27, Doris Summers June 18, Ann Halcomb August 13, Crocheting is the only way to go.

One needle. Much easier to fix mistakes. Emily September 17, Emily Krauss October 11, Jeannine Fazande October 17, Eli Rae November 15, Linda Hyatt December 2, Tonda Creel February 8, I make afghans and scarves that get all kinds of compliments, and I kind of wish I paid attention to how I made them… The local hospice likes them, anyway.

Can knitting compare? Mary K Sullivan Greenlee February 14, Nora Ishibashi February 14, Lynne Stranick February 20, Charly February 21, Crochet is a craft that cannot be made by a machine! Human hands only! Elizabeth February 22, Where can i learn to crochet in the neighborhood of Mission Viejo..

I am struggling with crochet but knitting just looks like voodoo.