Crazy about Crochet? Nutty about Knitting?

[oesdog]

I've noticed some old threads that cover this subject but think maybe like me some of you have gotten back into this passtime?
For the past few years I've been doing a bit of crochet and knitting on and off. However since covid and lockdown I've been doing more. In fact I've got rather tied up in thread crafts and would love to share with others so if there are any other Hens or Roosters out there who have been creating with threads lets see what you've been up to?

 

[Callender Girl]

My mom always crocheted and tried to teach me. My sister knits and crochets, and has tried to teach me. I found that I was more suited to counted cross stitch as a "thread" hobby. But I admire your handiwork!

 

[CluckerFamily]

I can knit and crochet. I prefer crocheting, it’s faster for me.
I love your blanket!!

 

[Sally PB]

I loved crochet as a kid. But I wanted to make sweaters. Since my access to yarn was mostly Red Heart (I hadn't discovered wool yet), the sweaters I made were big and bulky and I rarely wore them. So I decided I better learn to like knitting.

The knitting bug bit me -- HARD! -- and I learned to love wool and good quality yarn. And to spin my own. I tried to make a small business of spinning and knitting, but I couldn't make enough $$$, so it had to go back to being a hobby. Maybe if I lived in NYC, but here people wouldn't pay for handspun, handknit, one-of-a-kind sweaters. Or I didn't get into the right venues, I don't know.

I got a job that had lots of computer time, and had to put knitting on the back burner, as carpal tunnel issues were a real concern. Now that I'm retired, I have been courting the knitting bug, to see if it'll come back and bite me again.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

There were times I crocheted so much that I caused a repetitive motion injury in one of my hands...and there are times when I start and quit 5 projects at once... and sometimes (rarely), I'll complete something like this:

Or this:

And then give them away...

I also like to knit socks.

 

[Mogul Moonshine]

ive always wanted to croche but i dont know any one and ive falied youtube

 

[kcan2]

I first learned to knit, then learned how to crochet much later. I mostly learned from some of my grandma's books from the 1960s! I do like the flexibility of crochet when it comes to making shapes or switching colors. Here's some past projects I made from online patterns:

 

[Artichoke Lover]

I do some knitting and I’ve tried crochet. But all I made was half a dozen shawls. If I was just going to do a big blanket I would crochet but I prefer knitting. I never quite got the hang of crochet. I could never figure out how to go up to the new row without adding or losing a stitch on the end. I don’t do as much these day though since I’m so busy. I have some more intricate projects I’ve done but they are in storage or were done as gifts and I’ve lost the photos. Currently I’m working on a basic hat as a gift for a friends birthday. Luckily chunky yarn is forgiving since it’s been a year since I finished a project and I’m a little rusty.

 

[oesdog]

My mom always crocheted and tried to teach me. My sister knits and crochets, and has tried to teach me. I found that I was more suited to counted cross stitch as a "thread" hobby. But I admire your handiwork!

Thank you. That project went to a hospice. It's an easy pattern and fairly quick to produce. I'm currently in the middle of another couple of these as gifts for expectant mums. Do post us some cross stitch it would be lovely to see some of your work. Oes

 

[oesdog]

I can knit and crochet. I prefer crocheting, it’s faster for me.
I love your blanket!!

I prefer crochet it is faster but also much more forgiving. I tend to have to concentrate much more on knitting . Thank you for the lovely comment. Do post a pic of your crochet.
Oes