Crochet easier than knitting for me

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I just started crochet, a top down buttoned sweater from Annie's Catalog. I can't believe that I did not get into crochet long before this. It is so much easier than knitting. What I really like is that when I used to make a mistake in knitting, holy crap, usually I would lose the whole stitch row below that stitch. But with crochet, you make a mistake in a stitch, it is just that stitch, less likely to unravel. And I love using just the one crochet hook.
 

hollydolly said:
have you ever been shown Rose ?
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As a child, my grandmother once showed me how to knit, but I could not start the row on the needle myself. I knitted some interminable gray thing with holes in it and stained with chocolate, until it got so narrow I couldn't go on, LOL.

I only saw her twice a year as she lived in another state.

My mother showed me simple embroidery, but the patterns bored me.
 
RadishRose said:
As a child, my grandmother once showed me how to knit, but I could not start the row on the needle myself. I knitted some interminable gray thing with holes in it and stained with chocolate, until it got so narrow I couldn't go on, LOL.

I only saw her twice a year as she lived in another state.

My mother showed me simple embroidery, but the patterns bored me.
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I'm the same with sewing Rose.. it bores me stiff... not that knitting or crochet excites me.. it doesn't.. but I learned to knit as a 7 year old at school... so I have basically always been able to knit. I taught myself to crochet when I was in my early 20's and DD was a toddler...

I can't tell you how many hats , blankets, scarves and various things I've crocheted over the years.. nothing fancy.. but eventually I got bored with it...
 
My other half has also discovered something called Tunisian crochet. Uses a slightly longer needle but still very like regular crochet.

Slightly unusual (but not unique) for a guy, I can actually knit a bit. Have done a few hats, scarves (come on @RadishRose , I'm sure I could show you the ropes if you were here in person) and several fun figures like a llama, a kangaroo, seagull etc; these were just for fun really. I can follow a pattern but if anything needs sewing or steaming, or if you have to 'pick up' edge stitches, then I'm out of my depth. Just doing something simple like a scarf can be quite relaxing...
 
Balzac said:
My other half has also discovered something called Tunisian crochet. Uses a slightly longer needle but still very like regular crochet.

Slightly unusual (but not unique) for a guy, I can actually knit a bit. Have done a few hats, scarves (come on @RadishRose , I'm sure I could show you the ropes if you were here in person) and several fun figures like a llama, a kangaroo, seagull etc; these were just for fun really. I can follow a pattern but if anything needs sewing or steaming, or if you have to 'pick up' edge stitches, then I'm out of my depth. Just doing something simple like a scarf can be quite relaxing...
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I taught one of my brothers' to knit. He's a real man's man.. and at the time a tough guy youth.. but he was just impressed as to how it was done, and I showed him...

Many years ago the majority of knitters were men... in the Middle ages, women didn't knit at all, and men did it all.. . In Ireland and Scotland the Celtic men did all of the knitting way back pre 17th century
 
My mum taught me to both knit and crochet .. I used to grip the knitting needles so hard with grim determination that I always snapped the plastic ones and bent the metal ones.

Crochet is much nicer and quicker. I crocheted all my dolls clothes ... though they were a little shapeless and looked more like sleeping bags.
 
I don't crochet but Misa does. We even got a spinning wheel for her the spin wool yarn. We picked up a truck load of fleece about 50 miles from here. She crochets lots of different things. Both being Buddhist we also meditate. In many ways crocheting is like meditating. Plus you have a real product when your done. :)

Both require repetive focused action.
Both can be relaxing and stress-relievingCrocheting has been shown to have theapeutic benefits. It can lower blood pressure and reduce stress levels.

Misa also listens to stuff on her phone or computer while doing it too.
 
Jules said:
Do any young people really appreciate receiving handmade items anymore?
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I don't think people value the handmade part so much anymore and have no clue how much time some gifts take to make. Whether they appreciate it depends on how well you design the item to the recipient's tastes, not so much that you made it, at least in my family. When I do carefully choose items in the colors and fibers my family members like, then the handmade aspect counts for cool bonus points to them.
 
My Aunt used to do lovely tablecloths with serviettes in Cross Stitch. I decided to try a couple of patterns and they came out very nice. My sister does Needle Point where you count the threads. It looked very complicated to me, but they always looked lovely in the end. Another friend does beautiful Tapestries. She gave me one as a present and it was of a lovely country scene with Gum trees and cattle roaming. It took her 12 month to do it.
 

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