To Knit or Crochet~That is the Question.

Crochet

Knit

Now that we've rounded up some fabulous domestic yarns, there looms a primary question.  What should we do with it?  Two excellent choices are knitting and crochet.  Each has its own properties and uses, and knowing them is a great help in decision making.  Another popular question is the difficulty levels involved.  Lastly, fiber cost may be a consideration.



To be very brief, crochet is a series of knots and knitting is a series of loops.

Knitting

Crochet

This makes the texture of crochet more naturally bumpy, and the texture of knitting more naturally smoother.  Depending on what you plan to make, these attributes may be important.  

As to the difficulty of the knitting process (two needles)  as compared to the crocheting process (one hook), surprisingly, they are both about the same.  They each require two hands, and they each center around one main stitch.  Crochet is based on making chains, and knitting centers around the "knit" stitch, which is a method of intertwining the yarn by looping it.

Cost considerations involve the amount of yarn required to accomplish the craft.  Crochet takes about twice as much fiber as knitting.  This is because each stitch is worked much like knotting.