KristinMuH
Hey #crafters, I watched this video which (though accurate about the non-existence of crochet machines) seems to big up #crochet as a craft over #knitting. This goes against my experience, as I think crocheting is quite a lot easier than knitting (faster, more forgiving of mistakes, easier to learn). What do YOU think is easier? [Edited to add link to the video: https://youtu.be/EImnSsCadK8?si=E2taqQVB1WztaTVR]
Knitting
44.2%
Crochet
51.2%
Other insanely hard craft (leave a comment)
4.7%
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Why It’s Impossible to Build a Crochet Machine

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Show threadKristinMuHSep 15, 2023
Also important to note that the video is pretty cavalier about the labour involved in machine-knitted garments. Yes, the fabric was made by a machine, but the sweater you bought in a store was still stitched together and finished by a skilled worker who is almost certainly criminally underpaid and exploited
Show threadNaomi PSep 15, 2023

@KristinMuH I personally think that they’re about the same difficulty- and enjoyment-wise, but knitting is the one I can do without looking, and also it doesn’t hurt my wrists. I’ve tried a bunch of things, and I can’t make crochet stop hurting my wrists, so by that metric, knitting is easier.

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Show threadNaomi PSep 15, 2023

@KristinMuH

Furthermore, some people have more of a knack for one than the other. I really think it’s an individual question, as far as “ease” goes. I had an easier time learning knitting, so that’s how I’m answering the poll

I actually think knitting is more forgiving, because I can drop stitches down and fix things from several rows above, or use duplicate stitch to cover errors.

Show threadink and yarnSep 15, 2023

@KristinMuH IMO the thing that makes knitting easier is that "the next stitch" is literally the next loop on the needle; with crochet you can put your next stitch anywhere! On the other hand, that's what makes crochet more versatile.

I found knitting much easier to learn than crochet, but now that I know both I don't think one is easier to *do* than the other. They serve different purposes and they're both great. :)

Show threadKristinMuHSep 15, 2023
@emery hmm, I learned to crochet first, as a child, which is probably why I think it's easier. I didn't get into knitting until my 20s and mostly taught myself, so it had a steeper learning curve for me
Show threadKristinMuHSep 15, 2023
@emery interesting to hear that other people have an opposite experience!
Show threadink and yarnSep 15, 2023

@KristinMuH Whereas I learned to knit as a kid and got seriously into it in my late 20s, and didn't pick up crochet until half a dozen years later... mostly because it wasn't immediately obvious what I was supposed to be doing!

It makes sense that something you learned as a child seems "easier" - I mean, they say English is a terribly difficult language to learn, but it's the only one in which I'm fluent and I don't think it's hard at all, lol ;)

Show threadWillow (she/her)Sep 15, 2023

@emery @KristinMuH this had been my experience as well. Both knitting and crochet now have their hard stitches and their easy stitches for me.

I run a crafting discord and will say by observation, different folks have different ease with each craft for sure.

Show threadNaomi PSep 15, 2023
@emery @KristinMuH I learned to knit from my mother when I was five. Girl Scouts tried to teach me when I was eight and it didn’t stick, I think because of the turning chain thing and because there was only one lesson.
Show threadLa compagnie des petits lutinsSep 15, 2023
@KristinMuH i have tried to teach both to kids and knitting is easier to get into beaucause you don't need to keep the tension correct and hold your project at the same time. (English knitting obviously ^^)

however, once the tension is catch up crochet is easier beaucause you don't fear to lost Stitch's and it's easier to count rows and stitchs
Show threadAKK_1967Sep 15, 2023
@KristinMuH With knitting I know where I am. The stitch is on the needle. With crochet I'm always wondering "is this the right hole" "is this the stitch" "what about this bit at the end"? Knitting is just more intuitive for me.
Show threadPi FisherSep 15, 2023
@KristinMuH I don't think "easiness" is the scale I'd use to compare them. I find crochet more forgiving, and I find knitting more methodical. Depending on the person, either of those traits could make one easier than the other.