KristinMuHSep 15, 2023
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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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 yarn

@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 ;)

Sep 15, 2023 at 1:36pmWeb
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.