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The jury is still out for me when it comes to knitting. I love the look of knitting but I hate fixing mistates:U I hate the unraveling putting the loops back on the darn hook. Then making sure they're facing the right direction and I inevitably drop a stitch. Uggh

 

its so much easier with crochet. Just unravel and start again.

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I just can't figure it out would love too, but of course then I'd have to buy more patterns:knit :eek

 

Just haven't got the hang of it , and always have something on my list of to make crochet:crochet so don't have much time to learn.

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ive tried...miserably(sp?)...my problam seems to be that you hold the yarn in..(to me) THE WRONG HAND lol...I am soooo not cordnaited enough with my left hand to do much of anything...not even single hand typing when a little one is on my lap!! I have all the stuff from the "i taught myself to knit" kit still, but I'm really enjoying crochet right now.

 

sherry-<img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/shrug.gif" /> who throws her hands up at knitting lol

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I used to knit as a kid (my mom hated crocheting but was a an avid and accomplished knitter), then my Grandma took time to teach me some basic crochet and I loved it. I think someday I'd like to try knitting again, I think I was just so intimidated by how skilled my mom was and my perfectionism just got in the way ... I love the way it looks, I do admit that.

 

I don't know that I need more projects though ... lol.

 

:)

 

Faith

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mmouseplus.gifI taught myself to knit a year ago and gave it up after a few months. It's soooooooooooooooooooooo slow compaired to crocheting and I am an instant gratification type of gal when it comes to fiber stuff! :rotfl
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I can knit a square or a rectangle pretty fast...I used to be able to do it correctly with my eyes closed. I never learned cables or different stitches or making something complicated.

Crocheting is my thing and, although I'd love to learn how to knit, I don't know where I'll find the time. :)

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I taught myself to knit about 2 months ago. I haven't even finished one scarf yet. It does go VERY slowly. Although I imagine I'll try to get a nice pattern and figure something out. I just learned how to knit 1, purl 1. I think it looks nice knitted.

 

but crochet is my thing. I can create much more with crochet! and faster :)

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I learned to knit about 4 years ago and I love it!! :)h It is not as fast as crochet if you use regular or thin yarn depending on the pattern. But... Some yarns look better knit and the patterns are wonderful. :fluffy I Make scarves and little triangular scarves really quick w/a ribbon & fur yarn held together w/size 13-15 needles and poof done!!! But I must say I still love my chochet!!! :)h :)h I works up super fast and its very relaxing. I have to try to crochet socks- I have knit them and I love knitted socks so I am sure I would love the crochet ones too- after xmas! Right now just tooooo busy. With christmas and a baby shower in Dec. my needles and hooks and glue guns are flying!! LOL

Kelly v

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i know how to knit, but love crochet is my first true passion. i learned to do both in 3rd grade (many many years ago:p ) but have found that crochet is so much faster. i have made sweaters and afghans scarves hats ect with knitting, but find it takes me forever. i made my dd a sweater when she was a baby and luckily figuring it would take me a while i made it 3 sizes to big for her, well you guessed it, when it was finished it just fit her!!!!:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl she still has it too!!! the yarn was really pretty and i had never seen it before and a lady who was in the hospital the same time as i was for a surgery wanted to learn to crochet, she knew how to knit, but not crochet, so i taught her and she was so glad i did she gave me this wonderful baby yarn. it was lavender with silver thread running through it. and while you can get it now, back then(like i said many many years ago) you couldn't get it here. so was a nice trade and a wonderful memory. hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving and don't eat to much:turkey . take care and for all who will be traveling, safe journey to you all. vicki:hug

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I had tried for years to learn to knit but never knew anyone who did and could teach me. This summer I found an online video tutorial and suddenly it all clicked. I still love my crochet and that's what I design in but I'm really starting to enjoy knitting too. I've knit 2 straight scarves, one keyhole scarf in boa, a purse in landscapes, and a poncho for my 5 yr old daughter. Right now, i'm knitting a wool hat for my hubby and a scarf for him for xmas. I think I may frog the scarf though. I started it in a seed stitch/feather & fan pattern but I think I'd rather try cables. There are alot of knit patterns calling my name after Christmas. I've told hubby I really want the Denise interchangable needle set under the tree and Turn of the Century hooks for Valentine's!!!:hsanta :)h

 

~Rebecca

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I'm just finally getting the hang of knitting after trying to teach myself a few different times. It finally clicked this time -- I had tried every so often for three or four years with pretty comical results.

 

It's still slow going, and so far I can only cast on and knit -- I thought I had purl figured out last night last night, but it felt all backwards and weird & didn't look right. I was trying to do stockinette stitch (I think, anyway--the one where you knit one row and purl the next) and it came out looking like garter stitch, so I was doing something wrong.

 

Anyway, it seems kinda tedious, but that's probably just because I'm still learning and there's nothing more tedious than practice swatches in crochet, either. I don't picture myself ever giving up crochet for knitting because I :)h crochet so much, but I'd like to be able to knit, too.

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I knitted back in elementary school :knit (back in the days before it was "cool") and hadn't picked it up in years. This year for my birthday I picked up a learn to knit kit, thought I'd brush up on my skills. Well, it isn't like riding a bike!!! :bang Ha! Ha! I couldn't even remember how to cast on!!! The funniest thing was that I kept trying to use the needle in my right hand to "hook" the yarn! Seems like all these hands want to do nowadays is crochet! So I put the needles down and gave my hands what they really wanted!:crochet Maybe I'll try again another day!

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I have been a crocheter for more than 30 years and loved the look of knits too, but knitting was just something I could not get the hang of. :idea I solved the problem by purchasing a knitting machine. It was easy to learn how to use and with each pass of the carriage you knit a whole row. No kidding!

 

You can knit all the pieces to a sweater in a day easily. :woohoo

 

Be careful though. It is as addictive as crochet. :knit

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...and then I decided that if I could teach myself to crochet then I could try knitting. I bought a ton of hip knitting books and gave it a whirl.

 

I mastered garter and stockingnette finally after holding the knitting needles in rather uncoventional ways. I eventually got the rhythm down. My fingers still get sore. Not so with crochet. The biggest project I've done are a few swatches and 2 scarves.

 

I still haven't made a sweater in either crochet or knitting. That is my big kahuna of a project. For some reason, in my mind, if I make a sweater and WEAR it then I've made it. I have a feeling I'll crochet a swear first.

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a knitting machine? i wish i wish, a little out of my budget though. still paying my sons student loans as he hasn't been able to get a full time job., he is a great kid though and helps me as much as he can, i told him i wanted a knitting machine and he said MOM when i finally get a good paying job, i will buy you one. isn't that cool, can't wait. he trained to be a elementary teacher and there are no jobs in washington state, and he really doesn't want to move away from the family cause he is a big fan of familys, but who knows will have to wait and see. anyways lucky you. enjoy it. it sounds like sooooooo much fun:cheer2 :cheer 2:cheer2 :cheer 2:cheer2 :cheer 2:cheer2 :cheer 2:cheer2 i did buy a set of those knitting rounds thingys that you can make hats and scarves with. is different but fun but still takes to much time for me!!!! :eek take care. vicki:hug

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mmouseplus.gifI want to play with a knitting machine before I decide if it's something I "have" to have. Right now my daughter's loom is the next big fiber tool on the list of "I wish I hads". :D!
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I can knit. But I don't enjoy it. :U

 

My edges always curl. And I agree with the others... it's SLOW going! :zzz

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I really enjoy knitting. I think somethings are better knitted and some are better crocheted. For example, I think doilies and lace are far better when crocheted. I also prefer crocheted afghans to knitted ones. I'm a much faster crocheter than a knitter, though. So it also depends how long I want to take for the project. However, I think few pleasures in the world compare with a pair of fine-gauge hand-knitted socks. (Socks are the reason I learned to knit in the first place - I have pics and patterns on my web page.) I also think stocking caps, mittens and raglan sweaters are better in knit fabric.

 

All that said, I think knitting and crocheting go hand-in-hand and aren't "competing" crafts. It's sort of like "using the right tool for the right job" -- it just depends upon the job. :)h

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I have been knitting since I was 18 ( about 23 years) and I love it. I recently learned to crochet and I love that too. The results for both are so different it just depends on what you want to achieve. I can knit without looking....I don't know if that is possible with crochet...so I can do it riding in a car etc. Crocheting in acar makes me car sick. Too many pattern and not enough time is my problem right now.:sheepjump

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I am a self-taught crocheter and knitter. Crochet is much faster, but uses more yarn. Knitting goes slower, but gives a nice stretchy fabric. I prefer knitting for hats for my kiddos and like to knit scarves, too. I'm half-way through a hoodie for my 3yo right now (my first sweater). Crochet irritates my carpal tunnel much more than knitting :knit does, so there are times that I knit simply because it hurts to crochet.

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I can knit a little but it bores me to death.I wish they would make a crochet program on tv.There is several knitting ones.I am trying tunisian crochet it is like crochet and knitting combined I like it better

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I learned how to crochet in May of 1999, and I haven't stopped since! I learned how to knit in December 2001 and I haven't stopped that either; it has just been slower going than my crocheting was.

 

I *love* crocheting. It is the hobby I always go back to. I am always up for a challenge, and since knittings is that for me, I have really been *into it* lately.

 

I do agree it is MUCH slower than crocheting, so I stick to knitting projects that don't take forever to knit, such as hats, mittens, and booties. I have been branching off to knitting scarves. I would NEVER knit an afghan. But, I might knit a sweater someday.

 

I also think it does take less yarn than crocheting. If I have a small amount of yarn, I usually knit a hat out of it rather than crocheting a hat and running out of yarn.

 

I am terrified of dropping a stitch while knitting. Whenever a stitch slips off the needle, I feel like the world has just ended. I don't want that thing to drop!!!

 

One more thing about knitting, I *love* knitting in the round!!

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