Crocheting

I would love to start up the craft of knitting/crocheting one of these days, and Im wandering, what are the differences between knitting and crocheting? And are they that different at all?

Thanks!

 

Yes, they are quite different. For starters:
Knitting - 2 knitting needles
Crochet - 1 crochet hook
And they look different.

I'd start with crochet - it's easier and faster.

 

I was wondering what kind of outcomes either style make with....I think I will start with crocheting though..

 

Crocheting is simpler and easier and more portable.

 

I say crochet too. It is easy to get discourages knitting because it is harder to get the hang of and it goes slower. For me at least.

 

Aw, thanks for your replies everyone!

 

http://www.crochetcabana.com/crochet.htm

That's a good site for learning granny squares and such, after you've got the basic stitch down.

 

I learned the chain stitch when I first started the other day, and today I was joining it and trying to fill in a circle, hehe. Thanks for the site!

I really would love to pursue this as a craft.

 

Crochet items come out a bit thicker... you use up more yarn in a crochet pattern than knit... I also think (just opinion) that knit just looks nicer than crochet.

I don't know if crocheting is easier per say, I think it's a matter of what you learn first, either knit or crochet. (I find knitting easier, although I've been doing that for 10 yrs before I learned to crochet.)

My advice to you is to maybe learn a basic scarf pattern before you learn granny squares - the squares tend to be a bit tricky for beginners, and a bit discouraging.

 

I love crocheting, and it is realitively easy, and once you master all the stiches it's very easy to make some neat things using patterns. Def give it a try, and I agree with cerridwen to make a single stich scarf first, just to work up your speed and get the basics done. Good luck to you!!

 

Thanks My goal is to finish making my scarf (started tonight) for saturday, a gift fo rmy friends birthday.

 

I'm crocheting a granny square blanket right now. It's not very far along though as I've only started yesterday.
Crocheting is a lot easier than knitting, in my opinion anyway.