Which Do You Like Better: Crochet or Knitting?

49 Comments for Which Do You Like Better: Crochet or Knitting?

• 1. Janet Galbreath  |  May 29th, 2009 at 10:58 am

  I like both but know more about crocheting then knitting so am slower at knitting

• 2. Shirley Dilts  |  May 29th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

  I love to crochet, it is so much easier. I can knit but it is more cumbersome. I think knitting can have more attractive stitches than crocheting. Knitting is for patient people.

• 3. Barb Lyles  |  June 5th, 2009 at 7:11 am

  I’ve been crocheting for over 50 years and just love it. I never could learn to knit, although I tried for years. Right now I am making many baby afghans for my grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and friends who are having new babies. I really love the reversible afghans, they are so beautiful, I wish there were more patterns for them.

• 4. eileen eby  |  June 5th, 2009 at 7:16 am

  I like both too, but even though I am a patient person, I find kitting to slow and I can crochet much easier and even do stitches without looking sometimes. The process of crocheting produces much more intricate designs. In my opinion this is important. Baby afghans are my favorite projects.

• 5. Irene Moreno  |  June 5th, 2009 at 8:41 am

  My favorite is crochet,I’m 57 I have been crocheting since I was 14. I knit mostly things that are rectangle or square thats as far as I go. I don’t knit much because it seems to take longer to finish.

• 6. Nada Graf  |  June 5th, 2009 at 8:59 am

  I love to knit and crochet and do both. Learn ed to knit at age 10 but started crocheting at 24 and and at 61 I usually have a project of both going at the same time. I always have 3 or 4 projects going at the same time.

• 7. Gabby  |  June 5th, 2009 at 9:04 am

  I personally started out with knitting and it took me a while to ‘get’ crochet but once I did – look out! I disagree that you can do more with knitting – there are thousands of stitches for crochet that are gorgeous (and hard!)
  The one thing I find is that with knitting I can do other things easier like watch TV or read a book, crochet takes most of my attention.

• 8. Cheryl  |  June 5th, 2009 at 9:07 am

  I love crocheting much better and there are so many interesting stitches to choose from, there is just nothing better. I’ve been crocheting for 37 years now.

• 9. Diane Wilson  |  June 5th, 2009 at 9:59 am

  I both crochet and knit. I like crochet better because it works quicker and if I want to be leisurely then I will knit a project since knitting usually takes longer to make.

• 10. sharron volner  |  June 5th, 2009 at 10:58 am

  i prefer the crochet over the knitting its faster,

• 11. charlotte gullo  |  June 5th, 2009 at 11:19 am

  Thank you very much for asking us to vote on this subject. I have always wanted to learn how to knit however the yarn would never stay on the needles! Crocheting has been my favorite pass time since the age of 8 which makes 60 years.

• 12. Carol  |  June 5th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

  Crochet is faster and more forgiving. It is easier to rip out errors and redo them than with knitting. I like the way knitting drapes for wearables, but lately with the fine yarns and tunisian or tapestry crochet we are able to capture that drape. Crochet travels better, with one small stitch holder (a lever back earring or even a safety pin). Hooks are smaller than needles and can be steel, aluminum or plastic/lucite, requiring smaller cases that fit in a purse with ease. I think each technique has it’s uses, but I am a crocheter at heart.

• 13. Gloeia Lowe  |  June 5th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

  Love the appearance of knit but am just so slow at it that I perfer crocheting for me. Can make baby outfits so much faste and that is what I do enjoy doing for charity.

• 14. Maryann  |  June 5th, 2009 at 2:51 pm

  If the poll is correct then why aren’t there better clothing patterns for crochet?

• 15. pat willis  |  June 5th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

  i love to crochet best i crochet all the time

• 16. Sharon Brown  |  June 5th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

  Knitting is much softer and light, but crocheting seems to go faster. I do both, but more crocheting.

• 17. Linda E. d'Hondt  |  June 5th, 2009 at 4:36 pm

  I’ve been knitting since before I was 7-y-o and continue to love it. I’m fortunate in that I can teach myself new patterns/stitches by experimentation and reading. My crochetting is slow due to not doing it often.

• 18. Betty Hansford  |  June 5th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

  I much prefer crochet! I’ve tried knitting, and I was about as graceful and effective at that as I would be with tap dancing at my age and in my current physical condition. I have friends who knit and I’m often envious and think seriously (for about 60 seconds!) about giving knitting another try; but then reality whacks me on the head and a little voice in my mind ways “What ARE you thinking?” That’s the end of that for a while, at least until the next time.

• 19. Barbara Gades  |  June 5th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

  Crochet is my favorite, especially the afghan stitch and cro hook. I’ve made a number of afghans using both, the cro hook works really nice for baby afghans. The largest afghan I’ve made with a cro hook was for my niece’s wedding, it measured 76 X 88 when done.

• 20. Melody Higham  |  June 5th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

  I have been a crocheter forever and just learned to knit over a year ago but I prefer crocheting because i understand it. i agree 100% with Betty Hansford.

• 21. Nan  |  June 5th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

  I enjoy both… it depends on the project I want to make, and how time consuming it is. For blankets and afghans I prefer crochet.

• 22. Dolores Powell  |  June 5th, 2009 at 8:15 pm

  I love to crochet. So many interesting things to make. I have been crocheting since I was 5 and will be 82 in August. Enjoy your newsletters so much.

• 23. Mary Boling  |  June 5th, 2009 at 8:19 pm

  if making a sweater, knitting has a much softer feel than crochet. If you make pot holders, crochet is the way to go. A lot depends on what you are making.

• 24. maria  |  June 5th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

  i like crocheting better i tried knitting and could never get the hang of it-i agree one needle is easyer than two

• 25. zenzele  |  June 5th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

  crochet baby , for life its faster and I can focus on one hook not two but knitting has more patterns

• 26. Eleanor Griego  |  June 5th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

  I love crocheting best and I feel that ANYTHING you crochet is much prettier than knit things, more variety of designs (crochet stitches)and cooler looking patterns and projects when they are finished.

• 27. Reba  |  June 6th, 2009 at 5:18 am

  I have”nt mastered knitting yet so I love to crochet. Knitting is beautiful work of art but I just can”t seem to get anyone to teach the technique.

• 28. Priscilla Laybolt  |  June 6th, 2009 at 12:01 pm

  I like both , I do a lot of both , but can design more myself in knitting since I have been knitting for 78 years, and crocheting for only 55 years.

• 29. Sherry  |  June 6th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

  Crochet is faster and knitting gives me a cramp in the back of my neck!

• 30. ANNIE JOHNSON  |  June 6th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

  I LIKE TO CROCHET A LOT AND IS THERE ANY FREE PATTERNS FOR CROCHET FLOWERS. PLEASE SEND ME SOME TO MY ADDRESS. THANKS.

• 31. Diane  |  June 6th, 2009 at 8:44 pm

  I am much to impatient to knit…..with crochet I am able to see a pattern develop with each stitch, whereas with knitting, I am unable to see anything happening until I have completed several rows. Depending on pattern, I believe that one can make beautiful items from both!

• 32. Karen Dalton  |  June 6th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

  I was 60 years old when my mother taught me to crochet and I love it. I have made many afghans for family and friends. Sometimes I make my own design. Sometime I would love to learn to knit.

• 33. beatrice adan  |  June 6th, 2009 at 9:38 pm

  crocheting is faster and easier.

• 34. Lora  |  June 7th, 2009 at 2:12 am

  I enjoy crocheting and do quite a bit of it, but I really like the way knitted items look. I prefer the smooth closed look that you get with knitting. I have just about talked my self into learning how to knit many times, but chicken out when I think about how daunting it will be to start over learning to knit.

• 35. Iris Symon  |  June 7th, 2009 at 10:03 am

  I have not been able to master crochet. But would love to be able to do so.

• 36. Carolanne  |  June 7th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

  I have always been an avid crocheter. However, I have just recently learned to knit. While I love to do both, I find knitting easier on my wrist(s). There are much more current patterns for knitting as well. However, I am not near as confident a knitter as I am a crocheter, so there are a lot of patterns I cannot do yet. But I really enjoy knitting!

• 37. Jacqueline Laura Young  |  June 7th, 2009 at 9:43 pm

  Actually, I love both and with each day that goes by, I find I am loving and enjoying both more and more. I am seeing techniques I didn’t know existed. I just bought a book called “special techniques & stitches in crochet” which I find I am going to have to find more hours in a day to do and explore; and many knitting techniques are just as new to me. I find it absolutely a marvel just to surf the web because there is so much new going on.

• 38. Vera  |  June 8th, 2009 at 9:20 am

  I like to crochet, I can’t figure out knitting. I have several crochet paterns from the 40’s that are sooo cool. lots of doillies(sp?), (one that is four girls in long dresses holding hands their heads are at the center & the frilly pettycoats are around the outside edge of the doilly). So many different things to make.

• 39. Margaret  |  June 8th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

  I’ve been crocheting since I was 10 or so and love it. I give it up once in a while when I can’t buy yarn or am busy with other things. I quite smoking easily by crocheting and keeping my hands busy. I love doing it all the time now and even have people give me scrap yarn..

• 40. Gail  |  June 12th, 2009 at 7:23 am

  I have been crocheting since I was 7 years old, am now 54. My mother taught me, although she was primarily a knitter. I never could get the knack of knitting, even though I try again and again. I went on to be a much better crocheter than her, but I’m just grateful that she was able to pass on the love of creating with yarn, no matter which craft it is. My life is richer for it.

• 41. Penny  |  June 17th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

  I’ve never been able to learn to crochet and knitting with needles now hurts my hands because of arthritis. I’ve started knitting on a round loom and love it. I’m always looking for patterns for the loom.

• 42. Darlene  |  June 21st, 2009 at 4:06 pm

  I have been Crocheting since i was a young girl and i still love it. I now crochet for my grandchildren and i am only 47…. But i would love to find some patterns for crochet earring ? !.

• 43. Cheryl S  |  June 27th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

  I’ve been crocheting for 40 years now, WOW – has it really been that long. My granny taught me when I was 7. Doesn’t seem that long ago. I’m crocheting a granny square baby sweater right now.

• 44. Jesse  |  July 22nd, 2009 at 6:14 pm

  a crochet openwork pattern is more sexier than knitting, i never want to go back to knitting again…

• 45. Paula  |  July 24th, 2009 at 10:49 am

  I enjoy knitting because it keeps both hands busy at the same Time. I learned how when I was young. I sometimes create myown designs. Like the small christmas stockings I make.

• 46. Marion  |  September 28th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

  I really like to crotchet because it gets results faster. However I prefer to knit as it gives the item being knitted a much softer look so my preference is knitting even if it takes longer for the end results.

• 47. JJ  |  November 6th, 2009 at 7:33 am

  Knitting is great, it doesn’t eat up the yarn as much in crochet, It’s still good to learn both though. Combining them you can create things out of this world…:)

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• 49. Wendy  |  January 19th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

  I have been knitting since I was a small child and enjoy the
  thrill of fiinishing something lovely. Recently though, I have
  tried to learn crochet, but just CAN`T get the hang of it!! They
  make it look so easy, but alas, not for me. Maybe I`ll just keep
  trying!

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