If you're a knitter & trying to decide whether or not you want to learn to crochet, this blog post is for you!. Btw, I can knit myself & love the look of knitting, but would much rather be crocheting, because it's faster & more fun to me.
Anca VÄduva - Anca is my Romanian daughter in law. When she came to the US and married my son, I knew she was a knitter just like her mom. I asked her if she wanted me to teach her how to crochet and her response was "Sure, someday I'd like to learn." Well, 3 years went by and Anca had her first baby. I was going to stay with her about a week, helping with that absolutely beautiful baby girl, Chloe. (Who is now about to turn 21!) I told Anca, "While I'm here, why don't you let me teach you to crochet?" Then she said, "Oh, maybe later. This may not be a good time to learn, with a new baby." Well, I persisted saying this might be the best time while I'm here and it doesn't have to be stressful. Maybe it will relax you like it does so many other people."
So then she gave in saying "ok". About an hour into it and learning the basic chain, single and double crochet, I told her I wanted to get her started on an easy, quick project such as a dishcloth, pot holder or easy scarf, because people tend to stick with it if they actually make something, as opposed to me leaving them with a long sc or dc row to practice on. But no, not Anca. She's brilliant, by the way, and even knows 5 languages! She said, "No, I want to make a hat, this newsboy cap", after looking at some patterns I'd brought to show her. Not a simple beginner hat that is made from a rectangle and sewn up the side. I tried to discourage her from doing an intermediate project, because, after all, she'd just been practicing the basics for only an hour! A newsboy cap to some people is an advanced project! But she insisted, since I was going to be there a few days, I thought I could help her step by step. As she was working on the hat, she literally jumped up and down, saying "This is SO much fun! Why didn't you teach me this a long time ago?!?" I had to laugh. That did my heart good! Needless to say, she added "Crochet is so much more fun and faster than knitting!" One of the most surprising things that told me she was beyond excited about crochet is that after I went home a few days later, she called me and said she made a matching one for Chloe! Now how many beginner crocheters would be able to do that? To cut down a pattern on her own that had increases and decreases, plus a brim? Amazing! I kept asking her if she already knew how to crochet and she assured me she didn't! She's smart, and still knits occasionally, but I attribute it to the fact she loves crocheting more.
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My daughter in law, Anca, and my sweet little granddaughter, Chloe! The Newsboy Cap was her first ever Crochet Project! |
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| Chloe (now 20) and Anca, 2 of my favorite people in the whole world! I taught Chloe to crochet when she was about 10 and she loves it too! |
https://www.jjcrochet.com/top-8-reason-why-crocheting-is-better-than-knitting/
I am casting a vote for crochet. It’s 100x better than knitting, in my opinion. It’s much less strict and more adaptable. Knitting is harder for me because it’s more difficult to go back and fix a mistake and dropped stitch. I learned knitting first (about 2 years ago) and did it exclusively for amost a year before I picked up a crochet hook. Since I went hook, I haven’t really gone back to knitting. I should so I don’t lose my skill, but honestly I find even the thought a chore. I still have a knitting WIP that I want to finish but who knows if/when that will happen. I must admit that I am so surprised to hear that crochet patterns are harder to come by. I thought it would have been the opposite, in that knitting patterns were fewer and farther between.
Chuckles By The Bay
I just started crocheting this week. OMG!!!!! It is QUICK! And, it is fun. I am not giving up knitting. But, I am making a granny square blanket right now and I am soooooo darn excited. I never knitted a blanket–it bored me. Granny Squares are NOT boring. They move quickly and it is fun deciding on the next color.
