Knitting vs. Crocheting
They’re really very similar. No, really, they are. I know many people are extremely attached to one but not the other, to the point of animosity, even (I’m looking at you, knit snobs). Essentially, I like to describe the difference this way – in knitting, you carry all your stitches “live” on the needle, but in crochet, you bind off each stitch as you go, so there is only one live stitch*. That means that crochet is a little thicker (making it warmer) and less flexible (because there’s more yarn in each stitch); it also means that crochet has the ability to move in directions that are much harder or even impossible in knit. So there’s pros and cons both ways, depending on what you want your yarn to do. I learned both about the same time in my early teens, but crochet was my first love. I mostly knit now, but I do crochet some still (amigurumi rocks).
The pink ribbon scarf pattern on KnitMonster is a knit pattern, and I made it to imitate the texture of grosgrain ribbon. By knitting every row (garter stitch), ridges are formed, and slipping the first stitch of every row creates a chain edge around the perimeter, which further compliments the look of grosgrain. You can achieve the same effect in crochet by working single crochet in the back loops only. And then the chain edge would be created by single crocheting around the outside. I’ve done a sample, now I need to finish so that I can get the pattern up.
Don’t worry, crocheters, I got your back!
*Yes I know, afghan crochet – it’s really the same, though, you just bind off a row at a time instead of one at a time.
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