One stick. Two sticks.

All you people out there who are curious to learn about the differences between knitting and crochet and get on the technical side, today is your lucky day. Today I will give you a short explanation.

Knitting

Knitting is when you use 2 sticks, called knitting needles. They come in different lengths, widths and materials. Depending on what you are making and the fluffiness -or more “scientifically” called – thickness of the yarn you want to work with, you choose the right knitting needles. Usually their length varies from 15cm-40cm. Their width can be from 1mm-20mm. Then there is the material they are made of. Knitting needles can be made out of plastic, resin, metal, wood, bamboo. To be honest, I mostly like the bamboo ones. They are much lighter than the rest and they have a natural feeling to the hand. Also, I love the sound they make when you are knitting. More on this at a later stage. Stay tuned!

Crochet

Now crochet. In order to crochet, you need just one stick, which is called a crochet hook. Crochet hooks usually are 15cm long and they differ in width and material. You can find hooks from around 0.75mm-20mm width. Regarding the material they are made of, it has the same variations as the knitting needles. And again, I prefer the bamboo ones. For the same reasons mentioned above.

The yarn

My great fluffy can’t-have-enough-of-this love. So many colors, so many textures, so many materials, so many producers. So much fluffiness. Each ball of yarn comes with instructions. Which knitting needles/crochet hook is appropriate for its thickness. The material it’s made from and how it should be washed.

Till next time,

Love & Craft

S.

*All pictures above are from a personal archive