The Happy Hooker, Chicks with Sticks, Dani Does Doilies Do you see a pattern here? Is it any wonder that I chose a “naughty” title for my book of crochet stories?
My crochet stories are far from dirty though. They are varied and will fill a void in an industry dominated by all things KNIT. I have found very few copies of stories straight from crocheters. Stories about the lives of knitters abound, but stories about crocheters are few and far between.
Crocheters have stories to tell that are different but similar to knitter stories. Knitters and crocheters have gauge and yarn and patterns in common, but only crocheters have hooks and only crocheter have beautiful lace work and only crocheters have Allison Hoffman!
Alright, so if you knit you can make a cable knit sweater;
I
so want a cable knit sweater. You can make(comfortable) socks and you will use much less than yarn than if you crochet; crochet is known as a “yarn gobbler” but knit has only two stitches, the knit and the purl. Crochet has so many different stitches and techniques there are entire books devoted solely to that.
Sure crocheters and knitters can both Zen out together because all fiber artists gather relaxation from the melody of the movement, and we can really groove to the fact that we are actually creating a hat, or scarf, mitten, toy or sweater or skirt even. You can’t make lace with knitting needles!
It’s okay that Michaels.com says that knit is the “favorite for sweater making”! You can make a sweater with crochet, although it’ll be a little…boxy.
To be fair, Michaels.com also admitted that crochet is a versatile and popular. So there, knit!
So, come on…be naughty with me, be a rebel with be, go against the grain with me…Crochet With Me!
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