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Query for those who Knit AND Crochet
Which did you learn to do first?
Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. -- STRIP * tease * to email me. |
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Noreen wrote:
Which did you learn to do first? Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. Learned to knit when I was 8. The boys in my class at school were off doing some woodworking project, so rather than continue with the regular social studies lessons my teacher taught us girls how to knit. I learned to crochet 2 years later, when my aunt was making a granny square poncho for my little sister. She showed me how to make a granny square, and the rest is history. And, like you, which one I prefer depends on what I'm making. I think I'm better at knitting than crocheting, so I tend to knit things that others will see, like sweaters that I wear; I get maximum "ooh ah" value from those. I prefer to crochet afghans and doilies. The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom |
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I know I don't post often, but I had to answer this question.
I learned to crochet first. Probably why when I first learned to knit it was a major disaster, until years later when I met someone and learned to knit continental fashion. I prefer the clean look of knitting especially for sweaters, but I am more creative when it comes to crochet. I have made halloween costumes through crochet.... pieces actually - one year I went as a cat -- I crocheted cat ears onto a headband, crocethed a tail and to match a sweatsuit and painted my face. The following year I did the same thing and went as a dog. Inserting fishing line through the tail and attaching it inside my pants so I would "wag" when I walked. LOL |
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Good Morning Noren , we overslept today , it was COLD and cat didn`t
wake me , not great but ok. I have snails to finnish and send , this is my last day `alone` during day time !!!! So now i start with coffee and this interesting qyestions ,,, i knoow for sure that i knitted or rather was put to knit , panendoeskjes [ pan cloth [?] , as early as 5 by a woman at whose house i lived at the time , it was full of holes and mistakes , of course , i leraned crochet at 11 , on my first visit back to Holland after mooving to Israel, this crochet i leraned from my Praternal GM, but my mother told me her mother would not knit at all only Crochet , and i found a picture where she wears this wonderful crochet shirt . Can`t say i have a prefference , each serve another need and they can be combined . mirjam |
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I learnt to knit when I was 7, taught by my Mum, who at nearly 82 still
knits constantly having only "gone off" it following various operations and been extremely disgruntled during those times. I was 13 when I taught myself to crochet from a children's encyclopaedia while I was off school with chicken pox. Most useful illness I ever had!!! As to which I prefer, I suppose knitting for clothes, socks etc. (although I do have the new "Crochet Socks" book on order) Crochet I prefer for decorative items and often blankets, although since discovering Domino Knitting that's changed a bit! I think crochet has led me into exploring more alternative techniques, such as Tunisian crochet, tatting, cro-tatting and Cro-Knit. So really it's horses for courses I suppose -- Love Christine with a runny nose and a cough in grey, damp Kent, Garden of England "Noreen's Knit*che" wrote in message ... Which did you learn to do first? Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. -- STRIP * tease * to email me. |
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I learned to knit first, through ther 4-H program. The next year, through
the same program, I learned how to crochet. Since I can knit better than I crochet, I choose to knit if a project is at all challenging. At this point, I crochet mostly dishcloths and other smaller items just because of the time factor. " Christine in Kent, Garden of England" wrote in message ... I learnt to knit when I was 7, taught by my Mum, who at nearly 82 still knits constantly having only "gone off" it following various operations and been extremely disgruntled during those times. I was 13 when I taught myself to crochet from a children's encyclopaedia while I was off school with chicken pox. Most useful illness I ever had!!! As to which I prefer, I suppose knitting for clothes, socks etc. (although I do have the new "Crochet Socks" book on order) Crochet I prefer for decorative items and often blankets, although since discovering Domino Knitting that's changed a bit! I think crochet has led me into exploring more alternative techniques, such as Tunisian crochet, tatting, cro-tatting and Cro-Knit. So really it's horses for courses I suppose -- Love Christine with a runny nose and a cough in grey, damp Kent, Garden of England "Noreen's Knit*che" wrote in message ... Which did you learn to do first? Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. -- STRIP * tease * to email me. |
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I learned to crochet at 8-9 - I stayed with my Grandmother for
a week and she taught me (she taught my Mom too - who is left handed and wouldn't teach me - didn't want to mess me up) I taught myself knitting, from a book when I was 20 and pregnant - had to make booties don't you know and for whatever hormonal reason, they *had* to be knitted. Me too, I am a snob in that regard - socks are to be knit, afghans I prefer to crochet - no reason, it just seem to happen that way. . . Sonya Noreen's Knit*che wrote: Which did you learn to do first? Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. |
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I learned to crochet first, around the age of 8 or so. I learned to knit
about 20 years later. Now, I mostly knit, but do a few crochet projects. "Noreen's Knit*che" wrote in message ... Which did you learn to do first? Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. -- STRIP * tease * to email me. |
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I learned to knit first, at about age 8. However, I didn't continue
until I was in college dating the son of a multi-millionaire and hadn't a clue as to what to do about Christmas. My roommate suggested I knit him a sweater, went to a fine knit shop with me to make the purchases, and walked me through that first sweater. I am pleased to state that he was delighted and literally wore it out! I've been knitting ever since. Crochet I learned only when I needed to use it to edge long strips of knitting to be joined as an afghan. I crochet only for afghans and potholders, vastly prefering to knit. Noreen's Knit*che wrote in message . .. Which did you learn to do first? Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. |
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I learned to knit before I learned to crochet . I was about 7 or 8 ,
then switched to crochet about a year later , didn't pick back up knitting until about 5 years ago. Coggie " Christine in Kent, Garden of England" wrote in message ... I learnt to knit when I was 7, taught by my Mum, who at nearly 82 still knits constantly having only "gone off" it following various operations and been extremely disgruntled during those times. I was 13 when I taught myself to crochet from a children's encyclopaedia while I was off school with chicken pox. Most useful illness I ever had!!! As to which I prefer, I suppose knitting for clothes, socks etc. (although I do have the new "Crochet Socks" book on order) Crochet I prefer for decorative items and often blankets, although since discovering Domino Knitting that's changed a bit! I think crochet has led me into exploring more alternative techniques, such as Tunisian crochet, tatting, cro-tatting and Cro-Knit. So really it's horses for courses I suppose -- Love Christine with a runny nose and a cough in grey, damp Kent, Garden of England "Noreen's Knit*che" wrote in message ... Which did you learn to do first? Do you have a preference? Hugs, Noreen A: I learned to knit first. Crochet came right after. I was six. A. Depends on the project. -- STRIP * tease * to email me. |
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