Stitches - which is easier to learn...?

which is easier to learn...?

which is easier to learn how to do... knitting or crocheting?? i saw an article in a magazine today about how knitting/crocheting helped a teen girl like de-stress and she donated some of the peices she made to charity and stuff. and i dont really have a hobby. and would like to help charity. so i was wondering which is easier to do--for a teenage girl at least. --and any good websites/books that could teach me how or show me step by step how to do it. (no one in my family knows how. lol) any help would be appreciated! thanks!

Public Comments

crocheting!!! love it!
Tough question. I learned how to both knit and crochet as a young child, and always preferred knitting. Took it back up as a hobby about 3 years ago, and just love it. But I have no interest in getting back into crocheting. There are several nice books and online sites that can show you how to knit/crochet, but I would have trouble learning from a book. Since it is a 3 dimensional activity, I really had to see what was happening. Find out if there are any local classes taught at a Michael's or Jo-Anne's fabric store in your area. Or ask someone to show you both and then decide which you enjoy more. Good luck and have fun!
knitting definatly. do the continental method. Here's a link that is fantastic for knitting videos. it taught me how to knit. http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/
I would definitely say knitting. I've tried to teach people to crochet before and it takes a lot more patience to learn. My grandma taught me when I was little, and she used to be a teacher. I taught myself to knit. That's how easy it was. The best site is http://learntoknit.lionbrand.com/ It has the clearest pictures and helps you understand what to do better. If you need further help, join a knitting forum somewhere on-line.
I'd say knitting, but that's the first one I learned. Most people I've asked say the first one they learned is easiest for them. I do crocheting as an accent to my knitting. I'll combine the two sometimes for effect. Though I've never looked at it, www.knitty.com comes highly recommended by others on this site. I've also seen www.learntoknit.com mentioned often.
i do a bit of both. i think knitting is easier because there are only 2 types of stitches you have to learn. with crocheting though i feel like its harder. but i just started that! so that might be why. i have these books which are really good! The Cool girls guide to knitting and The Cool Girls Guide to Crocheting. those are pretty good! also there are places everywhere now a days that offer lessons and if you have problems go to your yarn store and they help you. hoped this helped!
I do both, but I prefer crocheting. If I drop a stitch or make a mistake, it's easier for me to fix in crochet than knitting. Most good craft stores will offer classes in both, or, you could make friends with someone who knows how and can show you one on one. That might be easier for a first timer. You should also try both. that's the only way you'll know for certain which you like better. My mother tried to teach me when I was a kid, but she is left handed and I'm not. Then when I started my family, I wanted to try it again, and because I knew what it should look like, I was able to re-teach my self from books.
well, knitting is basic. it's easier, but crocheting is more fun
Try both! You have heard the votes from folks who enjoy one over the other, but we can't say which YOU will prefer. Visit your local library for videos on "How to Knit" "How to Crochet." Check out a couple of basic books on each topic too. There are times you will want to see someone doing a motion and times you will want to study a well drawn picture to figure it out for yourself. Buy some basic yarn -- something you enjoy touching -- and a pair of needles and a crochet hook. My beginning knitters seem to like larger needles -- 10-13 and crocheters like a medium hook -- F, or G. Size doesn't matter right now because you are making sample patches, not a full project. Now, just play with the stitches. See if you can develop a square of fabric. For knitting, learn the knit stitch first and knit a piece that's 15-20 stitches wide and as long as you want it to be. Do knit stitch back and front. (This is called garter stitch.) It will let you master stitch formation and moving the yarn across the needles. For crochet, practice making a chain stitch until your loops are even. (I made yards of crocheted "snakes" as a kid. It was years later when I actually learned to do anything with them.) After you are good at snakes, make a foundation chain that's about 10 inches long and practice the single crochet for a few inches. Then double crochet. Then triple crochet. By this time you'll know if you like working with both hands in knitting or one hand with crochet. Then it will be time to find a pattern and make your first project. Keep it simple -- a scarf, a fairly plain hat. When you get stumped, find someone who knits or crochets -- a family member, a neighbor, a teacher (even a librarian :) ) and let him/her help you. If there is a yarn group in your area, see if you can join. They will be glad to help a beginner. If your town is blessed with it's own yarn store or Michaels, JoAnns, Hobby Lobby or similar hobby store, see if they offer classes. Who knows? You may end up being both an knitter and a crocheter.
Crocheting for me... have to keep the loops loose and it flies. Knitting on the other hand, well, I would get so frustrated that I felt like jabbing the needles into the wall. Guess I'm not coordinated enough to use both hands.
I'm re-learning both as an adult after being a completely ham-fisted, incapable child. I enjoy both although lean towards knitting at the moment as I picked it up to re-learn first. There are Stitch n B*tch guides to both though which are good to learn from. Try both!!!!