Exactly. I have to think a lot more about what I’m doing when I knit. I have to make sure, not only to get the pattern correct, but also to go slow enough so I don’t drop any stitches. The end results are amazing, but getting there can be a bit nerve-racking.

I agree, Susan. Variety is the spice, as they say. It’s nice to be able to do both, whichever you feel like working with at the time.

You are like my friend who learned how to knit first. She can knit amigurumi using double pointed needles. When it came to crocheting an elephant ear for a pattern she was making, I made those for her because crocheting just frustrated her. I am starting to teach how to crochet amigurumi on my YouTube Channel if you are interested in learning 🙂

The slippers are actually knitted. They, and blankets, are the only two things I’ve knitted so far. As far as crocheting, I have a new Ink & Stitches YouTube Channel that has a few videos (so far) to teach you the basics of crocheting (geared toward making amigurumi, but the stitches are the same).

For clothes, knitting provides a much more flexible stitch. The only way I know in crochet to achieve this is to use much larger hooks and/or have the item worked up almost in a netting sort of way, with large gaps between the stitches. We are on the same page about knitting and crocheting it seems 🙂