As a new knitter I am struck how slo-o-o-o-w knitting is compared to crochet - that could be down to the fact I am still unsure.
I have also decided that knitting is far more of a combat sport than a relaxing hobby. Normally I can grab a hook and a ball of yarn-to-go and while sitting in the car dash off a few rows. I have even gone walking with hook-n-wool and made granny squares or when my ripple blanket was still but a scarf sized stripling I took it out walking with me all over the hills and it grew glorious zig-zag ripple row by row as the miles disappeared under my feet.
Could I have taken knitting with me? I suspect not..... Each needle demands an enormous amount of personal space as I wave them around. They stab my thumb when I am not looking and quick as a flash make a sudden escape by sliding out of the stitches and vanishing beneath cushions.
I can be seen hunching over my scarf, tongue sticking out in deep concentration - the occasional (ok ok frequent) cuss as I drop a stitch or find that despite counting the pattern is looking like a positive skew, which I am lead to believe is a mathematical term for a measurement of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real valued random variable - yup - that sounds like my knitting.
Am I enjoying it? Strangely yes in a 'challenging' sort of way.
Now to sort out the basket.....
Your scarf is looking lovely! I think the craft you start with colours your opinion on the difficulty. I love love love knitting, and want to crochet but feel like it is one big puzzle. It is certainly more mobile however! I was trying to knit on the couch last night and kept jabbing my daughter with my elbow or my needle, or both!
ReplyDeleteHey, it is coming along, slowly but oh so beautifully. What's that saying about good things can't be rushed??? I used to knit a lot, but having recently gone back to crochet, I am reluctant to knit again....
ReplyDeleteI started with knitting but find crochet easier and quicker however, my aunt had the speed of a machine when she knitted her fingers were a blur. The scarf looks great, have we really had that much blue sky!
ReplyDeleteIt is so interesting how different our three scarves are. I'll post them all up over the weekend. So we can compare them directly.
ReplyDeleteI think your scarf is looking great, such different colours.
ReplyDeleteI'm just about to return to crochet, because I only usually knit, I'll probably get in such a pickle at first!
Well, you might think it's skewed but I think it's lovely! I like the whole idea behind sky scarves and yours is turning out particularly well. It will also look totally different round your neck rather than flattened out on the table.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about knitting v. crochet. I find the latter much more relaxed and comfortable even though I know what I am doing more with knitting. It's all in the hunching!