My first KNITTING project as a CROCHETER

okay so this is my second knitting project… BUT the first time i tried was over 5 years ago and it went disastrous! I also forgot how to knit lol

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[charlottecaywood]

Michelle!! Crocheter turned knitter here : girl you’re gonna love continental knitting. You don’t gotta know what I’m talking about, just type “continental style knitting” into YouTube and marvel. It’s like ‘crochet style’ knitting and you can use all your old muscle memory from crochet ❤

[aristopoieo]

i think it's a universal experience for every crocheter to randomly pick up knitting and go insane right after. or at least that's what happened to me... now i'm knitting my third sweater 😆 i think you did great for the first time! for me the biggest challenge with knitting is the fact that if you want to do that you actually really need to know how to count and well... there's a reason as to why i didn't pick up maths for my degree!!!!

edit: i am also SO HAPPY that you seem to be sponsored more and more lately!!! i get so happy when i see your channel do well

[SaraM]

If you do continental knitting you use your left hand to make sure your tension is right.

[missanne]

I knitted it for 10 years before I figured out how to crochet. It is so hard to switch between the two when you’re used to doing only one of them. It took me all 10 years to actually figure out how to crochet. Once I got the hang of granny squares, and realized how much faster crochet was, I was *hooked*! 😂

[ethereal_doodles]

Definitely try continental knitting! I learned how to knit a year ago as a crocheter, and continental is not only easier for crocheters but also much faster! :)

[lil_plumps]

You can cast off with a crochet hook!!! Just "knit" into the stitch with the hook, then use the hook to pass the stitch underneath to cast off :)

[Larissadaawn]

Continental knitting made knitting feel most like crochet for me and makes it way faster. I feel like you waste a lot of time wrapping the yarn around with your right hand versus holding the yarn in your left and knitting like you would crochet…if that makes sense 😅

[jeannine_o]

Dude I've crocheted for around a decade - continental knitting is what finally gave me my "light-bulb moment" when it came to knitting!
Not to sound dramatic or anything but it was ✨life changing✨to be able to hold my yarn in my left hand (like normal) in comparison to sitting there confused about my hands and needles and throwing yarn all over. PassioKnit Kelsie has a really solid video for a knit beanie that helped me immensely.
Your scarf looks super cute! You should be proud :)

[Chinarosewolf]

As you found, knitting has a better drape. This is because it uses less yarn to make a stich. Knitting simply loops the yarn together. Crocheting uses more yarn per stich and knots the yarn together, making a much stiffer stich. Knitting takes significantly more time because you dont really have the choice to make longer stiches like you can with crochet. But with practice comes speed. You've already been directed to continental knitting, which, for us crocheters, tends to be MUCH faster.
You did AMAZING for a beginner. It took a long time to get my tension anywhere near as even as you go yours. Great job!! Thank you for sharing your journey!

[JoDeeKenney]

I am a crocheter turned knitter and it does get easier. I think it will help you to plan out your projects more- lol all these restarts can defeat you. Starting w/ chunky yarn was a great idea. Now do knit on one side and purl on the other side and you will get one whole side knit and one whole side purl- then you can go into sweaters and bags- they aren't as hard as they may seem! <3

[violetwheatley]

Hi Michelle. You did great for a beginner knitter, those wooden needles are great for knitting flat pieces and sewing them together. The circular needles I prefer interchangeable sets because you can size up if you have the adapter and knitting clothes and knitting in the round.

[stephaniemitchard]

Oh my gosh when you said you ended up with more stitches that gave me so many feels, about 10 years ago I tried to knit coz I was like cool I can do basic crochet so I’m an expert (genuinely how little I new) and my manager tried to show me how to knit, cast on 40 and I ended up with 78….after watching this I’m going to attempt knitting again, I found a project last year that my Nan had started before she passed away and I’d love to complete it. Loved this video x

[dawudjohn]

i'm a crocheter and an knitter, im so happy that u tried knitting, its so relaxing and chill. Hope to see u knit a fall sweater.

[ArdenOnyx]

As a crocheter who has also knit one time in his life and never again, I also decided to “win” against knitting this past week. I’m working on a sweater and if I can make it, I’ll either be good at the new hobby or be done with it forever lmao

[noes.]

As a guy who knits and crochets, I like the texture and stretch of knit clothes much more, and I've also felt that I can do more knitting before my wrists start to hurt from doing it for hours if that makes sense. If you feel up to trying a hat again I'd recommend the "flat hat" pattern on Ravelry, I've easily made 2 dozen variations of that pattern and it is good practice for the basic knit and purl stitches.
I also second everyone else who learned knit after crochet, continental style is the crocheter's friend.

[shannonmorrison]

I’m a crocheter started October 2020 via YT), have really wanted to try knitting, you have given me inspiration to really try it… thank you!

[cldlight]

I am new to knitting. But I find that casting off with one knitting needle and one crochet hook in the same size is the easiest way to grab those little loops. Also, you are making me want to knit more, which is lovely. Thank you. This came out beautifully!

[Nia-kaie]

The cast-on method you chose is easy to do, but hard to knit into, especially for a beginner. There is a crochet cast-on (roxanne richardson has a good video about it) that creates a really stable cast-on-edge and you use only one needle and a crochet hook. Longtail-cast-on is also good, relatively easy and done on one needle. You can also cast-on holding both needles together and then pulling one of them out, so you get loser loops that are easier to knit into.

Happy to see you try knitting.

[nysaea]

You're doing great!
As a crocheter who also recently picked up knitting, here are my tips and tricks:
- For casting off, instead of using the other needle in your right hand, it's easier to use a hook
- You can actually undo stitches vertically in your work then redo them to fix mistakes that happened several rows below, it takes a bit of learning but is very useful! You can also fix dropped stitches that way!
- Knit stretches WAYYYY more than crochet so you gotta account for that for pieces that are going to be pulled on a lot like scarves
- And as many people said already, continental knitting feels more familiar when you already have a lot of experience with crochet and I picked it up much faster

NimbleNeedles is my favorite channel for learning knitting techniques, his videos are very well produced, clearly explained and have slo-mo shots :)

[kiwisfibers]

knitting takes A LOT less yarn than crochet. and you did the garter stitch if you like the way little V's look in knitting that you buy you need to do the stockinette stitch, which is a row of knitting, and a row of pearling alternating back and forth 💕