Needlecraft Science (we do what we must, because we can)

[bouteillebleu]

So tonight I taught myself:

1) How to knit Continental-style, with yarn in left hand and needle moving around it (rather than English-style, with yarn in right hand and right hand moving yarn around needle, the way I currently knit). So far, Continental is possible but a lot slower, and it's tricky to keep the yarn on the right needle when pulling it through the loop.

Actually, I thought while trying it that it'd be much easier with a crochet hook. I remembered the brief tutorial rjw76 had given me on how to crochet, and what that looked like, which was a lot like Continental. So, I also learned to:

2) Crochet, in single crochet (I think that's the British term - the American and British terms for crochet stitches are humorously entirely different), somewhat badly, but I'm getting something more of a feel for how the hook moves. I also have bright red cotton yarn to try with which is keeping me entertained. Next step is to haul out the Stitch 'n' Bitch Happy Hooker book (it's a "teach yourself crochet and make cool stuff" book) and learn (a) if I'm doing this stitch right, and (b) other interesting stitches.

I want to try to crochet myself a hat. Then stick all sorts of stupid stuff to it.

But first, off to have shower.

Comments

[rjw76]

alderney worked out what the British and American crochet terms actually mean.

British ones are the number of loops on the hook before you pull any of them through; US ones are the number of times you pull the hook through.

It does, it seems, make a twisted sort of sense. Lololol.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_catharine_/]

I found this via another friend's lj post about a jumper she's making.
http://www.morehousefarm.com/K2/02/