What is the difference between knitting and crochet?

Both are really methods of looping yarn together, just in different styles. Knitting uses a pair of long needles to form the loops, moving a set of loops from one needle to another. The stitches are held on the needle or “live”. Crochet uses a single hook, to hook the loops together directly on the piece. read more

Knit-like Crochet. People who aren't familiar with knitting or crochet generally can't tell the difference between the two at a glance. Those who craft in one or both of these forms easily come to recognize the stitches that are from knitting and those that can only be done in crochet. read more

The difference between knit and crochet can be a little hard to understand for a novice because, at a glance, the products of each appear to be alike. Knitting and crocheting are hobbies that are great pastime activities. read more

One other interesting difference between knitting and crochet: crochet seems to lend itself well to being “borrowed” and used to enhance other crafts. There is a thing called “cro-tatting,” for instance, and Tunisian crochet is a sort of cross between crochet and knitting. read more