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[jimnpaula]

As a crocheter I've tried knitting and it... doesn't really flow. I can do it, sort of, but I'm going to give knooking a go and see if I'm any better at that.

 

So I was wondering if anyone has got any good resources to help me learn?

[Olly]

Er - never heard of it, sorry!

[Egluntyne]

Looks like Afghan or Shepherd's crochet to me. There are gazillions of you tube videos about it.

[Space Chick]

As a crocheter I've tried knitting and it... doesn't really flow. I can do it, sort of, but I'm going to give knooking a go and see if I'm any better at that.

 

So I was wondering if anyone has got any good resources to help me learn?

 

 

I'm the other way around, love knitting but can't really crochet.

 

Would be interested to find out how you get on.

[jimnpaula]

Looks like Afghan or Shepherd's crochet to me. There are gazillions of you tube videos about it.

No it's no the same as Afghan/Tunisian crochet - you make actual knit stitches only with a crochet hook and cord rather than pointy sticks.

 

I'll let you all know how I get on.

[Charlottechicken]

Is it like what you could do with the Betty Ann knitter by K-Tel?

 

There's a blog here with instructions, if it's of any use?

[jimnpaula]

No it's not that, it's actual knitting only the tool is different. It's a hook with a cable or line attached - it could be a Tunisian hook only the way the stitches are made is different. You cast on the stitches onto the knook, then slide them onto the line and turn them so your line becomes the 'other needle' if you were knitting. Once they are worked back onto the knook you pull the line out; repeat process.

 

http://www.leisurearts.com/categories/craft/the-knook.html is where I'm getting most of my info at the moment, and their youtube videos.

 

Some of my knooks arrived yesterday and I could do the knit stitch ok, so I can do garter stitch! When I tried to do the purl stitch I think I kept twisting the stitches and it wasn't easy.

 

I dunno, maybe I should try continental knitting with two tunisian crochet hooks.....

[craftyhunnypie]

I had a knooking kit as a prezzie & I just can't do it. I can knit & I'm a crochet a holic - but knooking has me stumped!

Emma.x

[jimnpaula]

I think if you can knit then it's a bit pointless, unless you want to make knit stitches with different hand motions for whatever reason. I'm hoping this will be a way of learning how the yarn forms the stitches whilst using familiar tools, then work on making the same shapes with needles at a later stage.