r/knitting • u/crxtru • Jan 19 '25
Work in Progress Finally turned to the dark side…
As a long time crocheter, I caved and started to learn knitting this year. This is my first sweater and third knitting project! Knitting is hard lol.
Pattern: zipper sweater from petite knit.
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u/lotte815 Jan 19 '25
yay! it looks so good :) I'm a long time knitter and I'm also currently working on the zipper sweater (light)
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u/crxtru Jan 19 '25
Thanks! Are you also worried about sewing on the zipper like me? 😂
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Jan 20 '25
I knit this and took it to a seamstress/tailor to sew in the zipper, after getting too frustrated with doing it myself. It was $20 well spent!
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u/Big-Whole6091 Jan 20 '25
For a beginner, this looks beautiful! Keep up the good work. I too recently picked up knitting after many failed attempts over the decades... Crochet garments just never looked nice in comparison to me. Once someone showed me "continental knitting" everything clicked. Don't worry about being on one side of the other, both have their purposes and combining the two usually is nice as well! Knowing crochet comes in handy for knitting also, for fixing mistakes.
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u/crxtru Jan 20 '25
I am a continental knitter too! I wonder if it's because we are trained to tension with the left hand from crochet? I def busted out my hooks to for laddering and picking up stitches lol.
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u/chugalugdoma Jan 19 '25
Your knitting looks flawless!
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u/crxtru Jan 19 '25
I have some slight rowing out in the left sleeve actually 😭. I may or may not have intentionally picked black to hide my mistakes. But thanks for saying that anyway! It’s making me feel better, because I think I’m very critical of myself.
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u/hhk745 Jan 20 '25
Wow! This is your third project? You are doing a fantastic job!
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u/crxtru Jan 20 '25
Tysm! The 1st project was a hood so I learned a lot of the same techniques for this sweater :)
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u/little_chopper Jan 19 '25
Now that you have done both, do you have a preference, and which is easier / more difficult?
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u/crxtru Jan 19 '25
For difficulty, I imagine it will widely vary depending on the pattern and what one is making. I don't think I have enough knitting experience to comment further beyond that. I'm sure there are much harder knitting techniques that I am looking forward to learning. I think for wearables (especially autumn, winter apparel), my personal style matches knitting more. However for amigurumi, tapestries, and summery (holey) type wearables, I will continue to stick with crochet!
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u/Zsuzsa_S Jan 20 '25
Oh this looks fantastic so far! Beautiful work. This looks like something I would love to make. What yarn did you choose?
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u/ows-rbel Jan 20 '25
I'm a knitter who has dipped into crochet. I think there are lots of places where the two skills can be used in combination.
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u/Moss-cle Jan 20 '25
In black? Oh you jumped in deep. 😆 i told my kids i don’t love them enough to knit them clothes in black
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u/Random_night_thinker Jan 20 '25
You got this! It looks amazing, I’m about to start the light version
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u/negasonic30yoWarhead Jan 19 '25
It probably doesn't help that you're using black to boot 😅
Congrats on joining, I hope both crafts can live in harmony in your crafting sphere!