hello from NYC!
hi! my name is sonia and i am new to crocheting. i was introduced to amigurumi through "cute with chris" and decided i had to learn how to make them, and now all i want to do is crochet all the time. so far i have three hats to my name and i am happy :)
i was looking through free pattern websites today and i found that there is a lot more out there for knitters in terms of ...everything. i don't know if that is because crochet is considered by some to be "lower" than knitting (which is stupid) or because it's less versatile or?
in any case i look forward to getting my crochet on!!
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Hi Sonia,
I've read that there are far more crocheters than knitters, so it is odd that there is more for knitters. Follow the money - are knitters richer? I doubt it. More demanding of goods and services? Maybe. I think a lot of crocheters make up their own patterns or use patterns they get directly from friends and relatives, more so than knitters do. It's a mystery.
Pauline
Welcome, Sonia!
I have no definite answer as to why crochet isn't as popular as knitting, but I do know that it goes in waves. Personally, I think it's taken us a few decades to recuperate from the trauma of the crochet wave of the 70s. :-D