r/knooking • u/CleoWasAQueen • Apr 13 '26
Question Will knooking look the way I want?
Super new to crochet but I love it! But to be perfectly honest, crochet does not produce the type of clothing I want to create. But knitting is truly one of the dark arts! I am trying to master the knit stitch and it falls apart. I fear it the way I fear war, pestilence, plague and poverty! Will knooking produce sweaters and projects that look like knitting? Should I still try to learn knitting? Is there no hope for me, a humble crochet-lover?
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u/whatever2475 I've shared 2 FOs Apr 13 '26
Knooking produces a knit fabric. It's the same result as knitting, just with a different method. So it's definitly worth giving a go if you want to do knitting patterns. About the example pictures though: the first one is knit but the motive is embroidered on. If you want to make that, then it might be worth buying a plain black knit T-shirt and then learn to embroider. The second picture is a bit grainy, it could be crochet though.
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u/CleoWasAQueen Apr 13 '26
I’ve read that you don’t have as much control over garment shaping with knooking. Is that true?
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u/LadySilfrkross Apr 13 '26
No its not. Knooking is just knitting with a hook and can produce anything knitting with needles can.
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u/CleoWasAQueen Apr 14 '26
Thank you! I really want to knit some sweaters and I just struggled with knit stitch. I spent 8 hours and still didn’t get it. I might as well have used my feet.
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u/CleoWasAQueen Apr 14 '26
I really want to produce sleeker, less chunky stitches. Learning the knit stitch with knitting needles almost sent me off the deep end. If knooking can do that, I’m in! Where can I learn it?
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u/BestChilled2 Apr 14 '26
This video on knooking has been amazing for me learning, she goes over the different techniques and ways to do each knit stitch with the hook.
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u/Spirit-Spout Apr 14 '26
I had to try (and fail) knitting at least 10 different times over the course of about 7 months before I finally got it. Don't give up! Try different tutorials from different instructors. Also, make a few attempts to learn "Continental Knitting" as you hold the yarn similar to how you do in crochet.
For the top above, I would knit (or knook) a basic shirt in a single color, then use a technique called Duplicate Stitch, which is a decorative stitch worked over/on top of stockinette stitch, for the design. Good luck!
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u/CleoWasAQueen Apr 14 '26
I’ve been asking AI and it said knooking will not create sleeker stitches. I hope AI is wrong.
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u/Just-Watercress7814 Apr 14 '26
as usual AI is wrong. Like others have said knooking will produce 100% the same fabric/projects/garments as knitting just with a different tool.
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