Knit with a Crochet Hook

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As a crocheter I have always coveted knitting and I have tried every mock knit stitch I could find.  I just never found one that could give me the flexibility of thin knitted fabric or one which doesn't take ages to create with inconsistent results.

However after watching a knitting tutorial and trying again to learn with no success I thought I would try to knit with my crochet hooks.  This worked with better success than my attempts with knitting needles but I still found something was missing.  I then remembered learning to "Knook" a few years back and thought I would revisit this idea.  

After working with my knitting machine I felt I had a better understanding of how knitting worked and I was able to master "knooking" this time with great success.  I had always struggled with the concept of the purl stitch and without it your knitting projects are very limited.  I remembered watching multiple YouTube tutorials on the purl stitch and seeing how complex they seemed to be making it.

I came up with a very simple rule:

Knit stitch: Hook goes from right to left, yarn goes from back to front
Purl stitch: Hook goes from left to right, yarn goes from front to back

Simples!!!



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