Below are a few things that Crocheters really hate and are sure to get them riled up:
But at the very top of that list in very BOLD letters, is:
So if you are interested in having a crochet hook embedded somewhere on your body, call their crochet, knitting.
If you ask a knitter if they think crochet is less, of course, they won't say so to your face (unless they foolishly want that embedded hook). But we all know that underlying tension is there.
Many of the shows for entering your handcrafts have larger sections for knitting (at least in my Country). The prizes are better for winning the knitting, and it just goes on!
I have visions whirling around in my head of the rivalry between the two. Imagine a yarn conference set in a huge hall. The knitters are all huddled on the right and the crocheters to the left. Both sides are scowling at the other. And there in the middle are those who choose to do both. They are not sure where they want or should sit. Should they admit to crocheting as well as knitting and if they do, will they be stoned by both sides. There is a name for them if you listen to the whispers:
'Bistitchual'. Which is defined in the Urban Dictionary as:
The ability to create stitches in two crafts, e.g. knitting and crocheting.
I guess I am Bistitchual as I can do both. I am also Bicraftual as I paint, do resin art and pretty much any other craft that takes my fancy.
But really what does it matter, as long as we are creating and enjoying craft in some form or other. And when that Zombie Apocalypse (yes I am back on that again) eventually happens, both Knitters and Crocheters will be raised above many others. We have the skills necessary!
And if you want to go and buy that squishy ball of pretty yarn just to look at it, then all good. That is a hobby in itself. Just collecting the yarn.
Remember tongue in cheek! Some of my good friends are knitters.
I won't sit with them at yarn conferences but hey they won't sit with me either! Maybe we will pretend we don't know each other!
<!--/* Font Definitions */@font-face{font-family:Wingdings;panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;mso-font-charset:2;mso-generic-font-family:auto;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;}@font-face{font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;mso-font-charset:0;mso-generic-font-family:roman;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face{font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;mso-font-charset:0;mso-generic-font-family:swiss;mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:-536859905 1073786111 1 0 511 0;}/* Style Definitions */p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-unhide:no;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:107%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}p{mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:0cm;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}.MsoChpDefault{mso-style-type:export-only;mso-default-props:yes;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}.MsoPapDefault@page WordSection1{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;mso-header-margin:36.0pt;mso-footer-margin:36.0pt;mso-paper-source:0;}div.WordSection1/* List Definitions */@list l0{mso-list-id:1838691669;mso-list-type:hybrid;mso-list-template-ids:643472584 201916417 201916419 201916421 201916417 201916419 201916421 201916417 201916419 201916421;}@list l0:level1@list l0:level2{mso-level-number-format:bullet;mso-level-text:o;mso-level-tab-stop:none;mso-level-number-position:left;text-indent:-18.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";}@list l0:level3@list l0:level4@list l0:level5{mso-level-number-format:bullet;mso-level-text:o;mso-level-tab-stop:none;mso-level-number-position:left;text-indent:-18.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";}@list l0:level6@list l0:level7@list l0:level8{mso-level-number-format:bullet;mso-level-text:o;mso-level-tab-stop:none;mso-level-number-position:left;text-indent:-18.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";}@list l0:level9--><br />