Portability
Crochet is just as easy to shove in a bag as knitting. Easier in fact - just one, small hook and a ball of wool is all you need. That one hook makes it a lot better for doing in cramped spaces, like public transport, too; you're much less likely to elbow any fellow travellers (or is that just me?).
I have a project on the go that I only do when on the train or during lunch at work. A throw made up of around 70 'wagon wheels', it's ideal for just keeping in my bag and doing whenever I've got a spare moment. What's more, in my head it doesn't count as one of my WIPs. Because it's specifically for what would otherwise be 'dead' time. I don't know how this means it doesn't count as a WIP, it just doesn't.
Sociability
Like knitting, crochet is a series of stitches repeated, and once you've got that series stuck in your head it's easy to two things at once: watch TV and crochet, chat with friends and crochet, drink wine and crochet. In fact if I could convince one person to hold my book at eye level, turning pages when I nod my head, and another to hold a wine glass at hand level, I could easily combine my three favourite things!
And another thing
Knitting can be slow-going. You can only add to it one row at a time. But crochet, with its trebles and more grows much more quickly.
So, ladies and gentlemen, I give you crochet: the true king of crafts!
This is my latest crochet project: a baby blanket for an old work colleague. These pictures aren't very good. The light in my flat is pretty poor for photography. But you get the idea. I've got a couple more rows to go and then it's the border.
Above: blanket with Knitting. Below: close up of blanket to show stitch pattern. The colour is closer to the photo above; it's actually a very pale pink, for a baby girl.
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