Knitting and crochet for beginners

In short: Knitting and crochet are relaxing crafts for making hats, scarves and blankets yourself. Both can be learned with little material.

In more detail: In knitting you work with two needles and many stitches at once, in crochet with one hook and one stitch.

In detail

• Material: Wool or cotton of medium weight, matching needles or crochet hook.
• Casting on: The start in knitting; in crochet the chain of stitches.
• Basic patterns: Knit and purl stitches, single crochet, double crochet.
• Tension swatch: Measures how many stitches fit in ten centimetres.
• Mistakes: Pick up dropped stitches with a crochet hook.
• Patterns: Learn to read abbreviations, begin with a scarf.
• Effect: Even movements calm (stress-abbauen-und-entspannen).
• Reuse: Leftovers for coasters or dishcloths (nachhaltig-einkaufen-und-konsumieren).