New Technique: Knooking

Would you like to try something new?
I think the relatively new technique of knooking is great!
I’ve written a blog post about it where I explain everything you need to know about knooking and have also included a basic photo tutorial covering all the fundamental techniques:
Knooking—Explanation and Tutorial on the Blog

Have fun knooking!
Karin

Hi Karin,
I made your link clickable and read your blog post.
I think it’s absolutely great and very commendable of you that you put so much effort into this informative blog post.
A few days ago, I saw the pattern with the knooked arm warmers and was planning to ask in the forum anyway what exactly that is.
Would you mind briefly sharing how you discovered this technique? Are knooking needles widely available in specialty stores, or are they mostly found in select online shops?

The advantage I see in this technique is that the yarn can’t slip off the needle as easily, since the crochet hook has a hook at the front.
@muetzkatze: This might be a good fit for you.

Have fun knooking from me too, and greetings from Mod Josefa

Hi Josefa,
Knooking needles are widely available now!
Especially sizes 4 and 6 are offered by two companies—including in two-pack sets—and are available at specialty stores. With these two sizes, you can already get quite far!
Even traditional yarn and craft supply mail-order companies now carry knooking needles in their product lines!

In my opinion, knooking is especially well-suited for crocheters who want to try their hand at knitting. The advantage is that the stitches are securely held on the auxiliary thread. This is also very practical if you take your project with you on the go!
Experienced knitters will likely work faster with knitting needles than with knooking needles. However, my pattern, for example, is also very easy to follow using knitting needles. Instead of a knooking needle, you can simply use a set of double-pointed needles!

I stumbled upon knooking by chance because I saw the knooking needles in a catalog once, and I’m always very open to new ideas and techniques! So I gave it a try, and I really like it! With a little practice, you’ll get really fast at knooking, too! I love knooking, even though I can knit!
I also enjoy combining different techniques!
When crocheting, the pieces often turn out quite dense, especially with thicker yarn, whereas with knitting or knooking, everything is a bit lighter and more supple! I wanted to combine those two, and that’s how I came up with the idea for these wrist warmers.
With knitted wrist warmers, I often find that the cuff isn’t quite as snug and ends up being too loose over time—that’s why I crocheted that part and used the knook technique for the hand section, because a wrist warmer shouldn’t be too tight or dense there!

I’m glad you like my blog post and hope it’s helpful and inspiring to many!
I’ll be blogging more often in the future—I still have plenty of ideas!
Karin

P.S.: Thanks for making the link clickable!

I’ve already read a lot about it. No, I prefer doing one or the other, though I do sometimes combine them too.

Wow, I think this would be right up my alley, because knitting always seems to require too many needles—at least that’s how I feel :)
Karin really went all out here. Thanks :)