Knit vs. Crochet

Being new to knitting, I adopted the mindset that free yarn is good yarn.  So, when some old scratchy cream colored wool yarn was donated to my church's prayer shawl ministry I accepted it.  The first thing that comes to mind with cream colored wool is cable knit, however, looking at my mistaken riddled rectangle of knitting I didn't feel ready for cable knitting. 

I borrowed a book of prayer shawl patterns that included knitting and crocheting. The beginner crochet shawl had a nice pattern to it that would complement the cream color.  So, I called on my mom's expertise once again for a lesson in crochet.  In the words of my friend Debbie E, "Oh my golly!"  Another new world has been opened up to me with the addition of set of crochet hooks size from E to P. 

Now I am torn between knitting and crocheting.  Knitting offers the ability to do neat things like cable knit and argyle patterns.  But, crocheting is fast and easy.  I was able to crochet in two days more than I have been able to knit in a month.  I finished my crochet prayer shawl in 10 days.  I think I will just have to rotate - crochet one, knit one, crochet one, knit one.  So many choices and options.