Whether learned from Grandma or a roommate, the secret of these techniques circulates from one hobbyist to another. Knitted and crocheted items are usually made from a single strand of yarn formed into loops chained together. Most of the time sweaters are knitted and scarves and afghans are crocheted. Supplies are inexpensive and offer another excuse to go to Wal-Mart. I enjoy knitting mittens and scarves for my friends and family.
Crafters can impress friends and family with a rainbow-colored afghan or a stocking cap with fringe.
The arts are excuses to let creative juices flow. With practice, one even can make clothing. A method of working interlocking loops of thread into a chain by means of a slender rod hooked at one end. Crocheted sweaters are popular this season, and malls tend to jack up prices. The art enables those practicing it to be frugal and impress their friends by making their own unique sweater creations.