The look of a knitting project and the ease of crocheting: that’s the new trend called “knooking.” With a special knooking needle and your favorite yarn, you can create the most beautiful projects in no time! Curious? We’ve got instructions and a pattern for you!
The word “knooking” is a combination of “crocheting” and “knitting” and is said to have originated in Japan many years ago under the name “Japanese Super Miracle Needle.” This magical way of crocheting has since made its way to the West, and it’s gaining more and more fans in the Netherlands as well!
Knooking needle
The needle looks very much like a regular Crochet Hook. The only difference is that there’s a hole at the end (in the handle). This is for threading a working thread through your project. You’ll work your stitches onto this thread. This makes your crochet work look like knitting. Anyone can learn it!
Knooking pattern
Just for Yarnplaza.com readers, we have a knooking pattern from Lana Grossa. Get started on your own project!
What do you need?
Materials: Lana Grossa Garzato Baby yarn and a crochet hook.
Col; color 1: 2 Balls, color 2: 1 Ball
Hat; colors 1 and 2, 1 Ball each.
You'll also need a piece of yarn about 100 cm long in a different color, which you'll thread through the hole in the Knooking needle.
Knooking technique:
Pull a loose strand through the back of the needle. Start by crocheting a chain stitch. Then you’ll place the loops on the needle. Pull the knooking needle through the chain stitch, make a yarn over, pull the yarn over through the chain stitch, and leave it on your needle—this is your first loop. Are all the loops on your needle? Pull the loops on your auxiliary thread to the back of your needle. You’ll start a new round. *Pull the needle through the loop, make a yarn over, pull the yarn over through the loop, and leave it on the needle*. Repeat * from * on every round.
The long-drawn-out stitches:
1st row: Crochet single crochet stitches in color 1, pulling 1 loop through each stitch and leaving it on the hook or on the working thread.
2nd row: using color 2, * pull 1 loop through 1 stitch, slip the next stitch onto the hook without crocheting it; repeat from * until the end of the row.
3rd row: Crochet the 1st row in color 1.
4th row: Crochet the 2nd row in color 2, but stagger the stitches so that the slipped stitch is above the worked stitch and vice versa.
In the row, crochet 1 single crochet in the 1st–4th sts, then repeat these 4 sts throughout.
Cowl pattern:
Chain 80 sts in color 1, and join with 1 sl st to form a ring. Work using the knotting technique; for the 1st row, pull 1 loop through the bottom of the 2nd–80th stitches, so that the chain loops from the cast-on lie on top like a chain = 80 stitches; the loop already on the hook counts as the 1st stitch. Starting with the 2nd row, crochet in pattern with elongated stitches across 80 stitches each time, repeating rows 1–4 a total of 14 times = 57 rows total from the cast-on. To finish, crochet the 58th and 59th rows in color 1 using the knotting technique. In the 60th row, pick up 1 loop and fasten off with 1 sl st. Then close the row with 1 sl st. The sl st will lie on the outside, just like a cast-off edge when knitting.
Finishing: Carefully tuck the threads inside.
Pattern for the hat:
Chain 3 in color 1. Row 1: Crochet 10 half double crochets back into the first chain, then join with a slip stitch into the third chain from the beginning to form a round. Starting with Row 2, crochet using the knotting technique.
2nd row: Pick up 2 loops from each half stitch; to do this, pick up 1 loop from the back half of the stitch loop first, then 1 loop from the front half = 20 sts. Mark the first stitch of the row. On the 3rd and 4th rows, crochet across 20 sts without increases. 5th row: Double every 2nd st; to do this, * pick up 1 loop from 1 stitch, 1 loop from the next st, and 1 loop from the same st 1 row below; repeat from *. = 30 sts. On the 6th and 7th rows, work 30 sts. 8th row: Double every 3rd stitch, working as in the 5th row = 40 sts. 9th row: Double every 10th stitch, working as in the 5th row = 44 sts. Now work in the pattern with long stitches over a total of 44 stitches, repeating rows 1–4 five times = 29 rows total. To finish, work rows 30 and 31 in color 1 using the knotting technique. In the 32nd row, pick up 1 loop in each stitch and fasten off with 1 sl st. Then close the row with 1 sl st. The sl st will lie on the outside, just like a cast-off edge when knitting.
Finishing: Carefully tuck the threads inside.
Want to get started with knooking right away? At Yarnplaza.com, you'll find Lana Grossa knooking needles in various sizes!
