b. Knots are badly tied.
c. Discolored yarn.
d. Lacks solidity and firmness, due to the gauge being too coarse for the yarn.
e. Full work-yarn too thick for gauge.
Experiment 55—Characteristics of a Crochet Fabric
Apparatus: Crochet needle.
Material: Thread.
Directions
1. Crocheting is another method, like knitting, of making a fabric. Examine the operation of crocheting. Notice that only one thread is made use of, and is formed into loops by means of a large needle with a hook at the end. The chief point is that the loops are not formed in uniform rows, but one loop at a time, and with the greatest liberty to choose any part of the article already made to form a new loop. For this reason, crocheting adapts itself to the production of fancy patterns useful for ornamenting.
2. A knitted fabric can be told from a crocheted fabric by noting that a knitted fabric is composed of rows or ranks of loops of a single yarn which interlock successively with similar rows or ranks of loops, while a crocheted fabric consists of a structure the basis of which is a thread crocheted or knitted into a chain which is attached at intervals to itself.