Little HELP - Suggestion-please

These are Free CROCHET charts on ravelry by Chantal Bible. Cat Tapestry,
Can I simply convert this into knitting? Or do I get holes everywhere ?
I would love to knit a throw with the big fat cat
for  my grandson.
Thanks for any help

greenteas

toomuchreading replied at 2025-1-16 23:19
Yes you can.  You can use the intarsia technique, or you can use a duplicate stitch.  When you read  ...

the crochet stitches are larger than knitting stitches  ?

toomuchreading

Yes you can.  You can use the intarsia technique, or you can use a duplicate stitch.  When you read the crochet pattern, each sc, is a knit stitch.  Then when the color changes, change the color, and keep knitting.

Saltandpepper

You won’t get holes everywhere using the intarsia method as too much reading said, but you should be aware that the knitted stitches will have a different length/width ratio than the crochet stitches, so the motif can look distorted. You may try to knit a little part to see how it turns !

Dolalah

I second @Saltandpepper, you need to knit it the intarsia way & should make a little gauge how your knit stitches compare to crochet to avoid a weird coming out because of the different height/length ratio

Saltandpepper

I think they are larger than knit stitches and looks more like squares than knit stitches do. You will probably need more rows in knitting to get to the same height although if your knit and crochet stitches measures the same width, so the pattern could look flattened . Off course, this will depends too on the way you knit. May be it won’t be  too distorted and could be done, but you could give it a try on a little scale before to see if it is ok for you !

toomuchreading

greenteas replied at 2025-1-17 06:48
the crochet stitches are larger than knitting stitches  ?

Very honestly it depends on how you knit and crochet.  Your best bet would be to make a swatch.  Using the same yarn for both swatches as well as the same size hook and needles.
You want to make the swatches 4 inches by 4 inches so you are comparing size for size.  You can then count the stitches and rows comparing the two.  From the swatches you can then figure out how close they are, stitches per inch and rows per inch.  you can also see what kind of distortion you will get between the two.    The thing is no two knitters/crocheters stitch the same, so swatching helps you get into the ballpark by changing out needles/hooks.
Hope this makes sense.