I love ro knot string and make sweaters and afghans.  Have you ever tried knitting?
No but I'd like to.
I do hand knitting using two straight needles to produce scarves or afghans by hand.
What's the difference between those?
Well, i stitch one side from right to left. Then i turn it over and purl it from right to left. Stitch one, purl 2. Get it?  
Cool, how long have you been doing it?
Since i was a little girl.  I am a man now, so it is embarrassing to do it in public.  Knitted fabris are so basic a clothing item, that some types of knitting have worked their way into the lexicon, such as yarn.
What is your favorite fabric to knit with?
Well, i sometimes like to do crochet, where you use a small crocheting hook to interlock loops of metal, wood, or plastic.
Nice! What is your most impressive piece?
, while knitting keeps a large number of stitches open at a time. (Variant forms such as Tunisian crochet and broomstick lace keep multiple crochet stitches open at a time.)
Etymology.
The word crochet is derived from the Old French "crochet", a diminutive of "croche", in turn from the Germanic "croc", both meaning "hook". It was used in 17th-century French lace making, "crochetage" designating a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace, and "
Hand knitting
Hand knitting is a form of knitting, in which the knitted fabric is produced by hand using needles.
Types.
Types Flat knitting.
Flat knitting uses two straight needles to make generally two-dimensional (flat) pieces. Flat knitting is usually used to knit flat pieces like scarves, blankets, afghans, and the backs, fronts and arms of sweaters (pullovers).
In flat knitting, generally stockinette stitch, the hand-knitter knits from right-to-left on one side