Why It’s Impossible to Build a Crochet Machine

Summary by Krater

This video examines why knitting machines have existed for centuries while automated crochet machines do not truly exist, explaining the mechanical differences between knitting and crochet structures and concluding that true crochet cannot be automated.

From the video

Answers: Why are there no crochet machines?

• Knitting vs crochet mechanics
• History of knitting machines
• Warp knitting versus weft knitting
• Why crochet cannot be automated

What it concludes

• Every so-called crochet machine operating at an industrial scale is actually a warp knitting machine.
• Warp knitting uses hooks and connects Wales laterally, but it cannot do single crochet stitches or other complex varieties.
• Crochet is intended to be done by human hands because it requires intuitive feel for fiber tension, patience, and the ability to manipulate hooks and yarn through a wide variety of loops and motions.