Tegan & Sara are fully decked out in “larry.” garb in their new ‘Alligator’ music video, as are their backup dancers. Can’t get the song out of my head, and love their take on the winter wonderland theme, how very Canadian.
Stereogum had this to say:
Tegan & Sara pick much better costumes for “Alligator,” with some winter crochet wraps that exist somewhere between Oak and Etsy.
And Prefix Magazine calls the pieces “stylish crochet headwear.”
I graciously forgive both publications for mixing up crochet and knitting.
The girls are wearing the Sheridan Shawl and La Hache Scarf, hand-knit with BC alpaca yarn.
Watch the full music video on MUCH MUSIC!
Can you explain the difference between crochet and knitting to your gracious readers? : )
Knitting utilizes two needles which work multiple stitches at a time, while crochet uses a hook and you work on one loop at a time (anyone correct me if that’s wrong, I’m not actually a crocheter).
The final product can differ quite a bit as well – when I think of crochet I imagine doilies and finer lacing, whereas knitting has a lot more “give” because all the stitches are connected and dependent upon one another.
I don’t think it’s possible to use such bulky yarn as I do in crochet work, unless you crafted a custom crochet hook.
A lot of pieces can incorporate both knitting and crochet, and often the two techniques can produce similar results, but I haven’t yet experimented with crochet in my work – one of my next endeavours to be sure!