Crochet -vs- Knit

There has been a crochet -vs- knit debate for years....in fact, as a crocheter, I chose not to learn to knit for a very long time.  I felt that crochet was not given it's due....eventually I got sucked into knitting because of socks...and the crochet -vs- knit debate seemed to have settled down...crochet was gaining respect....people could see the use of both crafts....many knit designs called for crochet edgings....it seemed like crochet had finally reached what seemed like an equal footing with knitting....

and then BAM!  I was thrown back into the debate....at Stitches East, someone came into the booth and asked how a certain yarn would look knit up....I happened to be using that yarn, but I was crocheting...and I mentioned it....

and she said, "Let me rephrase that, how does this look KNIT up?" and she pretty much dismissed me and the crochet....and I got pretty pissed....I did not confront her, because it was not my place, as I was helping a friend out....but man I did feel like being really snotty back to her.....

now obviously knit and crochet create different fabrics....but the way a variegated yarn looks in a knit versus crochet stitch, I figured was not too different...so I decided to experiment....

My Age of Brass and Steam, where I used Madelinetosh merino light in Steam Age...

And a crocheted swatch

And the two together

Now to me, there doesn't seem to be too much of a difference.  The crocheted version looks a tad darker, but they were both taken in the same light..some natural and a lamp.....

The stitches were the most basic..the knit stitch and the single crochet....so yes with different stitches, cables, etc..the patterning of the yarn will be different...but that would also happen if you changed stitches in knit...or changed stitches in crochet...

But, at least, she could have seen how the colors pool or work up...I'm not saying it would have been exact, but it would still give you an idea...and to just dismiss it out of hand....well is rude...especially to do it to someone's face....

As Stephanie Tanner would say....