Mostly the trick is thinner yarn. A lot of crochet looks clunky because the stitches are thicker than knit stitches, so using lighter-weight yarns helps offset that.
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Beautiful work
Thank you. I was not aware of that. I plan to just knit the rounds with no increases. I’m making size 2 and it is 48 cm across which is exactly like an existing sweater which fits well. I also plan on making it about 2 “ longer.
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I guess I can crochet now so I made a tiny banana 
I used chenille for the flesh and I think that worked nicely to mimic the texture!
I also finished my friend’s beanie a week or two ago so, not blocked yet but here it is before I forget 
I’m very happy with how it turned out! I can probably use practice for my colorwork to get less puckery, but the ladderback in the solid areas helped a lot with it. I’m also addicted to that tubular cast on, it’s so stretchy and the rounded edge looks so cozy. And the fit ended up exactly how I was expecting. I look forward to blocking it and sending it to my friend 
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Both amazing!
The banana is soooo cute! Yes you can crochet!
The beanie doesn’t look at all puckered, it looks perfect, looks like you’ve mastered colour work and ladderback too, very impressive and your friend is very lucky to get such a lovely hand made gift.
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Both terrific projects. Well done!
Did you use a pattern for the beanie or is this your own pattern? Great mix of colorwork there.
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Love this beanie! I especially like the white chainstitch detail on the decreases.
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The colorwork pattern is from a beanie by I think Arne and Carlos? But other than that I designed this beanie myself, so I don’t actually know how theirs is worked. I asked my friend for his head measurement, did the math of how many repetitions would fit best, which gave me the number of decrease lines, swatched to figure out how I wanted to work the colorwork and then worked up a way for it not to mushroom when going from ribbing to colorwork 
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Thank you for the details. Nice going and great gift!
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I just did the bind off on a test knit earlier today. I have to weave in ends. It’s in timeout until I’m ready to face the Ends Time. lol RHSS yarn, color is Coffee. Size US8 needles. I’m not quite bald. This was a challenge. I intend to do two panels, moss stitch mostly, to join onto this as the center for a big blanket. I might add some more cables on the panels.
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That is so impressive! There aren’t adequate words for how gorgeous. It’s a triumph.
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Thank you. I keep finding myself doing another test knit for JanetLee. I suspect there’s a small chance of a possibility she likes cables. 
She’s got another pattern (lots of cabling of course) in the works that I may test for her. I think I might like cables too.
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Wow, GG…that’s incredible! Beautiful work!
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Trying to finish my Petite Knit Anker Summer Shirt.
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Thank you! I finish a cable project and swear never again. No shelf life on that promise to myself. I hear from JanetLee and there I go again. I told her from the start I wanted a blanket with this pattern. She liked the idea! She even offered to help me figure out what to do. Her next pattern sounds like it will be a doozy but I most likely will give it a go.
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I like that pattern. I can’t wear a round yoke or I’d make it for myself. There’s no way I’m interested trying to make it fit my mismatched parts. lol
Wow! This looks amazing! I gotta give cable a try one of these days, this is inspiring 
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It’s not nearly as hard as it looks! Lots of bang for your buck with cables.
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Glorious! It really is a stunning set of cables you’ve worked beautifully. I like the idea of making it into a blanket.
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