When making cute toys - "plushies" or "softies" is knitting or crocheting best?

Want to learn so I can make thinks like this:- a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7359998" rel="nofollow"http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?lis…/a and similar, but was wondering which was the more versatile skill! Thanks