I taught myself to be crochet about 50 years ago using crochet THREAD and STEEL HOOKS (the hooks most people dont want to use anymore since they're so miniscule!) I was determined to learn! Lol 🧶 I "thought" I knew how to crochet. However, I've learned so many new ways of crocheting various stitches, plus so many wonderful tips and tricks since I've been watching TH-cam! My eyes have really been opened and I love it! There's something new to learn every day! Thank you, Tuulaa, for your channel and for being such a in good teacher.
@@char8059 Same here. I still have the old steel hooks. I need to try the newer ones. One thing i never liked in Crocheting was the messy edges. This is so helpful.
Tula, I could kiss you right now!! I’ve tried lots of tips & tricks in the past, but nothing seemed to help. This is wonderful! I’ve just made a child’s scarf in 15 minutes, sides straight as a saluting soldier! Thank you so much. X
Thank you so much..straight edges that are actually straight! A welcome break from joining granny squares. I've made 1 huge blanket and 7 baby blankets since discovering your technique a couple of weeks ago. A million thanks. Xx
Thank you so much, I have been looking for what I was doing wrong for 2 weeks. You kept it simple, didn't go fast, I could actually see what you were doing, the best video I have seen.
Thank you so much! I hated the way my edges looked before I found your video. Now, my edges look so much better and I've had people ask how I got the edges so straight, I happily share your video! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you so for your lovely videos! They are simple, straight to the point, and no fluff. You explain these tricks so well and it is very easy to follow. Keep up the great work!
I’ve tried so many different things to make my edges straight and nothing worked, I tried this and it is the most tidy and uniform. I made my mom a beautiful scarf using this 😍
Finally the absolute easiest and best way to keep straight edges! This method should be more widely known. Another plus is that this method produces a sturdy edge that makes adding a border super easy and doesn’t cause big holes! Thank you so much!
WOW !! this explains all my problems !!! Thank You SO MUCH!!!!! Borders are going to be so much easier and look so much better with these straight edges !!!
this is amazing!! I was feeling so discouraged by my edges, but you explained exactly why I'm having issues. and this technique is easy enough that a beginner like me(I started a month ago) can pick it up in no time. thank you!
Thank you for your video, you made it so clear and easy to follow your instructions. Now I understand how keep the ends straight. You are a great teacher. Please continue to make more instructional videos.
Hello, I hope you can help me. I'm new to crochet and just learned the DC stitch. After crocheting several rows I wasn't very happy with the way it looked because it had gaps on the sides and also the edges were not as straight as the SC and 1/2 DC stitches I had just learned. The instructions asked me to chain 10 + 3 extra stitches. So I start with a slip knot, chain 13 and then the last 3 stitches of the chain will be the first DC stitch because I am told to skip the first 3 and make my first DC into the 4th chain. I looked on the internet to try and find another method to make the edges look better and came across your video. I am a bit confused though as to how to start your technique from the very beginning, with the foundation chain. Do I start your technique after I have made the first 10 chains and then instead of chaining an extra 3, I will try your technique? Or do I do the first row like normal (making the first DC into the 4th chain until the end of the first row and then start your technique at the end of the first row before turning the row and continue on with your video)? Otherwise, are you able to make a video showing your technique from the beginning starting with the slip knot and the foundation chain? Thanks for any help you can provide! Your edges look very straight and I really hope I can learn your way of making the DC stitch. Best, Lisa
Hello Lisa, sorry it has taken this long to answer - I do try to answer comments every 3 days but time goes so fast! With this technique I would do as you suggest, make the very first row after your chain the way you have the basic instructions for and then start this from the 2nd row on. At times I have been wondering if I should make some basic tutorials but then decided not to because there seems to be so many of them! But you are not the first one asking, maybe I should consider that! Hope this helps! _Tuula
I've got an entire baby blanket with the holes that I'm trying to border now because I've come too far to undo it. Did you figure it out and any tips on fixing it?
@@thejessica-est theres no fix, just try to put the edge stitches inside of the double crochet stitches, don't go around the entire stitch, that creates bigger separation/holes, go thru it and the result is much more clean
I want to thank you for making this specific video. I've had such trouble keeping my edges straight but you made it look so easy and now it works for me. Thank you again.
I love this! I have been crocheting a very long time and I have never seen this hack. I always hated the holes at the ends of the rows. Going forward I will use this every time! Thank you so much!
I am on my knees thanking you, Tuula. 🙏 The shawl I was busy crocheting for mum's birthday is complicated and I have spent days on the pattern, just to realise the sides are completely uneven. Your tutorial has given me the courage to start over and make lovely straight edges. 💕
I have been crocheting for years and never knew about this wonderful tip. 😁 Thank you so very much. My crochet work will be neat and even now thanks to you 🌻
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I have done this on my first blanket and it worked GREAT (I am a very very beginner). Every time I finished a row I checked it for length and every time it came perfect. Thanks a million, my work finally looks better.
This is fantastic and SO helpful - I have spent more frustrated hours than I can remember, doing battle with horrible-looking edges. You've not only saved my crochet, you've saved my sanity too. Thank you many times over.
This is a great tip! I love double crochets but didn't like the holes at the ends of the rows but just thought that was how it had to be. It doesn't! Thank you!
Oh my goodness. I've been crocheting my whole life and I've seen so many approaches to getting straight edges, none of which really clicked for me. This one make so much more sense! Thank you so much for your knowledge!
Wow this is such an awesome technique! Never would have thought of doing it this way! Would you use the same method if you are working in single crochets, or is this just a double crochet thing?
Yes, this is just for double crochet and half-double crochet. Single crochet doesn't need this, just need to make sure you start right at the edge stitch of a new row.
i've been crocheting for almost a decade now and i've never seen this wonderful technique! typically i single crochet around my edges so it helps even everything out while also giving me a clearly defined stitch for seaming purposes, but this will be a huge help! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. :)
This is the best method I've seen. Yes, some people do the chain 2 first, then dc into the same st, but without the "extra" dc in the previous row, it doesn't help much.
Thank you! Although I just finished a piece using the old method as of now I will adopt this new and most improved way! Thank you for sharing! We appreciate it!
Thank you so much for the tip. The thing I always hated about my blankets, especially if I was going to put lace around edges was the crooked edges. This helped so much. Thx again.
This has been SOOOOOO helpful!!! I was so close to giving up on making scarves because I couldn't get that straight edge, but this technique is SO helpful and so easy to learn!!!
Tuula thank you so very much. this is brilliant! i have tried 4-5 types of turning chain variations but this is the absolute best one i have seen. I love your videos they are so clearly recorded for listening and following the stitches. thank you so very much.
When making and pillow cover you have to single crochet in the stitch two times can you double crochet in the same stitch or put two single crochet in the same stitch
Single crochet goes a bit differently, I wouldn't put two stitches in the same stitch. Just chain one for turning and then always have the first stitch of the new row in the same stitch where the chain is. I really should make a video about that, several people have asked about that! 😊
Hello, great tips. I consider myself advanced but I usually do amigurumi, This year I decided to make hats and scarf sets as xmas gifts and realized im not good at straight edges after trying and trying, I decided to look at videos, watching multiple videos, I thankfully came across yours! My scarf is coming out so great. Thank you!!!
Does it matter which way you turn your work for the next row. I am incorporating your technique but am still creating divits on my edges. Love, love, love learning from you! Thank you!!!!❤
Yes, I didn't even think of mentioning that because when I made that video I had never seen anyone turn the other way round where the yarn comes to the front in turning. It is very hard to make it even if you turn that way, I tried it. You need to tighten the yarn but easily tighten too much, or not enough, and both create an uneven edge,
@TuulaMaaria thank you so much for your reply! I watched your video and you turn your work clockwise with the yarn in back. I was turning counterclockwise but still keeping the yarn in the back. Idk, maybe it's my tension then. Thank you again and I love learning from you!😊
I just want to thank you so much for your video, I keep coming back to it to make sure I'm doing it right. You have saved my blankets. You're a really great teacher . Again, thank you 😊
Excellent presentation! I assume this would work with the higher stitches (triple, quadruple) also. I always forget how many extra chains to make at the end of the row for each stitch type. Do you have a quick way of remembering?
Yes, works for those bigger stitches too. The number of chains can depend on the yarn used so for high stitches I try it out each time, to see what amount looks best.
@@TuulaMaaria Let me see if I get it No matter what the pattern calls for I use your double crochet technique at the end and the beginning of each row?
@@patriciamalloy5501 Yes, as long as you are working with double crochets. This does not affect the number of stitches on the row because the two stitches at the end count as one.
Thank you for this wonderful tip, the uneven or sloppy edges always make me feel like I could have done better. You have given us all a way to do so much better on our projects.
Thank you so much for this video! I was getting so frustrated with my scarf project that I was ready to give up because I could not figure out how to get a straight edge and my OCD was not having the wavy edge at all! Great tutorial!
Tuula, I love the way you teach. You make everything easy to follow. I’ve been saving all your tips and refer to them often. Do you have tutorials on crochet Yorkie dog sweaters?? Keeep making your wonderful videos. Thank you, thank you and thank you again.
Great tip but how can I use it with half double croshet? And even worse how can this work when I have one row hdc and the next sc and again hdc, sc ...... I can think a solution for a pattern like this. Please help me if you can😕
I have an "unofficial" unedited video about half double crochets that I made as an answer to this same question, th-cam.com/video/I8xZDuP1Za8/w-d-xo.html With single crochets it is important that you always make the first stitch of the row into the same stitch where you turning chain stitch is, to avoid holes. There is no problem in alternating the stitches and getting a straight edge 😊
Fantastic worked a treat! I just need to remember to make the last 3 section of shawl zig zaggy so it matches the bit I've done before I watched your video lol
My sister sent me your video to help me learn how to turn doing double crochets. Thank you for teaching us. I'm excited to try your way...I liked and subscribed to your channel, and am looking forward to your lessons.
Thank you for this great tip which is really helpful. I have been doing a cardigan -back and sides, together in one piece. The pattern is FRONT LOOP only. The pattern is one row single crochet and one row double crochet (USA pattern) with front bands crocheted up one side around neck and down neck opposite side. I have ripped it 5 times. It is essential to get straight edges or the front band will be - me thinks- rather wavy. You are an angel :-)
I figure, if it's a crochet project and I don't start over at least once (or twice, or three times), that it doesn't really count. If I've made a particular pattern multiple times, then I figured I've paid my dues to the pattern and it's okay if I don't frog it. Besides, I sometimes think of ways to get that particular effect, instead of following a pattern line by line. It's just fancy string. It can (usually) handle being frogged once or twice.
I'm just starting this and for whatever reason I'm having the hardest time with holding the yarn. I wanna just go at it with a little more speed but I struggle so much. I keep practicing its just hard
Just a suggestion - there was no YT when I started crochet, so I pretty much just followed the books and such. I have a hook grip and yarn tension-ing hold that I've never seen in a YT video. Play around with holding the hook and yarn in a way that feels better to you. If you don't copy the videos on how they do a slip knot, hold the hook, or hold the yarn, as long s it works for you, it works. I have a modified hold of the hook - modified knife hold (just holding it like I would a table knife, and I just hold the yarn loosely, with tension provided by my thumb/index/middle fingers, the other fingers just curl into my palm around the yarn. I can hold my project with my off hand and tension the yarn, while moving the hook with my thumb as a guide.
@@young.nugget I made a little video to demonstrate was I was (badly) trying to explain - but it was pure awful. I hope you have fun trying different holds for everything.
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See also the 6 things I don't do in crochet!: th-cam.com/video/o0_r2HifkIA/w-d-xo.html
Been crocheting 40+ years and I've learned more about crocheting techniques in the last year on these TH-cam videos. It's Great! ♥♥♥
That's great to hear! Yes, there are always new things to learn 😊
woow !! thats lovely
That's so believable! Me too. 😊
I taught myself to be crochet about 50 years ago using crochet THREAD and STEEL HOOKS (the hooks most people dont want to use anymore since they're so miniscule!) I was determined to learn! Lol 🧶
I "thought" I knew how to crochet.
However, I've learned so many new ways of crocheting various stitches, plus so many wonderful tips and tricks since I've been watching TH-cam! My eyes have really been opened and I love it! There's something new to learn every day!
Thank you, Tuulaa, for your channel and for being such a in good teacher.
@@char8059 Same here. I still have the old steel hooks. I need to try the newer ones. One thing i never liked in Crocheting was the messy edges. This is so helpful.
Tula, I could kiss you right now!! I’ve tried lots of tips & tricks in the past, but nothing seemed to help. This is wonderful! I’ve just made a child’s scarf in 15 minutes, sides straight as a saluting soldier! Thank you so much. X
I'm very glad to hear the video was useful, I'm sure your scarf is lovely 😍
Thank you so much..straight edges that are actually straight! A welcome break from joining granny squares. I've made 1 huge blanket and 7 baby blankets since discovering your technique a couple of weeks ago. A million thanks. Xx
That's great, I'm so glad to hear the tutorial is useful :)
Thank you so much, I have been looking for what I was doing wrong for 2 weeks. You kept it simple, didn't go fast, I could actually see what you were doing, the best video I have seen.
Thank you, that's lovely to hear! 💜
Thank you so much! I hated the way my edges looked before I found your video. Now, my edges look so much better and I've had people ask how I got the edges so straight, I happily share your video! Thanks for sharing!!
Me too!! I was so insecure about my ends. Not any more!!
Oh that's lovely, happy it helped and thank you for sharing the video!
Thank you so for your lovely videos! They are simple, straight to the point, and no fluff. You explain these tricks so well and it is very easy to follow. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much Kaley, really glad you find my tutorials useful. All the best!
I’ve tried so many different things to make my edges straight and nothing worked, I tried this and it is the most tidy and uniform. I made my mom a beautiful scarf using this 😍
That's great, yes, this is especially useful for scarves as you want them to have even and beautiful edges! 🙂
Thank you so much. Your videos are so easy to follow. I have been crocheting for over 40 years and for the first time I will now have straight edges 💜
That's great to hear, thank you! Yes, there is always new to learn in crochet, no matter how long you have been crocheting 🙂
WOW was my initial thought. Thank you, thank you, Thank You.....can’t wait to use this....
Great! Yes, I was very happy too when I found this out!
You are an awesome teacher! It's so nice to understand for a change! Keep up the good work!!!!
Thank you so much! 😃
Finally the absolute easiest and best way to keep straight edges! This method should be more widely known. Another plus is that this method produces a sturdy edge that makes adding a border super easy and doesn’t cause big holes! Thank you so much!
Thank you! True, the edge this method creates makes it easy to add any other borders!
WOW !! this explains all my problems !!! Thank You SO MUCH!!!!! Borders are going to be so much easier and look so much better with these straight edges !!!
Glad to hear it helped you! Enjoy crocheting!
this is amazing!! I was feeling so discouraged by my edges, but you explained exactly why I'm having issues. and this technique is easy enough that a beginner like me(I started a month ago) can pick it up in no time. thank you!
Update! My temperature blanket looks so professional now!
Thank you for your video, you made it so clear and easy to follow your instructions. Now I understand how keep the ends straight. You are a great teacher. Please continue to make more instructional videos.
Thank you, so glad they are useful! 👍
Thank you so much this is very helpfull, you are so talented🤩
Thank you! 😊
Thank you so much for this video! I thought the edges of my afghans were doomed forever! I can't wait to try this! xoxo
Lovely to hear, enjoy making your next afghan!
Hello, I hope you can help me.
I'm new to crochet and just learned the DC stitch. After crocheting several rows I wasn't very happy with the way it looked because it had gaps on the sides and also the edges were not as straight as the SC and 1/2 DC stitches I had just learned. The instructions asked me to chain 10 + 3 extra stitches. So I start with a slip knot, chain 13 and then the last 3 stitches of the chain will be the first DC stitch because I am told to skip the first 3 and make my first DC into the 4th chain.
I looked on the internet to try and find another method to make the edges look better and came across your video. I am a bit confused though as to how to start your technique from the very beginning, with the foundation chain. Do I start your technique after I have made the first 10 chains and then instead of chaining an extra 3, I will try your technique? Or do I do the first row like normal (making the first DC into the 4th chain until the end of the first row and then start your technique at the end of the first row before turning the row and continue on with your video)?
Otherwise, are you able to make a video showing your technique from the beginning starting with the slip knot and the foundation chain?
Thanks for any help you can provide! Your edges look very straight and I really hope I can learn your way of making the DC stitch.
Best,
Lisa
Hello Lisa, sorry it has taken this long to answer - I do try to answer comments every 3 days but time goes so fast!
With this technique I would do as you suggest, make the very first row after your chain the way you have the basic instructions for and then start this from the 2nd row on.
At times I have been wondering if I should make some basic tutorials but then decided not to because there seems to be so many of them! But you are not the first one asking, maybe I should consider that!
Hope this helps!
_Tuula
Thank you very much Tuula Maana your suggestions are the BEST ❤
You're so welcome!
life saver tip , Im having the hardest time to finishing the edges of a double crochet project , because of those horrible holes ! thank you for this!
Great to hear!
I've got an entire baby blanket with the holes that I'm trying to border now because I've come too far to undo it. Did you figure it out and any tips on fixing it?
@@thejessica-est theres no fix, just try to put the edge stitches inside of the double crochet stitches, don't go around the entire stitch, that creates bigger separation/holes, go thru it and the result is much more clean
Thank you, thank you, for being such a great instructor, who holds the needle like I was taught!
Thank you! This was the way I was taght as a child and I have never had any reason to change it :)
I want to thank you for making this specific video. I've had such trouble keeping my edges straight but you made it look so easy and now it works for me. Thank you again.
Lovely to hear!
Thank you, queen. You were very thorough and for that I thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow Tula you’re a fantastic teacher! I’ve not seen this done anywhere in all my years crocheting, it’s brilliant, thank you ❤
Wonderful!
This just changed my life! GENIUS and easy!!! Thank you!
Great to hear! 😊
This method for straight edges for dc crochet is fantastic!!
Do you have videos for the other stitches as well? Thank You!
Great! I don't have other ones at the moment except that a nunber of videos talk about straight edges in single crochet as part os a project.
I love this! I have been crocheting a very long time and I have never seen this hack. I always hated the holes at the ends of the rows. Going forward I will use this every time! Thank you so much!
Great to hear! Happy crocheting!
I am on my knees thanking you, Tuula. 🙏 The shawl I was busy crocheting for mum's birthday is complicated and I have spent days on the pattern, just to realise the sides are completely uneven. Your tutorial has given me the courage to start over and make lovely straight edges. 💕
That's lovely! I'm sure your mum will love the shawl!
I have been crocheting for years and never knew about this wonderful tip. 😁 Thank you so very much. My crochet work will be neat and even now thanks to you 🌻
Thank you, I'm happy it is useful!
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Thank you a hundred times over!! I will use this tip immediately!
Great to hear it is helpful!🙂
Very good. Thanks for your tutorial. How about half double crochet?
That's almost the same but in turning you just chain 1.
I have always thought that chain 3 turn stitch is too long. These are excellent techniques. Thank you!
I have done this on my first blanket and it worked GREAT (I am a very very beginner). Every time I finished a row I checked it for length and every time it came perfect. Thanks a million, my work finally looks better.
Wonderful!
you are the best crochet channel!! thank you for giving clear instructions & filming it well
Thank you, great to hear that! 💚
This is fantastic and SO helpful - I have spent more frustrated hours than I can remember, doing battle with horrible-looking edges. You've not only saved my crochet, you've saved my sanity too. Thank you many times over.
Thank you, so glad it is helpful!
I so grateful I found your channel!!! You have changed my crochet game and have rejuvenated my love for crocheting 👍🏻❤️😊
Thank you, that's wonderful to hear! Happy crocheting ❤
This is a great tip! I love double crochets but didn't like the holes at the ends of the rows but just thought that was how it had to be. It doesn't! Thank you!
Great! Happy to hear it is useful 😊
This technique was very helpful and makes my project look so much neater. Thank you so much!!
Oh my goodness. I've been crocheting my whole life and I've seen so many approaches to getting straight edges, none of which really clicked for me. This one make so much more sense! Thank you so much for your knowledge!
Thank you, so glad to hear!😊 I remember how pleased I was to learn this years ago.
This is by far the best method I've come across! Thank you for sharing.
Wow this is such an awesome technique! Never would have thought of doing it this way! Would you use the same method if you are working in single crochets, or is this just a double crochet thing?
Yes, this is just for double crochet and half-double crochet. Single crochet doesn't need this, just need to make sure you start right at the edge stitch of a new row.
@@TuulaMaaria Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for this video. The first time it makes sense to me. I hope one day to be as good as you are. You are a genius! ❤️
I would love to learn how to start the double crochet onto the first and last chain
Finally a great tutorial omg!!!!
Glad you like it!
I’m self taught crochet and this is the first time I’ve seen this. Wow! So simple, only took twenty years for someone to show me. Thank you Tuula .
Great to hear it is useful! Enjoy your crochet!
Rose Kay I can relate to you!!!
Thank you so much! That straight edge i Love it❤ Best video yet!
Thank you, glad to hear! 😊
i've been crocheting for almost a decade now and i've never seen this wonderful technique! typically i single crochet around my edges so it helps even everything out while also giving me a clearly defined stitch for seaming purposes, but this will be a huge help! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. :)
Lovely, thank you! Yes, bordering your finished work hides uneven edges but this method saves time if you don't need a border!
now, I see why my edges are that way, thank you so very much🌷
Wonderful!
This is the best method I've seen. Yes, some people do the chain 2 first, then dc into the same st, but without the "extra" dc in the previous row, it doesn't help much.
Yes, I agree, it needs done on both rows, start and end, to work right!
Thank you! Although I just finished a piece using the old method as of now I will adopt this new and most improved way! Thank you for sharing! We appreciate it!
Great to hear, glad it was useful!
This is a real game changer for me. Thanks so much for sharing your skills.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for the tip. The thing I always hated about my blankets, especially if I was going to put lace around edges was the crooked edges. This helped so much. Thx again.
Great, very happy to hear! Enjoy your crocheting 🙂
This has been SOOOOOO helpful!!! I was so close to giving up on making scarves because I couldn't get that straight edge, but this technique is SO helpful and so easy to learn!!!
So glad to hear this, lovely that you can now make all the scarves you want!
Tuula thank you so very much. this is brilliant! i have tried 4-5 types of turning chain variations but this is the absolute best one i have seen. I love your videos they are so clearly recorded for listening and following the stitches. thank you so very much.
Thank you, I'm happy to hear that! Enjoy your crocheting and have a good day!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. You just confirmed what I thought all along about 2chains vs 3chains and closing the gap at the end of the row.
That's great :)
Fantastic and you are a good teacher too.
Thank you so much! 🙂
Wonderful demonstration
Wonderful tip! This will eliminate the need for borders just to make cleaner edges!
Yes, definitely, edges are clean enough, no need to hide them unless you specifically want to add borders.
I love crocheting, made a blanket once, very soothing
Lovely, hope you will be making more!
When making and pillow cover you have to single crochet in the stitch two times can you double crochet in the same stitch or put two single crochet in the same stitch
Single crochet goes a bit differently, I wouldn't put two stitches in the same stitch. Just chain one for turning and then always have the first stitch of the new row in the same stitch where the chain is. I really should make a video about that, several people have asked about that! 😊
Ok l will try to do that if l can remember how to do that thanks a lot
Thank you so much for the excellent tip and well explained
Happy to hear you liked it!
Wonderful! Looks beautiful. Appreciate you teaching this method! I just came across this video of yours. Cheers!
Thank you, glad you liked the method!
Hello, great tips. I consider myself advanced but I usually do amigurumi, This year I decided to make hats and scarf sets as xmas gifts and realized im not good at straight edges after trying and trying, I decided to look at videos, watching multiple videos, I thankfully came across yours! My scarf is coming out so great. Thank you!!!
That's great, glad it helps! Enjoy making your hats and scarves!
Does it matter which way you turn your work for the next row. I am incorporating your technique but am still creating divits on my edges. Love, love, love learning from you! Thank you!!!!❤
Yes, I didn't even think of mentioning that because when I made that video I had never seen anyone turn the other way round where the yarn comes to the front in turning. It is very hard to make it even if you turn that way, I tried it. You need to tighten the yarn but easily tighten too much, or not enough, and both create an uneven edge,
@TuulaMaaria thank you so much for your reply! I watched your video and you turn your work clockwise with the yarn in back. I was turning counterclockwise but still keeping the yarn in the back. Idk, maybe it's my tension then. Thank you again and I love learning from you!😊
I just want to thank you so much for your video, I keep coming back to it to make sure I'm doing it right. You have saved my blankets. You're a really great teacher . Again, thank you 😊
Happy to hear it is useful! Thank you for your comment 💚
Thank you! Just picked up how to crochet during this quarantine time. No wonder my edges are always not straight 😅
Glad to hear it was useful! TH-cam seems to be affected by the present situation too, many comments from days back are only appearing now! Stay safe!
😍thank you I was never completely happy with my edges. You have taught me so much!
Lovely, thank you! 💚
Every time I see this video I marvel at the idea! Thank you
Great to hear!
You can do this with hdc’s too!!!! I had a pattern with alternating rows of dcs and hdc’s and it worked perfectly!!!! Thanks!
Yes, true, works there too !
Totally BRILLIANT! Thanks so very much.
Thank you!
Excellent presentation! I assume this would work with the higher stitches (triple, quadruple) also.
I always forget how many extra chains to make at the end of the row for each stitch type. Do you have a quick way of remembering?
Yes, works for those bigger stitches too.
The number of chains can depend on the yarn used so for high stitches I try it out each time, to see what amount looks best.
@@TuulaMaaria
Let me see if I get it
No matter what the pattern calls for I use your double crochet technique at the end and the beginning of each row?
@@patriciamalloy5501 Yes, as long as you are working with double crochets. This does not affect the number of stitches on the row because the two stitches at the end count as one.
Exactly what I was looking for !
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I figured out the chain 2, instead of 3, but still had a small gap, every other row.
Thank you! Yes, this should make fairly even edges - crochet is never perfect but we can try to get close 😊
Thank you so much!!! My double crochet scarves always come out with those holes on the edges, I'm excited to try this technique on my next scarf! 🤩
Wonderful!
Thank you Tuula. This makes perfect sense. What a great technique. ❤
Glad you liked it!
Thank you!! It seems a little hard but I will keep practicing and trying! 😀 I love this stitch it's one of my favorites
Great, I'm sure you will master this in no time! 😊
Thank you for this wonderful tip, the uneven or sloppy edges always make me feel like I could have done better. You have given us all a way to do so much better on our projects.
Thank you, happy to hear it is useful - and yes, it definitely does make cleaner looking edges!
Thank you so much for this video! I was getting so frustrated with my scarf project that I was ready to give up because I could not figure out how to get a straight edge and my OCD was not having the wavy edge at all! Great tutorial!
That's great to hear! Trust your scarf is working out well now!
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Tuula, I love the way you teach. You make everything easy to follow. I’ve been saving all your tips and refer to them often. Do you have tutorials on crochet Yorkie dog sweaters?? Keeep making your wonderful videos. Thank you, thank you and thank you again.
@@bobbiejohatch4245 Thank you so much! No, unfortunately I don't have any dog sweaters, hope you find one on someone's channel!
Very helpful... thank you for this demonstration. I will use this!
Thank you, that is great!
Great tip but how can I use it with half double croshet? And even worse how can this work when I have one row hdc and the next sc and again hdc, sc ...... I can think a solution for a pattern like this. Please help me if you can😕
I have an "unofficial" unedited video about half double crochets that I made as an answer to this same question, th-cam.com/video/I8xZDuP1Za8/w-d-xo.html
With single crochets it is important that you always make the first stitch of the row into the same stitch where you turning chain stitch is, to avoid holes. There is no problem in alternating the stitches and getting a straight edge 😊
Thanks so much for this tip! And those hooks you linked to are my favorites also.
Thank you! Yes, those hooks are lovely to use!
is this the same for the first row of stitches? like should i put two double crochets into the last stitch on the first row?
I normally start using this from the second row on.
@@TuulaMaaria how did you do the first row?
You are a genius
Finally somebody speaks truth. Thank u soo much & bless u!!!
Thank you :)
Thank you! i have always struggled with this. It was discouraging. Many thanks. I subscribed to your channel
That's great :) Glad it was helpful and thank you for subscribing!
Finally I have straight edges! Thank you so much!
That's great! 😊
Fantastic worked a treat! I just need to remember to make the last 3 section of shawl zig zaggy so it matches the bit I've done before I watched your video lol
Thank you thank you thank you so much for this video❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Most welcome 😊
My sister sent me your video to help me learn how to turn doing double crochets. Thank you for teaching us. I'm excited to try your way...I liked and subscribed to your channel, and am looking forward to your lessons.
Thank you, great to hear! Happy crocheting! 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this extremely helpful technique!!
Thank you, great it was helpful!
Thank you for this great tip which is really helpful. I have been doing a cardigan -back and sides, together in one piece. The pattern is FRONT LOOP only. The pattern is one row single crochet and one row double crochet (USA pattern) with front bands crocheted up one side around neck and down neck opposite side. I have ripped it 5 times. It is essential to get straight edges or the front band will be - me thinks- rather wavy. You are an angel :-)
I figure, if it's a crochet project and I don't start over at least once (or twice, or three times), that it doesn't really count. If I've made a particular pattern multiple times, then I figured I've paid my dues to the pattern and it's okay if I don't frog it. Besides, I sometimes think of ways to get that particular effect, instead of following a pattern line by line. It's just fancy string. It can (usually) handle being frogged once or twice.
Wow.. this is great help, thank you!
Another brilliant tip. Many thanks x
This technique is the best solution for this problem I've ever seen! TFS!
Great to hear 😊
Thank you very much! I love your way of doing it!
Thank you :)
Too fast to catch what you did to fix it. Can't follow along... :(
Sorry about that, does it help of you slow down the playback speed? Then the crochet moves much slower.
Thank you ..
This has really helped me to straight edges on my crochet scarf ❤
I'm just starting this and for whatever reason I'm having the hardest time with holding the yarn. I wanna just go at it with a little more speed but I struggle so much. I keep practicing its just hard
Yes, it can take a while to find the position that is best for you! Hope you will get used to it 😊
Just a suggestion - there was no YT when I started crochet, so I pretty much just followed the books and such. I have a hook grip and yarn tension-ing hold that I've never seen in a YT video. Play around with holding the hook and yarn in a way that feels better to you. If you don't copy the videos on how they do a slip knot, hold the hook, or hold the yarn, as long s it works for you, it works.
I have a modified hold of the hook - modified knife hold (just holding it like I would a table knife, and I just hold the yarn loosely, with tension provided by my thumb/index/middle fingers, the other fingers just curl into my palm around the yarn. I can hold my project with my off hand and tension the yarn, while moving the hook with my thumb as a guide.
@@goldengryphon thank for the tip
@@young.nugget I made a little video to demonstrate was I was (badly) trying to explain - but it was pure awful. I hope you have fun trying different holds for everything.