Helpful video! Doing a gauge swatch can help to figure out the actual height of your rows without having to guess. Just do a small square and measure the height of your rows per inch of the square. Decide the height you want to make your project and use that number to determine how many rows you'll need to crochet
I love your crochet needles case with your needles, stitch markers and all things crochet. I've been procrastinating on making one. Now I gotta make it 😂
uploaded three DAYS ago?? like others are saying, perfect timing, ive been wanting to make a tapestry piece for a friend and had no idea how to use stitchfiddle. thought i was the issue for not understanding, but thank you for clarifying everything!!
this is sooo helpful! there's always so many pictures i want to turn into tapestry but i had no idea it was this easy to use stitchfiddle, thank you for this! 😇
Thank youuu, I was this 🤏close to making the alpha pattern myself with Illustrator or Excel. I mean, I know I will have to edit it, but this does almost all the work, the rest are just detail 😆 thank you!!
Thank you so much!! You're so descriptive and easy to understand. I've tried so many times to use stitch fiddle but I didn't know how to get the graph clear. Thank yoouu!! 💜💜 Also , question, when you turn your work, do you read the graph right left, left right or follow the pattern on the same side of the graph? Does that make sense?
@crochetcrys_ I'll try to explain it better. Since we have to turn our work when crocheting, when you do your first row (reading the pattern left to right), once you turn your work, do you continue reading it on the same side of the grid that you started on, or do you read it from the opposite side?
Thanks for trying to help us I tried it but it waant that clear with me ..for my bad luck .. But i really wanna know how to swotch colors if its more then 2 bcoz its sooo hard for me iam just started before few monthes
Just now watching your video after creating my first tapestry crochet piece a few days ago using stitch fiddle. I wanna make more pieces but, for whatever reason, when i followed the chart on stitch fiddle, my piece turned out mirrored. I figured I'd have to flip whatever I want horizontally and then input it onto stitch fiddle but is there a less annoying way around this?
I used to make this same mistake in the past. It all depends on how you start! Here are some tips: - the foundation chain does not count as a row. - decide which rows are on the right side, and which are on the wrong side. i.e odd rows=right side, even rows=wrong side. - your Row 1 on stitchfiddle needs to correctly correlate to your project. so if theres a blue square on the left of the chart, you need to make sure that blue stitch is to the left of your row 1. it is quite difficult to explain this mistake via typing so I suggest you watch youtube tutorials. I have one titled "how to do intarsia tapestry crochet" which might be useful! many people found it helpful. i hope this helps !
@@crochetcrys_ ohmygoddd your first bullet!!! That makes so much sense, also the numbering on stitch fiddle makes sense now too. I did open your video on intarsia crochet as well, but figured I'd get my hands set on tapestry crochet first and then advance to intarsia. Thank you so much for replying and your advice, this is gonna be a game changer!
You are literally guessing by just using chains as your measurements instead of a tape measure because when you put stitches into those chains it changes the length and the height of a row isn't the same as a chain. Instead you need an actual tape measure and to be doing a gauge swatch. To do a gauge swatch, using the yarn weight of choice and hook size you intend to use, crochet a square using the stitch type you want to use (example dk weight, 4mm hook and double crochet stitch). The square or swatch only needs to be 3 or 4 inches across and up. After that, count how many stitches are in 1 inch across and count how many rows are 1 inch up (or centimeters if you are using metric). Then times that number by the number of inches you want your picture to measure. For example you're making a jumper with a chest measurement of 32". You are doing the front only so half it and you get 16". In your gauge swatch you did 8 stitches per inch so 16" x 8= 128. This is how many stitches across your picture needs to be. I'm speaking from experience here, I've been crocheting for about 20 years and have made every item imaginable. Please don't use guesswork, actual measurements are important.
Hello, thanks for your feedback! What you're referring to is a gauge swatch which, yes, is recommended to do before starting crochet wearables. I've definitely done gauge swatches before and I explain how I do it in my video "How I crocheted my birthday outfit". Please don't assume I only "guesswork" just because I don't mention it in this video. The purpose of this specific video is just to show how to use Stitchfiddle and turn pictures into graphs. I didn't want to get into gauges and measurements because it gets confusing and that can be a video on its own! Also, I know of many crocheters who do not gauge swatch and their work is phenomenal, some of which have also been crocheting for decades. I also almost always use the same size hook and same yarn brand for my work and thus I'm very confident with how it'll turn out. Also, if you listen at 8:35, I say this is how *I* do it! I just share what works for me!! It never fails me🤷♀ If you are reading this and wondering whether to do a gauge swatch, yes! try it out! if not, then thats also okay! The more experience, the better you'll become at decision making. 💗
@@crochetcrys_ I'm only offering friendly advice as an experienced crocheter. Like everything in life it's up to you whether or not you take note of it 🤷♀️
Let me break down what feels off about this interaction: 1. The first commenter's tone is quite condescending, using phrases like "You are literally guessing" and "Please don't use guesswork," which comes across as patronizing, especially given they hadn't watched the creator's other content where she does explain gauge swatching. 2. The TH-camr (@crochetcrys_) responds very professionally and gracefully, explaining that she does know about gauge swatching and has covered it in other videos. She also thoughtfully acknowledges both approaches (with and without gauge swatching) as valid depending on experience level. 3. The commenter's final response "@stuck_on_pause" is passive-aggressive. While they claim it's "friendly advice," their shrug emoji and dismissive "it's up to you whether or not you take note of it" suggests they're offended their advice wasn't fully embraced, despite the TH-camr's polite and thorough explanation. The main issue is that the commenter made assumptions about the TH-camr's knowledge and experience, offered unsolicited advice in a somewhat condescending way, and then responded dismissively when their advice was met with a thoughtful explanation of why the video was structured the way it was. A more constructive approach would have been to either ask questions first about why gauge swatching wasn't mentioned in this particular video, or to phrase their initial suggestion more collaboratively rather than as a correction of perceived mistakes.
@gagging2602 "Let me break down what FEELS off about this interaction" and there's your problem. You see, the thing with factual statements (like what I said in my original comment) is that facts are facts, math is math but "feelings" are subjective. Everything in life that we build, make, create uses math, from the houses we live in to the food we eat. If you want to make something which is fit for its purpose then math is key. So then you have the way TH-cam works; you can watch just a single video of a creator without the obligation or stipulation that you watch their entire repertoire of videos which is exactly what I did. The way we communicate has changed hugely and rapidly, even more so over the last 10 years and continues to evolve but with this comes the issue of spreading inaccurate, misleading information, which happens easily. Yes I could have left no comment on this video but our society relies on the sharing of knowledge, the teaching from one to the next and has done for hundreds, thousands of years. If it weren't for someone else none of us would know anything. What I wrote was factual and true, it's not subjective and doesn't contain feelings (feelings are subjective and personal). My second statement is also true, it IS up to you what you do with information presented to you. I didn't write any of that to be condescending or patronising and I'm certainly not offended at the creators response, I simply wrote it because sharing information, passing knowledge to others is a human trait and a part of society that we shouldn't stop. You can't always go off of how you feel about a situation because that leads you down the path you took, which is to make swift assumptions about someone's intent without looking at the bigger picture. You have projected feelings into these statements, feelings that aren't there, literally putting "words" into my "mouth". You analyse what I wrote but you don't understand the foundation of it, you put feelings and emotions at the forefront instead of seeing that I really was just sharing information, of which I didn't HAVE to share but I did. People say some really bad things to each other online constantly, everywhere and every one of us has been on the receiving end at some point. This however, was definitely not one of them.
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Helpful video! Doing a gauge swatch can help to figure out the actual height of your rows without having to guess. Just do a small square and measure the height of your rows per inch of the square. Decide the height you want to make your project and use that number to determine how many rows you'll need to crochet
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I love your crochet needles case with your needles, stitch markers and all things crochet. I've been procrastinating on making one. Now I gotta make it 😂
thank you! i have a tutorial on it in case it helps
uploaded three DAYS ago?? like others are saying, perfect timing, ive been wanting to make a tapestry piece for a friend and had no idea how to use stitchfiddle. thought i was the issue for not understanding, but thank you for clarifying everything!!
Thank you Thank You! ✨✨✨✨✨✨
It's crazy that video appeared sooo at the right time. Thank you very much
this is sooo helpful! there's always so many pictures i want to turn into tapestry but i had no idea it was this easy to use stitchfiddle, thank you for this! 😇
I def needed this! Stitchfiddle was so confusing for me when I tried to upload my pic. Thank you for explaining!! ❤
my pleasure!!
Thank you SO much for this 🫶...... this video is extremely useful. You're an angel
I'm glad it helped
Girl i hit follow immediately this is perfect video thank you and I’m looking forward to another perfect video 💜💜
Girlll you are soo good i was literally finding a way how to make pattern by myself, thank you for this video ❤
I love stitchfiddle, as well. My go-to for creating graphgan charts.
Thank you chrys! I really needed this video😊❣️
Te amooooo 😅 me salvaste !!!! No conocía ese programa. Muchas gracias y saludos desde Argentina 🙏💐👏👏👏
Yay I needed exactly this thank you
Thank youuu, I was this 🤏close to making the alpha pattern myself with Illustrator or Excel. I mean, I know I will have to edit it, but this does almost all the work, the rest are just detail 😆 thank you!!
Genius!!!! Thank you for sharing the knowledge!!!
Thankyou so much for this you are amazing 😊
This is very helpful thank you ❤
thank you so much for this!
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Awesome ❤
U explained this so well thank you I been trying to figure out how to make my own tapestry images for like the past two weeks now
Thank you for the videos! I found the instarsia tapestry crochet video very helpful!
P.s. You have lovely skin!
Thank you so much!! Glad it helped❤
Everytime I watch your vids I’m convinced I can do it and then I try 😢
you can
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Thank you so much!! You're so descriptive and easy to understand. I've tried so many times to use stitch fiddle but I didn't know how to get the graph clear. Thank yoouu!! 💜💜 Also , question, when you turn your work, do you read the graph right left, left right or follow the pattern on the same side of the graph? Does that make sense?
im not sure what u mean hun
@crochetcrys_ I'll try to explain it better. Since we have to turn our work when crocheting, when you do your first row (reading the pattern left to right), once you turn your work, do you continue reading it on the same side of the grid that you started on, or do you read it from the opposite side?
I hope that helps
you are amazinggg Roughly how long does it take you to stitch a sweater
The sweater I’m wearing in this video took about 3 weeks
I’m trying to make a smaller project, small crossbody bag but I’m having trouble getting a graph that small so u have any tips ?
Thanks for trying to help us
I tried it but it waant that clear with me ..for my bad luck ..
But i really wanna know how to swotch colors if its more then 2 bcoz its sooo hard for me iam just started before few monthes
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can u share the mikasa tapestry pattern behind you? it looks so beautiful 😭😭
how do you change sizes like for example a top is obviously smaller than a blanket so how do you make different stitch sizes ig
is it possible to do a tapestry in a triangular shaped banda? 🥺
Thank you for sharing this video.
I've never tried it before but im sure it is possible!
Hi how do you get your pic into stitch fiddle
Hi can u release a tutorial on the trinket girl purse? Its really pretty 😭
Hey! thats actually a pattern test i did for @AidanWellsCrochet on IG! you can find the pattern there :)
Just now watching your video after creating my first tapestry crochet piece a few days ago using stitch fiddle. I wanna make more pieces but, for whatever reason, when i followed the chart on stitch fiddle, my piece turned out mirrored. I figured I'd have to flip whatever I want horizontally and then input it onto stitch fiddle but is there a less annoying way around this?
I used to make this same mistake in the past. It all depends on how you start! Here are some tips:
- the foundation chain does not count as a row.
- decide which rows are on the right side, and which are on the wrong side. i.e odd rows=right side, even rows=wrong side.
- your Row 1 on stitchfiddle needs to correctly correlate to your project. so if theres a blue square on the left of the chart, you need to make sure that blue stitch is to the left of your row 1.
it is quite difficult to explain this mistake via typing so I suggest you watch youtube tutorials. I have one titled "how to do intarsia tapestry crochet" which might be useful! many people found it helpful. i hope this helps !
@@crochetcrys_ ohmygoddd your first bullet!!! That makes so much sense, also the numbering on stitch fiddle makes sense now too. I did open your video on intarsia crochet as well, but figured I'd get my hands set on tapestry crochet first and then advance to intarsia. Thank you so much for replying and your advice, this is gonna be a game changer!
What type of yarn do you use for tapestry ?
Acrylic Loops and Threads yarn - same yarn I use for most projects!
You are literally guessing by just using chains as your measurements instead of a tape measure because when you put stitches into those chains it changes the length and the height of a row isn't the same as a chain. Instead you need an actual tape measure and to be doing a gauge swatch. To do a gauge swatch, using the yarn weight of choice and hook size you intend to use, crochet a square using the stitch type you want to use (example dk weight, 4mm hook and double crochet stitch). The square or swatch only needs to be 3 or 4 inches across and up. After that, count how many stitches are in 1 inch across and count how many rows are 1 inch up (or centimeters if you are using metric). Then times that number by the number of inches you want your picture to measure. For example you're making a jumper with a chest measurement of 32". You are doing the front only so half it and you get 16". In your gauge swatch you did 8 stitches per inch so 16" x 8= 128. This is how many stitches across your picture needs to be. I'm speaking from experience here, I've been crocheting for about 20 years and have made every item imaginable. Please don't use guesswork, actual measurements are important.
Hello, thanks for your feedback! What you're referring to is a gauge swatch which, yes, is recommended to do before starting crochet wearables. I've definitely done gauge swatches before and I explain how I do it in my video "How I crocheted my birthday outfit". Please don't assume I only "guesswork" just because I don't mention it in this video. The purpose of this specific video is just to show how to use Stitchfiddle and turn pictures into graphs. I didn't want to get into gauges and measurements because it gets confusing and that can be a video on its own!
Also, I know of many crocheters who do not gauge swatch and their work is phenomenal, some of which have also been crocheting for decades. I also almost always use the same size hook and same yarn brand for my work and thus I'm very confident with how it'll turn out. Also, if you listen at 8:35, I say this is how *I* do it! I just share what works for me!! It never fails me🤷♀
If you are reading this and wondering whether to do a gauge swatch, yes! try it out! if not, then thats also okay! The more experience, the better you'll become at decision making.
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@@crochetcrys_ I'm only offering friendly advice as an experienced crocheter. Like everything in life it's up to you whether or not you take note of it 🤷♀️
Let me break down what feels off about this interaction:
1. The first commenter's tone is quite condescending, using phrases like "You are literally guessing" and "Please don't use guesswork," which comes across as patronizing, especially given they hadn't watched the creator's other content where she does explain gauge swatching.
2. The TH-camr (@crochetcrys_) responds very professionally and gracefully, explaining that she does know about gauge swatching and has covered it in other videos. She also thoughtfully acknowledges both approaches (with and without gauge swatching) as valid depending on experience level.
3. The commenter's final response "@stuck_on_pause" is passive-aggressive. While they claim it's "friendly advice," their shrug emoji and dismissive "it's up to you whether or not you take note of it" suggests they're offended their advice wasn't fully embraced, despite the TH-camr's polite and thorough explanation.
The main issue is that the commenter made assumptions about the TH-camr's knowledge and experience, offered unsolicited advice in a somewhat condescending way, and then responded dismissively when their advice was met with a thoughtful explanation of why the video was structured the way it was.
A more constructive approach would have been to either ask questions first about why gauge swatching wasn't mentioned in this particular video, or to phrase their initial suggestion more collaboratively rather than as a correction of perceived mistakes.
@gagging2602 🤣
@gagging2602 "Let me break down what FEELS off about this interaction" and there's your problem. You see, the thing with factual statements (like what I said in my original comment) is that facts are facts, math is math but "feelings" are subjective. Everything in life that we build, make, create uses math, from the houses we live in to the food we eat. If you want to make something which is fit for its purpose then math is key.
So then you have the way TH-cam works; you can watch just a single video of a creator without the obligation or stipulation that you watch their entire repertoire of videos which is exactly what I did. The way we communicate has changed hugely and rapidly, even more so over the last 10 years and continues to evolve but with this comes the issue of spreading inaccurate, misleading information, which happens easily. Yes I could have left no comment on this video but our society relies on the sharing of knowledge, the teaching from one to the next and has done for hundreds, thousands of years. If it weren't for someone else none of us would know anything. What I wrote was factual and true, it's not subjective and doesn't contain feelings (feelings are subjective and personal). My second statement is also true, it IS up to you what you do with information presented to you. I didn't write any of that to be condescending or patronising and I'm certainly not offended at the creators response, I simply wrote it because sharing information, passing knowledge to others is a human trait and a part of society that we shouldn't stop.
You can't always go off of how you feel about a situation because that leads you down the path you took, which is to make swift assumptions about someone's intent without looking at the bigger picture. You have projected feelings into these statements, feelings that aren't there, literally putting "words" into my "mouth". You analyse what I wrote but you don't understand the foundation of it, you put feelings and emotions at the forefront instead of seeing that I really was just sharing information, of which I didn't HAVE to share but I did. People say some really bad things to each other online constantly, everywhere and every one of us has been on the receiving end at some point. This however, was definitely not one of them.
This is just amazing! Iv got a crazy idea to make for my boyfriend and possibly his family✨🩷