How to Fix a Tight Crochet Edge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2020
- In just minutes, learn how to fix a tight crochet edge! Yes, bail beginners out!
After you've made progress on your crochet project, you discover that the tight edge at the beginning will just not stretch out! You can't bear to rip it all out... Don't! Instead learn to fix it.
With just a few minutes of time, learn to take a foundation chain out and re-crochet a new edge at just the right tension. No need to frog your crochet and start over! A great technique for every crocheter to put in their repertoire.
This is a very easy and quick solution to this very common crochet problem.
Be brave! Master your crochet! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Thank you! You are the first person that has actually shown how to fix an uneven blanket with the chain too tight. So many just give you tips on how not to do it, which doesn’t help when your blanket is finished. ❤ you just don’t know how much I appreciate your demonstration AND how easy it is. ❤❤❤
Thank you for the wonderful comment. I have taught crochet for over 55 years and I figured this one out because it is really frustrating when it happens and it happens to beginners and experienced crocheters. I am a firm believer that nearly everything can be fixed one way or the other. Happy Crocheting!
I am SO not brave enough to do this!!! But you actually make me feel like maybe, juuust maybe, I could actually do it! I need to work up my nerve and just try it because I have this problem sometimes. I’ve only been crocheting for about a year now, self taught, (THANK YOU TH-cam!) and these types of videos are invaluable to me. So
💗thank you💗
You can do it! Just take your time. Make a swatch in the same stitch pattern and yarn about 8 inches across and 4 inches high and practice on it first. It will work out. I developed this technique years ago just for people like you... so you can have great results. Just remember even experienced crocheters get lured into thinking things will stretch out. They don't. So in self-defense, learn this technique. I also did a sequel video on how to fix tight edges on more elaborate stitch patterns. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/Q4AgyKfkKAQ/w-d-xo.html
"how brave," - wise words. Thank you! My gorgeous mosaic crochet thanks you too.
You are so welcome! I've taught for over 55 years... Yikes...and I just hated when a crocheter has worked so hard on their project only to be told by others the only solution was to frog it. So I came up with a much better solution! Please pass the link along to your crochet buddies. Everyone should have this in their repetoire of solutions.
Oh what a great tutorial! My chevron stripe blanket had a tight chain row and was curving. I didn't want to frog it all because I weaved in the ends already and didn't think that would be fun to undo! I cut the chain, slipped the yarn out, and slipped stitched my way across. I was a little worried because I had double crochet clusters to deal with, but I managed to find the tops of each dc and it worked out beautifully. I used a larger hook size than what I used with the rest of the blanket, too. I am tickled how it turned out, and I thank you so much! 🥰😘
Great job! I'm so glad for your success!
Hi, I want to thank you for saving my sanity. I have been working on an heirloom blanket for my daughter for about 5 weeks now. Almost finished except for 3 last rows and I discovered a panel INSIDE my work that is bulging. I am like What????? I began searching
and watched many tutorials and FINALLY I found someone who actually addressed my problem. you explained everything so patiently. Now I don't feel like an idiot. I loved your tutorial and will be referring to you many times forward. Thank you is not adequate, you have saved my sanity!!!
Thank you for the lovely comment. It makes me feel that what I do is useful. Let me know if you ever encounter another issue. I love challenges and solving problems.
Exactly what I needed!
This is life saving - thank you!!!
Thank you for watching!
Yay!! Just what I needed. Thank you!!
You're so welcome! Glad I could help!
This is exactly what i need! Thank you so much!!! ❤
Glad I could help!
Great video:) Would also be good if crocheters tried using a larger hook size initially to make their chain (especially for those who crochet tightly). I usually crochet the first row in the back bump of the chain as this makes a nice finished edge (especially useful for attaching a border) and usually stops that tight-chain pulling from happening. So glad I found your channel😊
Those are great ways of avoiding the problem to begin with! Thanks for sharing!
Very helpful tutorial!!!! Thank you for the excellent tip!
You are so welcome!
Just ran into this problem - thanks for the solution!
Glad I can be of help!
Finally a helpful video! 🤍🤍 Thank you
I'm so glad it was useful. I just want to help my fellow crocheters. I've actually taught for over 56 years and I despise frogging! Let me know if you have any other challenges.... Happy to help!
Thank you so much for this video!!! I used this technique almost a decade ago and completely forgot how to fix the chain. Looked everywhere and only found odd variations which included trying to catch every single stitch as you remove the chain. This technique not only looks better, but it's so much less stressful!!
Thank you for your encouraging words. Happy Crocheting!
This is a god send! Thank you so much! What a good fix 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Glad it helped! Thanks for letting me know.
Brilliant tutorial. thank you.
You're very welcome! Works everytime!
Thank you so much!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much 💗
You are so welcome. I'm glad this was helpful!
Fantastic I'm going right to my 'unhappy' box to fix those tight edges. Thank you so much. ¤
Perfect! You will do great!
I will save this video forever. I just had to cut my crochet top off of me because the chain row was too tight and I couldn't get out of it. Ruined a great project and wish I had found this earlier. Thank you so much!
Oh, no! 😢I hope your future projects are not disappointing. Let me know if you encounter a problem, I've taught crochet for over 55 years and I love a good challenge. I've also seen a lot of "unfixable" issues and somehow "fixed" the majority of them. Happy Crocheting!
Thank you 🙏🏼 I always have that problem, to avoid it I always use a bigger crochet for the foundation chain but still to tight.
Thanks a lot ❤
Happy to help! I've taught a really long time and that is a challenge for many. Happy crocheting!
Wow this is amazing
I've taught a long time and I developed this technique to encourage not discourage! It happens to everyone!
Thank you. It's always frustrating to have the first row end up tight. I was able to fix it with your technique.
Great job! Glad this solution worked for you!
I used a hook one size bigger for the foundation row of my blanket. Four rows done already, I'm not happy with it.
Your video changes everything. Now I don't have to frog it...
Thank-you!
Wonderful! Glad you found this helpful. Please share my channel with your crochet buddies! Happy Crocheting!
Ty!! ❤
You are so welcome!
I needed this so bad! I’m making a graphghan or whatever it’s called, and I REALLY do not want to do that again
Glad I could be of help!
I had the opposite problem! Beginning chain was too loose and had annoying gaps. Thank you!
I'm glad the video was helpful! Essentially, in the process you replace the foundation with one that works for you!
I was taught to use a 1/2 size bigger hook for a chained length, OR do a foundation sc which is stretchier.
Thank you! Those are very effective ways to prevent the edge from being too tight in the first place! I have taught both those methods. Afterall, prevention is the best medicine. However, occassionally, a stitch pattern behaves differently or the crocheter does not realize it just won't stretch out and has completed a significant number of rows... This video is for those OOPS! moments. I believe in fixing it if at all possible and not ripping it out. I've taught how to crochet for over 55 years and figured out ways to encourage crocheters, not discourage them.
You just saved my crochet project!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!
Glad I could be helpful!
I really want to do this and fix my first blanket but I’m so nervous! How can we tell which stitch to cut when it looks like there could be two? Would it be the one that’s closer to the top of the loop if that makes sense?
There are two loops of the foundation chain along the edge.. Cut either of them as they are connected and you need to unravel them anyway. Let me know how it goes!
Yes, always cut one along the top of the edge of the foundation chain, not the stitch that goes into the foundation chain. If you are nervous about it, just unravel slowly. You don't have to pull the whole thing out all at once. Just gradually.
I want to thank you for your quick comment and great advice! I ended up removing another row along with it just because the loops ended up being too stretched to work with. But I followed your steps and it ended out great!! I’m so glad I didn’t have to start over or just keep it how it was. Thank you so much!!
I am so glad that it worked out for you! Happy Crocheting!
Hi! how do you start the new stitch? And how do you end it so it doesn’t unravel? Thank you!
To start, simply pull the yarn through the bottom of the stitch that was removed. Leave at least a 4 inch yarn tail at each end and using a yarn needle weave it in. It is secure.
@@TwistedYarns thank you!
Does this work the same with double crochet stitches? And I’m having trouble just pulling the strand of chains out, I have to walk back each stitch
Yes! It works with double crochet patterns too! Here is another video that I did showing that technique using a fancier stitch! th-cam.com/video/Q4AgyKfkKAQ/w-d-xo.html .
If you are having trouble pulling the stitches out, it's one of 2 problems. First, you make the first cut about 2 inches away from the slip knot to establish a yarn tail on this end. The 2nd cut ( about 1:50 into the video) is made on the other end. If you only made 1 cut near the slip knot you will end up backing each stitch out 1 by 1 because the chain in directional and easily pulls out going toward the slip knot but not the other way.
The second reason you are pulling out 1 by one would be if you split the yarn of the chain when you originally crocheted the foundation row. However, that would most likely stop you on a few stitched not all the way across. Hope this helps!
@@TwistedYarns okay, I didn’t know if it would be different since the double crochet stitch goes through two and then the next two rather than picking up a previous loop.
I have this problem on a crystal waves blanket I’ve started. Is the same principle applied to all stitch patterns? It seems I’ll lose the clusters that are formed directly into that foundation chain if I pull the foundation chain out.
If you can wait a couple days, I'll be happy to do a video showing you exactly how to do it on the crystal wave pattern. Thank you for the great idea!
If you can't wait, the principle is the same however, I would remove the base chain for only a few at a time then work the new stitches to replace the chains and cluster. When you remove the chain from the cluster of stitches, you will have double crochets and a single crochet to pick up on your hook all at the same time and then create a chain through them to replace what was removed. Then you can create the 3 chains in between them and repeat. I'm assuming that the crystal wave pattern was skip 3 chains, (1 sc, 3 dc) in next chain repeated across the row.
Thank you so much. This is a scary proposition so I’m not sure on my confidence level in attempting it. I’m barreling through the rest of the baby blanket and thought I’d see how much it affects the border first. I have had limited success figuring out how to avoid buckling borders despite many adjustments. The too tight foundation chain (shorter than upper section despite correct stitch count) probably will be an issue though. I’d love to see a video if you can get one out! Thank you for replying !
The pattern was skip 3 ch, sc, ch 3 , 3 dc in same stitch
This pattern: th-cam.com/video/omVO78plGuM/w-d-xo.html
@@melindashaw7097 This stitch is just a variation of the Stairway to Heaven stitch. That was 30 some years ago! I'll be happy to do a swatch and show you how to fix the starting edge! I will reply to your comment when I post the video.
@@TwistedYarns I looked up (googled) Stairway to Heaven stitch and it doesn’t look the same. It looks like a crystal waves stitch. Maybe I didn’t find what you are referring to.
What if the side is too tight? Is there a way to fix that?
That's a new question. What stitch pattern are you doing?
Moss stitch, maybe I'm not doing it right but everything I do with this stitch ends up a bit scrunched on the right side
I'm not sure what the culprit is. However, if you send me pictures, close-up and a not so close-up (overall pic). I will be glad to see if I can diagnose the problem. We can move this to email if you want. Mine is mary@twistedyarns.com. Hope to here from you soon.
Praise Jesus for help
Amen. Help comes from strange places...even youtube!