Crocheting too tight? 3 Tips on how to avoid it!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2024
- Crocheting too tight can be really frustrating. It also can lead to hand cramping and rage quitting. Here are the three tips I give to tight crocheters to help loosen things up!
I'm using size 5 bulky weight yarn and a K hook in this video. Let me know if you have other hurdles to crocheting comfortably. It shouldn't hurt unless you're dealing with something like carpal tunnel, arthritis, or another condition. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I'm so relieved to realize that I'm not the only one who made this mistake. I'm trying to do the magic circle, I made the base, but it's too tight to do the slip stitch.
I've unraveled 8 times because everything was so tight. I'm going to use these tips as it seems all the things I was doing wrong is here
Crochet is literally the only craft I wasn't immediately good at, so I gave up.
Recently picked it back up after a wrist injury, and struggle bussed my way through my FIRST completed project....it's not good. My stitches were so tight I was losing where to finish my row of double crochet.
THANK YOU for this! 💜
I was so frustrated because I've been redoing the whole thing over and over again. The stitches kept getting tighter each time and it's always around the 7th to 12th stitch that it got almost impossible for the hook to pass through and I was so tempted to give up. I'm glad that your video appeared in the right time and finally I have more progress. Thank you so much this video has been really helpful!
I too have been going through the same issue ever since I started crocheting. Sometimes I do it so tight that it is so difficult to unravel and redo. I am happy that you also got the solution to the same problem I have. I am so thankful for this video.
I've only been a 'hooker' for 2 months and really struggling with my tension. These tips are superb, thank you so much from one ginger to another! x
that is like the worst nickname ever for a crocheter PLEASE don’t oh my god.
@@chuulover69420 Haha! Sorry
Things are always tense when you’re a hooker. John’s aren’t always as wam bam thank you ma’am as we’d like them to be.
@@chuulover69420 lol my ravelry username is “SomeRandomHooker”
Lol! I love that you call yourself a 'hooker'! I'm going to do that too 🙂
Thank you so much for these videos. I'm learning how to crochet just from TH-cam and since I have no one to check my work these videos are really helpful
Glad it helps! I also learned from TH-cam and it's tough to figure out if something is off!
Thank you. I tend to start out correctly and get tighter and tighter as I go along. Now I know to make a conscious effort to stay loose.
Idk why but this shit almost made me cry when you said it was supposed to be relaxing cus I do feel relaxed and shit.
I pull too tightly on the yarn with my left hand and too tightly on the work in my right hand. At first my stitches seem okay until I come back through to make another row then it seems like I’m tightening them even more as I work. It’s so frustrating and limits the types of work I can do.
Just started learning today and this is SO helpful thank you!
These are such fantastic tips! I've been crocheting for about 5 days and these have been my biggest and most frustrating problems!
I just want you to know how helpful this video is to me for helping me to keep my crochet stitches consistent. This video is great 😊
thank you! had to undo a few hours of work on my first project cause it was super tight, but these tips really helped :)
WOW thank you! Tips for easing tension that are actually technique-based! Also I love your manicure :)
Thanks your tips helped a lot with my crochet skills! I'm learning from YT and all my stitches were so tight I couldn't see them. Now with a bit of practice I think I can finally get it down and move onto the single crochet stitch
Same here.
I just discovered this video today after looking for some help as a beginner. These tips addressed exactly what I have been doing wrong without even knowing, especially the first tip! Thank you!!!
Thank you! So helpful to me! Makes my crocheting much more enjoyable.
As it turns out, I was doing all of these. That explains a lot. Thanks!!
Thank you so much for the tips 👍🏻
Love what you’re wearing!
Thank you! I haven't weaved in the ends yet but thought I could get away with it lol!
Will try this. Just made a coaster that is all tight. I even tried to iron it lol 😅 didn’t work.
Thank you! Sounds much more fun then what I’ve been doing 🥰✨
Oh my gosh thank you!! I’m doing the last one! I was getting so frustrated working into my stitches because they were so freaking tight
You just saved my bunny ears hat project! I tried making this adorable hat (first project after a literal decade) and the beanie itself needed extra 19 rows to actually sit on my head & 3-4 extra rows along the edge of the hat so it covered my hears (it only needed 3 but I added a row of loose white double stitches for a cute trim) and I was ready to give up on the ears 'cuz they just kept being too tight
Thank you! I recognize now what I have been doing wrong!
That was a very useful video.
Thank You Very Much ❤️
Thank you! Why don't all the beginner books and beginner videos tell us this! Very helpful.
Thank you for your tips!
Oh, I hope this helps. I have already made two caps for my grandson that are too tight. I tried adding more chains to make it bigger but to no avail!
Thank you!! So helpful! ❤
Very helpful I was guilty of all the bad habits 😔😄😄 thank you so much
So was I! My hands used to CRAMP and I just thought I was being a baby. lol
Thank you, very useful!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Tysm for this it’s helped me so much !!❤
I've been struggling with this for so long ia was about to give up! Thank you for this 🙏
Great tips thanks
Thank you so much 😍
Thank for this!!!!
Very helpful thank you
Great!!!! Thank you! 🌺
Great tips! These days no such thing as a bad hair day😀
You sound like a news reporter in the beginning lol that’s so funny.
Tq ,I really need that .🙂
I'm a new crochter. Struggling with tension issues, big time. This video helps me. Thank you so much.🙏
Oof my stitches used to be big to small. Now it’s small to big 😂😂😂
What about the right sized hook for the weight of woollen yarn you are using? Can a mismatch cause issues? Im doing a scarf which has an intricate pattern and I think I'm probably crocheting too tight but could it also help to go up a hook size? Also Ive heard with wool you need to steam and shape the scarf at the end of the project by pinning it out on a board which helps it relax once you have finished the job. Is that a thing?
As a beginner I struggle with my chain stitch being too tight
You mentioned a larger needle for moss stitch but how much larger? Does it matter if you use plastic or metal? What do you think of tension regulators?
Hey,what if I have a large piece and the the beginning row is tight and now I have finish the last row isn't, can I loosen the first?
I’ve started baby sweaters numerous times using correct hook but they always come out too small and stiff
New sub:)
I have a tendency to pull my yarn tight after completing my stitch. How can I break this habit? Thanks.
My stitches are getting tighter as I go can you help
I recently made a cardigan and it wnded up being very stiff. Is it because i crochet it way too tight. How to reduce the stiffness of the cardigan without unraveling it? Shoul i qash it or ?
How do your chains not tighten as you pull the yarn through??
these are all wonderful tips, thank you. do you have any tips on hand strain? my ring finger recently started to pop a bit out of place from strain, so any tips would be appreciated if you have them.
That's gotta be tough! These things should help with hand strain. Do your hands feel tense while you're crocheting?
@@GingerKnots sometimes, but i tend to crochet for long periods of time, and i have a feeling the length without breaks definitely doesn't do me any favors. i'm really new to crocheting as well, so figuring out the perfect tension still is something i'm working on.
@@sixlikesgore7503 You're probably right. My hands took a while to get used to crochet marathons for sure. Breaks, reduced tension, and stretching/strength exercises will hopefully help!
@@GingerKnots thank you so much! i'll be pushing myself to take more breaks for sure. i'll look into the hand exercises as well.
I’m guilty of having super tight tension, and I often tighten down each stitch before moving to the next. Oops.
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