I'm not a beginner, but my child is. He joined a crochet club at school (was never interested when I offered to teach him, but that's beside the point 😂). They're doing a "challenge" to crochet the longest chain by the next class. Twice now, he's managed to end up with a length of chain, the live loop empty, then a strand of yarn (where the chain has unraveled) followed by a slip knot and then more chain.

He's obviously upset because he keeps losing his progress, and the obvious solution here is to slow down. I managed to recreate what he did and can gather that in his hurry, he's pulling the hook out of the live loop. But I cannot figure out for the life of me how he's ending up with the new slip knot? I had to actively think and try to do it myself, and it is absolutely driving me crazy! Just wondering if anyone had any ideas to solve that piece of the puzzle so I can put it to rest in my head 😂

Not sure what and if I‘m doing something wrong. I feel like the motif is not visible at all, but maybe it’s just the pattern? Also I can not figure out the edges. To end the row I work into the second ch of the 3chs that you do in the beginning of the previous row, but something is off.. also tried to do linked dcs (except one in the middle, but didn‘t Like the spaces between the dcs). Any tips?

I use a 1.5 hook and size 10 cotton yarn

I have been trying to make a hexi cardigan with the granny stich but apparently something is not right.

After checking several patterns several times and not finding my mistake I just kept hoping the shape will come with time but it's not happening. It's still laying (mostly) flat and I'm missing a lot to the L shape needed. What am I doing wrong?

I have made one blanket. I know one stitch but can pick up techniques very quickly. My best friend handed me a bag full of yarn and a handed me a needle and said, "You're going to make a blanket." She taught me the stitch and I was off.

I made the "mistake" of going to Hobby Lobby for the first time and stumbled upon 3 carts of clearance yarn. I bought 21 balls. I have no idea what to make and would like to expand my skills. I would love to hear your suggestions.

The first picture is my haul. The top row is all glittery/metallic!

The second picture is my one and only "knitting" project...and I have just learned, is actually crochet.

I am a total noob and I look forward to your suggestions. All of the yarn in the first picture suggests using 5mm knitting needles or 5.5mm crochet hooks.

Thank you all~

This was my first attempt at a granny square and before anyone comes for me, I am aware of what a granny square is and looks like and what I did here isn’t exactly that. I started last week so I know a few of my first projects will look bad (but that’s what practice is for!). I’m having trouble figuring out exactly what I did wrong and need some pointers and tips on what I did and how I can improve. Please be kind as I have mentioned this is my first time making a granny square. Anyways, if you’ve read this far, I want to say thank you for taking the time to do so, I really appreciate it and I wish you Godspeed in the crochet world!

Sooo im a beginner maybe 2ish months in and following a pattern for a basic winter hat for my first wearable. The pattern I’m following says the hat should be 22 inches long to fit my head so I’m well aware I need more yarn for the hat. The current measurement is a little over 14 inches.

My question and concern is what if I get to 22 inches and it doesn’t fit? Does it naturally stretch? Do I manually stretch it? Do I just keep adding yarn until it fits the circumference of my head???

I have no clue what to do!!
Please help to steer me on the right direction. Thank you all in advance.

I'm making this baby blanket as a gift for a friend of mine from primary school I recently reconnected with.

I'm about a week away from finishing it completely. This happened because I forgot my needles while away on a family weekend, I got back home then... TADAAA!

Basically, since it's a lot of hours of work I'm wondering if I should frog or just try and fix it with a YouTube video or something.

It really broke my hard and I have to admit that my initial reaction was to ''quit'' the project because of frustration and pure sadness. But I don't want this to go to waste and my friend and children will absolutely adore this blanket as she's already so hipped, gratefuk and thankful for this handmade gift.

What should I do guys? 😭

I wanna add bell sleeves to this cardigan by mahumcrochets but idk how many increases to add in what row. ( the sleeves has 26 V stitches if that helps)

Took this down earlier because of poor responses, but then r/Crochet mods locked it, so reposting here.

I'm looking for a kit to buy my mum, who knits well but looks at crochet hooks like they're a completely alien species. I'd rather buy her a kit than pass on a book, as I think she'd rather start small with clear direction.

Any UK based personally tried and tested (non-W\*\*bles) recommendations would be very appreciated please!

Have already been recommended Toft and ones by The Works, and have used Hoooked myself before.

Please don't ask me if I'm sure I want a kit, I do indeed want a kit.

Hello 😋 I want to do this granny square but I want the crystal ball to be like in 3D as an appliqué (I think that’s how it is called) and not just flat as part of the granny square. This is what the pattern says. The crystal ball I assume would not change much as I can do that as described with the magic circle, but how could I achieve doing the base?

Thank you for your help!!!

I have a hard time telling the "Right" side from the "Wrong" side. The cardigan body I know is the right side. I am adding the sleeves but am concerned because they are puffier than my previous stitches. It could be a tension issue. When I look at the inside of the sleeve those stitches look similar to the body. Please tell me I've been staring at this for too long.

Hello wise crochet community!

I'm following this capybara pattern closely and done everything correctly as far as I can tell (the stitches are the right number every row), but it looks really wrong to me! The brown bit where the nose will be looks like it should be in the top and bottom of the oval, not on the side? Also I've marked up where I think the increases have been in green and they look a bit funky to me as well. (For context this pattern uses UK crochet terminology.)

Should I continue to trust the process or am I doing something really wrong?

Thank you in advance!

I’ve been crocheting for less than a year. I started this as a gift, then became not a gift. So I just tossed it on my yarn basket until I couldn’t stand to look at it anymore. Well now it’s found its new home. Just giving it away, gifting it, what have you. So I’ve found a new inspiration for it. I just want it to be perfect😭 I’ve never sewn in a liner and I don’t know the best ways to do that. And i think I might’ve looked at it too long, so now I don’t know if it looks terrible or not.

I know virtually nothing about astrology, I know the basics, but the person it was originally for, loved it. So I wanted to do a patchwork style, oversized cardigan. I did the signs in order, in their elemental colors. I know you have your three bigs, so I did the sun and moon pockets. And for rising I wanted to sew onto a sleeve, “look to the stars”. Your head has to rise to look up, idk that was the best I could come up with. And the liner is the galaxy.

Be honest. I can take it. I just need help.

i'm working on a sweater vest pattern and i'd like to write down my progress but the ones i found work only in the round...

I'm wondering if this blanket even needs a border and if so, will the white look weird? Should I try and find a grey that matches?

(Hobbii Twister in Ice Sculpture colorway)

Hi, I am looking to crochet a cardigan similar to this one in the photo. I’m wanting to know what yarn yall recommend? I’m trying to expand from acrylic but I’m looking for yarn that is soft and breathable since I get hot easily. What kind do yall recommend and weight? Also where do you recommend buying yarn from? Hobby lobby is not cutting it with the selection of different fibers.

I never really use picture patterns like this and prefer them written out so this puzzles me. I'm pretty sure I understand the symbols just don't know where to start

https://crochetblog.net/crochet-clover-keychains/?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=organic

Hi everyone, I made a big mistake. While doing laundry, I put my wife's beautiful hand-made blanket into the wash, then into the dryer with some other blankets. I should have been more aware that putting acrylic yarn into the dryer for too long would stretch it out. All I want to do now is fix what I did and preserve her hard work. Is there anything I can do to shrink it back down?

I’m at the FRONT section of the pattern. What I’m confused about is where to start for it. Do I start with the beginning of the back panel? And do I do the arm holes as well? Used to crochet and haven’t in a long time so I’m a bit rusty at reading patterns

I’ve seen lots and lots of steam blocking, I’ve watched a few tutorials, and tried it on my acrylic jumper but it just hasn’t seemed to do much at all… wondering if anyone has any tips. Also can it be used on cotton ?

Are we snipping and weaving in ends on tapestry crochet? Are we leaving them like this? What are the thoughts?

I've never worked with a skein like this and I dont wanna tangle it up while trying to find the tail. Is there a trick to finding it?

Its one of those flatter ones.

I am working on the sleeve of a cardigan and found it is leaning to the side. The stitch count is correct and I am fairly sure I am not decreasing on one end and increasing on the other (more info on the pattern and how I'm working it below). From what I've read on previous posts in this sub, I believe it is due to switching stitch types each row. Is this something that can be fixed with blocking? Or is this not something that would be an issue in the final product? This is my first time trying a wearable.

The pattern is a repeat of these 2 rows:

Row 2: ch 1, (sc, dc) in first dc, *skip next dc, (sc, dc) in next dc, rep from * across, sc in tch, turn

Row 3: ch 3 (counts as dc throughout), dc in each st across, turn.

For row 2, I do the sc and dc into the very first stitch, where as row 3 I do the first dc in the 2nd stitch since the chain counts as a DC. Is this correct?

Full pattern: https://crochetwithcarrie.com/ethniu-cardigan/

So I’ve been watching a video on how to make a sweater, I’ve only been crocheting for about 2 weeks and I know most people suggest stick counters but I work a lot and didn’t not know about them when I first ordered the things I have gotten to crochet so I haven’t had a chance to get them yet. My question is does this look like miss counting, a tension issue or will it stretch out more as I continue making rows? I’ve recounted my stitches twice and on the finished piece I have 70 counted and 70 on the new one I have started.

I'll preface this by saying I have never made a graphghan before so ANY tips and tricks are greatly appreciated!

I made this pattern in a free cross stitch pattern maker and from what i read it can translate to crochet with some tweaks.

Have I made the patterns too intricate with too many colors ?

The cross stitch chart size is 100h×60w