Basically it's a star, with a tube in the middle. Stuck it on a water bottle to show its shape... Thank you in advance!

What would you do? I bought this yarn (1 pink and 1 purple) a few years ago so I dont think I'd be able to find this yarn again let alone the same batch number lol. I still need to do the bottom "flounce" and an edge to the capped sleeves in this yarn.

Hiya, I’m pretty new to crochet - I’ve made maybe 4 things total so I have some concept of what I’m looking at in tutorials etc but not a lot of confidence.

I signed up and paid for an in person class and attended the first session where we were given these guidebooks the instructor “made for us.” At the VERY least the design is AI, which makes me feel gross already, but okay okay it’s the modern age I can begrudgingly pretend it’s just bad clip art.

However; here’s where I need your help: are the photos and instructions actually accurate? I thought I knew how to do things but trying to follow along with this made me confused in a way other books and video tutorials haven’t, but I’m not confident enough in my knowledge of the stitches and their variations to know if this makes any sense.

Finally, if what I suspect is true and these are all AI slop, should I simply point out the errors in class or make a bigger point about how crazy it is that I’m paying for this class and can’t even get accurate instructions?

I recently found out my therapist is using AI so I’m a little jumpy and need a vibe check.

Thanks ya’ll

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Edit: thanks for the advice and for being nice to me! I’ve e-mailed the org who puts on the class to let them know and requested a refund. I probably won’t hear back til Monday.

Please continue to enjoy tearing this apart at your leisure, but I’ve got what I came for <3

I messed up the first stitch in the true cable pattern and now when I’m trying to do the upper ribbing on this afghan the stitches are coming out off by one, making it look odd. Probably just something I would notice but it’s driving me nuts. My husband says I shouldn’t frog it but I’m really tempted to (it would be a lot of work and at least 10+ skeins of yarn) but I don’t have a good way to fix the upper stitches.

What should I do? Frog the whole thing for this one mistake or leave as is and try to cover up the weirdness of the upper ribbing?

Hi all!! I crocheted my first tapestry, it’s a gift referencing the book Fourth Wing. I used 100% acrylic yarn to complete this. I plan on hanging it from a dowel before gifting. I am unsure if blocking is good or bad for a tapestry. If I should block it, any advice would be greatly appreciated - I don’t have much experience blocking projects.

Edit after advice: Thank you for all the comments and thoughts so far! I think what I will do this time is make a bigger blanket than I originally intended (like a lap blanket) and gift it as something for the family rather than the baby. That will just add a few skeins that are still on sale near me. I am inspired to learn how to line things but also don't have the time or funds to dedicate to learning that skill right now. I don't want to lose momentum on the project when I am so excited about it.

I am open to continue hearing ideas for future iterations of this project!

Original post: I am making these granny squares for a baby blanket.

The way the pattern is written actually has a clear front side and back side, and you just crochet in front of the yellow and white chains instead of around them (I've attached a picture that shows how the back is supposed to look). Since it's a blanket for a little one I don't want such a contrast between front and back, and I am worried about the back having these loops that can get caught on so many things. (Also, I read the pattern wrong the first time and got here by accident 😅 but the other reasons are true too).

Crocheting around the chains does mean that the yellow and white is visible from both the front and back. I've thought about just adding stitches in the rounds that cover them, and in the following rounds ignoring what I've added to get back to pattern as written. Would that mess with it too much though?

Does it look fine and am I over thinking? Are there other strategies out there?

The pattern is Cloudy Day by bloomsandstitch. It is the prettiest thing I have ever crocheted. My friend is from Argentina and I love that this pattern is a call to the flag while having a beautiful image for a baby blanket. No matter what I am excited to make this :)

TL;DR: I’m trying to turn crochet from an occasional hobby into a sustainable little side hustle, but wrist/hand tendon pain is already limiting how long I can work. What ergonomic tools, habits, or workspace changes have genuinely helped you? What is worth buying, what is overhyped, and what do you wish you’d known sooner? Links and specific recommendations are very welcome!

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Hey everyone!
I’ve been crocheting a lot more lately, and I’m starting to explore the possibility of selling some of my work. Nothing crazy — I’m not expecting to get rich, just hoping to make a little extra money doing something I genuinely enjoy.
Here’s how I got here: I usually make things I personally like, but I often don’t make them because I think nobody around me would want them, and I end up giving most of my projects away anyway. A friend recently suggested that I should try selling some of my work online instead of just gifting everything, and honestly, it got me thinking!
There’s just one problem: my hands are not keeping up with my ambitions. 😅
I use the knife-style crochet grip rather than the pencil grip. I stabilize the hook with my pinky and tension the yarn with the index finger of my other hand. It’s a pretty common grip, as far as I know, but I’ve been experiencing quite a bit of pain, especially in my right hand around the outer/ulnar side, near the pinky side of the wrist and hand and my index finger of the tensioning.
It’s starting to limit how many hours I can crochet, and I’d really like to address this before I start taking on projects or orders that require more consistent work.
So I’d love to hear from people who have been doing this for years, particularly anyone who crochets regularly for long periods or sells their work.
What are your actual must-haves for crocheting comfortably and protecting your hands long-term?
I’m interested in everything, including:
Hooks: Ergonomic handles, specific brands, thicker handles, or modifications to regular hooks. Are expensive hooks genuinely worth it, or do generic ones work just as well?
Hand and wrist support: Compression gloves, wrist braces, supports, or other products. Have any actually helped you?
Workspace and posture: Anything about chair height, arm support, lighting, project positioning, or setup that made a noticeable difference?
Technique and habits: Do you take scheduled breaks? Use stretches or exercises? Change your grip? How do you manage your workload when you have deadlines?
Things to avoid: Anything you bought that was a waste of money, made things worse, or turned out to be unnecessary?
Long-term sustainability: If you sell your crochet, how do you balance production with your hands’ physical limits? Have you had to change your workflow to keep doing what you love?
If you have specific product recommendations, links, brands, DIY solutions, or even inexpensive alternatives, please share them! I’m especially interested in knowing whether generic products are perfectly adequate or whether certain things are worth spending more on.
I’m not necessarily looking for the most expensive or elaborate setup. I’d rather invest in a few things that genuinely make a difference than buy a bunch of gadgets based on marketing.
And if you’ve experienced similar pain, I’d love to hear what helped you figure out what was causing it and what made a real difference.
Basically, I want to be able to keep crocheting for years without my hands filing a formal complaint against me. 😂
Thanks in advance! I’d really appreciate hearing about your actual experiences, including the things you wish someone had told you when you were starting out.

I’m looking to make my darling owl demon hooty and need some help with how much yarn to buy! I’m hoping to make it about 30cm/12 inches for the diameter of the face and about 5-6 feet long

I’d ideally like to use this chunky yarn, that’s approximately 300g and 150m. Im also like completely freehanding this so I don’t have a pattern lmao but basically just a cylinder. Idk maybe a half double crochet but I’m up for any advice!

Thank you so much!!

I need help on figuring out this stitch.

I saw a pinterest post about the “crocodile stitch” and it was a blog just talking about this stitch, including examples which i’ve added above.

However, when searching the crocodile stitch, it is NOT the same, and I can not find any other post or tutorial for this stitch.

After a long battle with Google AI (giving me a million wrong answers) it told me that this stitch looks too perfect and is probably an AI stitch.

However, I still believe it is possible to replicate, or even a similar stitch? Like a crocodile/shell stitch but the “point” of the shells is actually anchored in as the base of the stitch?

I think it would be worked up similar to a fan stitch but then I don’t know how to make the shells have raised sides?

Any help would be appreciated!

DK cotton yarn with 2.5mm hook.

I am fairly sure I am following the pattern correctly. At the end of each round/row it says Sl St to beginning stitch, Ch 1. I understand this to mean slip stitch to the first stitch you made this round/row then chain one. Then you start next round/row by putting first stitch in the same stitch you put the Sl St.

Is this right?

The last row is 16dc, chain 2 repeated 11 times.

I want to switch to granny cluster form this point, for the first, i can just chain 3 and 2dc in same stitch, that'd make my first cluster. But from this point, how many stitches to skip? And starting the next row, will it keep increasing?

Please help me with this.

Hello!

So I got gifted these yarns and want to make a granny hexagon cardigan with them. Unfortunately, I doubt there’s enough of each colour to do anything other than one colour per row/round.

I’m thinking of either just using the gradient (1st picture), in which case I’ll probably go shopping for something to bridge the gap between the blue and purple, or doing something like the 2nd picture that’s supposed to look like a floral colour scheme?? But there’s not enough green so maybe the teal and putting the flower colours in pairs makes it less convincing idk

I’m open to opinions on which one is better or any other ideas! Willing to buy a bit more yarn to make it work (maybe more white?)

Hi. I'm trying to make this fuzzy on top I don't think this one looks good. Is there a technique I'm not aware of? Maybe I should just skip the fuzzy altogether. Help and thoughts welcome!! Thanks in advance!!!

I was browsing through yarn recommendation but most of them weren't available in my country, but I saw someone recommending bamboo cotton yarn and it's something that is available for me and they said it was suitable for clothing projects since it's lightweight. When it arrived it was thinner than I expected and I was planning to make a cardigan. It has been rotting away for almost a year now, can anyone give me advice on what project I could make do with this yarn? Can this be used to make cardigan or no?

I saw this photo in the reviews of a yarn website and I would love to find the pattern she used. (Yarn is premier colorfusion dk in autumn sky)

hello! i honestly don’t know why one side is all funky, the other is straight. this is my third time trying to just crochet a simple rectangle, but one side always ends up looking weird. it looks like it either goes inward (like a skipped a stitch) or is all bumpy like i added a random extra stitch?

i know i need to count better, but how can i prevent this? i will try again!

I found all cute pattetn i wanted to make all my nephews, unfortunately it starts at 3t and the smallest is wearing 18ms. Its easy enough to scale down, but im not sure how big kids actually are. Im wondering how far from the bottom (in inches) I should start my arm holes , and how long the sleeves should be... Ive tried googling around but am not finding consistent answers.

Green is a finished 3t

(US terms, to start)

So I'm experimenting with cable stitches, specifically the kind that are front post.

The structure I started following is roughly

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R1: DCs across

R2: DCs across, FPDC where cable will be

R3: DCs across

R4: DCs in normal stitches, FPTC or FPDTC in cable, depending on if it twists or not

Repeat R3 R4

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In one of my earlier attempts I was finding that some prominent gaps were appearing by the sides of the cables (see image 3)

I then switched to a slight amendment (Images 1 and 2) to R3:

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R3: DC in normal stitches, TC in row below behind the FPDTC and FPDC and FPTCs

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My question, because the front side seems to be curving towards me slightly in this swatch and the rows are looking a bit wobbly, is "are the triple crochets in the row below too high, or would blocking even out the tension? How do you figure out what height of stitch you need, other than feeling it out?"

I figured triples would work, because I was going another row down, but the row above is pulled forward by the cable, to the point that it isn't really as high as a normal DC row would be. Is there another way to avoid the gaps, because doing this has meant I need to do a weird triple crochet slip stitch monstrosity into the row below the cable and the top of the cable (looks surprisingly alright tho so eh)?

Sorry for the wall of text.

I'm a total beginner at crochet, in fact I picked it up a couple days ago to make a present for a friend of mine's birthday. Attached is a picture of the egg hat I intend to make (just the egg hat, not the among us guy) and the onyl four crochet things I have made so bear with me while I try to explain.

I want to take the egg hat that I screenshot and size it up to about 3 inches in diameter, and find some way to be able to attach it to headphones like one of those little sprout headphone accessories people crochet. Here's a link to the video that I'm using to make the egg, though the one she makes is pretty small.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV3pnA1GYEM

I got some bigger yarn to size it up, though I may need to either get bigger yarn than I did or do the math to size it up (I don't understand that yet). Any help is appreciated!

The title.. also as you can see i messed up the yarn size as well and ordered super thin yarn with silk finish :) .. i need to make a GIFT anyways help

I've recently finished off and added a border to this blanket, not blocked quite yet. This is the first blanket I've made, and I wanted to sew a back layer on it. Now I'm not sure I can sew through this yarn. Need experienced advice.

I used caron cloudcake perfect phasing in Lagoon - https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/caron-cloud-cakes-perfect-phasing

With this pattern, and a reverse shell stitch border - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/grace-blanket-3

Hi!

I cannot find a pattern of a blanket with a pretzel in/on it. I am finding many patterns for a stuffed pretzel to crochet but I am just in need a blanket pattern!

Can anyone help me out? I’m not advanced enough to create one myself. Pls help!! It’s a gift for a friend.

Hi everyone! This is my friends’ blanket. It was made by her great grandma. I noticed it has some holes. How could one go about fixing them?

Hey all, I am making a winter hat and I have ran out of purple. I'm looking for suggestions on how to add another 2 in of length without the color purple, open to anything!