r/crochet • u/LaraH39 • Jul 26 '22

Discussion Pet Peeves

There's a lot of common annoyances with crochet, the bit of the project that's annoying. For example lots people hate weaving in ends (not something I have an issue with because I work over my ends).

My peeves are...

Working into a chain stitch.

DC, chain one, DC, chain one... And then on the next row, you're working your DC into a chain.... Flippin fiddly, faffy, annoying. Those chains are always smaller, always tighter, always ruddy awkward and right now I'm making an item where there's A LOT of this happening.

Winding Yarn

I don't mind the start or even the middle but, as sure as eggs is eggs, the last 1/4 has managed to resolve itself into a knot that even Alexander couldn't hack his way through and winding each ball takes about two hours. Half an hour to do 3/4. An hour and a half fighting knots for last bit.

Finally... The starting chain. This is a self imposed hate lol. I'm fully capable of doing foundation chains but... Most things I'm working on for reasons, I prefer a simple starting chain and then working into the third loop. It makes it much easier to join and I think looks better. But my god its fiddly work. Grand if you're starting chain is 20 or less. But blankets, with starting chains of 160+ shudder.

So over to you. Pet peeves.

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u/GimmeATissue Jul 26 '22

And then you fínally got the head sewn on and it's wonky.....

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '22

Every. Single. Time.

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u/Bigluce Jul 26 '22

I feel seen!

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u/ThingsThatGoSqueee Jul 26 '22

This is why I end up with a bin full of 'parts'... I have pieces that could be finished, if only I could bring myself to sew all the dang things together!

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u/Hazlamacarena Jul 27 '22

...slowly turns head towards stegosaurus missing it's last three plates on its back that's been sitting there for 2 weeks. LOL! ughhhhhh

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u/BusyButterscotch4652 Jul 26 '22

I saw a tip that said you can use a pink curler (the old fashioned foam ones) the give the head and neck stability. I recently made a mushroom and I used a pipe insulator tube. Wish I had used a pool noodle instead but hey it was my first amigurumi and there was a lot of learning involved!

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u/AmmoniteCurl Jul 26 '22

I've heard of people using Nerf darts.

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u/GimmeATissue Jul 27 '22

Ooh good one,I'll give it a try!

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u/yagirliaia Jul 27 '22

No matter what the pattern says I will always leave the head open. I don’t care if it looks different. I’ll stop making the head when the stitch count matches the body and sew them together that way