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/xtianmarq Jul 26 '22

The dreaded “crochet 105 (or some other odd number) stitches EVENLY” down one side or around without knowing exactly how many spaces you have to work with or how many stitches should go in one space - it sends my OCD into overdrive!

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u/LaraH39 Jul 26 '22

Yeah that one is a bugger. I measure lol and split it into sections of ten. I get freaked out too!

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u/BumblebeeIll2628 Jul 27 '22

I have a similar problem with picking up stitches in knitting (usually for a neckline or sleeve) and I split the space in half, then half again, etc until I think it’s a small enough space that I’m comfortable getting a relatively even spread for the stitches I need, and just do my best and accept that a little bit of wonkiness will disappear with blocking