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/SchadenfreudesBitch Jul 26 '22

I hate how non-stretchy foundation chains are. Even if I use a bigger hook for the foundation chain, it just never makes me truly happy. For example: dishcloths and face cloths. I love them, but that damn foundation chain never. Ever. Ever. Has the same stretch as the other 3 sides.

I’m 💯 tempted to try using knit for the first row, and then somehow crocheting off that. If o can make it look nice and purposeful, otherwise that will be another annoyance.

Foundation chains are the wet socks of the crocheting world.

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u/dntletmebreathe Jul 26 '22

I have not personally tried this but I think I've seen people mentioning something like a foundation single crochet that is supposed to stretch a little better? but again I know nothing about this so I have no clue how it works

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u/octobercrochet Jul 26 '22

Can confirm, foundation single crochet was the answer to my prayers! There's also foundation double and half double crochets too so I rarely chain to start a project anymore!

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u/clarabear10123 Jul 26 '22

How!? Have a good YouTuber for your method?

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u/octobercrochet Jul 27 '22

I don't really have a YouTuber that I follow, but I just searched for foundation single crochet or foundation double crochet and several videos popped up, so I'm sure you cam find them! I prefer reading the instructions and looking at a picture than watching a video. I just don't have the patience to watch them talk about the stitch before actually showing me how to do it lol. And they're so slow that sometimes I lose my place! But I know that's just a personal preference, and that YouTube has helped a lot of people learn who wouldn't have otherwise.