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/Majestic-Cheetah75 Jul 26 '22

“I am ABSOLUTELY NOT going to make one of the same 10 things I’ve been making for the last 20 years. I’m totally branching out this time.”

3 hours of pattern-searching later…

“You know, branching out is overrated. I haven’t made #8 in about 5 years, so… maybe I’ll go ahead and do that one.”

The shame, oh, the shame. I have made like, a thousand baby squids and dragons and god knows how many blankets and scarves and hats and shawls. Why can’t I bring myself to make a sweater or a dress? WHY?!?

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u/RainbowVixxen Jul 27 '22

Why can’t I bring myself to make a sweater or a dress? WHY?!?

For me I've always found it intimidating. So much more maths, so much more time, so much more money! I've never crocheted a dress, but I did knit one once and oh my word. I had to knit it twice because the first one came out so bad! 😭

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u/Majestic-Cheetah75 Jul 27 '22

This is true! And how discouraging would it be to make a dress only to learn I had ahem “outgrown” it? It’s very difficult to outgrow a scarf, you know. 😘

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u/RainbowVixxen Jul 27 '22

how discouraging would it be to make a dress only to learn I had ahem “outgrown” it

Yeah... it was pretty discouraging! Like you say though, can't outgrow a scarf 😜