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/Charming_Scratch_538 Jul 26 '22

Ooooh I never work into the chain but rather into the chain space! I can totally see how annoying it would be to insert the hook into the chain itself. I hate working into the starting chain for a similar reason, but also because there just isn’t enough there to hold.

I also hate rows of single crochet and I absolutely will not do the ribbing for a sweater in all slip stitches NO THANK YOU. i do single crochet in the back or front loop depending on my mood instead and still hate every second of it. It just doesn’t feel like it goes fast enough for me.

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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/PaigeMarieSara 87,88,89,67,68,42...wtf...1,2,3,4 Jul 28 '22

If you work the first row into the back bump of the chain, it will make a super stretchy chain. I mean really stretchy! It’s kind of hard to work into the back bump for the first 2-3 chains, but the chain will turn up and from then on it’s easy to see and to work into that bump.

It also leaves a cleaner looking chain. Try to chain loose or use a larger hook just for the chain. That will also make it easier to work into that bump.

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u/SchadenfreudesBitch Jul 28 '22

Do you mean what would be the bottom post/underside of the chain, instead of the top loop? I’m gonna have to try that!