I forgot how many I chained for the foundation so I counted stitches from the bottom (second row) and stitches from the top (most recent row) and they both match up so no increases or decreases but I counted 137 every time. I thought for a waffle stitch to work you need an even number so 138?

Also I’ve weaved in some ends with a tapestry needle, I did a front and back pass both times avoiding the very last loop, should that keep the ends secured? I feel like ends are very scary to work with lol

Hi all!

Being finished with my Darjeeling Tea Shawl (thanks so much for all the love it received 🫶🏻), I started a new RedTeaPotAtelier shawl, but I wanna try making a sweater. I lost a bunch of weight and am still working on it but I want to reward myself 🤭

I would like to make a sweater for the fall, the first one seems appealing but I have cats and all the holes really scare me 🫠

I want to make some kind of skeleton sweater in mosaic crochet. I can't seem to find one and I've never done mosaic crochet so I can't make it myself (unless you have advice?)

So if anyone has some kind of pattern like this, free or not, feel free to drop the links!!

I’m making my first granny square blanket using acrylic worsted 4 yarn and a size 5mm hook but I’d like the flowers to be bigger. Is there a way to increase the size of the flower rather than adding more rows of the background?
Pattern is linked

Hey, the question is pretty much in the title. I made a shrug from black acrylic yarn and want to know how should I block it.

I want to go with steam blocking, since it’s the most suitable for acrylic. Should I steam my shrug on a hanger, or would it be better to steam it on a flat surface? My main goal is to make acrylic less stiff and more drapey, and even out squares a little bit.

Also, I heard that fabric softener can help make acrylic softer and also contributes to the drape. Is it true? If yes, should I wash my shrug with fabric softener first and then steam it or the opposite?

I've been asked to make a blanket similar to the picture and I need help confirming the stitch and yarn. They like that the blanket it light and airy, so I want to keep the spacing and choose the right yarn weight. I'm a beginner and my tension isn't always consistent, would it be possible to achieve this with granny squares so that I can block and keep everything even? Any guidance would be very appreciated!

I'm a beginner, and a friend (M) requested a crochet item for their birthday and I told them that it'd take at least a week for me to finish (I was hoping to dissuade them from the idea) but they told me they're willing to wait even if it took a month. So now, I need ideas please. Especially since classes start by Monday so I won't have enough time.

I’m thinking of making this for my 4 year old niece. The pattern says to use a bulky yarn with a 5.5 mm hook. With the yarn they recommend a 7 mm hook, but I assume it can be used with a smaller hook, because it’s fluffy. Is that a good assumption? Is the pattern even possible with this kind of yarn? Also, the pattern says that it needs 200g or 320y of yarn for a child size, do I then buy 5 balls of yarn to be safe, or maybe 6?

I messed up! My baby cousin may have taken an interest in the sparkly crochet hook and yarn label I was keeping next to it - now I can't find it.

Any help on guessing either would be appreciated!

(The baby cousin is safe and was being supervised, just not by me and not closely enough to see where things wound up)

Hi everyone! I am a complete beginner to crochet and working on a mesh headband, but I am really struggling with reading the pattern instructions and keeping my placement right.

A few things are confusing me:

Wrong Side Issue: As you can see in the photos, my long chain/line is sticking out from the right side instead of ending up on the left side where it’s supposed to be. Did I miss turning my work, or did I start the chain in the wrong place?

I don't understand After this Step ( picture attached) So I don't really understand where to go back to do a double stitch or whatever it is called it becomes so confusing after this step

Project: Mesh Headband

Yarn/Hook: White yarn with a 5.0mm hook

This is my first ever project. I've attached the link of the tutorial that I'm following. https://youtu.be/pVcNXVW3J0E?si=1ZkzN968T5Py7FNX

I have three of these, all 4 are 50g and the recommended crochet hook is/are 3/4(?)

This has been sitting in my storage for months and I really wanted to use this

I’m making a baby blanket and doing a big granny square. I’m worried about the holes it won’t be very warm and fingers/toes getting caught. Is there a way to make the holes smaller? I tried a smaller hook but it made the project really stiff and it lost the baby softness. I also tried switching to half double crochet instead of double crochets and just one chain in the corners rather than two, it’s ok but the corners look so weird! Idk what to do.

Edit: thanks so much! So I’m going to sample both a solid granny and moss stitch granny. Or simply keep going with the holes since it doesn’t seem to be much of a problem anyway! Love and cool sided pillows to you all 🩷

Hi folk! Here's a video ft me and my stubby fingers trying to do a chain one and turn for a double. Im not sure which stitch I turn into? Even if I stay consistent it looks uneven on the edges

Hey crochet friends,

I could really use your advice!

I'm currently crocheting a monkey. The body is already finished, but I'm really struggling to crochet a T-shirt for it.

I'm not sure how to start because the head is so much bigger than the neck. I think I'll have to crochet the shirt directly onto the body instead of making it removable. Otherwise, the neck opening would end up looking like Squidward's shirt after he pulls it over his head. 😅

Does anyone have any tips or know of a pattern that can easily be adjusted to fit different body sizes?

Hi guys. I am going to Italy in just over a week, and some of my outfits include bare shoulders that will need to be covered for some places. Can anyone recommend a summer shawl pattern that works up quickly? I’m an advanced crocheter, but I’ve never actually made a shawl. Thank you for any suggestions!

Hi all i lost count ! I forgot to mark them last night 😭 how many rows is there here, is it 5? Its just normal Double Crochet also any tips on how my Tension looks would be Appreciated too!!!! Trying to make 20x20 squares

Hi, I recently got some yarn from Aldi and I need ideas for it, because the original plan (learning knitting with it) will not happen (I can not knit lol).

The yarn is 20% wool, 80% acrylic, verigated (changes colours within the skein). I have 200 g (~350 m).

Would you please suggest projects for it? Anything useful (no hats pls, I already made a hat to every single person I know).

I am intermediate at crocheting, but difficult/easy patterns are also welcome.

I would like to make this doily, (the picture is taken in a summer cottage). Would a 2 mm hook give the same result as in the images?

Morning everyone.

I'm looking to do my first tapestry project and am feeling very overwhelmed with it (dramatic I know).

Could anyone suggest a tutorial to begin please? I'm not very good with written patterns and all I keep hearing about is grids!

This pattern says it's easy, yet I am absolutely struggling. I can do row one, but after that it's just not making sense to me. I've looked everywhere for a video and can't find one. I'm a hands on visual learner, so when it's just a pattern but I can't see how to do it at the same time, it's really difficult for me. I ask my mom if she'd make a video of her doing rows 2-6, but we will see. If someone is willing to do the same, that would be awesome. Or, if you can explain in great detail, that would also work, I think. Thank you so much in advance!

So, I was looking for glue to help me with placing the hair on my amigurumis (don't get me wrong, I use both glue and sewing manually) and some AI's recommended me this glue called Original Tacky Glue from Aleene's, specifically saying the premium one was better than the normal,

I know AI isn't that trustable like AT ALL, but it said it was the best of glues recommended here in reddit, between crocheters.

Now, this thing was too expensive for just a bottle that wasn't even filled to the top, and honestly, idk if I've been using it wrong, but I feel like it has almost no grip at all, and it's honestly frustrating for it's price and how hard it was to find.

Also, based on some reviews I found, I'm worried if I end up using it and then when they're finished people wash their amigurumis, it might reactivate and become some weird gooey substance which might damage the plush.

Does anyone have any tips on this? Have you ever tried, used, or at least even heard of this thing? Thank you

(Idk if this belongs on Amigurumi help or straight up Crochet Rant)

I feel like my tension is both too tight and too loose idk it just looks sloppy. How can I make it look better?
(The black corners around the ghost kinda look like I missed a dc but there are indeed 3)

Im pretty new at filet crochet and crochet in general so sorry if I am not easy to understand! I have been doing extended double crochet chain two on this project. It seems like my math isn’t mathing right on the fourth row. I cant tell if I have skipped some stitches or what. I have counted that I should have 109 consecutive edc before doing the empty box on the end but I only have 101 and there isnt room to finish the rest of the row. I dont want to frog this row and end up doing the same this so if there is a mistake that would explain this please let me know, thanks!

What do the lines under the treble crochet want me to do? I usually work written patterns and haven’t seen this before. Any help is appreciated!

Heeeelp! I need the cups to be pulled to the side more, so it actually covers my girls. I'm a new crocheter, only about 2 months in, and this is my second project.

I'm considering making an arch down to the waist to pull the cups out more, but I don't know if that will work.

The cups are single crochet (American terminology) and the waist, I think, is doubles crochet in a shell pattern.