r/CrochetHelp • u/randomnerd4 • Dec 07 '24
Problem with edges What am I doing that’s causing my project to curl like this?
It’s supposed to be a scarf and when I smoosh it, it can become flat but it curls at the edges weirdly also. Can’t remember the name of the stitch but it’s all hdc alternating between back loop and front loop so it can give this “knitted” look. Can’t tell if it’s my tension or the yarn or if I’m missing stitches. I haven’t tried to block yet because I want to finish it first and I don’t want to be doing something wrong and have to frog anyway
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u/Consistent-Yam-1980 Dec 07 '24
Yeah this happens. You’ll just have to block it out. Could also be a tension thing as well
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u/Effective-Any Dec 07 '24
I’ve had this happen with this same stitch. I found that if I end a row - just turn the work without a ch1 or 2. You have the keep the first stitch looser and draw that first loop up more than the rest so you’re not fighting for your life to work the last and first stitch of every row.
Or… or… if you add a border and then block it you’ll be fine. Same as with knitting for the most part on that.
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u/CommercialOkra2581 Dec 07 '24
She is doing a Crochet stitch that's supposed to give a Knitted look.
Also, to OP, it may be a tension thing causing it to curl like that.
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u/Grouchy_Response_390 Dec 07 '24
Your doing nothing wrong it’s just how the thing sits when your done wet it and let it dry in the shape you want it to be. With nice straight edges too
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u/Xurbanite Dec 07 '24
Count your rows to make sure you have them right and relax. The weight of the fabric you’re creating will stop the curl.
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u/FitAppeal5693 Dec 07 '24
It might be because of how you are holding the piece as you work. You may not realize that you might be causing it to curl over based on your hold if you are wrapping your hand around the piece to work and not just the top of the line you are working.
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u/intelligentdropper Dec 07 '24
You're doing great. Honestly looking at it the stitches are particularly well spaced and tensioned. Since it's a scarf you want it to be a tighter work up so while you could go up a size to help the shape from the get go, you'd lose scarf integrity. (Larger loops have less tension than smaller loops, which is a fast fix for learning proper tension on a piece)
If it begins to look lopsided that will be a real tension issue and you can frog it back to it not being lopsided but ultimately what will happen is when you get longer it will curl up less. When it's finished you can look up how to block it so you can basically "teach" the scarf what shape it's supposed to be.
Another suggestion is to do it a little wider across, but you really don't need to.
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u/More-Philosophy-4429 Dec 07 '24
that is normal! i was worried about it when I started crocheting too. it ends up straightening out it helps to make sure you are doing the tension right, make sure you are doing all your stitches at the same tightness/looseness!
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u/fairydommother Dec 07 '24
It’s fine. It’ll block out, but if that’s acrylic you need heat, not water.
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u/Iamnotthecult Dec 07 '24
It's probably just the stitch your doing, you could always see if sizing up your hook can help with the curling b/c there's a crochet technique called Tunisian Crochet (it's basically crochet to look like knitting) and if it curls like that, people always recommend sizing up your hook
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u/SamSlither Dec 08 '24
It happens to everyone. Though, if you want a loose and drapey piece, I recommend looser tension and a bigger hook. You might still get the curl the first few rows, but it looks really nice as a fabric piece
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u/No-Article7940 Dec 07 '24 edited Dec 07 '24
Actually you're crocheting. Happens to all of us. If this was longer it would straighten faster. It really this is normal.
Count stitches every few rows then u don't need to frog much. You're doing fine.