Crocheters Thread

[Sally PB]

Rainbow splash! If you could actually get a chicken that color...!

 

[Sally PB]

And when I realized my tension got dramatically tighter on my front panel (the smaller rectangle I started last week) it was too late to frog or change. I used the exact same amount of stitches, rows, etc, same hook (4.5mm) and same yarn (a thin dk acrylic yarn). Even the ribbing is a half inch too short even though it's the same amount of stitches. How do I fix this?

Wow, that is some difference!

The back: I don't know if blocking would help even out the piece, so that the top and bottom are more similar. You could try it to see...?

The front... I would rip it out and start that piece with the next size larger hook. I don't think you could stretch it out enough, so don't waste the time on it.

Now I'm curious as to why your tension got tighter as you went along. Maybe you felt more comfortable with the pattern or stitch and worked faster? I really don't know.

 

[ella2025]

Wow, that is some difference!

The back: I don't know if blocking would help even out the piece, so that the top and bottom are more similar. You could try it to see...?

The front... I would rip it out and start that piece with the next size larger hook. I don't think you could stretch it out enough, so don't waste the time on it.

Now I'm curious as to why your tension got tighter as you went along. Maybe you felt more comfortable with the pattern or stitch and worked faster? I really don't know.

Yeah, I really have no idea why my tension got so much tighter. Maybe I was trying to crochet loose at the beginning of the back panel... No idea. I think what I'll do is like you said, rip out the front, and maybe redo the last 20 or so rows of the back. Thanks!

 

[kcan2]

Have any of you crocheters/knitters out there had success with selling your work either in person or in online markets? If so, what types of items were sellers?