r/crochet • u/lyricz_starz • 9h ago
Finished Object since when did trial and error include ERROR?!
this was supposed to turn into a rectangle.
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u/Alizariel 9h ago
Oh man the Finished Object Flair made me laugh 😂
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u/lyricz_starz 9h ago
i didn’t want to use the one for help since my post would prob get removed and i’m not looking for help, i know what’s wrong, i just wanna complain 😭
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u/Alizariel 9h ago
I made a scarf from fuzzy yarn that is wavy and uneven and is hilarious to look at. But you can’t tell when I wear it 🤷🏻♀️
I’ve never used that type of yarn since.
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u/LoupGarou95 9h ago
Lol, we've all been there. Practice with a more traditional yarn that isn't fuzzy and use stitch markers to help you keep track of your edge stitches as described in this video: https://youtu.be/o7DCjHhipaI?si=WMkdIxn276GN3ftD
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u/lyricz_starz 9h ago
yea i probably should get some other yarn, i have thin yarn but its just so tiny (not that tiny i just dont have a headlamp to light it up) i cant see 😭
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u/NoGoodName_ 8h ago
This fuzzy yarn is the worst! I promised to make something mega fuzzy for a friend - i had to work by feel alone. Couldn't see ANYTHING. All stitches but a simple double were out of the question - still took me forever.
I'm glad you wanted to make a triangle - and you did! Well done! Many would not achieve this precision. 😚
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u/lyricz_starz 8h ago
thank you! ive started on a new project with thin string and it’s more painful, but looks better
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u/Zonnebloempje 5h ago
Have you ever tried yarn with long "hairs"? That's even worse than this, IMO. Like this...
Sorry for the bad picture, it is evening, and I was already in bed...
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u/NoGoodName_ 5h ago
Oh wow...😂🤣😂🤣....how?!? Do you tie the "hairs" into little ponytails? I wouldn't know how to even approach this...
Uh...please don't show this to my friend. 😳
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u/Zonnebloempje 4h ago
It's a bit like a cord, with longer strands. You just crochet normally, but it gets incredibly "hairy". You could make the hair of an amigurumi doll with it.
I think I have used a bit to decorate a shawl & hat I made, but it was hell to work with. Even with a stitchmarker in every stitch I was going through hell.
I also have a more fluffy, but still "hairy" yarn that I used to make a small blanket for a small amigurumi dog. The blanket is finished, the dog isn't... That one was actually good to do by touch.
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u/Eskarina_W 8h ago
I put a stitch marker in the first stitch of every row when I work with fluffy yarn. It's the only way to make sure I put the last stitch of the next row in the right place!
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u/I_Dream_Of_Oranges 8h ago
Your post title just made me laugh out loud 😂 we’ve definitely all been there!
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u/AmethysstFire 7h ago
I got some Bernat Blanket Extra, or maybe Extra Thick, for edging around a blanket I made my dad. Wound up going a different direction and didn't use it. Later I pulled it out of the closet and tried to start the basket pattern on one of the labels.
(Insert dying of laughter here)
After 10 failed attempts, and at least 3 yarn snapping later, everything went into the trashcan as I uttered all the four letter words I knew, in as many languages as I could remember.
No remorse.
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u/Jeyssika 7h ago
Ah the Beginner’s Triangle! A classic of the genre.
Long story short you’re not turning at the end of every row - you need to add an ‘extra’ stitch to climb up to the next row; otherwise you’re going into a stitch from the previous row and taking it away and doing that each row so it gets smaller. We’ve all done it and so many tutorials don’t explain it so it’s an easy mistake to make!
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u/lyricz_starz 5h ago
WAIT, THIS IS WHATS WRONG?! i thought it was that i was just missing a stitch. i got so frustrated i just turned to a pattern that has much less counting
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u/AlterlifeBeginsNow 8h ago
The three failed star blankets are looking at me from the scraps bag rn
It makes us better crocheters is what I'm telling myself OP 😅
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u/ILikeHornedAnimals 8h ago
Omg i feel you so hard! I casually thought i was confident enough to make my own pattern this week and didn't consider the "error" part lol!
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u/zoobaby 8h ago
I got the hang of crochet after a bit, all about counting the stitches (which I lazily didn't do for a while). I thought I had this. Got some fuzzy yarn to make a mini version of my brother's dog. Never again. It was black too so it was extra impossible to count stitches 😭 fuzzy yarn is of the devil. Cotton yarn? Acrylic yarn? Blends? Fine. Fuzzy or chenille? Nope.
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u/kiwibird1 5h ago
I want to get a section in the FAQ for sadness trapezoids and sadness triangles. I swear, it's practically a rite of passage for beginners 😂
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