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Let's build a community for all who are interested in crochet. Why don't we start with a little conversation on how everyone got into the craft? (lemmy.ca)

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Let's get the yarn ball rolling!

How long have you been a hooker?

What got you interested in the craft?

What are you really good at?

What is one thing you'd like to learn?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tension can be a tricky thing to master. This is why a lot of patterns will include a guage to indicate how big a certain number of stitches should be.

I tend to wrap the yarn throughy fingers on my off hand to help keepy tension consistent. I'm sure there are other tricks you could try too. Maybe someone else will have a suggestion?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Wrapping around the the fingers and developing the ratcheting movement with your hand to move the yarn along seems to be the way to develop this.

Practice helps a lot.

I think it’s easier to start with a yarn that has a bit of natural flex.

Cotton is often recommended because it produces nice clean crochet stitches but it’s unforgiving in terms of tension. Fine if you’re wanting to start off with dishcloths in handicrafter yarn, but otherwise not a great thing for novices.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh that's really useful. I didn't know that!

Thanks for the tip. I think I'll just have to get started and give it a good old try.