I taught myself to be crochet about 50 years ago using crochet THREAD and STEEL HOOKS (the hooks most people dont want to use anymore since they're so miniscule!) I was determined to learn! Lol 🧶 I "thought" I knew how to crochet. However, I've learned so many new ways of crocheting various stitches, plus so many wonderful tips and tricks since I've been watching RUclips! My eyes have really been opened and I love it! There's something new to learn every day! Thank you, Tuulaa, for your channel and for being such a in good teacher.
@@char8059 Same here. I still have the old steel hooks. I need to try the newer ones. One thing i never liked in Crocheting was the messy edges. This is so helpful.
Finally the absolute easiest and best way to keep straight edges! This method should be more widely known. Another plus is that this method produces a sturdy edge that makes adding a border super easy and doesn’t cause big holes! Thank you so much!
this is amazing!! I was feeling so discouraged by my edges, but you explained exactly why I'm having issues. and this technique is easy enough that a beginner like me(I started a month ago) can pick it up in no time. thank you!
I've got an entire baby blanket with the holes that I'm trying to border now because I've come too far to undo it. Did you figure it out and any tips on fixing it?
@@thejessica-est theres no fix, just try to put the edge stitches inside of the double crochet stitches, don't go around the entire stitch, that creates bigger separation/holes, go thru it and the result is much more clean
I want to thank you for making this specific video. I've had such trouble keeping my edges straight but you made it look so easy and now it works for me. Thank you again.
Oh my goodness. I've been crocheting my whole life and I've seen so many approaches to getting straight edges, none of which really clicked for me. This one make so much more sense! Thank you so much for your knowledge!
Thank you for explaining WHY you use the stitches you use for straight edges! It helps me remember when I understand why I need to do it, not just memorize it!
Tula, I could kiss you right now!! I’ve tried lots of tips & tricks in the past, but nothing seemed to help. This is wonderful! I’ve just made a child’s scarf in 15 minutes, sides straight as a saluting soldier! Thank you so much. X
This is fantastic and SO helpful - I have spent more frustrated hours than I can remember, doing battle with horrible-looking edges. You've not only saved my crochet, you've saved my sanity too. Thank you many times over.
I am on my knees thanking you, Tuula. 🙏 The shawl I was busy crocheting for mum's birthday is complicated and I have spent days on the pattern, just to realise the sides are completely uneven. Your tutorial has given me the courage to start over and make lovely straight edges. 💕
i've been crocheting for almost a decade now and i've never seen this wonderful technique! typically i single crochet around my edges so it helps even everything out while also giving me a clearly defined stitch for seaming purposes, but this will be a huge help! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. :)
I have done this on my first blanket and it worked GREAT (I am a very very beginner). Every time I finished a row I checked it for length and every time it came perfect. Thanks a million, my work finally looks better.
Thank you so much! I hated the way my edges looked before I found your video. Now, my edges look so much better and I've had people ask how I got the edges so straight, I happily share your video! Thanks for sharing!!
In always come back to this video for a refresher especially when I’ve been doing granny squares or hexagons in other projects and forget how to do this.
Thank you so much..straight edges that are actually straight! A welcome break from joining granny squares. I've made 1 huge blanket and 7 baby blankets since discovering your technique a couple of weeks ago. A million thanks. Xx
Thank you so much, I have been looking for what I was doing wrong for 2 weeks. You kept it simple, didn't go fast, I could actually see what you were doing, the best video I have seen.
I found this video a year or so ago for fixing my edges with my blankets, and I had to search RUclips to find you again because you're the only person I've watched that explains it so well and tells me what I was doing wrong initially! Thank you for the help!😊
I’ve tried so many different things to make my edges straight and nothing worked, I tried this and it is the most tidy and uniform. I made my mom a beautiful scarf using this 😍
Thank you so for your lovely videos! They are simple, straight to the point, and no fluff. You explain these tricks so well and it is very easy to follow. Keep up the great work!
This is a great tip! I love double crochets but didn't like the holes at the ends of the rows but just thought that was how it had to be. It doesn't! Thank you!
This is the best method I've seen. Yes, some people do the chain 2 first, then dc into the same st, but without the "extra" dc in the previous row, it doesn't help much.
Thank you for this wonderful tip, the uneven or sloppy edges always make me feel like I could have done better. You have given us all a way to do so much better on our projects.
This has been SOOOOOO helpful!!! I was so close to giving up on making scarves because I couldn't get that straight edge, but this technique is SO helpful and so easy to learn!!!
Dear Tuula, you are adorable. Your crochet tutorials are the best, but best of all its your kindness and generosity to take your precious time to show us. It is never not appreciated. You will have your reward one day, I don't know how to crochet that well, yet, but I do know that you will have rewards. I'm 70, I should know something hey, lol. Thank you again and I send you good vibes and hugs from afar. Sherie Rodrigues from Australia. 🥰🤗
@@mistym960 oh Misty, so are you gorgeous. So nice of you to take the time to respond. I just love beautiful people like Tuula and yourself. Must be crafters hey. Bye. Probably will catch up again my dear. Hugs to you. Sherie 🤗🤗🤗
I was making both of the errors you showed until I tried your technique. It's wonderful! Thank you so much for this video. I will check your videos in the future whenever I have a question.
I love this! I have been crocheting a very long time and I have never seen this hack. I always hated the holes at the ends of the rows. Going forward I will use this every time! Thank you so much!
WOW !! this explains all my problems !!! Thank You SO MUCH!!!!! Borders are going to be so much easier and look so much better with these straight edges !!!
Thank you for your video, you made it so clear and easy to follow your instructions. Now I understand how keep the ends straight. You are a great teacher. Please continue to make more instructional videos.
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I have never crocheted before. I started last week watching you tube videos. I had a coworker with 25 yrs crocheting experience who said crocheting is supposed to have holes. I am knitting a scarf dc & am unhappy with holes and crooked edges. Wish I knew this great crochet tip before I started. My next project I will do it your way. Thanks so much!
Wow I never knew that! I feel like unraveling my cat blanket now you've taught me how to rectify the wiggly edges. Many thanks for the video, I am learning new things all the time.
Wow this is such an awesome technique! Never would have thought of doing it this way! Would you use the same method if you are working in single crochets, or is this just a double crochet thing?
Yes, this is just for double crochet and half-double crochet. Single crochet doesn't need this, just need to make sure you start right at the edge stitch of a new row.
Excellent presentation! I assume this would work with the higher stitches (triple, quadruple) also. I always forget how many extra chains to make at the end of the row for each stitch type. Do you have a quick way of remembering?
Yes, works for those bigger stitches too. The number of chains can depend on the yarn used so for high stitches I try it out each time, to see what amount looks best.
@@TuulaMaaria Let me see if I get it No matter what the pattern calls for I use your double crochet technique at the end and the beginning of each row?
@@patriciamalloy5501 Yes, as long as you are working with double crochets. This does not affect the number of stitches on the row because the two stitches at the end count as one.
Tuula, I love the way you teach. You make everything easy to follow. I’ve been saving all your tips and refer to them often. Do you have tutorials on crochet Yorkie dog sweaters?? Keeep making your wonderful videos. Thank you, thank you and thank you again.
Hello, I hope you can help me. I'm new to crochet and just learned the DC stitch. After crocheting several rows I wasn't very happy with the way it looked because it had gaps on the sides and also the edges were not as straight as the SC and 1/2 DC stitches I had just learned. The instructions asked me to chain 10 + 3 extra stitches. So I start with a slip knot, chain 13 and then the last 3 stitches of the chain will be the first DC stitch because I am told to skip the first 3 and make my first DC into the 4th chain. I looked on the internet to try and find another method to make the edges look better and came across your video. I am a bit confused though as to how to start your technique from the very beginning, with the foundation chain. Do I start your technique after I have made the first 10 chains and then instead of chaining an extra 3, I will try your technique? Or do I do the first row like normal (making the first DC into the 4th chain until the end of the first row and then start your technique at the end of the first row before turning the row and continue on with your video)? Otherwise, are you able to make a video showing your technique from the beginning starting with the slip knot and the foundation chain? Thanks for any help you can provide! Your edges look very straight and I really hope I can learn your way of making the DC stitch. Best, Lisa
Hello Lisa, sorry it has taken this long to answer - I do try to answer comments every 3 days but time goes so fast! With this technique I would do as you suggest, make the very first row after your chain the way you have the basic instructions for and then start this from the 2nd row on. At times I have been wondering if I should make some basic tutorials but then decided not to because there seems to be so many of them! But you are not the first one asking, maybe I should consider that! Hope this helps! _Tuula
When making and pillow cover you have to single crochet in the stitch two times can you double crochet in the same stitch or put two single crochet in the same stitch
Single crochet goes a bit differently, I wouldn't put two stitches in the same stitch. Just chain one for turning and then always have the first stitch of the new row in the same stitch where the chain is. I really should make a video about that, several people have asked about that! 😊
This is by far the best video I have ever watched regarding how to handle crochet edges. I agree with the viewer below: The edges feel more substantial without losing any stretching. It has been years of trying so many different tips to make those edges neat and clean. If only I had come across your video sooner!! I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIDEO LESSON! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
Great tip but how can I use it with half double croshet? And even worse how can this work when I have one row hdc and the next sc and again hdc, sc ...... I can think a solution for a pattern like this. Please help me if you can😕
I have an "unofficial" unedited video about half double crochets that I made as an answer to this same question, ruclips.net/video/I8xZDuP1Za8/видео.html With single crochets it is important that you always make the first stitch of the row into the same stitch where you turning chain stitch is, to avoid holes. There is no problem in alternating the stitches and getting a straight edge 😊
How lovely hon! My mother did this sort of crochet, and I still have some of her lovelies. She had an interesting technique you might find funny. For young children, especially fidgety ones, she left open holes near the corners for little thumbs to find on her snuggly afghans. Thank you for carrying on such a wonderful tradition.
Thank you for reaching out! That is such an interesting thing to do for afghans! But it can be a good idea for a bit bigger children, they may want to hold on to the afghan through the holes :)
I'm just starting this and for whatever reason I'm having the hardest time with holding the yarn. I wanna just go at it with a little more speed but I struggle so much. I keep practicing its just hard
Just a suggestion - there was no YT when I started crochet, so I pretty much just followed the books and such. I have a hook grip and yarn tension-ing hold that I've never seen in a YT video. Play around with holding the hook and yarn in a way that feels better to you. If you don't copy the videos on how they do a slip knot, hold the hook, or hold the yarn, as long s it works for you, it works. I have a modified hold of the hook - modified knife hold (just holding it like I would a table knife, and I just hold the yarn loosely, with tension provided by my thumb/index/middle fingers, the other fingers just curl into my palm around the yarn. I can hold my project with my off hand and tension the yarn, while moving the hook with my thumb as a guide.
@@young.nugget I made a little video to demonstrate was I was (badly) trying to explain - but it was pure awful. I hope you have fun trying different holds for everything.
Single crochet is easier. You chain 1 for turning and always make sure you put the first stitch of the row into the very first stitch, where the chain is.
@@TuulaMaaria Really?! Every pattern I have with single crochet says to skip the first chain below the hook and start in the next one. No wonder I always have holes in my work.
Thank you so much! I am just learning how to crochet when I have been ripping out row after row trying to figure out why my edges were off. I either increased or decreased rows of had "bubble" edges. This fixed my problem instantly!
Thanks for this tutorial. I’ve tried several different methods and this is the one that works for me. Already I’ve eliminated the wonky edges on a baby hat. Thanks again.
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Been crocheting 40+ years and I've learned more about crocheting techniques in the last year on these RUclips videos. It's Great! ♥♥♥
That's great to hear! Yes, there are always new things to learn 😊
woow !! thats lovely
That's so believable! Me too. 😊
I taught myself to be crochet about 50 years ago using crochet THREAD and STEEL HOOKS (the hooks most people dont want to use anymore since they're so miniscule!) I was determined to learn! Lol 🧶
I "thought" I knew how to crochet.
However, I've learned so many new ways of crocheting various stitches, plus so many wonderful tips and tricks since I've been watching RUclips! My eyes have really been opened and I love it! There's something new to learn every day!
Thank you, Tuulaa, for your channel and for being such a in good teacher.
@@char8059 Same here. I still have the old steel hooks. I need to try the newer ones. One thing i never liked in Crocheting was the messy edges. This is so helpful.
Finally the absolute easiest and best way to keep straight edges! This method should be more widely known. Another plus is that this method produces a sturdy edge that makes adding a border super easy and doesn’t cause big holes! Thank you so much!
Thank you! True, the edge this method creates makes it easy to add any other borders!
this is amazing!! I was feeling so discouraged by my edges, but you explained exactly why I'm having issues. and this technique is easy enough that a beginner like me(I started a month ago) can pick it up in no time. thank you!
Update! My temperature blanket looks so professional now!
life saver tip , Im having the hardest time to finishing the edges of a double crochet project , because of those horrible holes ! thank you for this!
Great to hear!
I've got an entire baby blanket with the holes that I'm trying to border now because I've come too far to undo it. Did you figure it out and any tips on fixing it?
@@thejessica-est theres no fix, just try to put the edge stitches inside of the double crochet stitches, don't go around the entire stitch, that creates bigger separation/holes, go thru it and the result is much more clean
Wow Tula you’re a fantastic teacher! I’ve not seen this done anywhere in all my years crocheting, it’s brilliant, thank you ❤
Wonderful!
I want to thank you for making this specific video. I've had such trouble keeping my edges straight but you made it look so easy and now it works for me. Thank you again.
Lovely to hear!
Wonderful demonstration
Oh my goodness. I've been crocheting my whole life and I've seen so many approaches to getting straight edges, none of which really clicked for me. This one make so much more sense! Thank you so much for your knowledge!
Thank you, so glad to hear!😊 I remember how pleased I was to learn this years ago.
I’m self taught crochet and this is the first time I’ve seen this. Wow! So simple, only took twenty years for someone to show me. Thank you Tuula .
Great to hear it is useful! Enjoy your crochet!
Rose Kay I can relate to you!!!
Thank you for explaining WHY you use the stitches you use for straight edges! It helps me remember when I understand why I need to do it, not just memorize it!
great!
Tula, I could kiss you right now!! I’ve tried lots of tips & tricks in the past, but nothing seemed to help. This is wonderful! I’ve just made a child’s scarf in 15 minutes, sides straight as a saluting soldier! Thank you so much. X
I'm very glad to hear the video was useful, I'm sure your scarf is lovely 😍
This is fantastic and SO helpful - I have spent more frustrated hours than I can remember, doing battle with horrible-looking edges. You've not only saved my crochet, you've saved my sanity too. Thank you many times over.
Thank you, so glad it is helpful!
I am on my knees thanking you, Tuula. 🙏 The shawl I was busy crocheting for mum's birthday is complicated and I have spent days on the pattern, just to realise the sides are completely uneven. Your tutorial has given me the courage to start over and make lovely straight edges. 💕
That's lovely! I'm sure your mum will love the shawl!
i've been crocheting for almost a decade now and i've never seen this wonderful technique! typically i single crochet around my edges so it helps even everything out while also giving me a clearly defined stitch for seaming purposes, but this will be a huge help! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. :)
Lovely, thank you! Yes, bordering your finished work hides uneven edges but this method saves time if you don't need a border!
Finally I have straight edges! Thank you so much!
That's great! 😊
I have done this on my first blanket and it worked GREAT (I am a very very beginner). Every time I finished a row I checked it for length and every time it came perfect. Thanks a million, my work finally looks better.
Wonderful!
Thank you so much! I hated the way my edges looked before I found your video. Now, my edges look so much better and I've had people ask how I got the edges so straight, I happily share your video! Thanks for sharing!!
Me too!! I was so insecure about my ends. Not any more!!
Oh that's lovely, happy it helped and thank you for sharing the video!
In always come back to this video for a refresher especially when I’ve been doing granny squares or hexagons in other projects and forget how to do this.
That's great to hear! 😊
This is a real game changer for me. Thanks so much for sharing your skills.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much..straight edges that are actually straight! A welcome break from joining granny squares. I've made 1 huge blanket and 7 baby blankets since discovering your technique a couple of weeks ago. A million thanks. Xx
That's great, I'm so glad to hear the tutorial is useful :)
Thank you so much, I have been looking for what I was doing wrong for 2 weeks. You kept it simple, didn't go fast, I could actually see what you were doing, the best video I have seen.
Thank you, that's lovely to hear! 💜
I found this video a year or so ago for fixing my edges with my blankets, and I had to search RUclips to find you again because you're the only person I've watched that explains it so well and tells me what I was doing wrong initially! Thank you for the help!😊
Wonderful! Glad I was able to help!
I’ve tried so many different things to make my edges straight and nothing worked, I tried this and it is the most tidy and uniform. I made my mom a beautiful scarf using this 😍
That's great, yes, this is especially useful for scarves as you want them to have even and beautiful edges! 🙂
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. You just confirmed what I thought all along about 2chains vs 3chains and closing the gap at the end of the row.
That's great :)
Wow! I've been on and off crocheting for a little over 30 years and had no clue. I've tried other things but this is the best one. Thanks!!!!!!
That's great! There's always more to learn I find!
Thank you so for your lovely videos! They are simple, straight to the point, and no fluff. You explain these tricks so well and it is very easy to follow. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much Kaley, really glad you find my tutorials useful. All the best!
Wonderful tip! This will eliminate the need for borders just to make cleaner edges!
Yes, definitely, edges are clean enough, no need to hide them unless you specifically want to add borders.
I like this a lot better than those other videos that teach you to skip a stitch and then go into a chain at the end. Thanks for the tutorial :)
Yes, there are several different ways, I prefer this one 😊
I would love to learn how to start the double crochet onto the first and last chain
Thank you so much. Your videos are so easy to follow. I have been crocheting for over 40 years and for the first time I will now have straight edges 💜
That's great to hear, thank you! Yes, there is always new to learn in crochet, no matter how long you have been crocheting 🙂
This is a great tip! I love double crochets but didn't like the holes at the ends of the rows but just thought that was how it had to be. It doesn't! Thank you!
Great! Happy to hear it is useful 😊
Thank you for showing me this, I have finally found a tutor who hold the yarn and needle like I do.
That's good :) Yes, there are so many different ways of holding them!
This is the best method I've seen. Yes, some people do the chain 2 first, then dc into the same st, but without the "extra" dc in the previous row, it doesn't help much.
Yes, I agree, it needs done on both rows, start and end, to work right!
Thank you for this wonderful tip, the uneven or sloppy edges always make me feel like I could have done better. You have given us all a way to do so much better on our projects.
Thank you, happy to hear it is useful - and yes, it definitely does make cleaner looking edges!
WOW was my initial thought. Thank you, thank you, Thank You.....can’t wait to use this....
Great! Yes, I was very happy too when I found this out!
Thank you so much Ms. Tuula!!! This technique with 2 crochets into the last stitch and then crochet them TOGETHER makes my work look PERFECT!!!
This has been SOOOOOO helpful!!! I was so close to giving up on making scarves because I couldn't get that straight edge, but this technique is SO helpful and so easy to learn!!!
So glad to hear this, lovely that you can now make all the scarves you want!
Thank you so much for this video! I thought the edges of my afghans were doomed forever! I can't wait to try this! xoxo
Lovely to hear, enjoy making your next afghan!
This method for straight edges for dc crochet is fantastic!!
Do you have videos for the other stitches as well? Thank You!
Great! I don't have other ones at the moment except that a nunber of videos talk about straight edges in single crochet as part os a project.
Thank you, queen. You were very thorough and for that I thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Finally somebody speaks truth. Thank u soo much & bless u!!!
Thank you :)
I have always thought that chain 3 turn stitch is too long. These are excellent techniques. Thank you!
You can do this with hdc’s too!!!! I had a pattern with alternating rows of dcs and hdc’s and it worked perfectly!!!! Thanks!
Yes, true, works there too !
You are an awesome teacher! It's so nice to understand for a change! Keep up the good work!!!!
Thank you so much! 😃
This technique is the best solution for this problem I've ever seen! TFS!
Great to hear 😊
Dear Tuula, you are adorable. Your crochet tutorials are the best, but best of all its your kindness and generosity to take your precious time to show us. It is never not appreciated. You will have your reward one day, I don't know how to crochet that well, yet, but I do know that you will have rewards. I'm 70, I should know something hey, lol. Thank you again and I send you good vibes and hugs from afar. Sherie Rodrigues from Australia. 🥰🤗
Thank you so much! Happy to hear you enjoy my tutorials. Keep crocheting, it's for any age 💙 Greetings from Finland!
I agree with Sherie! Your accent is lovely and your explanation and directions are so clear. Thank you from Tennessee, USA.
@@mistym960 oh Misty, so are you gorgeous. So nice of you to take the time to respond. I just love beautiful people like Tuula and yourself. Must be crafters hey. Bye. Probably will catch up again my dear. Hugs to you. Sherie 🤗🤗🤗
Thank you! Just picked up how to crochet during this quarantine time. No wonder my edges are always not straight 😅
Glad to hear it was useful! RUclips seems to be affected by the present situation too, many comments from days back are only appearing now! Stay safe!
Thank you, I am a new crocheter. How wonderful to have a friend on RUclips to give me this great tip for my first project! ❤️🇨🇦
That's great to hear Carol! (Sorry some comments had been hidden, I'm now finding lots of 2-week-old ones!!) Happy crocheting!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I figured out the chain 2, instead of 3, but still had a small gap, every other row.
Thank you! Yes, this should make fairly even edges - crochet is never perfect but we can try to get close 😊
Finally! Finally! Finally!! You’re a genius! Thank you!
Looks like you liked the video! 😆
Very good. Thanks for your tutorial. How about half double crochet?
That's almost the same but in turning you just chain 1.
I was making both of the errors you showed until I tried your technique. It's wonderful! Thank you so much for this video. I will check your videos in the future whenever I have a question.
Glad it helped! Enjoy crocheting!
Wonderful! Looks beautiful. Appreciate you teaching this method! I just came across this video of yours. Cheers!
Thank you, glad you liked the method!
I love this! I have been crocheting a very long time and I have never seen this hack. I always hated the holes at the ends of the rows. Going forward I will use this every time! Thank you so much!
Great to hear! Happy crocheting!
Thank you thank you thank you so much for this video❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Most welcome 😊
WOW !! this explains all my problems !!! Thank You SO MUCH!!!!! Borders are going to be so much easier and look so much better with these straight edges !!!
Glad to hear it helped you! Enjoy crocheting!
Sheer genius!
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for your video, you made it so clear and easy to follow your instructions. Now I understand how keep the ends straight. You are a great teacher. Please continue to make more instructional videos.
Thank you, so glad they are useful! 👍
Thank you so much for sharing this extremely helpful technique!!
Thank you, great it was helpful!
I must watch your technique again and again to get this great idea stored in my head 👵🏻☺️
Oh great, that way you will remember it well 😊
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I have never crocheted before. I started last week watching you tube videos. I had a coworker with 25 yrs crocheting experience who said crocheting is supposed to have holes. I am knitting a scarf dc & am unhappy with holes and crooked edges. Wish I knew this great crochet tip before I started. My next project I will do it your way. Thanks so much!
Yes, different people like different ways, I always hated the extra holes 😁 Great that you have started to crochet!
Wow.. this is great help, thank you!
I'm making a scrap blanket but want the straight edges. This so easy. 44 years crochet never thought about it. Thank you
That's great to hear! Also great that we always learn new things! 🙂
That’s amazing! Thank you for the information!
Glad you like it!
Wow I never knew that! I feel like unraveling my cat blanket now you've taught me how to rectify the wiggly edges. Many thanks for the video, I am learning new things all the time.
That's great to hear! Don't unravel it though, use this for your next project and make a border for the blanket to hide edges :)
Yes I will keep it. I'm sure the homeless cats will not mind the wiggle!
Thank you so much this is very helpfull, you are so talented🤩
Thank you! 😊
Thank you Tuula. This makes perfect sense. What a great technique. ❤
Glad you liked it!
Wow this is such an awesome technique! Never would have thought of doing it this way! Would you use the same method if you are working in single crochets, or is this just a double crochet thing?
Yes, this is just for double crochet and half-double crochet. Single crochet doesn't need this, just need to make sure you start right at the edge stitch of a new row.
@@TuulaMaaria Thank you so much!!
Thank you for finally giving me the solution to uneven edges!! Love your videos. God bless.
Thank you, great to hear!
Wonderful!
This tip is the bomb! I have struggled with the whole "hole" thing forever; thank you for posting this!
Great to hear! 💙
Excellent presentation! I assume this would work with the higher stitches (triple, quadruple) also.
I always forget how many extra chains to make at the end of the row for each stitch type. Do you have a quick way of remembering?
Yes, works for those bigger stitches too.
The number of chains can depend on the yarn used so for high stitches I try it out each time, to see what amount looks best.
@@TuulaMaaria
Let me see if I get it
No matter what the pattern calls for I use your double crochet technique at the end and the beginning of each row?
@@patriciamalloy5501 Yes, as long as you are working with double crochets. This does not affect the number of stitches on the row because the two stitches at the end count as one.
Thank you, thank you, for being such a great instructor, who holds the needle like I was taught!
Thank you! This was the way I was taght as a child and I have never had any reason to change it :)
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Tuula, I love the way you teach. You make everything easy to follow. I’ve been saving all your tips and refer to them often. Do you have tutorials on crochet Yorkie dog sweaters?? Keeep making your wonderful videos. Thank you, thank you and thank you again.
@@bobbiejohatch4245 Thank you so much! No, unfortunately I don't have any dog sweaters, hope you find one on someone's channel!
I made my first straight sample with this tutorial! Just started learning and have been producing wonky, oddly shaped samples. Thanks!
That's great! 💜
Hello, I hope you can help me.
I'm new to crochet and just learned the DC stitch. After crocheting several rows I wasn't very happy with the way it looked because it had gaps on the sides and also the edges were not as straight as the SC and 1/2 DC stitches I had just learned. The instructions asked me to chain 10 + 3 extra stitches. So I start with a slip knot, chain 13 and then the last 3 stitches of the chain will be the first DC stitch because I am told to skip the first 3 and make my first DC into the 4th chain.
I looked on the internet to try and find another method to make the edges look better and came across your video. I am a bit confused though as to how to start your technique from the very beginning, with the foundation chain. Do I start your technique after I have made the first 10 chains and then instead of chaining an extra 3, I will try your technique? Or do I do the first row like normal (making the first DC into the 4th chain until the end of the first row and then start your technique at the end of the first row before turning the row and continue on with your video)?
Otherwise, are you able to make a video showing your technique from the beginning starting with the slip knot and the foundation chain?
Thanks for any help you can provide! Your edges look very straight and I really hope I can learn your way of making the DC stitch.
Best,
Lisa
Hello Lisa, sorry it has taken this long to answer - I do try to answer comments every 3 days but time goes so fast!
With this technique I would do as you suggest, make the very first row after your chain the way you have the basic instructions for and then start this from the 2nd row on.
At times I have been wondering if I should make some basic tutorials but then decided not to because there seems to be so many of them! But you are not the first one asking, maybe I should consider that!
Hope this helps!
_Tuula
Thank you! Your demonstration makes it so easy to follow. 👍🏻
When making and pillow cover you have to single crochet in the stitch two times can you double crochet in the same stitch or put two single crochet in the same stitch
Single crochet goes a bit differently, I wouldn't put two stitches in the same stitch. Just chain one for turning and then always have the first stitch of the new row in the same stitch where the chain is. I really should make a video about that, several people have asked about that! 😊
Ok l will try to do that if l can remember how to do that thanks a lot
Thank you for showing this very fantastic way to crochet straight sides.
Thank you !
Thank you! My hole-edges always bothered me :)
Thank you, great it helped!
This is by far the best video I have ever watched regarding how to handle crochet edges. I agree with the viewer below: The edges feel more substantial without losing any stretching. It has been years of trying so many different tips to make those edges neat and clean. If only I had come across your video sooner!! I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIDEO LESSON! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
Thank you, I'm so glad to hear it was helpful 💚💚 I remember how happy I was when I found this tip many years ago!
Like this the best
Thank you !!! I have always hated sloppy edges, your way is perfect !
is this the same for the first row of stitches? like should i put two double crochets into the last stitch on the first row?
I normally start using this from the second row on.
@@TuulaMaaria how did you do the first row?
Thank you for this help, I've bounced back and forth with other videos trying to figure out how to do this and this actually helped...
So glad to hear! 🙂
Great tip but how can I use it with half double croshet? And even worse how can this work when I have one row hdc and the next sc and again hdc, sc ...... I can think a solution for a pattern like this. Please help me if you can😕
I have an "unofficial" unedited video about half double crochets that I made as an answer to this same question, ruclips.net/video/I8xZDuP1Za8/видео.html
With single crochets it is important that you always make the first stitch of the row into the same stitch where you turning chain stitch is, to avoid holes. There is no problem in alternating the stitches and getting a straight edge 😊
How lovely hon! My mother did this sort of crochet, and I still have some of her lovelies. She had an interesting technique you might find funny. For young children, especially fidgety ones, she left open holes near the corners for little thumbs to find on her snuggly afghans. Thank you for carrying on such a wonderful tradition.
Thank you for reaching out! That is such an interesting thing to do for afghans! But it can be a good idea for a bit bigger children, they may want to hold on to the afghan through the holes :)
I'm just starting this and for whatever reason I'm having the hardest time with holding the yarn. I wanna just go at it with a little more speed but I struggle so much. I keep practicing its just hard
Yes, it can take a while to find the position that is best for you! Hope you will get used to it 😊
Just a suggestion - there was no YT when I started crochet, so I pretty much just followed the books and such. I have a hook grip and yarn tension-ing hold that I've never seen in a YT video. Play around with holding the hook and yarn in a way that feels better to you. If you don't copy the videos on how they do a slip knot, hold the hook, or hold the yarn, as long s it works for you, it works.
I have a modified hold of the hook - modified knife hold (just holding it like I would a table knife, and I just hold the yarn loosely, with tension provided by my thumb/index/middle fingers, the other fingers just curl into my palm around the yarn. I can hold my project with my off hand and tension the yarn, while moving the hook with my thumb as a guide.
@@goldengryphon thank for the tip
@@young.nugget I made a little video to demonstrate was I was (badly) trying to explain - but it was pure awful. I hope you have fun trying different holds for everything.
I LOVE this technique!! I thought I was doing something wrong because my work looked so lumpy, and this clears everything up.
Great to hear it was helpful!
FINALLY
This just changed my life! GENIUS and easy!!! Thank you!
Great to hear! 😊
How do I keep the edges straight if I am doing all single crochet?
Single crochet is easier. You chain 1 for turning and always make sure you put the first stitch of the row into the very first stitch, where the chain is.
@@TuulaMaaria Really?! Every pattern I have with single crochet says to skip the first chain below the hook and start in the next one. No wonder I always have holes in my work.
@@ElizabethT45 Oh really! At least Pinterest is full of instructions that stress putting the first stitch in the very start.
Thank you so much! I am just learning how to crochet when I have been ripping out row after row trying to figure out why my edges were off. I either increased or decreased rows of had "bubble" edges. This fixed my problem instantly!
So glad to hear it is useful! Enjoy crocheting 😊
Please don't mind me & my BOOKMARK @1:30.
Thanks 🤗🌼
Your own bookmarks don't show to others 😊
Wow. How wonderful. Thank you so much. This will make me much happier when crocheting. No lumps on each end. Life will be better.
That's great! :)
Too fast to catch what you did to fix it. Can't follow along... :(
Sorry about that, does it help of you slow down the playback speed? Then the crochet moves much slower.
Thank you so much, Tuula. Your instructions are so clear and I’ve tried your method and it works! So pleased.
Lovely, thank you!
Thanks for this tutorial. I’ve tried several different methods and this is the one that works for me. Already I’ve eliminated the wonky edges on a baby hat. Thanks again.
That's great to hear!