How to Crochet: Adding More Chains to a Too-Short Foundation (Right Handed)
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Have you ever discovered you've made too few chains on your foundation? Here's how to add more chains to a too-short foundation! See the links here for more info!
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Basically, when you come up short on your foundation chain, and you don't want to pull out your work, you have 2 options!
Add more stitches using foundation stitches. This technique works particularly well for simple rows of stitches, such as single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, etc.
Add more chains using a separate piece of yarn. You'll want to pull this from an extra skein or from the opposite end of the skein you are working from since you'll have to cut a new piece.
I hope that this tutorial helps you out the next time you find yourself a few stitches short of the first row! Thanks for watching! .
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Thank you, I came up 3 chains short on a 200 chain foundation so this has been a life-saver
Katie Fletcher holy shit 200
I came up 1 short out of 203
1 short of 280 😭😭
WHAT A LIFE SAVER!!!! Thank you, thank you. I only needed two more chains in a complicated foundation row. I actually untied the knot and used the yarn tail, then tied a new knot and I'm good to go. 40 yrs. of crocheting, 40 yrs of too short foundation chains, and I'm just now learning this! Thank you again!!
Yay, I'm so glad it helped!
I leave my tail a little long, and if I ever need a chain or two more, I just use my tail to chain whatever I need starting in that first (last) stitch I made. Works every time and doesn't look bad.
Thank you! I’ve been watching many crochet project tutorials and this is never addresses. It is just assumed that your stitches are correct. This knowledge is a real game changer and I will Conway continue to crochet. I was about ready to quit because I was so tired of ripping everything out and starting over.
Thanks, I missed one foundation chain outta 208 💀 this just saved my life
Thank you! I mess up on the chain row count a lot more than I should😋. This will come in handy for the next long chain project I make. 😘 bless you.
This video was so helpful. I got to the end of the first row and realized I was one chain short. D H's comment about using the extra tail on the foundation row was awesome too. Thanks so much for this!!!
Fantastic, My tension changed mid project and one panel is slightly smaller than it should be. Perfect way to fix it so thank you very much.
This is fantastic. I have actually used the adding of foundation stitches for basic stitches and I can say it works! There's nothing more frustrating than discovering a shortage at the end.
Thank you! I've been coming up short on a 252 stitch base chain, second row to be 251 and the pattern continues from there. Don't know where I'm going wrong but your tip should help solve the problem. I've counted and recounted, then ripped out again and again. Thank you so much and it's so simple!! (rolling eyes here) ;-)
You are a Lifesaver!! I made 180 chains and was 2 short . Thank you for describing it very well and giving us this useful demonstration. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing this tip with us. I have had this happen several times and never knew anything to do but start over. This by far is the best crochet tip I have come across! No more tears over miscounted chains.
Exactly the help I needed - I was one chain short! Thanks! The video was very clear and easy to see what you were doing.
That is helfpful information. I wish I'd known that before I started counting for a blanket. I finally got things right, but I know now how I can deal in a better and timesaving method.
I wish I had a nickel for every time I could have used this method! Oh the yarn I could buy, thanks so much for this!
Wow! That's fantastic! I always wondered if there was a way which I figured there had to be. Thank you so much! Lorraine
Tamara, bless you! This is so awesome!!! Now, if I can only remember...LOL ☺
Clever to use foundation double crochet this way :-)
Wwwwwooowwww ...My dear Tamara Kelly...This video of yours has just helped me undo 169 dc 😉 Thank you so much 😇
I'm so glad to hear it helped! :D
Hai TAMARA THANK U 4 the WONDERFUL way of extending the length of a project...I was searching 4 at some time...
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I am so bad about making my chains too short and in the past have frogged all of it! Ugh! This solves my problem! Thank you, thank you!! =)
can you do this if you come to the end of a work and realize your piece needed to be two more stitches or does it only work with the second row of a project
You can try to add stitches to the side of a finished piece, but slip stitching into the stitch of the row before you turn and chain up to make the next row. It's a little tricky, so it depends on where it is on the project and how it will show to decide if it's a good idea for a particular project! :)
Phew!!! Thank you!! So sick of starting over on a long foundation chain😅😅😅😅
Just what I was looking for! Thanks very much.
I purposely chain to many chains and just undue them to what I need so it works that way too!
Love this thank you Tamara I often wonder why the patterns say leave a long tail now I know x
Great video. I enjoyed it. Thanks for the share.
Thank you very much for this video! I was crocheting a beanie and I didn't crochet enough chains so this video was SO helpful. I'll probably use this technique more often
You can always crochet a couple extra (keep the slip stitch a little loose) and then remove the extras when you're done! :)
Oh my gosh! Thanks so much! Life saver.
Genius! Times two! Thanks so much for these ingenious and useful tips. Awesomeness!
Thank you! I usually chain extra chains and then undo the extras I don't need.
Wow that's so smart! Why didn't I think of that🤦🏼♀️
they, btw im 9 yrs
Ty I’m getting better :)
The answer to a problem I have once in awhile! Thanks! ♥
Omg thank you, this was about my tenth time trying to do a blanket for my aunt and I was not redoing it again I was seriously contemplating burning the yarn and telling my aunt an accident occurred 😭😭
I have a pattern that has a 6 stitch increase on the front and end of the row for a shawl... for every row, I'm fine adding the extra at the end where you can chain three and crochet over them in the next row but this solves the problem of three doubles at the end of the row.... then I chain three and add three in the next row.
Time to learn a new "stitch" or crochet skill. Thank you 😊
Thanku darling❤️
God bless you!!!
Thx for saving my whole project ❤❤❤
Great! No matter how many times I count the chains, I still run out. Thanks.
Fabulous little tutorial 😘💖👍
Thank you soooo much! this happens alot to me
Do you (or anyone out there) have any tips for adding width to WIP/finished cardigan? I’m working on the back panel and there are no gauge or measurements in the instructions. I’m now about 30 rows in and I’m fearing that it’ll be too small😕 I haven’t started the front panels or sleeves yet so I’m hoping I have some more leeway to fix it.
Thank you so much good to know save a lot of time and don't have to take a loose and start over.
Can we use the existing tail on the foundation row, to create one new chain?
Yes, if you've left enough, that's a great way to do it!
Thank uuuu sooo much ..u r literally a lifee saverrr
Would this work to widen a scarf even though I crocheted more than 3 fts worth? As I was going, I realized it’s too skinny and am not happy with it. Hoping I don’t have to unravel and start from the beginning 😢
Yes, though it will be a little obvious - making it in another color would make it a design statement instead of a fix! ;) Just turn and crochet back across the "new" stitches and then sl st to the side of that row, then make a turning ch for the next row, turn, etc... I hope that helps!
How about for the next rows, what will be the next counts if there are already added chains? I’m a begginner and I’m just following from some youtube videos.
Once you have the number of stitches made for the first row, the second row (and so on) should have the same number of stitches as long as you're not increasing a decreasing. :) The number of stitches you put in that first row depends on what you want to do or what pattern you're following.
This just saved my project
I just used the first technique you showed for a double treble. It works for me. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you. Saved me pulling out 279 double crochet 😊👍
WOW! Thank you so very much! I was panicking there thinking I'd have to take the whole row out. Brilliantly explained and shown x
I was doing my first ever crochet project which was of a sweater and my both body panel was done but the 1st one I made is too small. It was a single back loop crochet.. now can we please help me ma'am from not to open it and restart but have me an idea so that I can make that larger ..please 🥺
You can do this same technique with blo sc, and if you need to add more rows, you can crochet into the bottom of the first row. I hope that helps!
It's my first time crocheting and made a whole scarf before realizing I didn't like the length. I think I'm gonna just have to take the L on this one.
You could also add on to the end - then it's a design choice, not a mistake! :)
For the 2nd method do you just cut off the yarn that you use at the end of the skein when you're done making the extra chains?? Please help me :')
Yes! Just be sure to leave about 4-6" to weave in!
Thank you so much, I’ve been looking for a method for some time 🙏🙏
can you use this technique to add when you have already done several rows? I am right now 8 rows into an afgan and realize I want it to be wider. Is there a way to use this technique to then add a few dozen extra stiches and successfully incorporate the new stitches into my existing project?
Eri T yes! You can sl st to join the new row sts to the old ones - this might call for a new video!
PLEASE!!!!
Thanks Tamara! It worked like a dream!!
It would be fantastic to have a video showing how to do this
Tamara Kelly I would love to “see” the technique for adding new rows to an existing project. I’m a very visual learner and it sure would be helpful. By the way ... I’m a new subscriber. I love your ability to teach and find your videos extremely easy to follow. Thanks for your time 😊
Thank you so much. This was so helpful.
You g to try it cross your fingers and toes cause if I can't get it to work I have to pull out 3 skeins 😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😭😭😭😭😭😭
Great...helped me a lot and saved my precious time...
Thank you for sharing...💞
Thank you, this was a time saver.
What a great tip! Thank you 😄
Great video. Very clear instructions. Thanks!
Oh my days what a lovely voice. Thank you for showing easy way thanks.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This was such a helpful tip ,every tutorial That has a lot of starting chains should refer to your tutorial.💕💕💕💕😘
thank you it's very helpful
Thank you so much for this!!!!
Thanks for the tip. Can I use this same method on a blanket that is getting narrow towards the top? I have fewer stitches there
Perhaps - it's hard to say for sure without seeing it, but it's worth a try! :) Just find where you started losing stitches and add to that row. Alternatively, if it's just a small narrowing, you can work an edging or border all around, and put taller stitches on the ends of the narrower rows. If done all in the same color, it can be subtle!
Thanks a bunch! Very helpful! Esp the adding extra charge, Fdc or foundation stitches take me forEVER to do!
Thanks for sharing!! 😁
i know this video is 4 years ago 😭😭 but i still wanna ask can i still add a foundation if i already have 4 rows in? :')
I think this might be what you're looking for: www.mooglyblog.com/adding-rows-to-the-side/ :)
this works only after the first row, could you please show some ways to add more chains after several rows? 😭
Hello! I think this video might help: www.mooglyblog.com/adding-rows-to-the-side/ :)
Excellent ! Thank you ☺️
Thank you so much!! Saved me so much time and a do-over with this tutorial :'))
What if my first row (chain) was a foundation row and when I get to the end of the 2nd row, find I am short 8
I think this one might help! www.mooglyblog.com/adding-rows-to-the-side/
This is so simple yet mind-blowing. U r a genius.
thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏼
Thank You for saving me! Got to the end of the first row of the baby blanket I’m making for my daughter and to my horror and shock was 4 chains short! My husband who knows nothing about crocheting said there has to be a way you don’t have to rip that whole row out? I googled it and Your video appeared! What a lifesaver! I appreciate You!
I'm so glad it helped! ♥ And congratulations!
I'm chorcheting a quilt right now. Somehow I keep dropping stiches by mistake. Can I do this every few rows and just go down one or two rows (instead of the whole blanket) to compensate for dropped stitches?
If it works, it works - can't hurt to try! :)
I have a blanket that is wider at one end and I'm trying to fix it, this technique should hopefully work! I'm giving it a try. Thanks.
Did it work?
Why cant you just use the end of the base chain if you have two or three to add, I literally have one to add! ARGHHHH AND I COUNTED A MILLION TIMES
If you've left a long enough tail you can! :)
Many many thanks for these great tips.....always useful....thank you
Im on the very last row of my ribbed scarf and it turned out wider than expected. I like the width of it but I want to make it longer. Can I add more rows even though it's basically done???
I would think so - sounds like you can just keep going til you get the length you like!
Thank you 🙏 400 stitch chain and was 4 short 😍
Is there any way to make it shorter? I tried making a hat and it’s too tall😭
You can perhaps undo the slip knot and pull back?
What if you are more rows into your project for the second way?
Is this what you're looking for? ruclips.net/user/liveitJhFPSOGwk?feature=share
YOU are a genius!
Do you have tips for adding length to ribbing? I’m almost done with my project and realized I made the ribbing too short
Hm, that's a tough one to add to - adding some decorative stitches or post stitch ribbing might be easier! It's hard to say without customizing it for the particular garment or project!
Thank you so much Tamara. This is really helpful.
thank you so much! this saves so much time
thank you!it does help me from pulling out 250 chain :)
You just saved my day!❤
Thank you!!!!
You saved my sanity!!!
Very helpfull video...thanks😀
Wow..I'm 👏 😲 amazed
Much thanks in 2020!!
do you have a video of you doing this left handed?
Yes! It's at www.mooglyblog.com/adding-chains-to-foundation/ :)
Excellent, thank you so much 🌸
BRAVO!!!
Thank you!!!
Thanks for vid great tip will try