this tutorial is the easiest crochet tutorial I've watched so far. the fact that you both said and wrote the instructions made it a lot easier and understandable.
I love this video, at the beginning you stated you would tell how to make the legs longer, i may have missed it but can you explain this step please. I like the not see through but need them at the top of the knees can i still use tge pattern, thank you for all your help, keep stutching
Hi , so if you want them to be longer just work more rows until u have your desired length. But because you want them so long they may flare out @ some point you might have to work a few dec. thank you for watching 💙
I’ve made two pairs of shorts using this video and I love them both! I was curious if I continued stitches to make the shorts longer, would they turn into decent looking pants?
Hello friend, yess they will turn out fine. they will look like straight leg pants. but, if you're aiming for skinnies id suggest working in some decreasing. or if you're aiming for flare, id suggest increasing . good luck (:
So cute!! But I have a question, I’m using a thicker yarn (it’s between an Aran and chunky) so I’m wondering what the width of the waistband measures so I can figure out how many stitches I need to get the same width as you? I’m thinking instead of 10 HDC I’ll do 7 and then do holes every 3 or 4 rows instead of 5. I would love some guidance thank you!
Helllo ,😊 The height of the band for 10 hdc is around 1.5” to 2” unfortunately I can’t give you an exact st count with the yarn you’re using, but these measurements should help. As far as when to do the holes, that’s completely up to you. It wouldn’t make a big difference if you wanted your holes closer or far apart. Do what you feel looks best as it is your piece of art. Tips *With the yarn being bigger you will have to change the part of the pattern where you rotate between hdc & inc. unfortunately I can’t give you and exact count with out doing it my self, but I would suggest increasing every 5th st or maybe even more . You’re going to have to play around with that row. I hope that helps. Good luck 🍀 thank you for watching !! 😀
@@thecrochethermitthank you so much for getting back to me so fast! This helps a lot. I’m just going to complete them based on my body measurements so I will just follow your advice for how to customize the size. I think it should be fine since I’m going off of measurements for each step instead of stitch count. I have a ton of the super soft “we are knitters - cloud yarn” so they’re going to be so soft and fuzzy and comfy. I will be sure to tag you when I’m finished. You do great work! 😊
Hey love, how many total yards of yarn are did you use for this project? I want to know if I should go to the store for some more (the yarn i have is 482 yards).
When we do rounds 2 until we reach enough rows or our rise… is the hdc into that first stitch marked with the stitch marker considered closing the row each time? I couldn’t tell if you were slip stitching it closed then putting a hdc in that same spot and starting your next row or if it is continuous. I’m doing a striped yarn so it’s noticeable that the rows don’t align. It’s ok if that’s normal I just want to be sure
Hi, So for these specific shorts we are not slip stitching to close the row so if you are doing color change, the colors will not line up. But if you want to do color change that align you would have to slip stitch at the end of each row ,change your color ,then chain up. Unfortunately I don’t have a video where I can physical show you. I hope this helps though. thanks for watching 🩷
I honestly think both are great. There are some acrylic I really love and there are some cottons that I love as well. But if you want something breathable for summer choose cotton
My pants fit me and looked good but after wearing them for an hour or two they stretched so much they’re falling down , i used acrylic , did you use cotton in this one ? Please reply this is the second time this had happened to me , thxs I’ve subscribed I love everything else you’ve helped me make 😊
Hello friend, so unfortunately this does happen sometimes especially depending on your tention even with both acrylic and cotton 😢. You can add a border to the waist band at the top, Iv notice that it stops it from stretching as much. But because hdc is more loops it just allows it to stretch out more. In the future size down keeping in mind that the shorts will stretch out. Thank you so much for watching, good luck ❤️❤️
I’m working on the waistband now but my concern is, making sure the shorts will pull up past my thighs and butt once I’m finished with everything. Should I make the waist band a little bigger to accommodate? There’s an 8” difference between my waist and hips
Im not sure how it would turn out but it’s worth a try. You would benefit from an open waist band instead of closing it. Dont connect the shorts until you work the rise. Then the top will be open and you can corset the string through. That way you can open and close the waist part as needed. It’s up to you.
@@thecrochethermit would even 1-3 extra stitches make the shorts wavy? I was fighting for my life tryna figure out where to put stitches at the top of the rows as I have around 150 rows. I’m only on row 6 past the band so I can’t quite tell cuz when I smooth everything out it resembles a giant smiley face in shape. Hoping it’ll be fine because I need these in 18 days and really can’t start over again; this is my second attempt at making shorts because the last tutorial I used wasn’t as good as yours 😭
Wait woahhh I’m confused 109 rows ? What size yarn are you using and what hook ? . Give me your actually waist measurements and give me your hips. Also give me how many rows you did for you band. And how many stitches do you have currently after the increase.
@@thecrochethermit for my waist band I did about 150 rows(I didn’t count, just did a guesstimate by multiplying the number of holes x6…it’s waaayyy too many stitches to count 😭these shorts are probably the 2x the size you’re making in the video 🫠I’m using 4 weight yarn and a 5mm hook. My waist is 48” and my hips are 58”
So, the smiley face is completely normally especially if you working on a bigger size . If your estimate is correct you should have about 290 stitches. If your still on row #6 & it’s a slight wave I wouldn’t worry about it won’t be noticeable when you Wear them. But if you did happen to do TO MANY increases how we digested in the beginning & it’s big wrinkles , I would suggest turning it into a skirt . I know you said you didn’t want to start over, this is a solution to that & the waves will look nice in a skirt
Hi friend, I have a video on how to crochet for the main stitches, you can see how I work my half double crochet in detail. And the video has time stamps. I’m hoping that will help good luck .
Do you have the same number of stitches with the same number of rows in the band they have to match? Also try not to place the stitches to close , try to have a loser tension when your placing the stitches into the waists band. Hope that helps
I did . The inseam is the length of your legs so at the time stamp 26:02 when I said “Continue working rows of hdc until you reach row #6 (OR) continue rows of hdc until you reach your inseam length “ “ if you want your shorts to be longer please work more rows “ that means if your following your own measurements continue working rows untill you reach the length you desire your shorts to be. Good luck ❤
So at 20:10 i see the band looks like the parts in the middle ofgthe stiches but before it looked like it was more to one side? Is that correct and when splitting down the middle would i be going based off the actual middle or the seam?
Hi thank you for your response so what im referring to is at 12:56 you have the slip stich seam only about two or three hdc away from the last hdc4, c2 ,hdc4 but later in the video it looks like the seam is even and is about 5 hdc away to make it even. So im not sure if i just saw this wrong but on my piece the seam isnt in the exact middle of the shorts(to get closer to my waist measurement) so should i split the shorts down the seam still or just shift to split down the aprox middle of where the first belt loop and last belt loop meet. Hope this clarifies my question a bit more thank you again :)
Hi friend. Okay I understand. When I said the part you slip stitch close should be in the middle, I wasn’t referring to it being in the middle of the rows with ch2. That really doesn’t matter. You want to make sure that the slip st part is in the middle like adjusting your shorts to make sure it’s directly in the middle, and not on the side. But yes shift it to the apex, that way when you wear your shorts that slip st part is in the back. I hope that helps. Good luck friend 💙
I really hope I didn’t make that sound confusing so to simplify it , yes you will spilt it from the slip st . ( in between first and last row in your waist band )
GUYS , please listen. You have to place 1 st at the top of the rows in the waist band. You can’t just work stitches with out paying attention to where you’re placing them. It’s going to cause many increases. The shorts will wrinkle up. The rows and stitch count HAVE TO MATCH , Please pay attention. Slow the video down and rewatch if you need to. I will not respond to this question again, best of luck 🤞🏾
I’m really sad I spent hours on mine and they came out way too large 😥 I think it’s bc I made mt waist band a little larger but i should’ve kept it at 30”
Hi love, I’m so sorry to hear. In the future please try on your work as your crocheting every couple or rows, that way you can catch these things ahead of time. Crochet does stretch especially depending on the yarn. It can be a pain, trust me I understand.🥲
When you first start working your single crochet into the waist band if you work more then the rows you have in the waist band the shorts will wave up,
Error !! 19:30 the rise is 10” not 30”
I was bout to SAY 😅😂 thank you gurrrrrrr
Glad I came to the comments first lol. At first I thought maybe she changed to cm lol
You have done a marvelous job Lady. Perfect and unique love
Hello friend 💜, thank you so much for you kind words 😊
Ty for a second I thought I did measurements wrong
this tutorial is the easiest crochet tutorial I've watched so far. the fact that you both said and wrote the instructions made it a lot easier and understandable.
Hi friend 🥹🩷Thank you so much. I’m happy you’ve found this tutorial useful. Thank you for watching ❤️
You’re a great teacher, I’ve been trying to make shorts and now I will make them. You explain everything and you are very patient!! Thank you
Thank you so much for your kind words & you are very welcome 🙏🏾, thank you for watching and good luck on your project 🧡
You a very good teacher you know how to teach people thank you so much you are not fast you great teacher
Hello friend, thank you so much. I’m happy this video was helpful 🤍
thank you a million times for this, first shorts i’ve made and i’m OBSESSSED.
🥰🥰 aww that makes me so happy to hear 😊, thank you for watching 🧡🧡
Thank youuuu for this detailed tutorial! I have looked at way too many videos that I could not follow but you explained it perfectly!
You’re so welcome🥰🥰, I’m happy you found this tutorial useful. Thank you for watching ❤️❤️❤️🥀
I’ve got my waistband done n I’m so excited to finish these!
😊😊😊
That was soooo easy!!! Thank you for the detailed video and instructions! I love em❤
Hello friend😊, ’im so happy you enjoyed this tutorial. Thank you for watching ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I made these today in 4hrs! Love everything about this video!!
Hello friend 😊🧡! I’m so happy this video worked for you and hope you enjoy your new shorts 🩷 thanks for watching ☺️☺️
best tutorial i’ve come across, super descriptive & helpful!!
Aw thank you so much 😊I’m so happy it was helpful, thank you for watching 💜
Wow, great teaching. Thank u best tutorial video.
Thank you 😊 🧡
I agree you are a great teacher. You should maybe look into doing LIVE classes. I would sign up 😊❤
Hello friend,
Thank you so much, & wow 😮 that’s a great suggestion, I’ll look into, thank you 😊 💙
Awesome tutorial! You’re a great teacher!
Thanks so much! (: I appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching
Excellent tutorial very descriptive.
Thank you ❤️
Sososo cute just finished mine i made for a friends bday. Really hope they like it as much as i do cause now i wanna make myself a pair haha
Hello friend,
How fun🤩 , I hope they love their new shorts. Thanks for watching 🩵🩵
I love this video, at the beginning you stated you would tell how to make the legs longer, i may have missed it but can you explain this step please. I like the not see through but need them at the top of the knees can i still use tge pattern, thank you for all your help, keep stutching
Hi , so if you want them to be longer just work more rows until u have your desired length. But because you want them so long they may flare out @ some point you might have to work a few dec. thank you for watching 💙
Thanks for the video
Your welcome 🤗 thank you for watching 💗
I’ve made two pairs of shorts using this video and I love them both! I was curious if I continued stitches to make the shorts longer, would they turn into decent looking pants?
Hello friend,
yess they will turn out fine. they will look like straight leg pants. but, if you're aiming for skinnies id suggest working in some decreasing. or if you're aiming for flare, id suggest increasing . good luck (:
So cute!! But I have a question, I’m using a thicker yarn (it’s between an Aran and chunky) so I’m wondering what the width of the waistband measures so I can figure out how many stitches I need to get the same width as you? I’m thinking instead of 10 HDC I’ll do 7 and then do holes every 3 or 4 rows instead of 5. I would love some guidance thank you!
Helllo ,😊
The height of the band for 10 hdc is around 1.5” to 2” unfortunately I can’t give you an exact st count with the yarn you’re using, but these measurements should help. As far as when to do the holes, that’s completely up to you. It wouldn’t make a big difference if you wanted your holes closer or far apart. Do what you feel looks best as it is your piece of art.
Tips *With the yarn being bigger you will have to change the part of the pattern where you rotate between hdc & inc. unfortunately I can’t give you and exact count with out doing it my self, but I would suggest increasing every 5th st or maybe even more . You’re going to have to play around with that row. I hope that helps. Good luck 🍀 thank you for watching !! 😀
@@thecrochethermitthank you so much for getting back to me so fast! This helps a lot. I’m just going to complete them based on my body measurements so I will just follow your advice for how to customize the size. I think it should be fine since I’m going off of measurements for each step instead of stitch count. I have a ton of the super soft “we are knitters - cloud yarn” so they’re going to be so soft and fuzzy and comfy. I will be sure to tag you when I’m finished. You do great work! 😊
Thank you 😊. & yes measurement base is always best. & 😍 how fun , can’t wait to see your finished project. Good luck 👍🏾
Hey love, how many total yards of yarn are did you use for this project? I want to know if I should go to the store for some more (the yarn i have is 482 yards).
*UPDATE (Hello, 😊 the amount of yarn used for this project for a size medium is 350 yds. So if you plan to make a medium 482 is fine )
When we do rounds 2 until we reach enough rows or our rise… is the hdc into that first stitch marked with the stitch marker considered closing the row each time? I couldn’t tell if you were slip stitching it closed then putting a hdc in that same spot and starting your next row or if it is continuous. I’m doing a striped yarn so it’s noticeable that the rows don’t align. It’s ok if that’s normal I just want to be sure
Hi, So for these specific shorts we are not slip stitching to close the row so if you are doing color change, the colors will not line up. But if you want to do color change that align you would have to slip stitch at the end of each row ,change your color ,then chain up. Unfortunately I don’t have a video where I can physical show you. I hope this helps though. thanks for watching 🩷
Yes thank you!
What type of yarn do you recommend? Acrylic or cotton?
I honestly think both are great. There are some acrylic I really love and there are some cottons that I love as well. But if you want something breathable for summer choose cotton
My pants fit me and looked good but after wearing them for an hour or two they stretched so much they’re falling down , i used acrylic , did you use cotton in this one ? Please reply this is the second time this had happened to me , thxs I’ve subscribed I love everything else you’ve helped me make 😊
Hello friend, so unfortunately this does happen sometimes especially depending on your tention even with both acrylic and cotton 😢. You can add a border to the waist band at the top, Iv notice that it stops it from stretching as much. But because hdc is more loops it just allows it to stretch out more. In the future size down keeping in mind that the shorts will stretch out. Thank you so much for watching, good luck ❤️❤️
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I’m working on the waistband now but my concern is, making sure the shorts will pull up past my thighs and butt once I’m finished with everything. Should I make the waist band a little bigger to accommodate? There’s an 8” difference between my waist and hips
Im not sure how it would turn out but it’s worth a try. You would benefit from an open waist band instead of closing it. Dont connect the shorts until you work the rise. Then the top will be open and you can corset the string through. That way you can open and close the waist part as needed. It’s up to you.
@@thecrochethermit would even 1-3 extra stitches make the shorts wavy? I was fighting for my life tryna figure out where to put stitches at the top of the rows as I have around 150 rows. I’m only on row 6 past the band so I can’t quite tell cuz when I smooth everything out it resembles a giant smiley face in shape. Hoping it’ll be fine because I need these in 18 days and really can’t start over again; this is my second attempt at making shorts because the last tutorial I used wasn’t as good as yours 😭
Wait woahhh I’m confused 109 rows ? What size yarn are you using and what hook ? . Give me your actually waist measurements and give me your hips.
Also give me how many rows you did for you band. And how many stitches do you have currently after the increase.
@@thecrochethermit for my waist band I did about 150 rows(I didn’t count, just did a guesstimate by multiplying the number of holes x6…it’s waaayyy too many stitches to count 😭these shorts are probably the 2x the size you’re making in the video 🫠I’m using 4 weight yarn and a 5mm hook. My waist is 48” and my hips are 58”
So, the smiley face is completely normally especially if you working on a bigger size .
If your estimate is correct you should have about 290 stitches.
If your still on row #6 & it’s a slight wave I wouldn’t worry about it won’t be noticeable when you Wear them.
But if you did happen to do TO MANY increases how we digested in the beginning & it’s big wrinkles , I would suggest turning it into a skirt . I know you said you didn’t want to start over, this is a solution to that & the waves will look nice in a skirt
I say it in the video but just in case you mist it
If you want the shorts to be longer guys just continue working more rows.
This is great! Do you have a written pattern by chance
Hi, I’m sorry I do not have a written pattern.
How do people get their dc to look like that? Mine has a line in between the squares if tyat makes sense
Hi friend, I have a video on how to crochet for the main stitches, you can see how I work my half double crochet in detail. And the video has time stamps. I’m hoping that will help good luck .
@@thecrochethermit ok thank you!
great tutorial!! once i get done with the waistband the shorts start to curve/ get a wrinkled up? any advice?
Do you have the same number of stitches with the same number of rows in the band they have to match? Also try not to place the stitches to close , try to have a loser tension when your placing the stitches into the waists band. Hope that helps
Excellent tutorial, u never showed how to extend the legs??
I did . The inseam is the length of your legs so at the time stamp 26:02
when I said “Continue working rows of hdc until you reach row #6
(OR) continue rows of hdc until you reach your inseam length “ “ if you want your shorts to be longer please work more rows “
that means if your following your own measurements continue working rows untill you reach the length you desire your shorts to be. Good luck ❤
So at 20:10 i see the band looks like the parts in the middle ofgthe stiches but before it looked like it was more to one side? Is that correct and when splitting down the middle would i be going based off the actual middle or the seam?
Hi friend,
I’m Not sure I understand your question. In the video I show you how to line the band up in the middle with your crochet hook 19:46
Hi thank you for your response so what im referring to is at 12:56 you have the slip stich seam only about two or three hdc away from the last hdc4, c2 ,hdc4 but later in the video it looks like the seam is even and is about 5 hdc away to make it even. So im not sure if i just saw this wrong but on my piece the seam isnt in the exact middle of the shorts(to get closer to my waist measurement) so should i split the shorts down the seam still or just shift to split down the aprox middle of where the first belt loop and last belt loop meet.
Hope this clarifies my question a bit more thank you again :)
Hi friend. Okay I understand. When I said the part you slip stitch close should be in the middle, I wasn’t referring to it being in the middle of the rows with ch2. That really doesn’t matter. You want to make sure that the slip st part is in the middle like adjusting your shorts to make sure it’s directly in the middle, and not on the side. But yes shift it to the apex, that way when you wear your shorts that slip st part is in the back. I hope that helps. Good luck friend 💙
I really hope I didn’t make that sound confusing so to simplify it , yes you will spilt it from the slip st . ( in between first and last row in your waist band )
GUYS , please listen. You have to place 1 st at the top of the rows in the waist band. You can’t just work stitches with out paying attention to where you’re placing them. It’s going to cause many increases. The shorts will wrinkle up. The rows and stitch count HAVE TO MATCH , Please pay attention. Slow the video down and rewatch if you need to. I will not respond to this question again, best of luck 🤞🏾
I’m really sad I spent hours on mine and they came out way too large 😥 I think it’s bc I made mt waist band a little larger but i should’ve kept it at 30”
Hi love, I’m so sorry to hear. In the future please try on your work as your crocheting every couple or rows, that way you can catch these things ahead of time. Crochet does stretch especially depending on the yarn. It can be a pain, trust me I understand.🥲
Would this work technically be a medium or a small?
M, but every thing is adjusted for your own size . I recommend using this as a guide for your own measurements
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Na true
Where exactly do you measure “the rise” for big butts?
Instead of placing your measuring tape in the front, you’re gonna place it in the back, same way just in the back
I did something wrong on the rise foundation 😭😭 why are my shorts wavy????
Does the stitch count match the waist band ?
When you first start working your single crochet into the waist band if you work more then the rows you have in the waist band the shorts will wave up,
Omg thank you! Let me go back and count it and get it fixed