#Is this why i love knitting and crocheting???

[milkweedman]

Knitting a freehand bag and started wondering how often people even use patterns, anyway. So--how often do you use a pattern when you make things ? This include knitting/crochet/sewing/weaving/nalbinding/bobbin lace/tatting/etc but also things like woodworking, cooking, and baking. If you want to just pick the thing you do most often that's fine.

I personally do not use patterns as I find them far more confusing than just figuring out the construction of an item and simply making it. I do very occasionally browse ravelry for inspiration but have downloaded maybe 2. In the 5 or so years since I joined. And have followed exactly 1, which I modified every single aspect of. In my defense, dyslexia.

[uncanny-tranny]

Something kind of funny I never anticipated about crocheting with longer hair was pulling out a piece of my own hair out of my project that I somehow crocheted into it

[bibliotheksbewohnerin]

yooo, first thing I've knit in about 15 years, first proper knitting thing I've ever done really, my first sweater!

[buttercupdemise]

my sweet boy napping upon the little blanket i knitted for him. like royalty. i love him.

[amarmonerkotha]

My cousin was talking about this one crochet flower on headphone thing that looks like you have grown flowers on your head and i just casually said i can make that for her and bas aur kya she *changes the theme to Love* on Instagram

Like this but with a flower too with the leaf thingie

[rosesncarnations]

Taught myself Tunisian crochet in less than an hour

[whoslaurapalmer]

crocheting a frog. I am Suffering but I am making a frog

[cultivating-wildflowers]

i was gonna say 🐰 but after some thought id say you're 🐱

kindly older sister vibes but also you wouldn't hesitate to stab somebody with a knitting needle if prompted, u know?

accurate because the number of times a week I threaten to stab someone with a spork is unfortunately high. have I ever done that? no....

[forest-from-the-trees]

why are gifts so fucking difficult oh my godd. starting to look for anniversary gifts for my partner cause weve got about two months to go, and i swear to god anytime theres a holiday where we have to give gifts i panic.

its so difficult cause in theory i know what she likes but i dont feel like we spend enough time around each other to know what style of things she likes yknow? ill send her stuff occasionally that i like and i feel like she has a really good grasp on the things i enjoy cause i have such a distinct style. for her though like i know for a fact that she doesnt dress in the way she wants to, but if she was given the chance i dont know what she would choose to wear. like what she wears now is different than what she would wear if she had the choice to redo and choose her own wardrobe (her words). so like. i always freak out when buying jewelry and stuff like that cause i dont know if its a thing that she would like or not based on how weird that situation is right now.

[sarahdawnsdesigns]

On the one hand, I get it: because so many people Do Not Read and Will Not Research, so saying, 'hey look, here's a place to go look up the basic things about what you're calling about, because if you took 3 seconds to Google this you'd have your answer.' make sense.

But often it is near impossible (or actually impossible) to get a human on the phone. And if/when you do finally get a human on the phone, they're some underpaid Customer Service Rep, probably outsourced, who has no idea how to fix your problem, because your problem is complex or more nuanced, (that's usually why you're calling!) and it's not in their crappy training manual - if they're lucky enough to even have that! (I blame this entirely on the companies - they don't train their staff well enough or give them enough leeway to do their jobs). A company that actually staffs its phone lines well will have all my love. When I can call with a complex question and get a knowledgeable answer within 5 min? You have me as a customer now.

one of the most infuriating things about becoming an adult is when you realize that it actually is 10x easier to solve problems by making a phone call vs literally any other communication method

[dannimation]

i haaaateeee getting gifts so much all it ever does is reveal how little the people who "love" me know me or even just listen to what i tell them

[faededaway]

Want to pick up knitting because I wanna make socks.

[dragons-and-yellow-roses]

I wish I wasn't tired as shit bcuz I have thoughts about the sweater curse that I want to write into a nice little piece, but I don't have the brainpower to do it :(

[louisarmpits]

How many things can i crochet in one weekend??

[jinwoosbabyboo]

*whisper screams* you're writing is amazing I always look forward to your posts thank you for feeding the lads brain rot!!! Could I please request (last minute lol) the lads reacting to mc who is pretty yarn crafty but refuses to make them a sweater because of the dreaded "boyfriend sweater curse" (when knitting/crocheting, or other yarn craft, making a sweater for your boyfriend after finishing it and giving it to him he soon breaks up with you X__x)

Sweater Weather

Your man wants you to knit him a sweater, but you'd rather cut the grass with scissors before you do that because of the dreaded 'Boyfriend Sweater Curse'. Anni's Note to Anon: *whisper screams* sorry I took so long with this request I hope you forgive me here's a token of my appreciation 🌹

Zayne

Finds you hand weaving a fluffy blanket

Zayne: Will I ever have something hand knit by you?

MC: What do you want?

Zayne: How about a sweater to keep me warm in my office?

Mc: Absolutely not

Zayne: Why?

Mc: That’s a one way ticket to a messy breakup I think not

Zayne: Why would we break up?

MC: It’s the dreaded sweater curse

Zayne: The sweater? Curse?

MC: Yes ... I knit you a sweater and you leave me ... I’m not doing it

Zayne: And you believe in this so called curse wholeheartedly?

MC: If you can believe in unicorns Dr Zayne I can believe in a curse

Zayne kisses your forehead and squishes your cheeks

Zayne: alright I’ll take your word for it

Rafayel

Rafayel: When does your dashing boyfriend get a sweater?

MC: You sick of me or something?

Rafayel: Whoooaaaa how did we get here?

MC: If I knit you a sweater you’ll leave me its the sweater curse

Rafayel: I promise I won’t

MC: No

Rafayel: Please

MC: No

Rafayel: If you don’t love me just say that

MC: If you want to break up with me just say that

Rafayel: Baby please im begging

MC: Well stop!

Rafayel: PLEASE

MC: NO

Rafayel: BABYYYY

MC: SHUT UP

Rafayel played Beyonce ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’ at full volume for the rest of the day. He still didn’t get that sweater though.

Xavier

Xavier: You’re very good at knitting

MC: Thank you baby

Xavier: Did you make this?

MC: Yea it’s a cropped sweater took me a while

Xavier: Could you make me a sweater?

MC: Hell no

Xavier: Why so much aggression?

MC: If I knit you a sweater we’ll have a nasty breakup

Xavier: ???

MC: Just trust me its the sweater curse

Xavier: Okay I trust you

MC: Thank you

Xavier: What about a pair of socks?

MC: …..I’ll think about it

Sylus

Sylus: Did you knit this?

MC: Yes isn’t it cute? It’s a cropped sweater but it has that loose off the shoulder fit

Sylus: You knit sweaters?

MC: Sometimes ... they take a while

Sylus: Make me one

MC: Can I get a please?

Sylus: Please sweetie

MC: No

Sylus: I said please

MC: and I said no if I knit you a sweater you’ll break up with me

Sylus: We’re married

MC: You’ll divorce me its the dreaded sweater curse

Sylus: ......And you believe in this so called curse?

MC: Yes

Sylus: You’re adorable

MC: It’s real!

Sylus: If you say so Princess

MC: *narrows eyes* you think im crazy don't you

Sylus: At least you're self aware

MC: *throws the knitting needle at him*

[radipede]

It doesn't necessarily matter, but it will give you a different look! Most crochet patterns, photos, and videos show the bottom style (anticlockwise) of yarn over, and if the top style (clockwise) is shown at all, it's usually mentioned as a yarn under.

These two style of yarn over are different—wrapping clockwise uses slightly less yarn and does twist the stitch, resulting in a tighter and less stretchy stitch overall. It's definitely not as big a deal as in knitting, though! I've also seen wrapping clockwise specifically referred to as a "cross stitch" stitch pattern, as the twisted stitch is reminiscent of cross stitch, haha.

You can view it in the same vein as Eastern vs Western stitch mounts in knitting, if you like. Neither is correct or incorrect, but large swathes of patterns and tutorials assume a specific way of doing things.

The answer is probably 'you're overthinking this' but I have to ask - does the way you do yarn overs when you crochet matter?

I've been doing it like in the first picture because that's the way I'm used to flicking my yarn when I knit, but in every tutorial I've seen so far the person does it like in the second picture

But as far as I can tell stitches arent twisted, so is it just a matter of preference?