Why does my crochet twist

This is one of those ah-ha moments where you kick yourself. Some patterns need for you to start with a long chain, sometimes a very long chain,. Then slip stitch the ends to create a large ring. Now what? Start by chaining a few of your chains about 10 chains, not long enough to have a twisting problem , then remove the working loop off of your crochet hook so that your hook is free.

Insert your hook into the very first chain you made, then reinsert your hook into the working loop and continue crocheting the required number of chains for your project. There are two other factors in the creation of the yarn itself that can lead to a twisting problem.

The first is the tightness of the original spinning and the second is the direction of that original spinning. Single ply yarn that is very tightly spun has an advantage in that it is VERY unlikely to split while being used.

This can be annoying to the crocheter, but we will discuss some strategies to reduce or eliminate back spinning. You will see that the fibers all slant in one direction or the other. The yarns pictured on the right are all multiple-ply yarns, with their final twist in the S direction. Because most spinners and commercial spinning machines are right handed, most yarn has its original spin in the Z direction. Plying will reverse that, and most common plied yarns have final spin lines going in the S direction.

Why does your crochet curl? How can you fix this annoying little problem? Read on to find out! Here are three ways I've learned to help deal with curling crochet.

This word used to fill me with dread. Tension is literally how tightly you work. If you have a tendency to keep your yarn pulled tight around your hook , you will get smaller stitches, you are also much more likely to put a curl in your crochet.