Why Does My Crochet Project Get Wider? Tips and Tricks Video Tutorial

[@Jessika8206]

I think my problem is understanding where to crochet the last stitch....if that makes any sense? I'm great at making baby hats, little sandals etc..but when it comes to making blankets, it always ends up wider or shorter! The video gave me some great tips. Thank you!

[@CrochetGuru]

That's great... I am glad this video helped and your problem totally makes sense and is normal... just keep counting and practicing and you will get there!

[@xxwendyx]

Jessika8206 yes I'm having same problem

[@theresapassarelli1599]

Me too!

[@janettemw2010]

I just began and i was told to use "markers" to help me with the last stitch. I didnt use them! until I was half way done, and my blanket had widen! Ah!

[@reiof.sunshine]

Or I’ll

[@michellelangdon5134]

THANK YOU! I've taken my project apart 3 times because of this! You are fantastic at explaining things quickly and easily! Again thank you!

[@AlysonChandler]

I am mostly self taught, and I would have appreciated this video YEARS ago. I learned all of these mistakes through experience. Keep it up!

[@destroychihuahua]

You are a Godsend! I repeated the first 5 rounds of a pattern I'm working on over ten times and for the life of me could not figure out why the stitch counts were always increasing by 1. Thank you so much! Your tutorial is fantastic!

[@Ishizu09]

I Started with crochet tutorils for beginners nd youtube recommended me this video... Yotube knew... KZbin knew tht i would need this video...

[@agua_de_vertedro]

Thank you a lot for this video. Just today I did a cat beanie for my mom and I noticed that each row seemed wider than the other, and when i got to finish I saw that the end was wider than the start. This video helped me a lot!!

[@queenie8388]

i m making this exact project and am running into the SAME problem, 3rd try is the charm!

[@coloradozmom]

2017, I hope my projects become 'symmetrical'. :).. thank you for the GREAT video... .I am a visual learner and this was GREAT!

[@gardengalsu]

I think I'm your twin! :-))

[@junetirpak]

This was very helpful. I've been crocheting for 60 years. I have developed cataracts and my vision has become distorted. This was a perfect reminder to go back to the basics to correct issues. Thanks so much!!!!

[@sarahdawson9843]

Hope you have had your cataracts done now and improved sight, 60 years of experience is amazing x

[@MusicLover7779]

No wonder you are called the crochet guru. I've learned so much from your videos and this video helped me really helped me understand. Thank you so much

[@heatherhughes8215]

Funny, I've been crocheting about 3 yrs now and don't think of myself as a beginner more intermediate even beginner advanced and I still make beginner mistakes. I haven't watched one of these very helpful and well-done tip videos in years but I have to say it's so easy to get into bad habits and thanks to videos like these it's so easy to find our way back into good habits. Well done video

[@juliewyrick1069]

I just wanted to say thank you! I made a HUGE blanket about the size of two queen beds pushed together and had this horrible problem. I stopped about 9 skeins in. Will eventually continue it- however I paused that to make a little comforter for my daughters mini-crib and it was so wide I had to unravel over half the work. Loose stitches/tight chain! Thank you so much! Now my daughter will have a beautiful blanket!

[@lisamasters6539]

Thank you so much! I increased the size of my hook just for the starting chain and it fixed it the issue of my work always getting wider - I’m delighted! Thank you!

[@deeron1554]

Excellent tip, I do mine the other way round. But I will definitely try your tip.

[@deniseclarambeau5347]

Thank you so much for the video, my Afghan was getting very wide. I am new at crocheting. Now I understand when turning around and starting on the second stitch. Thank you😊

[@tammi67able]

I so definitely needed this video!! Thank you! Merry Christmas & God bless you

[@lcarlson1538]

Thank you!! After watching 7 or so videos, yours was the most helpful explanation about this issue that I found!!

[@evaschonfeld5752]

First my work was getting wider, then I’d redo it and it got narrower! I finally learned to stick with granny squares and granny cluster blankets, then no problems!

[@thenaturalgemini]

Excellent tips. I know I am guilty of all the problems, I will continue to practice

[@byefelicia7003]

Very helpful, thank you. I noticed my first project was getting wider and I looked up a video immediately to see what I may have done wrong.

[@monicacespedes4406]

Seriously, thank you for your tips. That helps a lot!!! In many project videos I watch they don't clearly specify where should I start my first stitches, and with your explanation now I know, so THANK YOU!!!

[@vanillavinepottery]

Thank you so much for all your exceptional instructions. Clear and concise. You’ve helped me improve my beginner crochet skills in just a matter of days by watching and demonstrating your video techniques. I appreciate you and the time you take to teach us crochet. Your work is gorgeous! Be well and blessed.

[@laurenclifton1049]

Best video ever! I just started crocheting and everyone of my first three projects kept doing this! I felt like such a failure at something so fun and simple. Your tips are perfect! I think I was doing all of the above, lol. Eternally greatfull. 😉

[@sherrykarger7271]

love our tutorials, they help me get back into crocheting after decades since I first learned in home ec class!

[@emilysmith8227]

I want to make a twin blanket with straight edge

[@carolmarshall8697]

Thank you very much for explaining on which stitch to start crocheting.

[@bluestarlighting29]

Thank You. Still trying new projects crocket . I learn easy start hook crocket L. Still learn new style patterns.

[@Momsaidwow]

Oh my goodness I’m guilty of all those mistakes. I’m a learner and can’t thank you enough for solving my problems.

[@kaitlynjasmin2370]

Oh my gosh this was so helpful!! I’m a fairly new beginner and all of my clothing attempts have always been flared and it’s so upsetting! But I just got out of bed to test out using a bigger hook vs not for the chain and IT WORKS I can’t believe I didn’t think of that!! Super helpful video💖💖

[@belindamanno7004]

This has helped so much. I'm looking forward to re- starting again now

[@helengore7621]

Thank you so much for sharing this video! Now I know what the problem is and how to correct the problem

[@trishh9219]

I am so thankful that I came across your video. I am a beginner. I love this art but do find tension difficult. I also had the problem with a piece getting larger and out of shape. The tip about only crocheting into the first stitch when it is a chain stitch in invaluable to me. I finally get it. I thought you did that ALL the time. Thanks again for a great video. I can do this!

[@beeclassy4867]

Great video! All beginners should watch similar videos before going mad or giving up this beautiful, artistic craft. And all tutorials should include specific, basic tips per tutorial and/or specific design. Sloppy or incomplete tutorials are truly a nuisance and bothersome, and surely no one here wants to waste time practicing and undoing half-hour’s worth of crocheting because they messed up one stitch or one row somewhere due to poor instructions. I guess bad tutorials goes hand-in-hand with “free tutorials”. I think a good tip is taking notes while crocheting as a beginner and writing any question that comes along from omitted instructions, then searching for specific answers/tutorials.

[@fatimahalkhafaji6462]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH I have watched so much videos and non of them are good they are all confusing but the one you did is so useful thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CrochetGuru]

I'm so glad!

[@AndrewTheCapybara]

This video was helpful. Before I had always had the project wider and shorter. And my double crochet always comes out wider. Thank you for posting this video.

[@cynthiamiller483]

Nice video!! I'm sharing it with my granddaughter, who is a beginner and good at taking instruction.

[@lisaquigley2002]

Very helpful! Thank you very much...I’ve been crocheting for three years and I still need help!so thank you.

[@karenbcz22]

THANKS for making this video. I STOPPED crocheting a year ago because of these issues. Everything I worked on was a mess! I gave up.

[@kathleenwilson5008]

Thank you so much those were very helpful tips for me because my work always gets wider and wider and wider.

[@fairymairah]

I like to both crochet and knit !

[@judyburke7596]

This is the best video I've came across , now there are a few things I can look for before I get to far on a project . Thank you, Judy

[@orul8273]

Thank you for the great video. I always get hung up on single crochet turn, so thanks for clearing that up for me. I really enjoy your style. I look forward to your other videos.

[@SolangeLeung]

Thank you! This saved one of my crochet projects. It actually was the opposite, it was narrowing. I didn't know that for single crochet you had to crochet into the same stitch.

[@uroojqayoom8317]

Thank you for the video. I think I am adding extra stitches to my project but now I know where to start my row!

[@karenjohn8847]

That’s a great help, thank you

[@kimolson5736]

This was a great video. Perhaps you could talk about how to angle the direction of the yarn for beginning designers.

[@jdeg1466]

Thank you so much! I am new to making things where shape counts - and I think I have done everything as you describe in terms of making my crochet longer! I will now try to follow your tips. Thank s for being so generous : )

[@rachelrussell1789]

This is a very helpful video, thank you. I have ripped out half of the blanket that I am making in moss stitch with size 7 yarn two times! It keeps getting wider. I am so frutrated. I will try your tips. I all ready use markers every 10 stitches, but I have been doing the first stitch in the turn around spot, which I thought was correct.

[@karenbourke1783]

this is a great tutorial. I have this problem and you've provided a few suggestions which I will try. Thanks again 🙂

[@tinacaudill3125]

Thank you for your tips I’ve watched several videos and yours is the best. I’m going to try all your tips. I’ll keep you posted.

[@AlissaZ]

Oh my god, this makes so much more sense thank you so much 💙💜❤️

[@itsroseisiekwena9262]

If I make this mistake, is there a way to fix it along the way or do I have to restart and fix from the beginning? Thanks for this helpful vid!!

[@DTrainsWife01]

This is a lifesaver. I always have this issue! 😩

[@dellaswanson9837]

Thank you i figured out my problem! I go into the first stitch at the turning chain!

[@couponqueen5521]

Really great tips for beginners like me! Appreciate you taking the time to make this video and teach us something really useful! Thank you!

[@msjennable]

Getting back into it..and finding myself doing these beginner mistakes. All of the above lol. Thanks!

[@adrinem4513]

Thank you very much. These tips are extremely helpful. I need to make a blanket and these will help me keep everything even. The first blanket I did was hilarious 😂.

[@charlottebartlinski3033]

I have something for you so knock on door

[@123monamie]

I'm pretty new to crochet and was getting a bit frustrated over this exact problem. So glad you made this video and I found it! Definitely going to give these a try! :o)

[@CrochetGuru]

I am glad it helped and thank you for your comment!

[@sddRd68]

Thanks! People are surprised that my hats look so great but, when they ask me to make them a matching scarf, I have to admit that I have not been able to master that. I honestly put it on the back burner and focused on working on round projects but it’s getting time to learn it bc I’m becoming a one show pony, lol.

[@MM8Art]

Thank you for clearing up my long awaited questions on these issues. Very helpful Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@fra813]

You are the best! Thank you for sharing! It takes time to make quality videos. You're very generous. Thank you!

[@CrochetGuru]

Thanks so much... you just made my day!

[@deniseleraaen9733]

Thank you for making this!

[@momasbaby1955]

VERY good video and instructions! I sometimes do this making a scarf 🧣 Thank you so much ☺️

[@rendzkho8068]

Thanks, i was using stitch markers but it was still extending. double stitch positioning was my issue. Thanks

[@heidibakert4978]

Thank You !!!!! This helped so much !!!!

[@sarinirangedera7476]

thankyou so much for this video! very helpful:)

[@vijayalakshmibalaji3296]

very useful. thank you so much. as I learnt crochet through you tube.

[@randomaccess4856]

Thanks dear I really need all this technique

[@maggiemay4388]

I’m ok with a small sample ,nice straight sides,then when I start my project it starts to fan out,probably a tension problem,thanks for your helpful tips x

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

Thanks! This is helpful. I think I am obliterating my turn chain.

[@rosem6604]

There are also typical issues at the end of rows (missing the previous turning chains, confusing stitches with the turning chain, etc) that can cause widening or shrinking of the work.

[@kowtharhassan882]

Thank u v much. This is v helpful.

[@AmyVVVVV16]

I'm a beginner crocheter using single stitch and I've had that problem while making a blanket for my boyfriend but barely now that I've gotten the hang of things I have a blanket that's 4 different colors alternating in a nice pattern

[@kkfettig]

Very good video- thank you!

[@janettemcgregor5712]

Thanks for all the information... but is there anything that can be done to correct a slanted blanket (without unwinding) Like perhaps putting some stitches going up or down the side, where it’s slanted If that makes any sense

[@colleenl.1507]

Thanks this was a great help...

[@MrMonet111]

Thank you. I am learning to crochet this summer & making all these mistakes! Lol!

[@CrochetGuru]

I am really glad you liked it and it helped!

[@olliolliolli7248]

thank you so much!

[@helensmith2145]

Very very helping thank you

[@emme318]

thanks for the help!✨

[@lewendon47]

Brilliant just what I needed thankyou

[@bsfb3ar]

Grea teacher clear and easy o understand, hank you very much.

[@robinmorales6274]

thank you for the reminder very much needed it

[@tammyfrench7070]

This was very helpful, thank you

[@kristinahernandez564]

Great tips! Thanks so much!

[@HannaKippsVids]

I have the opposite problem, I'm just starting out and the practice piece I'm working on went from 11 to 8, I'm making a ton of mistakes on it but it's really just to get comfortable before trying anything else

[@vanduchan]

Thanq so much❤

[@suziesue3208]

Around scarf gives me a headache,,will try this out thanks

[@lizziedavis3985]

Do you have a video showing how to connect two squares?

[@nicoleyakas2100]

Great tips!

[@CrochetGuru]

Thank you!

[@katemetho72]

Thank you for this information....

[@jackiekerrison2128]

very helpful, thank you.

[@CrochetGuru]

You're welcome and thanks for your comment!

[@lexies1025]

thanx for this vid! this really helped me when I first started out crocheting. Can u make a video on what size hooks to use, and what size yarn to use for projects that don't list them?

[@CrochetGuru]

Hi Lexie, Thanks for your comment. The only thing I can recommend about the hook sizes and yarn sizes is to go and look at what each yarn label recommends. Every yarn comes with a label that tells you which hook to use... I hope that helps!

[@54blueroses]

What about half double crochet? Do we place the hook into the turning chain stitch or into the next stitch?

[@odelyaasherov9318]

Thank you. That is very helpfull

[@pyotrleflegin7255]

Thank you for explaining this so clearly. I was fine working in half-double but my work started to grow when I changed to doubles; I think I must have made extra stitches as you point out!

[@kellymccallister7373]

Thank you

[@followinglamplight966]

So I have a blanket 48 rows long, but it's a trapezoid. Is there a sneaky fix? The shower I'm making it for is this weekend.

[@LavenderSkyla]

THANK YOU!!! OMG !!!

[@crystalrogers5609]

thanks for this I really need to know about this

[@CrochetGuru]

That's great... I am glad it helped!

[@dianecolbert9372]

Can you weave yarn through the part that got to wide to pull it end to keep from havi g to undo all of those rows.

[@canisharc]

Now, I understand about double crochet.

[@lorettacompher7744]

Oh boy - adding extra stitches became a real problem for me with my 1st zig zag afghan. The two you skip at the bottom take away the three you add at the top - except for the ends. My mom used it for the cat bed, and still does....30 years later! Ha!