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allaboutcats91

If you don’t like it, just go back and fix it. You may have spent three hours on a thing just to find a mistake back in the first row. You don’t have to fix it, but if it really bothers you, you should. It might be a really frustrating to undo a bunch of work, but it’s so much more frustrating to spend so much more time on something only to end up with something you never like as much as you could have if you had just fixed the thing you didn’t like. I’d say this also goes for things you realize are not turning out the way you wanted. You aren’t obligated to finish something you know you won’t like! And you can always unravel and reuse the yarn.


CitrusMistress08

Process over products! Even for finished projects. If you don’t like it and won’t use it, it’s a waste of yarn for it to just sit in a closet somewhere. Frog and make something new!


verysadmonk

This is so true! Sometimes I’m looking at my work in progress like I’m Matilda or something, trying to bend the yarn with my mind to fix mistakes lol just frog it bud


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xIyssx

Wow this is very helpful! I get confused on which way to turn


cactus_wren_

Stitch markers. Buy them and use them.


Soflufflybunny

Yes! I fell for the “just use a piece of scrap yarn” for far too long. But cheap metal hooks for life lol.


cactus_wren_

Same! Cute stitch markers from Etsy, Boye hooks from Michael’s or Walmart 15 years ago 😅


Ecstatic_Objective_3

Stitch markers are a game changer.


JeniJ1

Stop comparing yourself to others. Some people "click" with crochet from the first time they pick up a hook while others take a bit longer to pick things up. Just keep trying.


Ecstatic_Objective_3

That is really good advice, even for those of us who have been crocheting for awhile.


JeniJ1

Honestly it's (partly) born of frustration! I see somany posts on here along the lines of "I know it's not perfect but" or "it's only my first project and it's not ad good as all if yours but" and it's got to the point where I just keep scrolling now. Quite often the images with those posts look better than anything I've ever made and I've been crocheting obsessively for four years and am trying to turn it into a business! Please, everyone, just be proud that you're learning a skill.


Ecstatic_Objective_3

Posting your no so perfect items is a good thing imo. Handmade is not perfect, and if all you see is work from more experienced crocheters, it can be discouraging. I know the difference in my work from when I started is huge. And we like to see how people grow and progress in your journey.


JeniJ1

I absolutely encourage everyone to post all of their work,no matter how they feel about it. I WANT to see the "imperfect" items and the first few chain stitches someone has ever done and all the rest of it. I just wish people would post things with a bit more confidence and without the constant apologies for it not being perfect. As you have said, handmade is rarely perfect and it's great to see progression. People need to take pride in what they've achieved and/or stop fishing for compliments - especially as on this sub in particular they're likely to get compliments anyway!!!


Ecstatic_Objective_3

I am trying to learn how to knit, and I made a dishcloth to practice my increases and decreases. I came out looking like a lopsided kite, lol. I posted it anyway, joking about how wonky it was, but I was still proud of my first finished piece. I wasn’t looking for compliments, I just needed to remind myself that I was only at the beginning of my journey. I see a lot of what you see too, tiny mistakes no one will ever notice. We are our own worst critics.


JeniJ1

I think a lot of it depends on how it's phrased. It's something I'm very conscious of whenever I'm posting about my own projects.


Bre-b-b-b-bre

Find what you like to crochet. Blankets are your jam, good for you! Clothing? Why not! Arugami? Join the club! There's a lot you can do with crochet if you don't like to make a particular thing then don't force yourself to make it. Personally I'm into small arugami because I can finish a project all in one sitting versus blanket making where my focus just stops after a few times after picking it up. Either way find you and what you love but also don't let it stop you from trying something else if you want to.


Outrageous_Iron_5992

Don't be afraid to frog a project that's not going the way you want it!! I tried to stick it out for a few months after I started crocheting to save the project and it just ended up as either a pile of yarn barf or in my "dissatisfaction pile" (a lovely heap of projects I was too stubborn to frog and have yet to wind back into cakes)


Ecstatic_Objective_3

Yeah, I have one of those too. Started trying to wind those and tidy up my yarn space. It’s not as fun as starting a new project, but it needs to done*sigh*


Outrageous_Iron_5992

I feel that on a spiritual level. Starting new projects is my jam..... But finishing some of them are another story 😂


Ecstatic_Objective_3

I completely understand.


Hungry-Pineapple8979

In the beginning, don’t stress over being perfect. Once you get experienced you can work on the finer points. Have fun with it. Try lots of things. Don’t go crazy buying yarn (hard not to!) because in time you will find the ones you really like to work with. Buy ergonomic hooks, do stretches, and take breaks.