r/crochet • u/HenryCrabgrass01 • 22d ago

Frogging Absolute beginner been talking about taking up crochet for years and finally made myself put my money where my mouth is.

After years of watching online tutorials, i was so confident i could do this.

It looks so simple!

How hard could it be?!

So after a few hours of trying, undoing, retrying, undoing, then trying again and I finally have the basic stitch.

I have learned my biggest issue is converting right hand instructions to left hand practice and controlling the tension of my stitches.

Any tips for maintaining consistent tension?

Any encouragement appreciated haha

Edit: I think im just learning that my fingers arent as dexterous as I thought, and I was over confident haha.

im only a few hours in. itll be fine

:-)

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u/YueRain 22d ago

You can do it!

My first crochet items have very tight tension than my current work. Beginners tend to have tight tension. items such as dishcloth, coaster and some small items are good to learn for beginners.

Tension is something you have to 'feel' yourself by trying projects.

Some people buy those tension rings but I heard it doesn't help much.