Comments on: How to Crochet: Single Crochet Stitches (sc)

By: Asprin

Asprin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:26:55 +0000

Thanks, I still have about 35 rows to go on this side of the chain and about 40 on the other side of the chain – I’m making a big triangle which will end up being a hood (hopefully).

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:10:12 +0000

Asprin, yes it sounds like a problem that blocking can fix. Give it a try

By: Asprin

Asprin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:23:20 +0000

I have a row of single crochet on a chain and when I am doing my second row I am finding that it is curling around the chain (I can pull it straight though), is this a problem that is solvable by blocking?

By: wineplz

wineplz — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:36:19 +0000

I taught myself to knit by using a couple books (and supplemented it with the internet for fancier stitches), but I was never able to teach myself to crochet with books because none of them showed a picture like you have at the top: where your yarn hand also hangs onto the tail of your chain to help with pulling the hook through the yarn loop. Dumb, I know, but it makes it so much easier to see that extra little bit of info missed in the pics and drawings in the books I have. I look forward to using more of your tutorials on this great site. Thanks!!!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:21:51 +0000

Asprin, your beginning chain may be tight (this is common), try crocheting it with one hook larger than what would be used for the rest of the stitches. You also may be adding stitches by accident. Double check your stitch count.

By: Asprin

Asprin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:34:36 +0000

I’m trying to make a cuff which flares at the end, I have done a row of chain then 3 single crochet rows and it is starting to curve even though I am not trying to flare it yet.

Any advice?

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:23:25 +0000

Thanks Rachel for clear instructions

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:32:49 +0000

Hi Marcia, here's a tutorial on the fsc: How to Crochet: Foundation Single Crochet (fsc) Fsc is a technique to replace doing the first chain and the first row of single crochet.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:28:05 +0000

When you say begin with a fsc of 85 Does that mean start with a chain first then a row of sc?

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:50:47 +0000

Thanks so much! That really helped and I think we have it sorted out now