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CoCos mom

Hi Everyone

I am new to this forum and I really need some HELP!!

I keep losing stitches and I think I am losing them when I turn at the end of a row.

Can someone direct me to a link or pic that show how I am supposed to be doing it. This afghan should have been green, because I have frogged it so many times.

Please HELP me before they have to come and put me in an loony bin.

vernzap · MANIA MOD

Hey! Don't worry it has happened to all of us.

There are some great video tutorials at Nexstitch. I don't think they have the one
for turning at the end of the row, but they have great written instructions here.

Hope that helps!

TX CrochetLover · MANIA MOD

Try some of these links:

http://www.nexstitch.com/a_turning.html

I took this from this web site:
http://crochet.about.com/od/learnbasics/a/beginners.htm
Common Beginner Problem

Every Row Gets Narrower - If you find that the item you're making gets narrower as you go along, you are probably missing crocheting in the last stitch of each row (a common beginner mistake). Try counting stitches for awhile and you'll know if you are ending up with one less stitch on every row. Then you can correct that by making a special note to notice what the last stitch of the row should look like and being careful to crochet into that last stitch of the row each time.

I hope these help you!

jchllm

Something I found I did not do when I started was add that extra ch1 at the end of a sc row. Had a bugger of a time with that!!

CoCos mom

Thanks everyone, I guess what I am doing is either not ending the row in the correct stitch or not starting the next row in the correct stitch. I am however doing the chain one when I turn.

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

When you chain 1 and turn, you end with your last stitch in the chain 1..
Make sense??

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Hey Nance, I had that same problem when I started crocheting.

When I got to where I figured it out was when I would take a look at the top of my stitches.
Each stitch will always has a front and back loop. At the end, just remember to look and see if you still see that front and back loop. If you do, then that will be your last stitch

I too would leave it out and still I did the ch 1 or how ever many that my pattern called for. My piece would just go narrower and narrower as I crocheted.......looked yukky,

Just always look for that front and back loops on top of your work
and you will begin to see the whole stitch as you crochet more and more......it will become old hat

Glad to see you made it in here kiddo

CoCos mom

Miss Kitty,
Yea, it makes sense, I guess I am just seeing it when I get there.

I will have to look tonite when I get home and make sure, what I am looking at.

Again thanks everyone, you have been very helpful

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

Anytime you need

with anything just give a yell. Someone here has the answer or might know where to find it..

CoCos mom