Wednesday, February 13, 2013

11 things I hate about crocheting

  1. Hooks that are so small that the yarn slips off.
  2. Hooks that are so big that they don't have thumb indents and I have to just wrap my hand around them like a claw.
  3. Too much slip stitch. The amigurumi in Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker are all slip stitch in the round. Just, no.
  4. When my squares come out looking more like 4 pointed stars.
  5. Yarns whose textures make it difficult to see my stitches. (Homespun I am looking at you.)
  6. Assembling amigurumi. Because I dislike:
  7. Stitching invisible seams (or any seams at all).
  8. Weaving in ends (and now you know why I don't like stripes! So many color changes.)
  9. Surface embroidery (with a special place in hell for french knots).
  10. Intarsia. Can't do it. At all.
  11. Stitching into a foundation chain. Haaaaate. At least I usually only have to do it once per project, if I'm following my anti-seam rule. 
Stay tuned for a list of things I love about crocheting, which is why I still do it even though I dislike the things above.

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