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What Crochet Advice Turned Out to Be Completely Wrong?
If you’ve been crocheting for more than five minutes, you’ve probably received some well-meaning advice.
Some of it is fantastic.
Some of it… not so much.
In fact, there are a few pieces of crochet wisdom that get repeated so often they’re practically carved into stone tablets.
The problem?
They’re not always true.
Let’s talk about some crochet advice that turned out to be completely wrong.
Crocheting Will Save You Money.
This is perhaps the greatest lie ever told.
You start with a single hook and a skein of yarn.
Six months later you’re explaining to your spouse why a closet contains enough yarn to insulate a small village.
Did you save money?
No.
Did you buy yarn because it was on sale even though you had no project in mind?
Also no.
We both know that’s a lie.
Just Buy the Yarn You Need.
Excuse me?
What if the yarn gets discontinued?
What if I suddenly need it?
What if there’s a yarn emergency?
The experienced crocheter knows that buying exactly what you need is how future regret begins.
You’ll Finish It Eventually.
Will I?
Will I really?
Because there is a shawl in my closet that’s old enough to vote.
Some projects are WIPs.
Others become family heirlooms before they’re finished.
Gauge Doesn’t Matter.
This advice usually comes from someone making dishcloths.
Try ignoring gauge on a sweater.
Instead of a cozy cardigan, you might end up with something that fits either a toddler or a refrigerator.
There is very little middle ground.
You Don’t Need Stitch Markers.
Technically true.
You also don’t need brakes on a bicycle.
But life gets a lot easier when you have them.
You Can Remember Where You Left Off.
No.
No, you cannot.
Write it down.
Use a row counter.
Take a photo.
Leave yourself a note.
Because future-you is a stranger and cannot be trusted.
Weave in the Ends Later.
This sounds harmless.
It isn’t.
At first you have three ends.
Then six.
Then twelve.
Then somehow you’re sitting on a blanket with seventy-three loose ends questioning every life choice that brought you here.
This Is a Quick Weekend Project.
Whenever a pattern says this, understand that they are talking about a mythical weekend.
A magical weekend where:
- no one needs dinner
- nobody calls
- the laundry does itself
- you don’t stop to admire yarn online
Most of us do not live in that universe.
You Have Enough Yarn.
I’d like to personally thank whoever said this for making the entire crochet community laugh.
One Project at a Time.
Look around.
How many WIPs do you currently have?
Exactly.
The Biggest Myth of All
The most misleading crochet advice ever given?
Just one more row.
Every crocheter knows that’s never just one more row.
It’s three more rows.
Then another round.
Then a quick border.
Then suddenly it’s 1:30 in the morning and you’re googling yarn substitutions.
Again.
The truth is that crochet advice is a lot like yarn recommendations.
What works perfectly for one crocheter might be a disaster for another.
So I’d love to know: What’s the worst crochet advice you’ve ever received—and did you learn the hard way?
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Things Beginner Crocheters Are Too Embarrassed to Ask
When you first learn to crochet, nobody warns you that you’ll also need to learn an entirely new language.
At some point, you’ll wander into a crochet group and read something like:
“I had to frog my WIP because I lost yarn chicken after finding a knot in my cake.”
And you’ll sit there wondering if these people are crocheting or summoning woodland creatures.
So let’s decode some of the weirdest crochet terms that beginners are often too embarrassed to ask about.
Frog (or Frogging)
What beginners think:
Something involving cute amigurumi amphibians.What it actually means:
Ripping out your stitches because something went wrong.Why is it called frogging?
Because you “rip it, rip it, rip it.”
Get it?
Like a frog says “ribbit.”
This joke has been making crocheters laugh since approximately the invention of yarn.
WIP
What beginners think:
A fancy crochet stitch.What it actually means:
Work In Progress.Translation:
The blanket sitting in your basket.
The sweater on your couch.
The shawl you’ve been “almost done with” since 2022.Most crocheters have several.
Some have dozens.
We don’t judge.
UFO
What beginners think:
Aliens.What it actually means:
UnFinished Object.A WIP becomes a UFO when enough time passes that you’re no longer actively working on it.
That baby blanket?
The baby just graduated high school.
It’s a UFO now.
Yarn Chicken
What beginners think:
A children’s game involving poultry.What it actually means:
Trying to finish a project before running out of yarn.The final few stitches become an Olympic-level sport.
Will you make it?
Will you be three inches short?
Nobody knows.
Stash
What beginners think:
A secret hiding place.What it actually means:
Your yarn collection.Officially, it’s a collection.
Unofficially, it’s enough yarn to survive several economic collapses.
Cake
What beginners think:
Dessert.What it actually means:
A ball of yarn wound into a flat cylinder shape.Sadly, it contains no frosting.
Skein
What beginners think:
A typo.What it actually means:
The standard bundle of yarn sold in stores.Most crocheters use the word daily and still aren’t entirely sure how to pronounce it. (It’s skayn.)
Frog Pond
What beginners think:
A peaceful nature scene.What it actually means:
The pile of yarn created after you’ve frogged half a project.Sometimes it’s bigger than the project itself.
Blocking
What beginners think:
Something you do on social media.What it actually means:
Shaping your finished project so it behaves itself.Magic.
Actual magic.
Stitch Marker
What beginners think:
A specialized crochet tool.What experienced crocheters know:
It’s whatever random object is closest.Bobby pins.
Paper clips.
Safety pins.
Bread bag clips.We’ve all done it.
HOTH
What beginners think:
Something from Star Wars.What it actually means:
Hot Off The Hook.A freshly finished project.
Usually photographed before the ends are woven in.
SABLE
This is where things get dangerous.
Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy.
In other words:
You own more yarn than you could realistically crochet in your lifetime.
Many crocheters pretend this isn’t them.
Many are wrong.
The truth is, every crocheter starts out confused.
One day you’re asking what “WIP” means.
A few months later you’re casually saying things like:
After finding a factory knot in the last yard of my cake, I lost yarn chicken, rage-frogged my WIP into a frog pond, raided my SABLE for a matching skein, joined a mystery CAL, missed the stitch marker placement twice, and still managed to get the FO blocked before cast-on envy convinced me to start another project.
And somehow that sentence makes perfect sense.
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Crochet Superstitions Nobody Admits To
Crocheters are logical people.
We count stitches. We calculate yardage. We measure gauge.
And yet…
Many of us also have a collection of completely irrational crochet beliefs that we secretly follow without question.
No judgment here. This is a safe space.
1. Never Announce You’re Almost Finished
The moment you tell someone:
“I’m almost done!”
Disaster strikes.
You discover:
- You’re out of yarn.
- You skipped an entire row.
- The sleeve lengths don’t match.
- Your cat has adopted the project.
Somehow the Crochet Universe hears your confidence and immediately humbles you.
2. The Lucky Hook
You own seventeen crochet hooks.
But there’s one hook.
The hook.
The hook that magically makes every project behave.
Does it actually crochet better?
Probably not.
Will you search the entire house for it instead of using an identical replacement?
Absolutely.
3. Never Play Yarn Chicken Out Loud
You can think it.
You can hope it.
But you must never say:
“I think I have enough yarn.”
The yarn hears you.
The yarn always hears you.
Suddenly you’re six stitches short with no matching dye lot in existence.
4. The Project Knows When You’re In A Hurry
Need a baby blanket by tomorrow?
The blanket becomes sentient.
It develops:
- Knots
- Mistakes
- Counting errors
- Mystery decreases
Projects that were behaving perfectly for weeks immediately enter their rebellious phase.
5. The “One More Row” Curse
Every crocheter knows this lie.
“I’ll just do one more row before bed.”
Three episodes of a TV show later, you’re Googling whether 2 a.m. counts as tomorrow.
6. Frogging Creates Better Results
Scientifically?
Questionable.
Emotionally?
Absolutely true.
Many crocheters secretly believe a project isn’t really committed to excellence until it’s been frogged at least once.
Twice if it’s a cardigan.
7. Never Let Someone Touch A Project Mid-Count
This is not superstition.
This is survival.
The second someone asks:
“What are you making?”
while you’re counting stitches…
Everything is ruined.
You now have to start counting from the beginning because your brain has permanently left the chat.
8. The Stash Must Never Reach Zero
Some people call it a yarn stash.
Others call it an emergency preparedness kit.
No crocheter wants to find themselves in a situation where:
- Inspiration strikes
- The yarn store is closed
- The stash is empty
That’s how civilization collapses.
9. Every Unfinished Project Will Eventually Reveal Its Purpose
We’ve all got one.
The project in the basket.
The project that hasn’t moved since 2021.
You can’t throw it away because someday you’ll finish it.
Or frog it.
Or turn it into something else.
Or at least remember what pattern you were using.
10. If A Project Is Going Perfectly, Don’t Mention It
This is perhaps the most important crochet superstition of all.
The second you say:
“Wow, this project is going really well.”
You’ll immediately discover:
- A missed stitch
- A twisted row
- A sizing problem
- A knot in the yarn the size of a grapefruit
Stay humble.
Stay quiet.
Protect the project.
Final Thoughts
Crocheters may not agree on the best yarn, the best hook, or whether gauge actually matters.
But deep down, many of us share the same unspoken crochet superstitions.
And if you’ve ever searched the house for your lucky hook, refused to brag about having enough yarn, or stayed up until 2 a.m. because of “just one more row”…
Congratulations.
You’re officially one of us.
What’s your weirdest crochet superstition? Tell us in the comments—I promise I won’t judge. 🧶😂
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Uh... while searching for worsted weight yarn in the stash, I found this project that I bound off, wove in the ends . but never blocked or wore. CABLES AND BOBBLES! I sweated every one of those stitches and was in a heated game of Yarn Chicken right to the end... and just.. forgot about it?
WTF BRAIN.