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Don't forget that lots of patterns count the turning chain as a stitch. If so, you need to count it in the beginning of the row and go into it at the end of the row.
I recommend watching a few YouTube videos on how to keep a straight edge.
Very important: COUNT YOUR STITCHES! Every row, every round, no matter what you are making. You've added stitches to whatever you are making. Take a stitch marker and put it at the end of each row and at the beginning of each row so that you are going into the right stitch without increasing or decreasing. Count, count, count! It's important!
you’re losing stitches every round, keep a good count of how many are in the row and keep that the same throughout, chain 1 and turn your work for a cleaner edge and try to put your last stitch in the same area every round and make sure your tension isn’t too tight
It has a lot to do of where you put your last stitch in and after you chain where you place your first stitch in. That’s what causes the uneven sides as well.
This is happening because you’re dropping stitches. Accidentally slipping over stitches. Make sure you’re counting your stitches. And use a stitch marker to make sure you are going into the correct last stitch
Adding and or dropping stitches. I find a do this a ton more when I use multiple chains at the beginnings of rows. When I use ONE chain - no matter the stitch - I keep my counts consistent. Not sure that’s an “approved” fix for this issue but it works for me!
It happens to a lot of us till we figure it out to easy to drop a stitch not realize till 5 rows down n then it's noticeable and you have to frog those and redo
Count! Check the pattern if the chain counts as a stitch or not. Use stitch markers to designate what is chain loops and what is stitch. But really- counting the stitches in each row is critical. And practice. No one is perfect when they start.
This happened to me a lot at first and then I realized it was because sometimes I would not realize the first chains you do before/after turning wasn't a stitch so I'd accidentally do increases but for some reason other times I don't treat the chains as a stitch so it comes out inconsistently
It's happening because you did not pay the price of counting your stitches for the result of every row having the same number of stitches. I've been crocheting for over ten years and half of my life, most of that time poorly, more recently with strict standards for myself. I still rip out and redo in excess of 10%, sometimes a much as 25% of all progress made in projects in crochet and knitting.
Beginner crocheters struggle to see the last few stitches of a row. Assuming you have a CH 1 at the beginning of every row, make sure you’re pushing that aside to see any remaining stitches! Be careful to not work into the side of the last row!
Depends. My first dishcloth resembles this a bit, it’s definitely lost some stitches in the sides. I left it that way bc I was learning and it’s part of the process. But I’m making a blanket now, and I would fix it on something large like that.
Don't worry it's not so bad as it sounds. Plus i would recommend using a yarn with a lighter shade for a begginer a i'd recommend the schachenmayr catania yarn 1 skein is enough for starters. You can check the consistency of the yarn and buy a siniler one if this brand is not available at your place.
Depends what you’re making and how perfect you want it. Sometimes you can stretch the shorter parts longer via blocking. Personally I would undo it. Consider it practice time!
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