I can't crochet without the project shrinking?

Question

I can't crochet straight (as, not in the round, i.e. a scarf, ect.) without the project shrinking. It's annoying!! Everything I make has to be round.

P.S. Is Tunisian crochet hard to learn?

Answer 1

Be sure to count your stitches after each row.  It's very easy to skip a stitch at the beginning of the rows.

I hate Tunisian crochet.  It takes forever, and is pretty much like knitting.

Answer 2

Count your stitches when you have completed a row.  I always do this especially with complicated projects.  Rounded projects are the easiest because they end in an odd number.

I have never learned Tunisian crochet.  Right now I enjoy lace crochet.

Answer 3

I feel your pain. When I started crocketing I was having the same problem.....To be honest I still do, & I've been crocheting for more then 10 yrs. So I went to an expert (my Grandmother, who by the way will be 88 yrs old next month Lord willing) I was informed that the shrink of your work is because you are crocheting to tight. When I asked how to avoid doing that she told me to practice, practice, practice. And she told me to pick up any of the free patterns that the stores put out the do not include circle patterns and try them.

I know that that's probably not what you wanted to hear but that the best thing I can advise