Foundation chain

[Irene]

I need to know if exists a stitch that be more "elastic" than the foundation chain for the bottom of a blouse or sweater? Thanks for your help.

 

Irene

[monael]

Not sure. But You could crochet an edging for it that might work.

[Catana]

If the chain is too tight, try making it with a larger hook and then change to the one that the gauge works with.

[Yarn Duck]

While I haven't actually tried this, the Double Base Chain is said to be more flexible and elastic than the the traditional starting chain. There's a tutorial for this here at Weird Mirror.

 

Or you could work a ribbing for the bottom of the sweater.

[crochet smartcat]

Another option is to do a foundation sc or foundation dc stitch. This starting "chain" is done by working dc into the base of the preceding st and working increases this way. You do not do a starting chain and it is more elastic than the standard foundation chain. I use it quite often on blankets and other items where I want a nice finished edge on both the top and the bottom. It does say that it is more elastic than a standard foundation chain but I haven't tried it for sweaters as of yet. Here are the basic instructions.

[Irene]

Thank you for your comments. I will try them with my next project that I expect to begin in a couple of days.

 

Irene