Double crochet gap at join in snood

[emmarockstar]

Hi everyone. I am currently working up a snood and following the pattern joining to the ch2 at the start of each round I've noticed I have massive gaps running up the seam. I normally don't join to the ch2 but as I've never made a snood before I was copying the pattern. Is there anyway of fixing the gaps at the end of the pattern or am I best starting over again (I'm just starting the hood and the gaps are at the front of the piece)

[Tampa Doll]

I don't know how to fix this problem, as I have the same happen on my totes.  The only thing I can think of is not using the ch2 in your count.  join in the next stitch.  but be sure to keep your count.  You may have to do the first stitch in with the ch2.

 

Try this on a piece of scrap yarn and see if that works.

[SunnyInDenmark]

I have found that slip stitching into the 2nd chain of the ch-2 will minimize the gap.  If you sl st around the chain, then you just pull the hole bigger.  By stitching into the 2nd chain, you pull the ch-2 taught and close the gap minimizing the hole.

[RoseRed]

When I slst into the ch2 I'll place the hook with the top V of the ch on one side of the head and the back (camel hump) loop on the other.

[ReniC]

I use this tutorial from Vashti to eliminate the gaps.