Why CAN"T I HDC in a circle w/o this problem?

[crochetbycharlene]

 

I do not get it!!!!!!!!!! When I join rows I do it in the top chain of the chain 2 when I started that row.

[nightowl]

Hi charlene

 

Your baby sweater is lovely!

 

This is what I do: work your first stitch of the round in the same stitch as your ch-2. When you've completed the round and come to it again, join into the first stitch and just ignore the chain. Then do your ch-2, hdc into the same space and continue round.

 

You might also want to have a look at this thread for some other ideas.

 

Hope this helps! Let us know how you get on.

 

Smiles,

[crochetbycharlene]

Thanks. I am making this bigger with my 2 year old I like it so much and I'm afraid to try the hdc sleeve again.

[nightowl]

Aww, sweetheart, don't let it put you off. . . have a look at hook_and_hype's picture tutorial (the link is in that thread I mentioned) and you'll see what I was talking about the same method as corky). Then try it out on a little sample; that will give you confidence for the sweater!

 

Edited to add: I can't quite see in the picture, but did you have to increase on the sleeves by working 2 stitches into the first stitch of the previous round? If so, Aggie May came up with a marvellous answer here.

 

Smiles,

[christinascrochethaven]

What Nightowl says works....I do this on all of my daughter's skirts. It works great. There are no holes. Here's pictures of one of her skirts and one of her dresses. You can't see the seams.

[ErinLindsey]

Dont chain up...just mark the spot where you started off the sleeve with a stitch marker or a piece of yarn that's a different color than what you're using so that you know where you're at, and then just do your half doubles without chaining up.

[macgillie]

I know how you feel; I've been trying to solve the same problem. I tried all the methods suggested here: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34189 and while I can get them to work for sc and dc, something about the hdc gives me the same thing you're seeing. Maybe it's because the hdc is a bulkier stitch? I sure hope somebody has an idea for you!!!

[Aggie May]

Crochetbycharlene,

If you turn at the end of each row, your sleeves will look like the yoke and the join line will go stgaight.

I have just tried a wee bit and it does work.

My camera is away until tomorrow so I cant take a picture right now but maybe you can try a wee bit like I did, with about 20CH joined into a ring then carry on from there for a few rows.

I never did like HDCs or as we call them HTRs because they were hard to figure out sometimes.

Hope this helps.

Have fun.

Colleen:hug

[crochetbycharlene]

Thanks everyone and there is no increase on these sleeves.