Gap between rows (in the circle)

[ochagirl]

Howdy! This'll be my first post at Crochetville.

 

My situation is this:

 

Rnd 1: Ch2, >>>6<<< sc in 2nd from hook; join with sl st in first sc.

 

Rnd 2: Ch3, dc 3 in first sc, [4 dc in next sc] 5 times; join with sl st in top of ch-3.

 

Where I last joined my double crochet and ch-3 is where there's a gap; it's not huge, mind you, but I'm as finicky as person can be sometimes.

 

I want to know if this is normal.

 

This is from a pattern for a newborn cap from Coats (the company that makes Red Heart). I'm using Simply Soft yarn from Caron (WW). The example caps were don't in various yarns, so I don't think my using Simply Soft should matter.

 

Thanks for any help!

[jleinhauser]

I think your first row won't work the way you wrote it!

 

However, yes, the gap is annoying and normal. Try working a ch 2 instead of a ch 3.

 

Jean Leinhauser

San Diego

[Cherri]

I agree with Jean. Try ch 2 instead of ch 3. That should at least get rid of the hole.

[mudpie]

Round one is an impossibility. Even if you could accomplish what it says to do, there wouldn't be enough stitches to make row 2 work with it.

[paperflowers]

I vote for ch2 also. I made the LB Market Tote bag and had an obvious traveling seam where I was ch3'ing to start new rows. It looked a lot better when I did ch2.

[ankey]

how did you make round one work? it sounds impossible to do... (I agree with the ch 2 to make the gap smaller)

[ochagirl]

Sorry! That is impossible! LOL! I fixed my entry to say what I meant. I posted that in the wee hours of the morning.

 

Thanks for your help. I'll try what you said, Jean. I'm a bit too new to go maverick with a pattern. :-)

[kazily]

A ch 2 instead of ch 3 really does help hide gaps. It's helpful to use a stitch marker in the top of the ch 2 also. A marker, a bread tie or even a pc of yarn to let you know where you start a new row at.

[Granny Square]

Another way to fix that pesky gap is to do a linked dc (scroll down)

http://melangeagora.com/crocraft/faq/stitches.html

 

Here is a site which shows how to do a linked triple similar principle as the linked double. It has pictures

http://www.crochetme.com/linked-stitch-tutorial

 

You would only need to link the first 'real' dc to the ch-3 turning chain.

[Debbi-a1]

I have those gaps too. To avoid those gaps, I do a ch 2 and do not count it as a stitch. so instead of a Ch 3 at the beginning I have a DC and so if the next row says, "join in top of ch 3" I join in top of the DC. This Ch 2 creates a filler stitch of sorts.

Sometimes if I do a ch 3 loose it helps fill it in, but not always.

Debbi

[adagio]

I've been very satisfied with the look of my projects using the ch2, and not counting it as a stitch, in place of the chain 3. Haven't tried doing a linked stitch yet, I'll check out the tutorials and see if they help.

Ruth

[ochagirl]

Thanks ya'll for your help . . . I think I messed up the linked dc . . . but it still made for a good filler but skipping it.

 

:-)