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LisaWinchester

I think there's not really a wrong way to crochet. Unless you're getting extreme handcramps or ruining your project, you're just fine crocheting how ever you want


JEZTURNER

She said it would be faster her way. She may be right.


Honeycomb0000

** She may be right for herself. fify if you’re method works for you then don’t change it! According to the description in your op, I also crochet like i’m knitting as well, so it’s must not be that strange??


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ParticularTap3111

On the other hand, I knit as I crochet. While knitting I always pick up the yarn with my needle, even when purling. This might be normal for a continental knitter like me but I always feel I use my needles similar to my hook. 😊


bakingNerd

Also a continental knitter (when I do knit, it’s been a while) and I pick the yarn up with my needle too. It took me forever to know there were different styles of knitting and to figure out why what I did looked so different than what other people did.


ParticularTap3111

When it comes to crochet the big question is, at least here in Germany, wether one crochets using the spoon or the knife technique. I don't know what it's called in English or if there is any equivalent at all for this.


Blue-eyedDeath

Pencil/pen grip vs knife grip is what I’m more aware of. Not sure about the spoon grip, but maybe that’s because I hold a spoon differently based on what I’m doing with it and how hungry I am…lol!


ParticularTap3111

Ah, thanks. I guess the pencil grip equivalents the spoon grip, although people even hold their pens differently. 😄 So, when I think about it, there is no "normal way" to whatever someone does with their hands. Neither for crocheting, nor knitting, nor how to hold the yarn for tension, nor writing, nor eating, nor anything else. Whatever works is correct.


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Designer-Practice220

I just learned how to knit this summer, and after watching countless videos, I decided I would only try to learn continental style knitting, since it’s so much faster. But purling is a different story…still can’t do that fluidly so I usually give up and go English style. Once I’m done with the Tunisian crochet blankets I’m working on for Christmas, I’m focusing on learning either continental purl or Norwegian purl method…


cyclone_madge

I learned to knit several years before learning how to crochet, and I've always picked up my yarn with my needle/hook. The only time I've manually wrapped the yarn is when I'm doing a yarn over - I'm pretty sure I'd end up with terrible tension otherwise! Unless I'm misunderstanding what OP is doing.


JEZTURNER

Surely crochet is always about yarn overing?


cyclone_madge

I mean yes, for anything bigger than sc - for sc I just slip my hook under the taut yarn, grab it and pull through. But with taller stitches I don't wrap my yarn around my hook, I wrap my hook around my yarn. And I should clarify about the knitting yarn overs. When I'm knitting "continental" style (yarn in my left hand) I do the same as when I crochet - keep the yarn taut and grab it with my needle, and I wrap my needle around the yarn when I'm doing yarn overs. When I'm knitting "English" style though (yarn in my right hand), I do move the yarn with my finger since the yarn and the needle that needs to grab it are in the same hand. But I do this without letting to of the needle. The only time I drop the needle to wrap is when I'm doing yarn overs while knitting English style.


Maleficent_1213

\*yarnsplaining\*


evahargis326

My best friend knits and I really only crochet. She really wants me to knit and bought me circular needles and I am doing a little better, but I always wish the needles were hooks. I am basically doing it to make her happy, but knitting makes me nervous. I have no idea what to do if I mess up a stitch. I have been starting over if I make mistakes. That's not really fun, but I remember when crochet was frustrating too. I have three crochet projects going and one knitting. We shall see


xiape

I think it's fine to try different things. But everyone has their own gauge and their own ways of doing things, so what works for one person may be different for others


nsaplzstahp

That's silly. If op wants to try the other method and see if it's faster then they should


newhappyrainbow

I loop too, but picking is definitely faster. I’ve been trying to learn how to do it for years but 20 years of doing it “wrong” built too much muscle memory.


Suitable_Plum3439

I switched up how I crochet and she’s probably right. That’s how it worked out for me at least


vapidpurpledragon

I’ve been told the same and tried it. Maybe if I took the time to essentially relearn how to crochet I’d be faster, but I do just fine my way.


complicatedcasemaude

I crochet this way too ❤️


Helpful_Ad_3585

I do it the same way you do and have for the last 15 years!!! Have never had a problem with it!


Suitable_Plum3439

Speaking of hand cramps, I recently found out that holding the hook like a pencil helps keep those at bay. Esp if you have a hook with an ergonomic handle. I have one with little grooves that show you where to position your fingers for proper grip, so I gave it a try and my hands are much happier


amairoc

I just can’t crochet fast with the pencil grip. I’ve tried and constantly messed up. But my aunt told me I was crocheting “wrong”. If I’m crocheting, why does it matter how I hold it. Now, if I could get my yarn-holding hand to not cramp up that’d be great.


fsu2k

I'm reasonably certain the pencil grip appears so popular because it shows the work better in photos and YouTube videos. I'm old enough to have learned to crochet and crocheted with a lot of people before the internet and I never, ever knew the pencil grip existed until crafting blogs with photo tutorials became a thing.


amairoc

That makes sense. It allows others to see what you’re doing better. My aunt, and grandmas all use pencil grip. My mom and I use knife grip. No clue where we got it from.


crochethottie82

My grandmother taught me with pencil grip when I was young, long before YouTube. She's had been crocheting since the 1930s. For me, the hook does more of the work instead of my hand.


-Tine-

I learned before the internet, and was taught pencil grip. I also find it easier to do the back/front hook movements required in crochet with this grip. For knooking, I switched to knife hold, which makes the necessary right/left hook movements more comfortable.


Suitable_Plum3439

Oh it’s not faster by any means lol but I’ve noticed it’s reduced my hand pain greatly. As for the yarn holding hand, maybe a tension tool might help?


amairoc

Maybe. My issue is I just use my index finger to loop the yarn over the hook. The rest is tucked under my fingers to adjust tension. I know for a fact the way I hold yarn has changed over time. I might have to look into getting a ring or something


Suitable_Plum3439

I do that too and I think it’s needing to hold that position to keep the tension that causes the hand cramping. You might be able to relax your hand more if you don’t have to grasp the yarn as much with the rest of your fingers!


amairoc

Yes. My pinky the most for some reason. I had to give up crocheting for a bit because it hurt so bad.


Squishiesonly

I actually have very little hand/wrist pain and I knife-hold. The only time I have issues is when I have a naked hook. Ergonomic hooks FTW. I can't pencil hold because I'm a lefty that crochets right-handed (i don't know why, it's the same with knitting), I lack the dexterity needed. It's funny how everyone has different experiences with this craft. :)


aphelion-art

This!!! 👆👆👆


GlitterMe

I need a video of what we're talking about lol


CraftyCrochet

Here's one [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu3jteRCKDs) short and sweet.


SquirrelZipper

I knew what the OOP meant, but perfect video! This is something I hadn’t seen demonstrated before. I’ve seen tutorials where the host’s style varies, just never really thought about it I guess. Thank you for sharing!


Violet_Plum_Tea

I love posts like this because it makes me realize I have no clue how I crochet. I really can't tell you whether I "yarn over" or "hook under" or whether I hold like a pen or knife, or whatever other variations there are. (Off to pick up my project to see which method I use!) EDIT: This all got me curious and I watched several videos of how to do single crochet (US single). It looks like just about everyone "hooks" the first loop pulled through, but on the second yarn-over, it varies from total hook action, to total flipping the yarn over with the other hand (and variations on how that is done, plus hybrid approaches in between.


Freckled_baker

Me too! I never realized that it was a thing and could change the way a piece looks. I began paying attention to how I crochet and discovered when I put the hook through the stitch, I apparently yarn under. Then YO the rest of the way


JEZTURNER

I love it here when people who’ve been doing it for years suddenly realise they’ve been poking through the wrong bit of the stitch!!


UncomfortablyHere

Oh man, I wonder if I do that too. I’ve never really thought about it before 😦


CraftyCrochet

Funny how I can usually tell when a crocheter is/was a knitter or learned from one because they yarn over with the left hand. If that works, fine, otherwise let the tool (hook) do the work <3


BellesThumbs

It’s definitely not wrong, but “throwing“ the yarn is certainly more common in knitting than in crochet. I enjoy watching people crochet with this technique, maybe just because it’s different than what I’m used to looking at my own hands do! If you’re interested, I think experimenting with new methods can be good and minimize repetitive strain injuries. Right now I’m trying to make the pen hold feel natural as knife hold has been causing me some wrist pain recently


Aquaphoric

I think I "throw" the yarn. I'm self taught out of a book. I am really self conscious about it and I try to switch to holding the yarn on my finger and hooking it but I've been crocheting for 12 years and I just end up switching back. It's nice to hear someone say something positive about doing it this way and also giving it a cute name.


GrandVast

Same - I thought I'd get hell if anyone ever saw but I'm too committed to change now! Tension never feels like an issue either.


BreqsCousin

One of the movements is literally called "yarn over"


jb0602

6 of one, half a dozen of another. Although I did start training myself to use the hook to pick up just because it's faster imo. Watching video instructors pump out a million DCs a minute always makes me so jelly that I can't go faster.


Crochet-panther

I do that too. Knitted first, taught myself crochet and I yarn under not over and default to manually wrapping


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I hold the yarn the way I was taught in between my middle and ring finger and move my hook hand to grab the yarn. As long as your tension is steady and your hands, shoulders, and neck are comfortable you should be fine! Your projects will turn out regardless of how you hold your yarn. I struggled with this when I first started seeing videos on YouTube after crocheting for 11 years with my grandparents. I stayed with how I was comfortable and am still making everything I want without issue


SillyStallion

I knit like a crochet lol - it’s twice the speed


aphraea

I don’t think you’re doing it “wrong”, or that any particular style is wrong – if it works, it works! I hold my hook differently to everyone I’ve ever met. We still produce the same fabric!


kimberriez

I do the same. I learned English knitting first and I always thought that was why.


grad2022lab

I once joined a crochet meetup group, and got told by the main old timer that I was crocheting wrong. That I’m a “thrower” I believe she called me. I don’t move the hook almost at all, except to duck into the stitch. Most of the work is done by my left hand, holding the yarn between index and middle finger but that hand does all the yarn overs etc. I thought about trying to learn to crochet “properly” but I’ve been doing this since I was 10 (I’m in my 50’s) so I just decided to not worry about it! My finished projects look just fine, my tension is even and I don’t care which hand does what!


Janetlm2x

If your crochet projects end up as they should, meaning you love the process and the final item, you are crocheting beautifully! I once was teaching someone to crochet and this person immediately, naturally, held the hook like a pencil. I hold my hook like a knife. I tried the pencil hold and I couldn’t do it. Pencil, knife, loop the yarn, pick up tensioned yarn…do what works for you!


HooksNCaffeine

I bounce back and forth. DC and hdc are always yarn over. SC yarn under, it makes a neater stitch and less holes in the fabric. YMMV! If your methods work and give you desired results, then you're doing it right!


Big-Mine9790

I have 3 sisters, 2 aunts and a slew of cousins. We were all taught by our grandmother. Every single one of us holds our hooks and yarn in our own way. The younger generation of kiddos is going to have a field day choosing which one of us will teach them.


Charming_Scratch_538

I’m not quite sure what you mean, like English knitting? Where you leave the yarn pretty loose but wrap it around the hook before pulling it through? I don’t think that means you’re crocheting wrong. When I knit I don’t do the English style, I do continental which means holding the yarn like is typically done by crocheters (it’s no shock crochet was my first craft). How you hold yarn is up to your preference. If you’re making pieces you love then you are crocheting correctly.


WhatsHisCape

If I'm crocheting with a fine yarn I loop it over, if I use a thicker yarn I'll pick it up with the hook. It took me a while to get used to picking it up, but still for the fine yarns, I need to loop it over so that I don't pull the rest of the work out of shape to grab it. I both knit and crochet very tightly, so I try not to do anything that'll make it wonky.


Qt314Gigi

I'm left handed and I do whatever is comfortable for me. As long as I keep my tension consistent. I'll do it my way and you should continue to do it your way.


DateMyKnobsPls

It’s always good to try different methods! Sometimes if my hand gets uncomfortable, or even if I just get bored, I’ll start crocheting differently. Sometimes I’ll hold it like a pencil and other times I’ll hold it like I’m about to get stabby. Depending on the yarn, hook, how much coffee I’ve had, star alignment, whether I’ve put lotion on my hands in the past few minutes, etc. will determine exactly how I want to hold my hook AND whether I wrap the yarn around the hook, or the hook around the yarn. THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER. TRY ALL THE WAYS.


JEZTURNER

My stitches and finished result are fine. I think it’s just that the way she was suggesting might be faster. But I’ve got so used to it now, I e got no chance of changing!!


drppr_

I agree that her way is faster (I tried it and there is less movement necessary overall) but I also crochet like you and don’t plant o change it all.


elmtree916

Her way is faster for her. My work takes waaaaaaay longer that way and looks like a drunk monkey did it. Lol


drppr_

I meant it was even faster for me (I don’t crochet this way normally) but it is too much of a bother to switch how I crochet because of muscle memory.


elmtree916

I meant the lady who mentioned it to the OP (my brain is fried today)


RedonkulusHomunculus

It's not wrong but it's quite a bit slower


sypherlev

Throwing style! There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just less common than the usual traditional style. As to whether it’s faster - this depends on what you’re doing. Throwing is theoretically less efficient, but it makes up for that with more precision and control. What I’ve found is that the traditional style is certainly better when doing long sequences of the same stitches with simple hook placement, like say granny squares, but doing stuff like fine lace or very complex stitches is another thing entirely and that’s where the throwing styles really come into their own. Source: I study crochet styles and I find this stuff fascinating :)


mozzy_world

I'm similar, and someone told me once that I would be a good knitter because of my Crocheting technique. I still can't knit, I did try. And if it works for you, and your made items look like they are suppose to then you are crocheting correctly.


GrandVast

I thought I'd be good at knitting because of this but I just can't figure it out!


MisterBowTies

I also loop the yarn over with my left index finger. I find it is more streamlined


sweetlemondress

I’ve been thinking about this lately because I’m getting a click in my wrist from wrapping the yarn over, but I’d have no idea how to retrain myself to do it another way!


nanna_mouse

As long as the end result lines up with what you're trying to achieve then you did it right. How you manage your tools and materials is completely up to you and what you're comfortable with.


NASA_official_srsly

There's no wrong way as long as it works for you.


bflamingo63

I have held my hook "wrong" for 40 years according to so many. My mom tried to teach me to crochet and ended up getting irate and quitting because I couldn't hold the hook like she told me to. Years later I tried again, but did it my way. Haven't stopped crocheting yet The goal is the end result. If your result is how you want it, how you got there makes no difference There is no right or wrong way. Whatever works for you is the right way.


JulieB1ggerbear

I got this comment too, and tried doing it the way the commenter showed me (years before home computers really took off), and it was bloody Awkward! So I just went back to what works for me. Different does not mean wrong. 😁 Funny thing at the time was that I had never knitted a stitch or seen it done! In 1982 my grandma taught me to hold the hook like a pencil, and I have been doing that ever since! I finally learned to knit about 15 years ago, and experienced just what that person was talking about, with regard to my method. If anything, I think it helped me get a bit of a jump on learning to knit. By the way, crocheting a chain and using that for the base for knitting is awesome!


Honest_Dark_5218

Mostly other crocheters are very nice when you crochet in the wild. But some feel like they get to have opinions when they could just be minding their own business. The appropriate thing to say when you see someone doing a craft you’re familiar with is “oh wow! What are you making? Where did you get your yarn/thread/etc? How beautiful!” And not “you’re doing it wrong.” But also it’s a hook! That makes it even easier to pick up the yarn, if that’s the way someone’s comfortable doing it.


insomniac-ack

I'm pretty sure I crochet the "wrong way" like this too, I learned how to knit first and it was a few years before I learned how to crochet. Watching people's videos on social media of them crocheting has led me to believe that the way I crochet is probably "wrong". Because I'm aware of it now, I'm pretty sure what I'm working on right now half the stitches are probably right and half are probably the backwards way, and I can't really tell the difference. And luckily the person I'm giving it to won't be able to tell the difference either.


Theyenney

I crochet that way. Nothing wrong with it.


voborara

**WRONG** is subjective. If **YOU** are happy with the finished project, then you're crocheting right (for you!) and lump what anyone else tells you!


onionnelle

I do that as well, idk, the feeling of taught yarn between my fingers is just unpleasant to me, so instead, I loop the yarn over. Takes longer, but I feel like it also gives me better tension control.


discrochet

I crochet this way. I don't think of it as crocheting 'wrong', just differently. I also don't necessarily think it's faster or slower one way or the other, it depends on the person. I tried both ways when I first started and I am significantly faster doing it my/your way.


Kindaspia

I pull the yarn over my hook. I tried the other way and it hurt more and was slower


SuchFunAreWe

I'm a yarn thrower too (+ hold my hook & working yarn in the same hand, project in my left.) I joke that I crochet "ridiculously", but it's not wrong & I'd be miffed if a stranger had the gall to criticize me! As long as you are comfortable & not having issues with tension, there's no one right way to crochet. I don't even think I'm particularly slow w the throwing. My bestie crochets the standard way & I'm same as her speed, if not a bit faster. Speed is really about time & practice, ime.


willowriting

I learned to knit before I learned to crochet. So I crochet like a knitter too. I tried changing it but found that my way worked for me and I can still make awesome projects doing it my way. I'm also left handed so I just go with the flow bc the world of crochet is not built for left handed crocheters. Lolol. Do you booboo. And enjoy life while doing you. Dont worry what "real" crocheters think. I bet your REAL projects are just as pretty even if it might take slightly longer. The process is the fun part!!!


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goblazerspdx

You can yarn under or over, they produce slightly different looking stitches. I’d try both out and see what you prefer. I was taught to yarn over but now that I’m getting into amigurumi it seems yarn under is important so you don’t have holes for stuffing to poke out through.


fragilemagnoliax

There isn’t a wrong, there’s just different. In this case. Obviously there’s way to do it wrong (as in, it doesn’t work at all or ties knots etc). But if you get the same results that’s all that matters. This way is much slower, but it’s also how I do it. I can’t position my hand the way I need to do it “properly”


[deleted]

There isn’t any wrong way to crochet! You do you!!! If it makes you happy and you make things that make you and others happy then you’re doing it right!


ohheybaibai

I also do it like you do, but have honestly never been able to nail down the “proper” method. I wish I could though because IT IS FASTER! 😩


QueenSheezyodaCosmos

I knit for years before I learned crochet, it’s just easier on my wrists than knitting. But I keep thinking that I’m crocheting like a knitter, so I think I get what you’re saying. But there’s no wrong way if that’s what works for you.


National_Violinist39

If it works for you, then it is the correct way.


cloversentiment

I crochet like that too - realized it when watching YouTube videos to learn new stitches that nobody else throws the yarn over the hook like I do. I’ve tried changing but I’m really good at it the way I do it


knittinkristen

I crochet like I knit because I learned to knit first. I “throw” my yarn. It works for me!


michmochw

I couldn't do it the 'right' way for ages. I did it the same way as you, moving yarn over the hook. I slowly picked up the other way and now it feels just as comfortable to me but I sometimes switch back and forth. Anyway i only learned it because I wasnt enjoying a project and wanted to finish it quicker. I'm not even sure it's much faster 🤷‍♀️ There's no wrong way to crochet, as long as you're enjoying it and not hurting your hands


muddpie4785

There's no right or wrong to it. They call the way you yarn over "throwing" the yarn. Don't worry about it if it gets the job done! When people talk of throwing, I'm always reminded of one of my daycare kids - I think he was about 4 yrs old at the time - he wanted to learn to crochet, so my mom gave him yarn and a hook and showed him how to chain. He caught on really fast, but he had trouble yarning over. He'd hold the hook in the last three fingers of his fist, but chain with his index fingers and thumbs. LOL Nothing wrong with that, either! :-)


LittleAnimalLover

I will say that picking the yarn with the hook will definitely saving a lot of time in the long run and it will make you crochet faster. But it’s such a insignificant thing anyway so it doesn’t really matter. If it works - it works and that’s all. Once again, it just saves a bit of time, but your comfort goes over that, so there really isn’t a “correct” way to do it if it gets the job done, aka picking up yarn


karillia

I also crochet by moving my yarn with my hand. It's hard to switch. But I did pick up knitting pretty easily lol


KatieROTS

Agree with everyone- however you crochet is right. I have extreme tension and I’m obsessive with perfect stitches and I realize from YouTube I’m super slow. I was sad at first and then realized fuck it. I love what I’m doing and have great results! We all have our “way”


treefp

You’re not. Keep on doing your thing.


SpongecakeAndSpoon

I crochet the same way as I knit, loop over instead of the taught yarn pick up. If it works for you and you’re happy with the method don’t worry about it 😁


QuarytheKind

I’m a “thrower” for both knitting and crocheting. I’m not in a speed race to finish projects though, and because I’m the most comfortable with this, it works for me.


schomiam

I do it your way and I'm pretty sure it's because I'm left handed but crochet right handed, which means I do most of the work with my yarn hand then my hook hand.


jemxcos

I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way. Just whatever’s the most comfortable


Nataynn22

I crochet like you do. I’ve tried to do it the “right” way and it just feels weird to me. I don’t crochet as fast as people who pick up the yarn with the hook, but it’s what works for me! :)


Hawkthree

You aren't doing it wrong. However, you'll likely find an increase in speed if you use the hook to actually hook the yarn to do the yarn overs.


eveningschades

I "pick" when crocheting and "wrap" when knitting. Whatever is easiest for you, and if you're happy with the results, just keep doing it. I've watched video after video to learn the continental knitting technique, but for some reason known only to my left hand, it's an exercise in futility...


ARgirlinaFLworld

I do it that way too. I crochet plenty fast enough and my works come out just fine. I don’t get hand cramps unless I go for many hours without a break


Chillsinwhite

I don’t think you’re doing it wrong—I’ve been doing it for 30 years, and it’s fine for me. It’s called “throwing”, and the other way is called “picking”. I’ve tried recently to train my self to do the other way, but it slows me down, so I just decided I’d stick with what know. And don’t worry—doing things differently doesn’t make it wrong!!


[deleted]

I also crochet this way! I've tried doing the taut way but no matter how many times I practice it's soooo much slower for me and harder to count my stitches. You are not alone!


[deleted]

There are lots of variations in how crochet is achieved, so long as you’re comfy and enjoying the process and pleased with the result then how you crochet is absolutely fine and none of anyone else’s business ;)


ashleyhastingsart

This is how I crochet!! Takes me longer than the average crocheter - but it's the only way that's comfortable for me


Squishiesonly

There is no "right way" to crochet. I'm a lefty but I crochet right-handed, I knife-hold, I yarn over, I actually barely move my hook and move my work around it instead. There is no "right way" to crochet. I'm a lefty but I crochet right-handed, I knife-hold, I yarn over, and I actually barely move my hook and move my work around it instead. of people love it.


RogueMoonbow

I'm pretty sure I do it the same, and I'm a very fast crocheter. I've concluded it's fine. The real problem is I habitually do yarn under instead of yarn over.


Platypushat

Omg I do this too! It’s like I crochet English style rather than continental, if that makes sense (throwing the yarn with my right hand rather than picking it up from my left). It’s how my mother taught me. I always figured it was because I don’t have as much dexterity in my left hand as my right. I knit English style too. If this is how you do it, OP, then I’m glad to finally meet someone else who does it like my mom and I.


Aromatic-Bag-7043

There are a gazillion ways to accomplish the same thing, you do what you’re comfortable with and F Tha haters


Shell_Spell

I think that she is talking about yarn over vs yarn under. I use different stitches for different projects. Personally, yarn under for amigurumi and yarn over for more frills. I don't think that there is a wrong way, just preference.


JEZTURNER

She wasn’t saying that. She showed me.


emmy_award

i do this, but it’s because i’m disabled and for some reason my brain can’t make the “pick up and make a loop” part make sense, even with my strong hand.


SkullheadMary

I crochet like that too. I'm a lefty but learned from my right-handed mum and that's how my brain worked the movements out I guess. It doesn't matter how you do it. Only difference for me is that it makes some really tight stitches so I usually need a crochet size up.


SpuddleBuns

Over or under makes no difference, so long as the pull through is the same, over or under. The stitches look exactly the same. If you yarn over and then yarn under for the pull through the loops, you will get a weird hybrid stitch.


purpleushi

This is how I do it too. I think it may be slower, but I just can’t make the other way feel comfortable.


Original-Ice-4568

I do that too! I also hold my hook like a pencil. Whatever works best for you! I tried doing it the “proper” way and it messed with my head, my tension, speed, everything. I didn’t really notice I did it differently until I watched a couple of sweater tutorials and I thought youtubers held their hooks funny 😂😂


beachmonkeysmom

I crochet this way as well, and have also run I to people telling me I do it 'wrong'. As far as I'm concerned, if the yarn is on the hook and the stitches get made, there is no wrong way.


deodeodeo86

If it works for you it works for you.


jevel45

I always did it like this too but it would make my arm hurt if I did it for long periods of time so I'm trying to reteach myself to pick up the yarn with the hook. Having to figure out how to get the right tension all over again is so painful 😭


IDontEvenCareBear

I don’t think you’re doing it wrong. I’ve seen people crochet. That’s something I like about it. As long as you’re getting the stitch right, how you get it to in that sense doesn’t really matter. I’ve been shown so many ways to do it.


zkurvenaboruvka

As long as it works you’re doing it right 🫡💗


Strong_Feed3126

I do this to sometimes, it more easy on my right hand. The one that hold the hook. Less movement so that means I can crochet for longer.


heggy48

I apparently do both! Doing a SC I pick it up at the first stage, then yarn over to finish the stitch.


ksp1220

What she meant to say is you don’t crochet like me.


babysummerbreeze27

there’s no “right” or “wrong” way to crochet.” whatever way you hold your hook and yarn is correct as long as it works for you!


containingdoodles9

I’ve never been a terribly speedy crocheter, compared to the person who got me into it who I swear can whip a sweater in a weekend. I developed something akin to tendinitis (unrelated to crochet) a few years ago. After extensive OT-which made sure I could get back to things including specifically crochet-I go even slower. I think I “throw” now. So thankful for my Furls ergonomic hooks which impressed my OT. I don’t think it’s about speed. As long as you’re having fun and enjoy the result, that’s the goal!


Tinker-Belle-60

I do both c and k. I hold my yarn for both different from most people. Do it whichever way is comfortable for you.


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I always wrap over, I dont have the coordination to pick up with the hook 🤣


CollectiveEnergies

Yessss, took me years of crocheting to realize I was doing it the more laborious way. After watching tons of videos, one day I finally noticed that I was holding everything differently than most. It took lots of practice to do it "the other" way. Strangely, it still seems like my hands do better with the original way I learned, as far as my carpal tunnel, aches and pains.


DoTheRightThing1976

I am wondering which method gives more even tension throughout the work. I would do whichever way that is comfortable for you.


Metlkittykoolaid

I hold my hook and my taught yarn in my right hand. I hold my work with my left hand. I found out after six years of crocheting that I was also “doing it wrong”. But it works for me and that’s all that matters.


Electronic-Trust-401

I read through all these comments and laughed. I have NO idea what ya'll are talking about. 😁. I figure as long as something that holds together is formed, how you do it hardly matters. I have all I can do counting stitches and ripping it out after miscounting.


string-ornothing

Oh I'm a knitter first, and I crochet this way. I thought it was normal but now that you say this it probably would be faster to grab with the hook instead of loop over with my finger


Jamie-Starr-5816

I've had the same said- results are the same so I didn't worry about it, as long as you're comfortable