I’ve been seeing lately that a handful of crafters (not solely on Ribblr, but on other platforms too) have been sticking to keeping and finishing their projects with the stitches inside out (‘v’ shaped stitches), rather than what I had thought to be the traditional ‘x’ shape side as the front.
I am really curious, if you do typicallycrochet with the v shaped side, is it an aesthetic preference?Or are you either unsure or just completely forget to turn your pieces over until it’s too late? For those viewing it from outside the idea looking in (even if you do prefer the v stitch, you may chip in on this question too!), do you think it could be a beginner’s error? Any other ideas I couldn’t mention are always welcome as well! I’d love to see everyone’s thoughts on the matter, especially since i’ve been seeing it happen more (or it could just totally be me being overly observant lol) as of recent.
I always think the right-hand sided image is the right side out. I keep having to tell people, sometimes.
If you crochet with the wrong side showing, there will be problems. For example, you could have unworked loops on the inside, when they’re supposed to be facing on the outside.
i’m in total agreement, i’ve always used the right side cause that’s just what i’m used to. it’s just that because i’ve been seeing the “wrong side” being used more often as of recent, i wanted to know if it was intentional and what the intentions were, for research purposes
The V shaped stitches aren’t inside out. V stitches start with yo and X stitches start with yu. It is a different technique and both are correct. The inside out stitches have a horizontal bar at the top and have a smoother finish. If someone likes the look of the inside out stitches, that is perfectly ok. The only time it causes issues is when a pattern uses BLO or FLO because you will need to do the opposite.
Depends on what I am making and how I feel the patten is working up. It can be for aesthetic purposes, tension troubles, because I feel like it or sometimes yes, forgetting to turn my work.
i have seen posts here and there that do clarify on that. but it seems like it’s a topic not greatly touched on; which would make sense since the work-up experience depends from crafter to crafter
that’s interesting to think about! is it possible to have the inside out style without warping the piece in any way especially with the BLO/FLO problems?
I think it would be good to integrate it into patterns and crochet videos more often. Like an instruction to turn your work inside out if you haven’t done it already before decreasing and finishing the piece.
I learned to crochet in rows, where this is irrelevant as you turn your work for each row. Therefore I didn’t know about it at first. Now I usually start with working on the right side rather then turning later, except if there are color changes, then I prefer weaving the yarn tails in one the wrong side before turning.
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