Hey everyone! Just curiousāhow fast do you naturally stitch? I tend to clock around 30 single crochets a minute without trying, but a lot of people make me feel like Iām āracingā or going too fast even when Iām in my lowest gear. Am I alone in moving at this pace, or are there other high-speed crocheters out there? 
15 Likes
I used to crochet super fast as well. Only stopped because I have hEDS and it was killing my hands/wrists.
Even now, with what I think is a fairly slow speed (at lwast in comparison to my old speed, I still canāt go to crochet club without at least one lady going āWow! You crochet so fast!ā
Iāve never thought of it as a race, but it does get annoying when the people around me try to imply that Iām racing
6 Likes
āYou have made me feel so much better 
Itās mostly been family members who imply Iām āracing,ā so itās such a relief to talk to someone who actually gets that itās not a contestāweāre just naturally in our flow.
āI definitely hear you on the joint and nerve pain, though. I deal with cubital tunnel syndrome in my main crochet arm, so I have to be really mindfulātaking rest days when needed and intentionally designing my patterns around the weight of the piece to keep the strain down.
āThank you for validating that. It really helps knowing Iām not the only fast-paced stitcher out there navigating joint care.
6 Likes
I have been told I am fast, but u donāt know how many stitches/minute I do. I feel like I naturally am faster :)
6 Likes
Cool, I only ever clocked myself so Iād know if I could finish my row before work.
5 Likes
I am a pretty quick crochet, whipping up a chicken nugget mini plushie in 5 minutes
1 Like