crocheting without looking!

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sleeping?? never! :sleeping_face: crocheting with my eyes closed?? obviously!!
basically, recently i was on a very late flight and it was very dark, and me being me, was too lazy to try to turn on the light above me. i wouldn’t have minded if my sister was the person next to me but it was some random dude soooo… no way was i embarrassing myself trying to reach the light :head_shaking_horizontally::flushed_face: if you couldn’t tell, im short XD

i literally could not see a thing but really wanted to get the project i was working on done, so i started crocheting by feel!! it was actually quite easy as the project was a mesh tote bag, so i could feel the gaps and where to put my stitches!! eventually the lights came back on but still i closed my eyes to continue and practice crocheting without looking!! anddddd thats where i lost yarn chicken and couldn’t finish my project anyways… :sob:

can you crochet without looking?? if so i need tips on how to do it with normal sc plzzz :melting_face:

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I try to crochet w/o looking sometimes, but i can onmy do it for a couple of sts :sob:

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I’ve only tried with amigurmi

It did not go well…

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LOL sometimes if im watching something and i memorized the pattern i sorta do it but it never ends well :sweat_smile:

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I can do it and a weird thing I can do is simply memorizing the pattern from one look so i dont even have to look at that. My brain is weird.

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its kind of like crochet with fuzzy yarn

try to feel the stitches!

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I’ve gotten pretty good at it lol
I love fur yarn, which makes you basically crochet blind

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sameeeee

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oooooh i really want to try faux fur or feels like bliss but i can barely find my stitches in chenille :sob: i’ll probably stick to acrylic or cotton for quite a bit :frowning:

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faux fur actually is pretty easy to work with once you give it a try but it takes some getting used to

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I lovee to crochet without looking!!

if you want to attempt doing it with normal stitches, then (while your looking at the project) try feeling the bump of the stitches before you go into them. Then you could try going into a few stitches while youre eyes are closed, and repeat! Keep in mind tho this just what i did so keep in mind this might not work!

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i’ve tried that before. i can do ok but i wouldn’t trust myself to do it over a long period of time :sob:

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i think it might be because i kinda lost my 3mm so now i use a 2.5mm and i think my stitches are really tight and i can barely get my hook into a st while looking :sob::sob: i think its a sign to loosen my tension…

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When I was a youngster I could crochet by feel, and was also really fast.

I had some issues with neurological stuff and have very little/no touch sensation in the first three fingers of both hands, so it’s not something I can do anymore.

My stepmother used to barely look at what she was making and was lightning fast and she was who taught me.

It can be done but I think it takes practice and you really have to have like perfectly even consistent tension as well

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i just feel like i would drop half of the stitches and miss the other half :sob:

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So I crochet on walks… and sometimes it gets dark.

My trick is a lot like @IzzycrochetsX3 where I feel for the next stitch. Let me explain how though.

While your hook is in a stitch ready to pull up a loop, that’s when to feel for the next “hole” where the hook will go next time. Pinch it between some fingers in the hand holding your yarn (not the hand with the hook). Keep pinching on the next hole and finish the current stitch you are on. Then guide your hook into the hole you’ve been pinching. Then, while the hook is still in the new stitch, pinch the next hole between your fingers and repeat.

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i have been trying to do it like that but im just really scared im going to accidentally miss a stitch :sob: i dont want to risk it because most of the things i crochet are orders so i want my customers to get what they paid for :pink_heart:

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Samee :grimacing: it’s hard

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People have been very surprised when I say I crochet in the dark! I’m usually pretty careful about planning my projects for it though. I try to avoid anything that needs really specific stitch placement or stitch counting like amigurumi, and generally opt for simple stitch repeats I can feel and remember easily. I love making hats, so it’s usually hats that get made. :joy:

If you want some practice feeling for sc in the dark, maybe try a project using the lemon peel stitch? It alternates between sc and dc, and the height difference makes it a bit easier to verify where you’re at. I’ve used that in movie theatres in the past with success. :blush:

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I have 100% falken asleep crocheting hex cardis more than once. Its gotten to the point that I sat “i can literally crochet in my sleep” bc i wake up to being further than i was. :rofl: as to crocheting otherwise without looking….just keep practicing. I definitely find it easier with bigger hooks and yarn to not look but with time, you can do anything. (Been crocheting over 20 years and full time for 16ish)

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