First Time Tunisian Crocheting- Piece Curling?

Hello!

As the title says, I am making my first Tunisian crochet piece (it’s just a washcloth, plain and simple).

I’m about 5 rows in and my piece keeps curling in on itself. Is this normal? Will it flatten out as I keep going?

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Thank you for any advice you have :heart:

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I’ve tried a bit of Tunisian before and it’s always curled, I think it’s just a natural thing. Try blocking it when you’re done! (Also i am not an expert so don’t trust my tips too much lol)

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Yeah it tends to curl. You will need to block it once it’s finished.

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Like in knitting some stitches cause the piece to curl
blocking usually helps or adding a crochet border

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Tunisian does curl naturally and will need to be blocked. You can also try going up a hook size which sometimes lessens the curl.

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It will flatten out as you go but the beginning edge will stay a little curled. Adding a simple border will fix it usually or blocking (I’ve never blocked any of my projects though :shushing_face:)

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Hi, in my experience it is best to make the foundation chain with a hook 1 size bigger maybe even 2 depending on your tension and the stitch you use. This way shouldn’t curl as much and if it does it is very easily fixed by blocking the piece.

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Welcome to Ribblr!!

Thank you :blush:

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I’m also working on a tunisian crochet wash cloth rn! Mine curls as well. The pattern I’m using says to put a crochet border around it – I hope that will fix the curling a bit. :sweat_smile:

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From what I understand that certain tunisian stitches curl more than others.