i this look of the single crochet stitches in this pattern where they all appear as these slanted lines. no x, no v, just these cute consistent diagonal little guys (new gender unlocked, cute consistent diagonal little guy). i found a video explaining how to achieve this look, but i can never get the same result. i made sure to match the yarn and hook used in both the video and the ballfrog pattern, but i still donāt get the same look. itās close, but not quite there.
is it an overall tension difference? should i be pulling certain loops up at different heights or tensions? i have no idea, so i thought iād come here in case anyone knows the magic behind this.
I have accidentally ( since I like the look of a tight x stitch) done this before , and yes its just a tension difference, when you yarn over ( i donāt think you want yarn under for this technique) the loop on your hook that is behind the one you just got needs to be loose. So letās say you have two loops on your hook, when you yarn over and pull through both of them, make sure that the one loop you end up with after pulling through both loops is loose. I hope this helps, and also this is something some people just do naturally so it might take awhile to get it exactly how you want. In a bit I will see if the information I just gave you is correct ,and I test it out for myself
most amigurumist use the method yarn under to create the slant, yarn over on the other hand will create sort of a āvā. I personally started using yarn under on accident, and thatās just what I use for any project!
I can attach photos in a second!
thatās what i do as well, i think it may not be working with my tension or the way i am yarning under. i insert the hook in the stitch, yarn under to pull up a loop, then yarn over to finish the stitch. i wonder if yarning under instead of over to finish the stitch would do the trick?
your yarn undering sounds right to me, Iām not sure how yarn undering the last part would work though.
Here are some of my makes using yarn under, not sure if this is the look you want:
Mine come out kinda like that. I do yarn under and then yarn over, for amigurumi. I also tend to have a tight tension so maybe itās that combined with YU? Iām not really sure. And I notice it more when I use plush yarns rather than regular acrylic. But that difference could just be me using the yarns differentlyā¦
Maybe hook has something to do with it? I use a hook thatās about the same width as my yarn for all my amigurumi. Itās probably mostly my hook choice that creates my tighter stitches actually, more so than the tension Iām holding my yarn with. Im really not totally sure, just throwing out ideas based on what I do. Iām not trying to make the slants they just happen when I do the YU/YO method but Iāve seen other people use that technique to get the x look so I donāt know!
i would say this is more of an x shaped single crochet (which i do use sometimes but not what iām looking for on this project) but thank you nonetheless! and no worries, the photo is perfectly fine! lovely little cactus pot
totally valid question! in my case it is not inside out (we donāt talk about my work when i first started crocheting in 2021 ) but i appreciate you asking! itās definitely something that can be overlooked, especially with beginners or those not super familiar with the anatomy of crochet.
this look of the single crochet stitches in this pattern where they all appear as these slanted lines. no x, no v, just these cute consistent diagonal little guys (new gender unlocked, cute consistent diagonal little guy). i found a video explaining how to achieve this look, but i can never get the same result. i made sure to match the yarn and hook used in both the video and the ballfrog pattern, but i still donāt get the same look. itās close, but not quite there.
, and yes its just a tension difference, when you yarn over ( i donāt think you want yarn under for this technique) the loop on your hook that is behind the one you just got needs to be loose. So letās say you have two loops on your hook, when you yarn over and pull through both of them, make sure that the one loop you end up with after pulling through both loops is loose. I hope this helps, and also this is something some people just do naturally so it might take awhile to get it exactly how you want. In a bit I will see if the information I just gave you is correct ,and I test it out for myself 
and no worries, the photo is perfectly fine! lovely little cactus pot 
) but i appreciate you asking! itās definitely something that can be overlooked, especially with beginners or those not super familiar with the anatomy of crochet.