do other people’s stress levels affect their tension?? i was working on a plushie side project & the head piece turned out soooo much smaller than the body, all because my tension was just incredibly tight x_x i had a rough week so i feel like that played into it?
(btw i sewed it on anyways because i thought it was silly enough to be charming :9 hopefully lol)
Yes, tension is mediated by the level of tension in your body as well as other factors such as hook size, if the yarn is cooperating or not, how warm your hands are ( if aluminum hook),
I can’t think of other factors right now.
How tired you are. My stitches are usually tight. I’ve been so sick I’ve been having a hard time doing any work because I can’t focus with a fever and I’m so exhausted that everything is so lose if not wrong, so all I do is frog. After doing it twice and damaging a piece of the yarn (nothing special but my favorite due to color) I just had to wait. Bad days, no crocheting, but fever, no choice. With stressful week? I’d be crocheting even my dog’s fur. 
Ok, this was long. First time writing this much in a while. Now I’m too tired to read anything else. Sorry. Back to bed.
Oh, definitely. For me, when I’m stressed, I crochet more lol, but my stitches are always tighter, as well as faster. I personally have a weird habit when I’m running out of yarn—I crochet faster lol, as if that’ll help me conserve yarn
Sitting upright and leaning back with feet up change tension for me.
oh wow! i had no idea about hand warmth affecting tension, i was using an aluminum 3.5 so that might have been part of it!! thank you for the info
omg i hope you feel better!!! i’ve also had a few projects where it was just frogging over&over so i get it :,0 also lol i also go a little crazy too when i can’t crochet, my family think it’s so funny haha :9 i hope you recover quickly! lots of healing energy 2 u!!!
OMG YEAH i know what you mean!!! sometimes i crochet faster when i’m running out of yarn too lol crocheting has become like my go-to whenever i’m stressed out or just need something to do :,D
ohhh i wonder if that position changes the tension because it’s more relaxing? sounds nice to me!!
I havent noticed a change with tension if im stressed or not. If anything my speed and errors increase 
Yarn hold, different hooks, chair i sit in or simple posture usually contributes to tension differences.
omg i relate on speed & errors though 
nothing worse than crocheting to relieve stress only to have to frog it because i miscounted :,D