How do you deal with tired hands from crocheting? Any way to make your hands stronger?
I got to crochet a real lot these days and my hands get tired fast. In the beginning, it was a lot worse and my hands were weaker. Still, I want them to be even more MIGHTY to crochet all day!
Does that come with experience (I only crochet around one year or so)? Is finger gripper any good for this purpose?
My hands didnāt get tired but they sweat a lot while Iām crocheting, and this is really annoying. Itās a genetic disease, so it canāt be treated.
But for you I think you should exercise your hands.
Maybe it will help to take like quick breaks like to just stretch your hands a little, idk how to explain it but like similarly to when youāre writing a lot and your hands get tired/crampy. Just some quick stretches might help like to take a little strain of your hands
At least that helps for me, but if it really starts to hurt bad from crocheting a while itās best to fully rest your hands before doing more crochet
Thank you for suggestion! I stretch but I often go like āokay one more row and Iāll restā but then Iād want to finish one more should take it more seriously
I totally understand, I did the same but found out that resting really helps a lot, properly rested leads to being able to work longer, compared to just keep pushing ahead without enough rest
Make sure your grip on your hook isnāt too too tight, Iāve done that a lot before Also try to stretch your hands if your starting to feel it! Hope this helps Nicole
I used to crochet a lot of amigurumi, made tight to hold shape. I think my right hand got sore for a while, then got used to it. Then I switched to blankets and other stuff that should be crocheted loosely. And just a couple of days ago I picked up my hook to made teddies for my kids. Well, my hand is sore again
I take a tonnn of breaks while crocheting coz my hands hurt after a while! Not just my fingers but my whole arm and wrist.
Please please please take the pain and cramping, if you experience them while crocheting, VERY seriously!! I know itās super hard to stop crocheting when weāre really invested but crocheting for a long duration of time can really mess up our hands.
The pain is only going to increase the more you crochetā especially if youāre not doing finger exercises and giving your hands some much needed break.
Tired, cramped hands plagues Crocheters and Knitters, regardless of experience so donāt worry about it being a matter of experience
Please take good care of yourself and get up and walk away from your crochet project from time to timeā
There are a lot of helpful videos Iāve watched on this-
All these videos are full of tips and exercises to reduce pain and cramping while crocheting and knitting. Please do check them out if youāre interested!!
Yes! A thicker needle or one with a comfortable grip does help. Also consider trying out hooks made of different materials like wood, Bamboo, etc. Iāve heard changing hooks this way helps
Yes, using a thicker handle hook will help. I had to get one with a longer handle as my hands are long.
Plus when my tension has to be tight - to prevent pain. I just do a couple rows, tben move to easy crochet project, after a few minutes go back to tight tension on ami again. Back and forth like that.
But when they really hurt i got to stop the tight tension stuff for like a week or so.
I make sure I take a LOT of breaks and stretch out my hands when needed. I know making amigurumi with small yarn and hooks can make your hands EXTRA crampy, so sometimes I wear a wrist wrap for some support. Hope this helps!