How to Add Crochet Rows to the Side of a Too Narrow Piece

Sometimes you need to add a few stitches to the side of a crochet piece - and pulling out and starting over isn't an option. You can add more stitches using this easy technique!

[huntermillard]

Wish I could have seen this months ago! I ended up taking the whole project apart. This is amazing. Thank you

[lylainewu]

This is a lifesaver!! I am a beginner at crochet and just started making my first cardigan. I got the correct gauge, but tried to make my outfit smaller and somehow found out it was too small after completing my back piece 🤦🏻‍♀️ Really didn’t want to take it apart. Thank you thank you thank you!!

[BrookelynnM]

You don’t know how hard it was for me to find a video that explained how to just add in yarn to the project!! I’m a brand new crocheter and I needed to work on a different part of my first project and I found videos of “ending” the project but I didnt know how to start my crocheting in another spot after cutting the yarn. Thank you!!!

[DonnaMahony-eh]

I already pulled my blanket apart 3 times and I realized it's shorter then I want, this video is a life saver thank you

[mariangeerling]

Thank you, Tamara! I wish I'd known this years ago to have avoided pulling out a 300 ch starting chain which was 3 or 4 stiches short. Would have saved me an awful lot of frustration and the air around me would not have been so blue with this technique!

[lizzuuu]

LITERAL LIFE-SAVER! I made a mistake with a mesh shirt that would take too long to frog and re-do, so this is a huge help. Thank you!

[angelaw]

Thank you! My 1st project is a 250 row afghan DC in a roving bulky yarn that is supposed to be 180 stitches wide. I knew some of my row counts were off, but it looked perfectly straight from the edge. After blocking and pinning, the edge is a ragged zigzag with a difference of 1 to 20 stitches from row to row. Lol. I really love it but want to cry at the thought of frogging it. I thought I would need to cut the ends of each row and tie off to shorten the length to the narrowest row count. Adding stitches to the widest count is such a better idea!

[Yen_]

Girl i love you genuinely you saved my life

[RuthannMJustBeConfident]

I’m so happy you made this video and phrased it the way you did since it’s exactly what I was searching for! I am a beginner and I did not want to start my project over.

[loveeke]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I'm making my first crochet top and I've been so sad because I reallyy didn't want to start over lol😭 This was literally so helpful!!

[dingdeulzz]

OH MY GOD YOU ARE MY im currently making a sweater for my best friend and i messed up by making one panel a few cm shorter than the other SO THIS HELPED A LOTTT AAAA i didnt do it perfectly and it came out wonky but it was still so so so much better than having to redo an entire panel I CANT THANK U ENOUGGHHH ❤!

[victoriapirela]

this video was so helpful! I spent hours making squares for a patchwork sweater and realized my squares were too small and didn't want to start over and waste yarn. literally a godsend!

[ehxyu]

thank you so much for this, i just started my first sweater and 8 hours in realised it‘s not wide enough 😩
this helped so much, i probably would have stopped crocheing altogether for a couple months

[loreleimclean]

OMG..your amazing. lso need to tell you how much I appreciate you using a mic, your voice and directives are so clear..Thank you for doing this.

[catzie]

I’ve been looking for this exact thing for months! I’m so glad I finally found this video. Thank you so much.

[sudhagururajan]

I just don't know how much to thank you!!! I am almost done with a baby blanket & realised it is short by a few inches on the sides. Your video is a God send! Tnq tnq tnq...😘❤❤❤
God bless you!

[galacticb]

You helped me so much!!! I’m a beginner crocheter. Thank you 😭❤️

[Ubiepringle]

Thank you so much, I was dreading have to unravel my blanket, especially as I'm crocheting it to a deadline, save loads of time!!!

[samanthabrown]

I usually don't comment on videos, but you just saved me with this tutorial haha :) I did a sweater with a tapestry front panel in single crochet, but the rest is double crochet (so my front panel ended up way more narrow). This fixed my problem! Thanks :)

[leo]

thankyou so much!! the moment i saw the title of this video, i was so relieved. it perfectly summed up my doubt and i immediately clicked, so dw, your title for the video was great <3