The Dreaded Miscounted Chain

Have you ever miscounted your starting chain? Ugh!

Some times, my hook might slip and I see that I pulled out a chain or two. Some times, I'm not even sure how many. Was it more than one or two? Maybe it was three?

If I haven't gotten very far, it's no big deal. Just start again. BUT, if I am on say... oh .. 175 of 200? Arrrg!

Recounting? Yeah, that's not going to happen most of the time. Especially if I am working with crochet thread.

So here's my solution to that problem.

If I know I pulled out a couple of chains by accident, but don't know exactly how many. I keep going with what I think the count should be. And I add a few extra chains at the end to be sure I covered what may have been pulled out.

Then I work my first row as I should. Mostly like, I will have an extra chain or two left over at the end. At this point, I recheck my first row for accuracy.

If it's good, then I just use my hook to pull out that extra chain or two. And I'm good to go.

Now if you are short a couple of chains, depending on how long your tail is (mine tend to be about 3" or so); you might be able to add chains. I flip the work upside down and make an extra chain or 2 at the beginning of the chain with the tail.

Now, if you way off on your count, these suggestions may or may not work for you. But just a couple? Yea, give it a try. It might make your life easier.

Diane