Crochet Question

[Pleiades45]

Does crochet have a right and a wrong side?? Would anyone notice if I mixed the sides?

I'm doing a pattern which says that for the left side I should repeat the instructions for the right side. It doesn't say to reverse the pattern.

I've taught myself to crochet but I'm not that good. Anyway I've got a partwork that I've looked up. Try and precis some of it. Q & A How can I tell which is the RS and WS of my work?

As you become familiar with the pattern you will become familiar with which is the RS and which is the WS. An easy way to tell is to look at the tail of the slipknot, if it's on the left hand side of the work then you are looking at the front of the fabric if it's on the right side then it's at te back. It goes on to say that with some stitches it's easier to distinguish which is right and wrong side.

I don't think I'd reverse the pattern.

There is a right and a wrong side, but it's your crochet, so whichever side you like the look of best is the right side :) It also depends a lot on the stitch pattern, some look the same on both sides, others don't.

It sounds like you're making something like a cardigan or jacket, if there is a left and right front? Is there shaping, ie neck line and sleeve? If there is, I would reverse the pattern and make them symmetrical. But have a look at both sides of what you've done, and if you can't see any difference between the two sides, neither will anyone else.

It 's only really a big deal if you're working round and round. If you're turning the work and working in rows, then it's about personal preference. It's confusing when the pattern specifies right side or wrong side and it's not obvious, I agree, but if there's nothing in it, then it doesn't matter! Crochet's very forgiving :)

Yes, I'm making a cardigan and one row is treble chain 2 treble the other has treble clusters. As a knitter my instinct would be to reverse the instructions for the left side but I'm not such an accomplished crocheter that I can tell the difference between the sides.

However, it would bug me if someone else noticed that I had my sides mixed up.

Working in the round, yes - when i do amigurumi, there are noticeable differences. Working back and forth, it's so subtle you'd have to peer really closely to notice tbh. I can't tell on stuff I've made recently (cardi pics on profile)

yes rounds are usually easier as you can tell because the tail of the wool where you joined it in is the wrong side. Also the trebles look different. I am new to it too.

maybe mark the wrong side with another colour wool poked through which could be pulled out or a safety pin.