Bending Crochet Tubes

Here is just a quick little method I came up with to make crochet tubes bend. If you have an easier way or just another way completely please share. You could just crochet two separate tubes together but I absolutely HATE sewing crochet pieces together. The pattern works best when there is an even number of stitches but its not the end of the world with odd numbers.

Lets assume you have 36 stitches in a round. Half of the round is going to be half double crochets and the other is going to be slip stitches, each half is connected with a single crochet. So for 36 stitches you would slip stitch 17, sc 1, hdc 17, sc 1. if you have an odd number just get rid of a slip stitch. The more times you do this the more the tube angles. It can be quite difficult to get into the slip stitches so what I like to do is get a smaller hook to pull up the loop. My favorite crochet hook to use with worsted weight is a 3.75mm and for the slip stitches a 2.25mm. I put the 2.25 in the slip stich, pull up a loop, take the hook out, put the 3.75 back in, then slip stitch so the stitches stay consistent. Its very simple but so effective.

Hope this helps all you out there!



This curve was achieved with only three rows of my method. 10 points to who ever can tell me which Pokemon this arm belongs to!!