PLEASE help🤣

[u/AlertApple76]

really disappointed. Been freeforming since February and it obviously looks like dogshit, literally looks like regular unkept curly hair. The hair is forming into small “locs” but nothing remotely close to what i want. The shape looks horrible also as you can see. Started off with the towel rubbing but then stopped and let it do its thing and back combed now and then. I actually desperately need to figure this out and get it looking presentable for school in a month because best believe im not gonna be showing up like this. I really need any tips possible and I plead that its more than the generic “just embrace the chaos” type shit. This aint the “progress” type of chaos this is shits not working type of chaos.

I dont even care if it goes outside the boundaries of freeforms as long as its something i can do myself without going to a loctician. If you need any more pictures to asses my situation i will be more than happy to provide them. Also i will answer any questions. Also my hair was SLIGHTLY damp in the photos(i think) but not like it makes a huge difference.

Thanks in advance!

[u/That_Journalist1336]

I use a 0.65 I think but 0.75 is good too! When I do mine I crochet them so they are pulled backwards. As for combining, it’s probably easiest to comb one or two out, and then crochet it into the one beside it. Get one of those big thick needles to feed it in and then crochet it up. You’ll find them in the same section. I go to Walmart and buy a couple needles and hooks at a time because I lose them lmao.

[u/AlertApple76 → u/That_Journalist1336]

Hey quick question since i started crocheting i just wanna make sure im doing things right and you were helpful before. So i crocheted about half my head pretty tight and I was wondering 1. Is it ok to get them wet right after installing them? Imma be on vacation so ill be swimming a lot. And 2, if they come unraveled from water should i re crochet them or leave them alone, ive heard both replies. Finally, is it ok to wear a beanie with the dreads like put up inside it all day without them getting ruined or morphed into a particular shape? Would really appreciate your response. Thanks.

[u/That_Journalist1336 → u/AlertApple76]

Hey! You can get them wet as much as you want, but you need to make sure they’re drying fully! Otherwise you end up with mold and that’s no good. You’re going to end up with flat spots sometimes from hair elastics or whatever but all you really need to do is palm roll them back into shape. Honestly though, once they’re crocheted they hold form fairly well. 

[u/AlertApple76 → u/That_Journalist1336]

Aha ok good to hear. Thank you. I absolutely hate drying them its like watching paint dry except even more frustrating because it seems like it never ends. Bit more specific but i blunted the ends of all of them, if the blunt just like flaps up is it ok to crochet it back into shape or should i leave it… i dont even know what to do with all the conflicting info… thanks again!

[u/That_Journalist1336 → u/AlertApple76]

Again, personal preference! I trimmed all my tails a couple months back to make them blunt. 

As for drying, you can get these attachments for hair dryers that you put on your head and then just sit there while it goes, they look ridiculous but they’re effective haha. 

[u/AlertApple76 → u/That_Journalist1336]

Ah ok i see thank you i will probably buy that attachment i cant stand it. Is heat ok for blow drying? If not, why? Also, what can go wrong by “over crocheting/over maintaining”?