Dreadlocks Crochet - How and When to do it
Here is the explanation in video:
Crochet hooks
I personally think
that each case is different, different people will have different outcomes,
because it depends on how do you crochet your dreads, how tight are they, do
you crochet at the roots where being rough is not recommended, or at the tips
where it is ok to do pretty much anything (because no matter the damages you
did you could easily cut them off).
So the choice is
yours, if you decide to crocket your locs here is how you do it:
1-Choose
the smallest size you could find:
that way any bad
move you do will have the least impact on your dreads, bigger hooks might even
create holes in your dreads.
2-For
starting dreadlocks:
Proceed just as
you would do with the backcombing or twist and rip method (sectioning, securing
your sections, backcombing or twisting) then move on to crocheting just as you
would do for maintenance
3-For
maintenance:
·
Insert the crochet hook through the section of hair
about 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm) from where the section meets the scalp. Get a few
strands of hair on the hook on the other side of the section.
·
Next, carefully pull the hook with the hairs on it
back through the section of hair. Make sure that the hairs don’t slip off as
you do this. If they do, you will need to repeat the step to get a few hairs on
the hook again.
·
Repeat the process, After you have pulled the first
few hairs through your section, do the same thing over again. Insert the hook
into the dread about 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm) down from where you started, hook a few
strands of hair, and pull them through the section again. Keep going until you
reach the bottom of the section. (If you notice hairs poking out of a section
of the dread once you reach the bottom, simply go back to that section and use
the crochet hook to grasp them and pull them through)
·
After you finish locking the dread, go back over it at
least 1 time with the crochet hook to tighten it up. Push the crochet hook into
the dread about halfway and pull it back quickly a few times while keeping the
hook inside of the dread. Then, move down the section about 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm)
and repeat.
4-for blunting the tips:
·
Hold the crochet hook parallel to the end of your
dreadlock. Grasp a dreadlock about 2 in (5.1 cm) from the end and hold your
crochet hook next to it. Position the crochet hook so that it is parallel to
your dreadlock and the hook is beside the end of the dreadlock.
·
Push the hook into the dreadlock and out the end.
Insert the hook into the dreadlock about 1 in (2.5 cm) from the end. Push the
hook into your dreadlock going down towards the end of the dreadlock. Bring it
out at the end of your dreadlock so that you can grasp a few hairs with the
hook when you pull it back through.
·
After you push the hook out the bottom of the
dreadlock, pull it back up into the dreadlock to bring a few stray hairs into
the dreadlock. Do this quickly and don’t pull the hairs all the way out of the
dreadlock where you inserted the hook. Bring them into the dreadlock so that
they will be hidden.
·
Continue to quickly push the hook in and out of the
dreadlock, going past the end, and pulling hairs back up and into the
dreadlock. After a few minutes of this, the end will look smooth.
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