crochet hook dreadlocks

i wasnt pointing fingers, i was just shit-stirring =D

 

I wonder what the poor guy who created this thread is thinking now? 403 views and 60 replies already! Sorry make that 61

 

Well at least it shows we care about giving correct info

 

YOU JUST PROVED MY POINT
\WHEN U CROCHET IN LOOSE HAIRS MOREW COME RIGHT BACK OUT!!!
\why because your breaking more hairs..duh

hairs in dreads are too tightly packed to move out ofd the way
theres no room for anything as thick as a single hair to go throiugfh withoiut also being flexible enougy to weave in and out of each hairs way

now amy why is dammage problem?
hemp is the strongest fibre known to man because of the length of each fible
cotton fibres are an inch or 2 long twisted toget5her tinto threaer they are relatively weak while hemp twisted with a fibre length of several feet is stronger then steel

now if your perforating your hair breakking it every inch or sop (noty every hair ofcourese, but manmy) your shortenning the individual fibres that make up the rope of your sdread
it should be odvios to anyone but sl that shortening fibrews weakens the dread overall

now a single thicker dread of mine could most likely support about 800 pounds (my scalp couldnt however, this is only if the dread was supported near the base)
a dread thats been crochetted a few times will be weakened to the point of maybe only having a strength of supporting about 100 pounds
a dread thats been crochetted repeatedly for years might break if a force of 15 pounds was applied

and eventualy in the moset severe cases its own weight will be enougfh



now when you jump, your legs exert sa force of about 1500 pounds
standing up about 800

if youir dreads are caught on a chair back when you stand up, id think youd want them strong enough to not be left dangling from the chair

 

You make it all sound so extreme...

 

it is amy, its the end of the world

 

Just because the loose hairs come back out doesn't mean they're broken, at least I don't think so. They just spring back out 'cause that's what they want to do, at least that's how I suspect it is...

 

:chillpill:

 

good point. but, where's brayingdonkey's evidence to the contrary? if we are gonna jump on one for not backing up claims, we must jump on everyone.

 

oh
well in that case, please carry on.

 

I'd just like to point out that there is a big difference between SE and some of those that disagree with him...The man has had locks for 18+ years, people. If you look at his claims (opinions, rather) with the view that "Hey maybe I want to keep my locks for more than a year or two", you would be more understanding of his posts. I realize that, like I've said before, SE you don't have the best social tact, but you opinions are great. I WANT TO KEEP MY LOCKS FOR LIFE, AND I'M SURE SOME OTHERS DO TOO. DAMAGE IS IMPORTANT TO US!

 

I have no experience with crocheting dreads, but after looking at the one link with all the dread photos that were crocheted... they do all look very perfect. I can understand how some people want this and desire this look, but it does not appeal to me. I like different sizes and lumps and loopies and fuzzies (ok, not always do I love my fuzzies).

This is what I keep thinking though... if your hair is nice and locked up and looks matted, if you crochet through it, it's going to look different. I'm not worried about breaking hairs or anything, but just think that you are disturbing the natural locking. The matted hair looks soooooooo good.

But it's all about personal preference.. thank goodness we're not all alike, that would suck.

 

The very fact that no one seems to have appeared in the years that I have been looking and researching about dreadlocks online complaining about damage due to crocheting would suggest that it does not do damage. At least no more than any other maintinence method does. And if done in moderation can be pulled off perfectly successfully. I can well believe that if crocheting is done excessively then it could cause damage, but likewise no more than doing any other sort of maintinence excessively.

Of course one could claim that if people are willing to crochet then they are looking for quick ways to achieve dreadlocks and so in turn cut them off before there were any signs that significant damage had been done through long term crocheting. Just to make this clear, I do not believe generally that people who crochet do this, it just a possible theory as to why there is little/no evidence of dreads being damaged through crocheting.

I would also like to make it clear I am not supporting crocheting especially, I personally see it as unncessary, but I am yet to see any hard evidence of dreadlocks (I'm talking pictures here) becoming weak or to the extreme of falling off.

 

were is this guy located???
id love to have my dreads like that!!!!!!! i croched my friends dreads to start em and they were bad ass!!!
is there any way to have dreads fixed to look like that???
id love it!! thats how i wanted to have my dreads look!!

 

I would like to point out that I personally know several people with locks that were crocheted to begin with, and many others who have maintained their locks with crochet hooks for years. I think personal connections count a bit more than google searches. I have had my locks for 4+ years and committed many of the terrible atrocities that, according to SE, cause damage. I would most certainly have had to cut my locks off (or maybe they would have just fallen off) by now if what he says was true.

Before you start jumping on me, try reading my posts a little more carefully.

 

i stand by my request of a personal experience thread for each method, I wouldnt try to comment on natural dreads, i would go ask SE as he has had natural dreads longest, and backcombing i would go to braying donkey or worldpeace etc, and i would have thought those that have never tried a method, wouldnt feel they had the authority to comment


but hey thats just me trying to see things logically

 

i didn't jump, and i did read your posts. i am happy with the evidence you presented in the argument for crochetting. But, if SE had presented the argument that "oh well, five of my friends crochetted their locks blah blah blah...", I have a feeling it wouldn't be enough evidence to satisfy you.

 

I disagree, I'm pretty sure BD is quite happy to accept real evidence when he sees it...

 

There probably are people out there who has suffered extreme damage from whatever method but I bet at the same time there's been more people who have had success. I wonder if it's just a case of finding whats right for you and not argue about who is right.

I'm not sure how to convey what I mean.

 

True, this person was asking for advice on crochet hook dreadlocks because they feel that is what is right for them. SE freaked at the word "crochet" telling them they can't go that way because their hair will jump off their head. I never go off on someone because of the method they chose, just try and help them with their chosen method with what wisdom I can serve.