Crocheted Dreadlocks.

Okay, here's the deal; I'm a bald little elf. I shaved almost all of my hair off- except my fringe, sidelocks + a tuft of hair on top- it's VERY Tank Girl + I love it alot.I had been toying with the idea of dreadlocks for years, so one day I bought a teeny tiny little crochet hook + gently crocheted 2 inches of my roots to form loose, fuzzy dreads.Like this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=599067&l=8954025a49&id=100000165461560 Every few weeks, I would crochet my roots again- just gently, so as to not rush my hair. The dreadness came together raather nicely, with my ends still undreaded + loose.Like this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=603766&l=28c8fcc733&id=100000165461560 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=669916&l=9901025f7e&id=100000165461560 I got kind of tired of having loose, fuzzy ends, so I gently crocheted the whole dread to the tip.Like this: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=681202&l=9d8cc05de4&id=100000165461560 They came together really nicely- I didn't really fiddle with them much, except to wash my hair every two months or so. I haven't used any product on them whatsoever- except maybe a little jojoba oil, when I moisturise my earlobes.Anyhow, my question; I've noticed recently, as I've let the roots grow out heaps, that they've become a little on the thin side. I have a wide toothed comb I used to gently push some of the knot down to merge more with the regrowth, but I'm a little short of information as to what to do next? I haven't experienced any breakage, or any other issues asides from thinness, so any help I could have on the matter of making sure my roots don't get too icky would be fabulous :3Thanks heaps! <3
updated by @zephyr-elf: 01/13/15 08:55:06PM

stop doing anything wash way more often but stop crocheting stiop combing em down

do nothing but wash and seperate as needed

u already crochetted way too much and then pushing the comb down was bad too

i know u tried to be gentle but crochet is just extremely bad for dreads

now u got to leave em aalone do nothing let em heal

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Okay thankyou so much! I never wash my hair- I don't use shampoos unless I absolutely have to (I'm a part of the 'no shampoo' movement ;D) but I will do what I do with all of my other body modifications- LITHA!

Leave It The Hell Alone! :D

Again, thankyou so much!

soaringeagle said:

stop doing anything wash way more often but stop crocheting stiop combing em down

do nothing but wash and seperate as needed

u already crochetted way too much and then pushing the comb down was bad too

i know u tried to be gentle but crochet is just extremely bad for dreads

now u got to leave em aalone do nothing let em heal

wow beautiful! I agree on just leaving it alone, let it do it's thing it might get a little on the curly side again till they get all fixed up, i thought i saw bands in one pic in your dreads, if so and you still have those in i vote take them out cause they will get eaten and/or rot But i def love the style, color and everything they are amazing and will become more so!