hmmm... i read on this site that crocheting dreads isnt very good for them... how else do i get them to know up!?!?!... if i don't dread them myself, they literally just don't dread (tried it for a year and a half) also if i don't use the crochet hook, my hair will thin out surely? (i'm getting a few balding patches already :S !) all natural advice please! 
Everyone's hair is different. Some takes longer to lock than others. It took me about a year to even see it start to change.
Crocheting completely destroys locks, though. And it is probably what is creating bald spots. When you crochet, you are pulling hair too tight and ripping it out of your scalp, as well as ripping the hair in your lock. This will thin out the root and create bald patches around the lock that was crocheted.
Once you have them started, you should only wash and separate.
What have you been washing with, and how have you been drying? That could and probably is the reason it seems to take so long when you tried before
your going bald from forcing them to be too tight
you wont go bald if u leave en alone
they absolutely will dread themselves if you let them what were u washing with and how and how were u drying
and what do u mean they werent dreading was it just a 1/2 inch loose at the roots?
u need that 1/2 inch so you wont go bald
saw your page and its no mistery why its not dreading itself your not washing enough hair must be clean to dread
everytime u wash it dreads more
so throw the hook away y9u already did olenty of damage
let them recover and just
wash wash wash
then seperate as needed
nothing else ever
my dreads after 22 years of doing nothing at all but washing no signs of thinning what soever
crochet dreads 1 day old already showing thinning
they will not thin if you dont make them thin by forcing them to be tighter then they naturaly should be
cool thanks man ive had them for 3 years and the first year and a half they weren't touched yet i got a bald patch at the front... could also be from where i slept on one side all the time maybe? the top had about inch, inch and half or more of normal hair and it was quite painful as i could feel them constantly pulling, although it could be just because i was getting used to the weight etc?
i was them once every 6 weeks or so man and was washing them with some dread shampoo but i've run out now and can't really afford the 12pounds a bottle so the last few washes have just been normal shampoo... apart from that i haven't added anything to my hair (apart from the wraps), not one for wax and stuff!
is there anything i can do to them because i have a tendancy to twist and pull them etc subconciously and love playing with them
i wash my hair and then normally rinse it in about 3 basins of water, always finishing with a cold basin of water... helps the pores close up and soothes the scalp... i have some kari-sun for the ends of my dreads when they get dry, i seldom use it (maybe used it 3 or 4 times) as im worried about the sun damage on my hair... it gets really dry and brittle after being out in the sun! should i use this or should i leave them all natural? (my preference is to do nothing to them man)
how long were yours when you first got them?.... mine have trippled in length on three years
yea u should be washing alot more
mine i started short i just went camping and let ot dread at most had a few beads and wraps here and tghere
u shouldnt do anything but wash and seperate as needed
just keep em ckean and happy
do 3 baking soda acv waashes this week at least 2 next and then try to keep it at least 1-3 times a week after
if u could aford a few of those dreadlockshampoo.com bars u should they are amazing and keep your dreads super healthy
lose the hook completely..throw it i the trash if u play with em pet em dont twist em be lil gentle on em awhile
