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Crochet method.. maybe too tight? how can i fix this?

Dreading Methods

ok. so the top of my head is sectioned into 9 dreads at 2" how big should i make them? i want fat dreads, not skinny little spider legs. i look like a juggalo (no offense to juggalos)

i know i can still comb them out. i did it to my bangs because i decided i didnt want the blunt tip on them cause i looked like rick james.

also, my hair is stupid thick, so im not really worried about some of it coming out when i comb them. but in that, that is why im worried about how small and tight they are. with my hairs thickness, they should be giant.

Crochet method.. maybe too tight? how can i fix this?

Dreading Methods

well the ones on the top are about 2". around the edge, like my bangs and whatnot, they are about 1"

i have a total of 37.

as far as the blunted tips, i personally just like the way it looks.

i have only been using the crochet for a week. and after reading the forums on here about the negative effects of it, i am definitely going to stop. but before this, i really haddnt seen anybody say anything bad about it, except for that it can break your hair. most tutorials and things online promote the use of the hook.

i hafta say, i have been gentle, and i have a very tender head, so its not like i was raking on it at all.

i have seen people saying to condition it and such to help loosen it. with the state my hair is in right now. do you think that it can at least help?

Crochet method.. maybe too tight? how can i fix this?

Dreading Methods

hey guys. i started my dreads just over a week ago using the crochet method. my hair was about 10 inches long before i started, so they are pretty small still. so anyway i really liked crocheting a lot because it was very easy to manipulate each dread to look the way i wanted it too (getting rid of loops and stray hairs, etc.) without having to wait months or years for them to look the way i wanted. im a bit impatient, and i really didnt want to walk around forever with a crazy rats nest on my head. especially with all of the stereotypes that people have about them, that they are gross and nasty. i didnt want my skeptical friends, or my ladyfriend, to be right about them looking like hell.

anyway, i digress. yesterday i used my crochet hook to make a rounded tip on each of my dreads. and in doing that they tightened up dramatically, and now it looks like i have skinny tarantula legs coming off my head. and considering that majority of them are sectioned into 2" squares, they should be much bigger, and you can see a good deal of the root hair at the top of my head.

im just wondering if they will loosen up as they mature, and eventually look better. or if not, if there is something i can do to try to fatten them up a bit. ill attach some pics so you guys can see what im talking about. maybe im overreacting, i just dont wanna screw them up only a week in. but any opinions would be great.

updated by @jovian-ancira: 01/13/15 09:09:08PM

wuddup. new dreadhead thats used this site a lot, so i figured id join.

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hows it goin? my name is Jovian and i just started my dreads about a week ago, using the crochet method (im a bit impatient). but im excited to be a new member of the dread community and look forward to the lifelong journey of dreadlocks.later on,Jovian
updated by @jovian-ancira: 01/13/15 09:09:05PM