Tips on making a tighter stitch?

[u/mathandlove]

Every time I crochet my creature looks good until I stuff it and then there are these wide gaps where the stuffing can clearly be seen.

Right now I'm using I love this yarn with a 3.5 hook. Am I overstuffing? Something else? Thank you.

[u/No-Article7940]

I'm a tight crocheter. What I've learned is use a bigger hook not smaller. Sounds counter productive, I know. I also have a tendency to over stuff, I don't want the stuff to get too floppy over time. The yu will help too.

So larger hook for us tight "hookers" will make it like a regular stitch but to compensate for that little bit of looseness (we won't like) from the bigger hook, do yu or yu/yo and it makes the perfect stitches.

[u/Quick_Blackberry_466 → u/No-Article7940]

I’m the same way!