Starting from single stitch

[Hyperbolic Nut]

I am having trouble starting from a single stitch it should be easy but all I get is a tangled mess.
A hyperbolic pseudosphere is actually a type of cone which starts from a single stitch and then spirals around following a formula of n:n+1 (if n=2 then first round is 2 stitches second round is two stitches with an increase of one in the second stitch and so on) I tried everything I could think of to start off with a single stitch with no success. I want to have a single stitch then put two stitches into it. Then put two stitches into each of those stitches ie n:n+1. There has to be a way to do it without ending up in a tangled mess

Hyperbolic Nut cgee@mhtv.ca

[Roli]

Proceed like this:

Chain 2
Single crochet into the second chain from the hook
Turn your work
Chain once
make two single crochet into the stitch from the previous row.

Now I'm not sure if you are trying to make a cone but if you are you will find the next part tricky and a bit difficult but it can be done as I've tried it just now.

Join the last single crochet stitch to the first one with a slip stitch
Chain once
crochet two single crochet stitches into the next stitch, directly below your hook, being careful to crochet just through the top two horizontal threads. Mark your first stitch with a small safety pin.
Make two single crochet stitches into the next stitch
Join with a slip stitch to your first single crochet where your marker is.
Chain once
Continue in this way, moving your marker with each row completed.

I was working with sport weight cotton in a light color. A thick cotton or yarn might be easier to see. Good luck

[goldi316]

If I am understanding you correctly, you are wanting this to work in a spiral? If so, I would modify what Roli wrote to eliminate the slip stitching/ch 1 to the first stitch of the round, in other words just keep going around and around, adding your calculated number of increase stitches with each go-round - but be sure to mark where that "first stitch" is on each round, as you can lose track of it pretty quickly when working in a spiral! Good luck!