Sometimes, a pattern calls for you to turn your work after every row or round. While it’s seemingly easy enough not to forget if you’ve turned or not, the situation becomes a little less clear when it’s time for you to pick up your work again after you’ve put in on hold for a while. This occurs in particular when it’s time to add the sleeves on a circular yoke or raglan sweater which is worked in turned rounds, but any project worked in turned rounds can have you wondering whether or not you need to turn your work after you’ve set that project aside for a while.

Learn this simple trick to always identify which side of the last row worked is facing you. This is not to be confused with the right or wrong side of your entire project. You still have to keep track of that separately, for example by using scrap yarn to mark the right side. This method will tell you which way the last row or round is facing, so you know if you need to turn your work or not. As I said before, it’s useful in situations when you have placed your project on hold for a while, and you simply cannot remember if you turned or not. And the best thing is, this works the same regardless of what crochet stitch you’re working! The trick is to pay attention to the loops on top of the stitches, also known as the front loop and back loop.