I accepted another challenge – this time to crochet with a smaller hook into the back loop – which produced a fourth basket (below front center).
The same thread and instructions were followed to tapestry crochet these baskets, but the hook was inserted into the back loop to crochet the front 3 baskets and into both loops to crochet the basket in the back.
The cat does not slant on the basket crocheted by yarning under (left below), but slants slightly when tapestry crocheted yarning over with a smaller hook. The motifs do not slant as much as they do in the largest basket (above far left) that was crocheted yarning over with a size 1 steel hook, so the smaller stitch lessened the slant – but did not eliminate it.
Both baskets were tapestry crocheted into the back loop, but the basket on the left was crocheted with a size 1 steel hook yarning under while the basket on the right was crocheted with a size 4 steel hook yarning over.
I don’t understand how other back loop tapestry crocheters are able achieve vertical motifs while yarning over. Mysteries never cease. I hope someone out there in cyberland can enlighten me – but please – no more challenges for now!
We (who use mochila technique) get pretty straigth lines because we manipulate the stitches. Slightly pulling the ‘inner threads’ tight causes the stitches to slant to the left. Then we slide the stitches back to the right. It takes a bit of practice but gets lovely results. 🙂