Usually twirls and ruffles are crocheted along their length. This can be an uncertain process, especially if you’re making twirls by decreasing each row, but if you want to have a little more control of the final product, it can help to make them width-wise by varying stitch heights.

As an example, you can progress from a single crochet up to a treble crochet across the row, then turn and go from a tr to a sc, repeating the process until you have the length you want without the guesswork.

The above twirl is 3 stitches wide with a 2-row repeat

Row 1: sc, dc, tr
Row 2: tr, dc, sc

This technique is also good for adding ruffles to a project without worrying about working into a finished edge. If you want to make a ruffle on the edge of a project that’s worked flat such as a cardigan or a scarf, you can add a few stitches to your base row and use taller stitches to create the ruffled edge.

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