I love crotchet braids and they are my new go to protective style. I have heard people say that you may as well sew in hair instead of doing crotchet braids because the final effect is similar. But I would counter that only if you have worn both styles would you understand that they may look similar but there is a world of difference between the two styles.
Where a sew in weave can get hot and stuffy and can even feel like you are wearing a permanent hat for those who are not used to them, crotchet braids are light and airy even when the hair itself is very full. The best benefit of crotchet braids however is the fact that you have excellent access to your scalp which is something that is not always possible with full weaves.
Personally I love them because I am free to get my hair wet as often as I like which means that my hair regimen goes on uninterrupted so I know that after the install is taken down, the health of my hair has not been compromised, and isn’t that the whole point of protective styling?
We have seen many versions of the crotchet braids but the consensus appears to be that curly hair works better with them. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some really cute crotchet installs with straight hair but you can get away with using a great deal less hair with curly braids which of course makes for a lighter more natural feeling install.
Youtuber SweetaTHNCandy shared the below video of her crotchet braid install and I have to say that I love the fact that she left a few of the cornrows exposed on the side. It seems to be a neater way of finishing off an install without adding too much volume at the top to hide the cornrows, not to mention that the final look is hella cute!
Watch it below and let us know what you think.
Nice hair
Real cute
Cuteeee!!!
Dats how I want my hair next
I like how she left side cornrows out.. nice!
I remember these! Ha!
Cute sew in
This is so cute!
Do they last n how long
I did my Roommate like this
I can do this.
Pretty!
I love this !!!
Very cute
Nice, I like them all.
I must learn how!!!!
Bianca I want this.
very cute..
Let me find out crochet braids are back…. Lol Keana Waller CeCe Boone
oh! its weave 🙁
They are back i wear the weave
It looks madd easy, i wanna learn it so i could do my own hair
I like crochet braids they are super easy to do yourself. I do my own once a month. I takes me 3 hours. A great protective style and no stress on your natural hair.
Nice
Love it!
That style is very cute!!
That’s how my hair is now…only with Marley hair
I wish I could braid!
You use braiding hair and a crotchet needle
I love this…not a curly hair hair fan but this is lovely…i don’t mind doing it..
C’est vrm Nice !!!
Monica Haynes or anyone else…is there a certain brand of the crochet hair that’s best. I recently got crochets using the “free tress” hair and bc it’s all synthetic, it’s very hard to style or run your fingers thru it and it mattes easily. Maybe it’s the brand I used. I love the curls and protection, but any suggestions?
Shawndolyn McRae they have the crochet.hair that is already braided
Omg I want these
I’d like it in a red
So cute
Crochet braids look tacky i had them back in the late 90s when they were popular but i wouldnt wear them now but this style fits this young lady fine
Serious question : whats better about this style than tracks?
The Real Person!
Mostly it’s the way they feel. They are so very light and you don’t get the feeling that you are wearing a hat 24/7. And you have complete access to your scalp so washing is a breeze. Having tried both I would wear crotchets any day over a sew in.
I love it
c est cool
Been wearing them for three months now and loving them.
I want this!!.. So cute!!..
Very cute!!! Gone head and hook it up as you can and will!!!
Them is crute! !!!
Here is something you can try Gwen
Remayja Fields this is cute!
I use to get this ask the time in middle school
Yes
To cute… A great protective style real easy and it doesn’t take along time….crochets never get played out 🙂
Ok
Cute.
I absolutely love crochet braids!! I did mine with Freetress gogo curl.
Oops I tried to upload a pic but it didn’t work lol.
What kind of hair is that?
Amen
I like this
I want this Latara TheCosmetologist Gaddy-Burnside
I have something like this it was pretty easy
Very pretty!!
I could try it…it looks good
I love it!!!!
Cant wait to try this
Yuuuuuuuuup
I bet u get curly hair this time. Lol
My personal hairstylist
Hush (blue metro) lol
My hair like this right now lol
I been doing these since I was 14. Im 36 now. Yeah I mastered it. It gows your hair fast. #latchhook use to be called interlocks back in the day.
Me since I was 12, in 1989. Social media has helped put this “underground” style on the map, for sure. Check out my UnBeWEAVEable album in my fb. I’m in northeast Ga. #CrochetQueen.
Yeap it’s the same stuff I do. Lol. This stuff saves money and time. I love it.
yes madam
Cute…
Fie
I love Crochet braids! !
I just don’t like to see the start of the braid pattern
Cute
Very nice!! Love it!!
I am sure you already answered this but I can’t find it. What kind/brand hair did you use?
Bohemian…you can also used waterwave… free tress is the bramd
And how many bags did you have to use for this look?
Most likely no more than 3 paks cut in half. KIMA brand also carry these curl patterns.
If you get good at it you can use braird. Baby oil it and then blow dry it straight using a wide tooth comb and a good blow dryer
OMG. I love.this!!
Fuzzy but it’s ok
I can do my natural hair like this whoop whoop sorry perm heads #natural lol
I do those you know…. that’s what the princess had for back to school. .. this waterwave or Bohemian from free tress or glade
The best one I’ve seen is from thechicnatural
I thought those were them!! You be to send me a video of how you do them. I tried last week but I used the wrong hair. I’m going to inbox you the pic.
I want that tho
Who can do this for me?
We are
Cute
I always thought this would be much harder! Will be doing this very soon
Looks like she could have taken her own hair a loose for a cute braid out….
I like Tasha-petit Remy
Ouedel Son lol je pense que tu voulais ajouté ton commentaire sur tempes dégarnies
Ouedel Son lol je pense que tu voulais ajouté ton commentaire sur tempes dégarnies
ben wi! Capelli Lunghi c bien toi qui a publier l’article sur le crochet braid non??
Oui ma belle mais je l’ai partagé dans le groupe tempes dégarnies, ta phrase tu l’as publié dans black information, c’est une page américaine
Oui ma belle mais je l’ai partagé dans le groupe tempes dégarnies, ta phrase tu l’as publié dans black information, c’est une page américaine
mdr… j’hallucine … merci ma belle. j un bleme de connection, merci
Love this do
Cashena Lauverne St Croix u really need to learn this. I need you!
Shirle’ Adams isn’t this the hair u showed me
I think so Eboni Carter
i want u to pls buy me that hair pls
Trina Paris I’M GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW SANDRA THIS….THANKS
Gabriela
Eita, ansiedade!!
Darine Gebretensay
I just started doing this and it’s so cute! it takes some time though.