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Hey guys. For the second time now I have found that when trying to make a heart which is just three stitches, it comes out as a straight line. I've checked some other threads and read about tying tension. I don't see anything in the FAQ about this. How do I fix this problem?
Thank you!

Can you show a picture? It shouldn’t be a straight line. But with only 3 knots for a heart it can look like a little triangle instead of a heart.

here is the link also

That’s a 1212-pattern, I think? Knots tend to be longer in those patterns, so you need more knots than 3 to make it look like hearts, I’m afraid. The knotting is fine :-)

ohh ok! thank you!
however, I do always end up with super curly bracelets. that means I'm tying too tight, right? and the remedy is to just try to be gentler?

Or you have to knot tighter. In most cases it’s because of loose tension. In case of 1212-patterns and also some other patterns it can be because of the knots itself too. Try to experiment with your tension to see what works best.

thank you very much! :)