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Honestly I have only crocheted a bit a long time ago. For sure not an expert. Something to think about maybe it has something to do with the tension of you strng knots etc. Tension. Regardless if you find what works be sure to keep us posted. :)

Sounds like tension to me too. You are crocheting it too tight so it bunches up. Do a string to test by not pulling the stitches so tight when you bring them up over and the hook. Loosening the stitches will also make it easier to bring them up and over.

I used to have that problem too when I was first crocheting. One thing may be that you are inserting the hook into the wrong loop and missing the last stitch in the row. If you're a tight crocheter, then it's easy to miss that last loop in the row. Another thing is tension not being an even consistency and causing it to 'warp.' I don't know how you hold your yarn, but my Gramma taught me to hold it with it going over top of the pinkie, then under the ring finger, and then winding it around the index finger. I still wrap it that way today as I feed it to the hook. For me, that's the only way that I can get consistent tension with a project. Just keep practicing and after a while the tension you keep on the yarn will come more naturally. Chain stitches almost always twist on me, but when I put the next row on they straighten out. How about getting some cotton yarn and making some dishcloths. Gramma always had me make those first so I could practice and still make something useful in the beginning. Working with the cotton yarn (instead of the fuzzy kind) allows you to see the stitches more clearly, especially at the end of the row when you go to turn. Fuzzy regular yarn makes it a whole lot harder to see those stitches when you're first learning. It's also easier to rip out stitches when and if you find you missed one. Don't know if any of this will help, but I hope it does :-)

Why are you wrapping the yarn around your finger so many times? I've never seen or heard of anyone holding it like that. I have it up and over my index finger, down into my palm, and then gently held by my pinky and ring finger, not wrapped at all. It's held there loosely, more just to guide the yarn and not hold it tightly. It sounds to me like you are holding everything too tight and are crocheting too tightly as well, if it's buckling that bad. When you are holding the yarn, it shouldn't be tight at all, but should be able to flow loosely through your fingers as it is pulled gently with the other hand that you have the hook in as you're crocheting. Do you have a camera so you can take a picture of how you're holding everything? Preferably with a picture of how your work is coming out. Maybe I can see what you're doing and help a bit better.

Sounds like you are crocheting too tightly. Try using a size larger hook and see if that helps.