my dreads were started by crocheting. a friend of mine did them, and she's done several other sets of dreads the same way. i didn't know much about forming dreads, but i was excited to have an anti-wax solution, so i went with it. after i did a little research and i decided not to worry about the maintenance/upkeep, and see how they form on their own, and so far so good. the worst part about it was that it took FOREVER to do. she spent almost 3 straight days making my dreads.
growing beats making anyday zero work involved zero dammage.. just the pure joy of watching it happen week by week
Except for ripping which is both a necessary pain in the ass and a damaging pain in the ass.... Any route you take will require both some damage and maintenance unless of course you are aiming for a big beaver tail unidread.
lol since you wash every 2 weeks, that means you wash your dreads in 15 seconds? That a bit exagerated i think...