Yeeees! How long did it take you? I'm growing my hair out and I basically had a taper fade, so the sides and back were a lot shorter than the middle. It was too short for me to cornrow it at the time, but I will definitely go the crochet route when It grows some more. I'll never do braid extensions again, because I hate the hair and it took way too long. This will probably be my go-to style while I'm growing it out
My wife is doing the faux locs with shaved sides right now. It turned out really nice. She likes it because the hair is a lot lighter too, so it's easier on her natural hair than braids are as well.