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        Interested in knitting? Visit our sister site: Knitting Pattern Central | Tips 'n TricksDo you have a helpful hint or handy trick that will make any aspect of crocheting easier? Share it! Post ideas on scrap yarn usages, stitch markers, starching, hook organization, color changing, maintaining your sanity while following a difficult pattern, etc. There is most probably someone out there that will benefit from your help. Need ideas yourself? Read others' comments--we all live and learn! Name: Paige Subject: Ready Box Comment: I have started keeping all my crochet stuff in a box (like a shoe box, but slightly different). I have a bunch of patterns (ones I've written down, and the ones you get off the skeins, and the free ones they have sometimes) in there, all my hooks, stitch markers, foldable scissors, and stuff like that, I have in an old make-up bag, and it all just sits in the box, and I even have room for two skeins of yarn. This helps a lot to keep my stuff in one place and not scattered all over the place, as well as easy to carry along with me. Hope this helps someone. Name: Becky Subject: cats and yarn Comment: always keep your yarn away from your cats, because they can eat the yarn, and it can wrap around their intestines. Name: crochet princess Subject: I love it!!!!!!! Comment: knitting and crochet are my favorite past times! I just taught my boyfriend, and he loves it as much as I do! I am 17 years old. Name: MarY Beth Graves, Mo. Subject: Sorting Yarn and To take it on the go. Comment: Every time I am at the check out, at my local dept. store, I pick up a box of large zip-lock bags. Large enough to hold a skein of yarn, or several little ones. I insert yarn to keep dry, Zip it up, place heavy duty tape on in and outside, thread yarn through for sorting etc. It is great to take with you on the go, since it is sealed, I can add pattern, and hook, etc, on the go, and keeps yarn dry and clean!!! Name: Joy Subject: Hook container Comment: I recently bought a cylindrical or tube-like plastic traveling case for my toothbrush, and noticed that my hooks fit very nicely in them! Durable, low-cost & fits in a handbag if you want to take your hooks around with you. Name: Joy Subject: stitch markers & stitch holder Comment: When I couldn't find the stitch markers I liked, I bought several large safety pins (the thick kind) and rubbed the sharp tips against a whetstone (a file will maybe do the trick, too) until the points became nicely rounded, so they won't snag on the yarn. This modified safety pin also comes in handy whenever I need to remove my hook from an unfinished project -- I just slip it into the last loop, and it prevents my work from unraveling. Name: Joy Subject: hook grip Comment: My hands used to ache from holding tiny, thin hooks, so one day I bought a set of hair curlers made of plastic foam. First I cut a foam curler in half, then removed the hard plastic bits from the ends, using a small pair of long-nosed pliers. With one of my steel hooks, I carefully bored a hole straight down the middle of the curler until the hook came out the other end, and presto: the hook now has a soft, comfy grip! Name: CLLinda Subject: Scissors Comment: In the fall, when shopping for school supplies for my kids, I pick up a few extra pairs of rounded scissors to keep for cutting threads. They are cheap but useful tools to have around. Name: CLLinda Subject: Hook bags Comment: Something I keep my hooks in is a pencil pouch. They are inexpensive and come in many colors. Just the right size to keep hooks, scissors and other needed items. Name: erika boyd Subject: skein holders while working on a project Comment: I was in a hobby store and noticed the "bottles" to put your skeins in to hold the yarn while working on a project are ten dollars. I use the new folgers or maxwell house coffee containers to put my yarn in (after i have rolled it into a ball) then i put a hole in top of lid. Name: Cheri Subject: Yarn storage Comment: I like to recycle whenever possible, so when I bought a new bedspread, I used the plastic zipper bag to store my stash, and I can keep it under my bed! Also, for hook storage, I use a pencil case! Name: stephanie bowman Subject: hook storage Comment: I save my crochet hooks in porcelain toothbrush holders with the handle down. It's great to have a designated place for hook only. Name: The Crochet Subject: Drip crochet dry Comment: Using an iron on your crocheted project may have some bad effect on the way it looks. Instead just wet the project with equal amounts of water and starch mixture, drip on a clean surface and leave to dry Name: Diane Subject: Sachet Comment: When working on a project, I place a sachet in the bag. Each time I do some work on that piece, it smells heavenly! Name: Jennifer Subject: storing yarn Comment: I have very limited space, so I purchased one of those corner nets that are for storing childrens stuffed animals. It's perfect to store my yarn. I keep it in a corner that is dark and simply drop a pretty cloth over it to keep the dust off. It stays nice and orderly. Select a Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Next >> Share your own hints by filling in the form below... |
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