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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: Samantha M. Subject: Storing hooks Comment: You can get small, hard pencil boxes for like 99 cents at Walmart. Some, like what I use, are small and snap close. Othes are larger and can be used to store your other notions as well. Name: Natalie Subject: Useful Tools Comment: I can't live without a darning needle, scissors, or a tape measure. I've put together little kits with one of each item held together by a keychain ring. I find these items at the dollar store. I also give them away to each person I teach to knit or crochet so they always have a handy way to measure, darn, and cut. Name: bebe Subject: small objects Comment: i use the small tins that breath mints come in to keep small things in like - yarn needles, rolled measuring tape, etc. i can transfer the tin from one project to another. Name: diane Subject: starching Comment: i starch all my doilies lightly with liquid porcelain. when they need washing, just rinse them off and they are as good as new. this also protects them from yellowing and they will keep their shape. for ruffled doilies, use a blow dryer to reshape. you'll enjoy your doily longer never use sugar and water. what a sticky mess. my cat has a sweet tooth, so i always find them on the floor with broken threads. Name: Alexis Subject: another yarn storage idea Comment: A clear plastic shoe bag makes an excellent storage system for smaller skeins of yarn. Just put them in the compartments where you'd put the shoes. It makes it easy to find what you're looking for, and it looks so pretty! :) Name: Lisbet Subject: Keeping my place Comment: I use a magnet strip to keep my place in patterns. The pattern sits on a music stand and I have a bag that can store the project hooked to the stand Name: Momkat Subject: Project Helper Comment: I tend to either do several crochet projects at once or leave one I'm frustrated with for awhile. I put the hook in a plastic bag with the project so I never have to guess what hook I used for gauge. You can buy hooks in a multi-pack so cheaply........you can afford to leave a hook with a project and the instruction without trying to guess! Name: LimaLlama14 Subject: Stain Remover Comment: I'm 12 and I love to crochet at school but sometimes lunch gets on my projects. So I've found that nail polish remover and some "Surf" easily gets stains out without ruining the yarn. Name: Carole Subject: Crochet Hooks Comment: A simple holder for crochet hooks is a travel toothbrush plastic holder. Since I live a couple places during the week, I can get several toothbrush holders and just take the crochet hooks that I need with me. A small make-up bag carries my scissors, darning needles, etc. Name: micheal Subject: rolling yarn ball Comment: When rolling yarn balls with a small pet like a cat or dog put the skien of yarn inside your shirt or jacket instead of in sight of the pet. the cat or dog cant find the yarn and cant play with it. Name: Princess G Subject: Storage/bags Comment: hello im 12 yrs old and i already have a huge collection of yarns, crochet hooks and knitting needles. if your young (like me) and you are rushing all over you house trying to find where you put that yarn you were just going to use..... invest in a scrapbooking/knitting tote. my mum bought me a scrapbooking tote and it holds everything i need! my hundreds of cool patterns (thankx to this site!) and endless amount of yarns and hooks. it really keeps me organised.... well most of the time! i hope this helped some of you knitters and crocheters out there! happy crocheting/knitting! Name: Faye Subject: patterns Comment: When I print patterns I put them in a document protector, I have separate notebooks for knitting and crochet, you can use a grease pencil (china marker) to keep track of things on the protector that easily wipes off when you're done, I get standard page dividers and separate the patterns according to type, ie. toys, sweaters, hats etc... Name: Marita Subject: Yarn Keepers Comment: At Wal-Mart you can now buy plastic yarn keepers that allow you to put a whole skein of yarn in and feed it through the top. It is really nice and helps keep your yarn from getting knotted up and this way you don't need to spend time balling your yarn any more! Name: Joyce Subject: pattern holder Comment: When crocheting I was having trouble holding my book or instructions and trying to crochet, so while rummaging one day I bought a music rack for 50 cents. I prop my book on it and use clips to hold my page open. When I'm done I fold it up and store it until the next time. Hands free to crochet! Name: Debbie Subject: Working the ends in Comment: I've found that when I'm working in the ends, it's easier to do with a hook a size or two smaller than the one I'm using on the main body of the piece. My work runs a little tight and my husband laughs at the faces I make trying to wrestle those little tails in. Select a Page << Prev 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 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Next >> Share your own hints by filling in the form below... |
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