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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: Donna Subject: Organization! Comment: I tend to do most of my crocheting in my Chaise Lounge so I keep a big box with most of my yarn and yarn scraps in the corner by the chair and I got a nice wicker basket at a local craft store where I keep my patterns, tape measure, hooks and markers. If I am going somewhere that I want to crochet, I have a medium sized book-bag that I keep nearby which I only use for crochet. It makes it easy if I need to get up and go. Like many other people, I keep my patterns in binders so they are easy to find and don't get ripped up or dirty. Name: Teresa Subject: Supplies Keepers Comment: I use empty pill bottles with child-proof lids to keep my safety pins and tapestry needles close, and not all over the floor. Name: Teresa Subject: Keeping Hooks smooth Comment: I rub wax paper over the hook. It keeps it smooth. Name: Leslie Subject: keeping your place Comment: I use a bright sticky note sheet to mark the round of the doily I am working on. I keep moving my sticky note as I complete a round. It's light weight (compared to the magnetic board and magnetic ruler)and handy. ;-) Name: Debra LeBarron Subject: Crocheting Comment: When i do my crocheting, i have binders with sheet protecters to store my patterns in so they don't get dirty, it works good for me, but i have too many patterns that i get about 3 or 4 binders at once,i buy them on sale when i can. Debra Lebarron Name: Joanna Subject: organized container Comment: I use an empty can from cocoa or a powdered drink to store pencils or pens, yarn needles, a small ruler and small scissors or anything else I may need for my crocheting. I keep this container by the chair I'm sitting in when crocheting. When I finish my project, I just put the container away. It keeps everything neat and in this way nothing gets lost. Name: Joanna Subject: care directions Comment: Whenever I make baby gifts, I enclose the care label from a skein of the yarn that was used. Name: Leslie Subject: Hook comfort Comment: I recently applied polymer clay to the handle of one of my steel crochet hooks. I followed the products directions by baking it for 30 min. in the oven at 275F. It works great! I was able to form it to my hand, making a thumb rest and the thicker handle is so much more comfortable. Name: Sylvia England Subject: fine cotton Comment: to stop my small reels of cotton ( 20's etc) from rolling about, I bought a babies drinking cup with a hole in the lid to house a straw. place cotton reel in, thread cotton through the hole replace lid. cotton is safe. Name: Rosemary Subject: keeping your place Comment: I use an embroidery magnetic board & magnet & you slide that around so you don't loose your place. Name: Carol Subject: instructions holder Comment: I copy the crochet instructions to plain paper & use an old fashioned (sports ) clip board to hold the paper or papers & lean them on a table etc while I work. The back of the clip board is sturdy & keeps the paper leaning on whatever I use it on. Name: Cynthia Subject: Stitch markers Comment: A cheap and easy way to mark stitches is to use the small plastic coated paperclips. They are reusable, cheap and easier to get on the stitch with one hand. Name: Gail Subject: Keeping Track Comment: I don't want to check off rows in my crochet magazines in case I want to make the pattern again. I take a piece of paper (about 4x6".) On the top, I write what the project is and the needle size. Then I list the rows as follows: 1 2 3 etc. If any rows are the same, do this ( 1 1 1 1 1) ...for however many rows are the same. Then as I finish a row, I just scratch through the number. This really works for me and if I put my project down for awhile I can pick it up and know exactly where I left off and what needle to use. Name: angie Subject: pulling out stitches Comment: if you have to pull out a lot of stitches to fix a mistake secure a safety pin on the problem stitch, that way you can rip out the stitches quickly without fear of pulling out too much, slow down as you near the pin though to avoid snagging your yarn. Also i don't recomend teaching a three year old how to pull out stitches. Kids can be very 'helpful' especially when you don't want them to be! Name: Cynthia Subject: Storage Comment: I bought a set of make-up bags at Wal-Mart and I found that it is a wonderful way to store all the little items you use. Tha smaller bag is perfect for all my hooks and the larger bag holds my bobbins, scissors, pen, stich markers and other items I use regularly, along with the smaller bag. Makes it SO much easier to carry and store my little odds and ends, and keeps everything but the yarn in one place. 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 Next >> Share your own hints by filling in the form below... |
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