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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: Lori D Subject: Rolling Yarn Comment: When making a ball of yarn and rolling it on your fingers to get it started, leave a 6-8" tail hanging down before starting to roll the yarn. When your ball is complete, this tail will be hanging out from the center. You'll be able to pull from the center, when is much easier. Name: Denisse Subject: Crochet supplies organizer Comment: Hi, i am a 13 year old crocheter and i've been crocheting for five years, in fact i always get my hooks lost so i took an empty circular can of baby wipes, a piece of green or white foam and cut it to the can shape then i made some holes for my hooks, scissors and needles and inserted all of them in there. But when i finished it i realized that it looked very ugly so i crocheted a cover for it and it looked very cute. An easy and cheap way to keep your crochet supplies organized. Name: brenda Subject: to tie a knot Comment: To tie any knot: Tie a knot by crossing the yarn over twice! Cross yarn a second time, twice more, pull tight. Actually, when tying a knot by your self you won't need someone to hold the knot to keep it tight. Learned this little tip from my wonderful firefighter husband. Name: Sharon in Virginia Subject: Storing Patterns and Yarn Comment: I keep all my patterns clean and organized by slipping them into top loading page protectors and into a 3-ring binder. Dry erase [wipe off] markers are great for keeping your place. Also when working with a ball of skein of yarn I cut the bottom off a large drink bottle and once the thread is in, set it into a clean butter tub or other appropriately sized plastic bowl. Name: theodora Subject: yarn ball winder Comment: Sister Cheapo here finally invested in a yarn ball winder; best idea for frequent crocheters. Yarn put in balls stretches if inexperienced at ball yarn winding. Search online for Royal brand red & white or blue & white winder. Will give crocheter something else to do with hands rather than practice midnight munchies, be bound by boredom, don't want to crochet/knit, or it's too late to do the late night laundry. Name: Theresa Subject: Unraveling Comment: I am 15 years old, have been crocheting for eight years, and am the third eldest in a family of nine kids. I do encourage anyone who has small kids around to keep their crochet projects out of the reach of those who might enjoy unraveling them!! I myself still need to learn that lesson. haha! ;-) Name: Kendrea Subject: Magic Knot, & Sage!!! Comment: I am a 10 year-old (so close!) crocheter, reader, and violinist. I found that in thread crochet, it is hard to do a magic knot, so you can experiment with different amounts of chains in a loop instead. And yes, I know that that is a wimpy tip. Name: Magii Subject: Stronger Bags Comment: I just recently found that adding lightweight fishing line to my yarn, my bags don't stretch out all crazy, and it really doesn't take away from the bag like a liner would. Name: Sage Subject: Reading & Crocheting Comment: I am an 11 year old crocheter, reader, and violinist. This has come to be very useful, since I found out that if you take a normal music stand (just the top part, where the music actually goes) and put a book in it, you can read and crochet at the same time, since you don't need to hold the book. You can also listen to audiobooks. Name: eugenia Subject: crochet Comment: you might think its hard to crochet at first when you start but as they always say the first time if you dont suceed try try again Name: Abby Subject: Cheap but good quality yarn Comment: To get cheap but good quality yarn is to go to a thrift store. Buy a cheap handcrocheted or knit sweater and UNRAVEL it!!!!! Just make sure you know what type of yarn it is by looking for a tag... i.e. Cotton, Wool, Acrylic, etc... Name: Jesse Subject: Stuffing Comment: if you are low on fiberfill or dont have any at all, but you do have plastic bags from the grocery store and a pair of scissors, then just cut the bags up into tiny pieces and use this as your stuffing Name: sandy Subject: cleaning your hooks Comment: just wash them with soap and water. will clean all the oil and will slide better as u are using them. Name: Carmen Subject: lessons Comment: If you are a beginner in crochet or knitting, it's a good idea to get someone who knows how to knit or crochet to help you out Name: Annah Subject: Lists Comment: I always get my patterns online, so I like to keep a record of the ones I want to do. I have a document of copied-and-pasted patterns (with pictures) so I can search through to find what I want. I also have them all bookmarked, just in case. 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