Tips 'n Tricks

Do 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!

Thursday, April 17, 2008Name: 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.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008Name: 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.

Sunday, April 06, 2008Name: 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!

Tuesday, April 01, 2008Name: 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.

Monday, March 31, 2008Name: 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

Saturday, March 29, 2008Name: 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!

Saturday, March 29, 2008Name: 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.

Saturday, March 29, 2008Name: Charlie Miller

Subject: Small balls of left over yarn

Comment: When I have finished crocheting a project for a gift, I may have only a small amount of yarn left. I have cut a piece and attached it to the care instructions and given it to the recipient. I take what's left and put it with my wrapping paper in a ziplock and use it to wrap presents. If there is enough, I make a small pompom instead of a bow.

Saturday, March 29, 2008Name: Dani

Subject: Portable yarn

Comment: I use the clorox wipes containers (after washing them out) to store my yarn. Take the top off, put a small skein of yarn in, thread the yarn through the slit in the top and put the top back on. They are great because you can take your yarn with you, and you can shut the lid which keeps your yarn from going nuts.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008Name: Judi

Subject: Crochet tips

Comment: 1) I put my crochet hooks in an average pretty make-up bag, 2) I store most of my yarn in bins or Ziploc Big Bags to keep them dust-free and out of my curious cat's paws, 3) I'm getting ready to sort my computer print-out patterns. I plan on sorting them by category for file folders to store in vertical magazine holders. I'll label the magazine holders first.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008Name: proudmama

Subject: loose ends

Comment: to keep balls of yarn from unrolling and tangling in your storage bin, take the loose end and loosely tie it to one of the strands on the ball. they wont unroll and tangle.

hope this helps

Saturday, March 22, 2008Name: Zeno

Subject: Fitting Projects Not from Patterns

Comment: I'm a younger crocheter and I love to crochet my own patterns, but for a while I had a problem deciding how many stitches to chain. For projects like hats there is a simple fix: Just chain the minimum and hold them around you in the position they'll be in once the project is done! Now I have less tight or loose garments and more perfectly fitted ones!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008Name: CrochetPrincess

Subject: WordLibrary

Comment: I search for patterns online all the time. Once I've found the ones I like I copy paste the instructions and images on wordpad or sometimes download the PDF file. Now I have a library of Crochet and Knit Patterns and can browse them for ideas. Sometimes a pattern on a tablecloth inspires a new idea for a skirt.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008Name: karen allen

Subject: crochet for grand childern

Comment: i love making simple things for the grandchildern, such as; stuff animals necklaces purses and coasters. i am so glad they don't have to have fancy things, to make them happy, their ages are 3, 4 and 10 year old girls. haven't made any crochet items for the 15 year old boy.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008Name: Sophia

Subject: bracelets

Comment: it's simple and good as presents. you just do a few stitches then put a bead in and repeat that step. you can do other types of stitches if you want

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