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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: carolyn newman Subject: yarn Comment: to keep the cat out of my yarn i have 2 liter pop bottles, the plastic ones.i slit the side of the bottle slide in the skein of yarn run the yarn through the top screw on the lid when not in use.it works great. Name: Sandra Heinrich Subject: slipery crochet hooks Comment: I wrap a rubber band around each handle of my steel crochet hooks to get a better grip. Name: cherri Subject: tips Comment: I seen on this travel RV show a woman took a coffee can and pierced a hole in the lid and stuck the yarn thru it so when she traveled it wouldn't roll every where!! Name: Elissa Subject: Handy travel items Comment: I keep my most used crochet items in a small ziploc (from air flights to quickly show my scissors as a kiddy pair with rounded blades). A paper tape measure from Ikea (free) folds up to fit and weighs almost nothing. I can easily see what tools I have when I grab up my things to take along on trips. Name: Maggi Morrison Subject: Storage Comment: I store a few hooks and my yarn needles with the pens by the phone in a small drum which once held tea bags. The hooks sit there happily with the pens and are easy to find. The needles tend to drop to the bottom, BUT I know where they are! Name: AprilA Subject: Storage Comment: I use a small pencil box that I got at the dollar store. It is about 3 inches deep, 8inches long and 5 inches deep. It holds all my hooks (and I have over 50 of them! and looking for more!) plus my stitch markers, small gauge ruler, I also use a small bottle that my diabetic test strips come in to hold my yarn needles!. I also keep a pencil in there to mark my pattern so I know what line I'm on and a small pair of scissors. To cut down on noise from the contents rattling around in the box. I lined it with a soft piece of batting. Have fun everyone! Name: tina Subject: big bag Comment: I carry all of my stuff in a big bag that a comforter came in its really big and I can see through it so I know whats inside. Of course I know whats inside cause I put it there Name: stephanie williams Subject: Place Markers Comment: To mark "right side" or as "place markers" I use those tiny little hair clips you can buy at the discount or department store. They are small enough to not get in the way and easy to handle. Plus they don't damage your creations! Name: Peg Subject: Winding Yarn Comment: I take the wapper of the skein of yarn, tear off a part with the name, color, number, etc. fold it into a small square and wind the yarn on that. If I need to buy more of this color, all the information is there when I use the last of the yarn Name: Maria Subject: carry case for hooks & baby safety pins Comment: I carry my hooks in a chopsticks case/holder that I bought at an asian market. It holds 3-4 hooks and it doesn't have a hole at the bottom that you usually find in toothbrush cases. I also use safety pins to hold my place but I found that the yarn got stuck in the top part of the pin (the closure part) so I started using safety pins for babies. The top part is plastic and is kinder to your yarn because it can't get stuck in it. Name: Jenn H. Subject: storing hooks and "tools" Comment: I have found that a small zippered make-up bag works great to hold all my hooks, yarn needles, scissors, safety pins, etc. I used to keep it all in a ziploc baggie, but I lost a few hooks after they poked a hole and fell out. The make-up bag holds all my "tools" in one easy-to-access place and fits right into my crochet tote, (and nothing falls out and gets lost). Thanks to everyone for all the great tips and happy crocheting. :) Name: KarenM. Subject: Place keeper on pattern Comment: Post it flags are awesome for keeping track of where you are on a pattern, I just put the flag so that the color part underlines the place where I need to start next time I pick up the project. They also make great markers for patterns in books or magazines that you want to try, and you can even use them to notate patterns from the library since you can write on them! Plus they are small enough to easily fit into any crocheters kit :-) Name: Donna Subject: Yarn Control Comment: Use a large plastic container (tub of pretzels, purchased at Sam's/with lid is ideal). The mouth of the tub is large enough to slip a skein of yarn into. Carve out hole in lid, and yarn stays clean, handy, contained, and the bonus is, you can see exactly how much you have on the skein, at all times. Works just great!!! Name: Jana M Subject: leftover yarn Comment: When I finish a project and have yarn leftover, I make a granny square out of it! I keep all the granny squares in a bag and when I have enough I can make any number of things with them. I also store any yarn that I have leftover after my granny square is made in ziploc bags sorted by color. Name: Anna Subject: crocheting Comment: Hey I just want to let all the people who made this site know that I think it's great and keep up the good work!:) My tip is to beginners: never give up. I have been crocheting since i was nine and I love it! But I didn't really start out good I thought I would never get it but here I am a few years later crocheting like crazy and I love it! so happy crocheting everyone !=) 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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