 I
use coloured paper clips as stitch markers and row counters. The
colours make them stand out and the are easy to put in and take out of
your work.
Enfys
When starting a new ball of
wool/cotton etc., don't use the outside end to begin but pull a few
strands from the inside of the ball to find the 'inside end'...if you
start with this end, it stops the ball from rolling around the living room
while you try to stitch.
Wytchie in Wales, UK
I also photocopy
patterns I am using (this is totally legal as long as the copy is for your
own use and you have the original pattern) so that I can mark where I am
up to and how many repeats of things I have done etc without spoiling my
original pattern...sounds daft probably but there have been too many times
when I have been in the middle of a high number of repeats and got
distracted by something (usually the kids lol) and totally lost count.
Wytchie in Wales, UK
One tip which might prove
useful to others, when I was crocheting the Safari Afghan out of Homespun
and using a regular Plastic Boye Hook, I couldn't get it in the stitch,
even after I found it. So I switched to my Brittany Walnut Hook in a
corresponding size and it worked just fine. Also works well with the
Fun Fur too, since it was put in the afghan as a stripe alongside the
Homespun and not carried with the homespun (if that makes any sense).
So anyone having trouble with Homespun, Boucle or any of the bulky yarns
might try using a wooden hook and see if it helps them.
Joyce in KY
I place my balls of yarn in
a 3 lb. butter bowl. perfect size, sits on the floor near my chair and my
yarn doesn't roll all over the floor.
Linda M in SC
ONE. I often use yarn
I have made up from cones, putting several strands together to make
either my own colour blend or just to get the thickness I want in
one colour. I prefer to hand wind these, especially as I often just want a
small amount.
I find that they run all over the place so - TWO I put them
inside one of those little balls that the children buy in the local
family pub. I don't know if you've seen them but they are a ball
about half as big again as a tennis ball with one side clear plastic
and the other side coloured. They split in two and come with toys in for a
pound each. One side has a slot so they can be reused for a money
box and the other has a little round hole in, just right for wool.
The kids often leave them laying around on the pub floor when they
go home. So they are FREE. My favourite price. lol They don't tend to
roll around at all and the wool keeps nice and clean, also you can
slip them in a pocket or bag and use them on the move because the
wool is running freely inside the ball.
Suzy Nash in Northamptonshire, UK
When
crocheting with fluffy yarns or dark colours, I use a white plastic
curtain hook (the ones shaped like a number 9) for a row/stitch marker.
Anne from Timperley in Cheshire
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