#crochet hacks

[somecunttookmyurl]

techniques i use in c2c crochet (and all other applicable crochet scenarios, really) people might find useful i can post tutorials on as i go

butterfly bobbins - you do not need cardboard or plastic bobbin winders to make bobbins you can just wind yarn in such a way it forms a bobbin by itself for $0 (and with 0 tiny fiddly things you will inevitably lose somewhere)

magic knot - join yarn to keep working in such a way that a) will not come undone and b) does not require any weaving of ends

there is no shorthand official name (as far as i know) but "joining a new colour in a way that does not leave an end you have to weave in later". call it lazy join or something idk

obviously you can just. look up how to do those (except the last one bc i don't know what - if anything - it's called or if it's just something i do because i will avoid weaving at all costs) but if anybody wants and would find it useful i can just take photos of the process next time i do it in this blanket and then post it like that one time i did "how to wind a centre-pull ball" or "doing surgery on a c2c blanket to replace a square"

#crochet #c2c #crochet hacks #i guess #i solemnly swear to not post a video #knitting #bc magic knot is also useful in knitting #butterfly bobbins as well although i'm not sure it would ever be necessary with the way colourwork in knitting tends to shake out

[robbinscrafts]

#crochet #crochet hacks #crochet tips #crocheting #free crochet tutorial #Youtube

[lolliepopcrusader]

Calling all chronic creatives - here's how to up your crochet game!

I'm an avid crocheter, but holding the hook for long periods of time became exhausting and painful. Being chronically ill, losing the ability to enjoy my hobbies was tough for me accept.

My husband took me to the craft store and we purchased a ergonomic crochet handle. This handle needed to fit my criteria;

able to hold a variety of hook sizes

hold up to high tension crochet projects (I do a lot of amigurumi crochet, which you need to complete with tight tension)

reduce my wrist/hand pain

reduce the amount of grip strength needed to hold the hook to avoid fatigue

This ergonomic crochet handle *seemed* to tick all these boxes. It was quite an expensive purchase and to be honest, I was disappointed in it in all aspects.

The purchased handle uses small rubber stoppers to hold the crochet hook in place, but as you are crocheting the hook works loose and spins around inside it. The handle itself was too small, making it painful to hold. I had to use a lot of grip strength to keep it in my hand, which is what I was trying to avoid by purchasing the darn thing. The little knobbly bit at the end really dug into my hand and hurt. It was so annoying to use and I gave up on it altogether after three days of using it (not to mention one of the rubber pieces broke apart within hours).

I expressed my disappointment to my husband, and he decided to come to my rescue! Over the course of a week, he designed me his own ergonomic crochet handle in a computer program called CAD. He then printed it out using his 3D printer. I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this new handle - its a game changer!

During the design process, he took into consideration all of my complaints about the disappointing handle and my criteria that I had listed. The handle he designed is bigger, so it uses less grip strength to hold it in place which also reduces my pain.

Instead of using rubber stoppers like the other handle, he designed a 'lock and key' system for keeping the crochet hooks in place and it works fabulously! The hook never moves and I'm really rough with my crochet hooks. It holds up to my high tension crochet projects and I have completed many amigurumi with it, even small, intricate items. Since it is designed with the lock and key system, my husband was easily able to print different keys to be able to hold multiple sizes. I've got keys ranging from 1.25mm all the way up to 6mm!

I can now crochet for hours on end and I swear my crochet skills have gotten so much better.

After expressing my delight at the crochet handle my husband designed for me, both him and I want others to be able to experience the freedom that I now have when crocheting. With chronic illnesses, its important for you to be able to continue with your passions as much as possible, so we have decided to make this crochet handle a sellable physical item for others to enjoy.

Here's the link to purchase one if you would like to give it a go!

Each crochet handle will come with the hook sizes;

1.25mm

2mm

3mm

4mm

4.25mm

5mm

6mm

If you want other hook sizes, send us a message and we can design one.

The cost of the handle and keys covers the cost of the 3D printing material, we are not making a profit off of this because we want as many people suffering from chronic illness to be able to enjoy crocheting again. We are happy to post internationally as we are based in New Zealand, send us a message before purchasing so that I can get you the cost of shipping.

I hope you will love this crochet handle and hook set as much as I have!

#cfs/me #chronic fatigue #chronic illness #chronically ill #me cfs #myalgic encephalomyelitis #spoonie #chronic fatigue syndrome #chronic pain #mobility #mobility aid #crochet #crocheting #amigurumi #yarn crafts #yarn #hobbies #creativity #life hacks #hobby #craft

[hachama]

Do you crochet?

Do you have to look up how to start a magic circle every time you want to use one?

Then this post is for you!

Whether I'm starting with a slip knot or a magic circle, my process is the same.

You may find that the tail end of the yarn wraps around the magic circle more than with most methods, but it hasn't affected my finished pieces and this saves on time and brain space.

#crochet #gatekeepers hate this one weird trick! #craft hack #yarn hack #fiber art #crafting

[forever70s]

1970s Simplicity crochet fashions

#simplicity #simplicity patterns #crochet #hot pants #70s fashion #1970s fashion #model #shelley hack

[jimkinnz]

homunculus facts¡

you can make homunculi semi vegan by substituting pumpkin puree for eggs in the potion brewing steps• you will still need to make sacrifices' however•

homunculi made with the above substitution will be more orange and will become manic in late october•

master has decided to retcon some elements of my backstory that had only been referenced in the downloadable content extras• we hope the fans won,t mind•

i found a huge pile of yarn in the dumpster and as such i have created several tea cozies• they only smell vaguely of meat•

never ever incorporate the potion into ointments or balms• it reacts poorly with lanolin•

star trek has still never depicted a homunculus crewmember' despite being on the bleeding edge of representation in other cases•

i decided to wear a little hat yesterday• it was itchy•

#homunculus #homunculus facts #unreality #alchemy #cooking hacks #retcon #crochet #diy beauty #star trek #hats

[chrono-phage]

I saw this hack on a tiktok but I want to share it here because I love this. (Excuse my messy cakes)

Take it on the go or just hang it up for ease of access! I noticed this works best with caked yarns. The girl in the tiktok used a knitting needle but I didn't have any so I used a backscracher

#crochet #crochetblr #knitting #yarn #yarn art #life hack #amigurumi #knit

[cinnamon-notes]

does my dashboard have any tips for adhd crocheters? BECAUSE I ALWAYS *ALWAYS* GET DISTRACTED WHEN I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF STITCHES AND I LOSE COUNT SO EASILY IT'S EXHAUSTING

#crochet #crocheting #txt #txt post #cinnamon notes #cinnamon crochets #adhd hacks #adhd help #please

[peanutblowandjobsandwich]

what they dont tell you is you can pretty much try any crochet applique pattern with embroidery thread either full 6 strands or whatever you desire and a size 2mm or smaller hook and if it comes out swag you can attach it to an earring n voila! funky earring hehehe

#making some halloween ones for tuesday eek! #cloud nonsense #crochet #life hacks #patterns #jewelry #earrings #funky earrings #diy #costume #halloween

[wandixx]

Hey, um crocheting community of Tumblr? That's how I should start it? I was doing a backpack/bag and this is wrong side

Does anyone know if I can leave it be like that (I was switching colors mid working and those are loose ends) or should I secure it in some way. If I should secure it, do I have to tie it all up in pairs or is there a faster way? Everything is 100% acrylic other than yellow (25% wool and 75% acrylic)

I will add some material bag as a lining so person using it won't actually touch these loose ends and I'm not sure if I won't scream if I have to tie it all up because I've been doing it on intense mode and have enough of it but I need

#crocheters of tumblr #crochet #crocheting #pro tip #crochet hack #idk how to tag this #help #please reblog #if you don't know how to help maybe someone who will see it from you will #and im desperate tbh

[goodbye-paycheck-hello-yarn]

illegal knittting move.

knitpro tunisian crochet hook to pick up stitches. B)

#crochet #yarn #crocheting #knitting #knitblr #knit #crochetblr #fibre arts #tunisian crochet #yarn crafts #tunisian #life hacks #thought crimes

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[iloveyoumorethansoup]

When u gotta do ribbon flowers for homework and give up before you truly start 🫠🫠

Giving up. Staring me me and me.

#the single blue petal? fantastic. looks just how it’s supposed to. it’s supposed to be 4 times that size tho🫠 #so I say. ok. we’ll just burn out some petals the old fashion hack and slash way. i need to make a consisten pattern for that #so I say ok. let’s try the wind wheel. nah. let’s not #to be fair. i needed a pentagon and I cut that thing with not a single measurement in mind #so. that one’s on me. and I super glued it cause the thought of hand stitching at 2am just is a no #i think I might do individual triangle petals for that #would probably just be easier. No pentagons #the purple rose tho. that’s beautiful #10/10 #the likelihood I do a ton of roses like that is so deeply non 0 #my plan for the flower pot is to just make a crochet circle so I can stick in some stems and they’ll stay in there #and I can switch out the flowers if need be #ughhhh #it’s gotta be done by tomorrow night #kill me #shoutout to roomie tho for saying she’ll try and help #I’m like oh it’s just folding things and half and burning them!! now it’s just straight up set things on fire #i burnt my fingers :(( #this project is not fun for me rn #soup talks

[1mnobodywhoareyou]

My brain:

Hey, I know we have two active WIPs awaiting new chapters but what if we did a prompt list? Ok, good. You did great!

And also let's create some new AUs? Perfect, check.

OHHHH what about an original work?! Yeah, based on this thing we talked about once in passing. Nope, no writing or plan or outline. Just an idea. Write it down though! You don't want to forget it.

And hey, what about yelling some ideas in DMs? No, we absolutely will not need to make fics out of those. It's just for fun. Yeah, I promise *fingers crossed behind back*. Excellent! Make sure you type that all out so you don't forget anything. Hm? What's that? Yeah you can have your brain back just after we...

Oh hey! Remember these ideas that you've had and started and put aside because you got stuck? Yeah, let's look at those again? No, I won't help you get unstuck but we can *think* about them.

OH! And here are some oneshot ideas for your WIP verse! No, you can't actually write them. Just THINK about them. Yeah, just like that!

OK, now you can think about your WIPs! Oh, what do you mean the depression is settling in again? Hm, that sucks. Seems kind of like a you problem. Have you tried working on something you're excited about?

...

Thanks, brain.

#writing #i think i need a brain hack #maybe try a new way of writing or organizing my docs... #i'm starting to overwhelm myself which is a surefire way to lose all ability to function #but I'm SO STOKED that i have all these fun ideas #i haven't felt like I even knew how to be creative since i was a teenager #and it's GOOD #but i miss having only one or two ideas at a time #but that was also well before i became a multishipper and had people to yell in DMs with #which are good problems to have #so for now I crochet instead of letting myself be stuck looping through my writing projects

[eschercat]

I figured out something amazing and I feel the need to share: you can open a bottle top with a metal crochet hook. It worked surprisingly well

#diy #life hacks #crochet #I wasn’t opening a beer or anything it was actually one of those fancy looking nonalcoholic sparkling apple ciders #I just wanted to feel fancy #now I feel like a god

[poisoncherrywine]

Ok I think I get the crotchet hype now... I'd never buy any crocheted things tbh but making them on the other hand...so many possibilities.... You can make BASKETS

#my brain is treating crocheting stuff as like. a life hack into getting free things #even tho im paying for the wool. the little tee hee ive hacked the system feeling is still there #just not the same if you actually buy a pre made crotchet thing