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For those of you who crochet, a question - how do you hold your yarn? Because of all the bits to trip me up I wasn't expecting it to be that lol. Either I have far too much give or nowhere near enough and while I know it's not always the same for everyone I feel like I've tried everything I can think of!
 
Hope the photos are kind of self explanatory. I use two methods which should both work for crochet. I use them for knitting but use one when holding in the left and the other when holding in the right hand.6E4445BD-4B62-4F70-AB1B-84B413DD7508.webp78936BA8-90B3-45C3-BA6A-013147107C18.webpFEB95A98-7FB4-4415-9EB9-E372132D1434.webp
 
Siikibam said:
Hope the photos are kind of self explanatory. I use two methods which should both work for crochet. I use them for knitting but use one when holding in the left and the other when holding in the right hand.View attachment 148296View attachment 148297View attachment 148298
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They are! Everything I've seen says to wrap the little finger like in that last photo (amongst other things) but I'm wondering if the issue is my brain insisting it *must* be wrapped around the base of the finger. It's a Thing apparently, I gave up asking for an explanation lol. That top photo's not a bad idea though, thanks!
 
I hope it works for you. I did used to hold it a different way when crocheting but can't remember it now!
 
I can't even think how I hold it now, will try in a bit. I always have to consciously relax as my tension can be quite tight with crochet
 
Lorcan said:
For those of you who crochet, a question - how do you hold your yarn? Because of all the bits to trip me up I wasn't expecting it to be that lol. Either I have far too much give or nowhere near enough and while I know it's not always the same for everyone I feel like I've tried everything I can think of!
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Finally remembered to look when I picked it up. Think I started like @Siikibam does it but now it's just this
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Probably also explains why I would get cramp in my ring finger after a while (before having the baby, of course she's doesn't let me do much at a time :)))
 
Your fingers must definitely get tired with those two holding on like that. You could wrap the yarn twice round the index finger...or anchor it round the little finger. I’m sure Jessica makes lack of crochet time worthwhile ☺️
 
Siikibam said:
Your fingers must definitely get tired with those two holding on like that. You could wrap the yarn twice round the index finger...or anchor it round the little finger. I’m sure Jessica makes lack of crochet time worthwhile ☺
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She certainly does. I'm not sure if some point over the years I just picked it up like this or if it's because I'm doing such small work. It was odd that until Lorcan asked I hadn't even thought about how I hold it :))
 
Lady Kelly said:
She certainly does. I'm not sure if some point over the years I just picked it up like this or if it's because I'm doing such small work. It was odd that until Lorcan asked I hadn't even thought about how I hold it :))
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I’ve never thought about how I hold it either. I haven’t crocheted in a long while so how I showed to hold the yarn isn’t how I hold when crocheting. I think I wrapped it round the index finger twice...I’ll ask my mum maybe she can give another perspective. I think you just hold it in the way that works for you and don’t really think about it 🤷🏾‍♀️ until someone asks @Lorcan 😁 actually YouTube would be a good place to see how people tension when crocheting.
 
It's waxed cotton thread, not something I usually use. It's never going to be as colourful or as bright as the other stuff, but it still looks good. Can be a bit of a pain in the backside to work with though.
 
No, it's just kind of...unwieldy. I have more difficulty with separating out the specific thread I want to move to the next part of the braid.
 
I made a button bracelet years ago using waxed cotton and its very stiff and well ... unwieldy as you say. (Good word that - unwieldy!)
 
Betsy said:
I made a button bracelet years ago using waxed cotton and its very stiff and well ... unwieldy as you say. (Good word that - unwieldy!)
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It was the most appropriate word I could think of, haha
 
Looks pretty good. I wouldn’t have put that brown? with it but it works somehow 👍🏾
 
Yeah it's brown. I only had brown and black left and I wanted to keep the black to see if I could use it elsewhere, it's a colour that's easier to pair.
 
Betsy, I Started it at the beginning of quarantine. My kids went to their dad's since I work on an ICU. Pigs were still with my son because he wouldn't relinquish them after taking them when I was homeless last year (long story but things are stable now). It was literally me and the cat for 4 months.

Took 2 months.

I don't like *thoughtless* knitting. I knit to escape my brain so focusing on intricate patterns is therapeutic for me.
 
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