Fiber manufacturers strive to give you a starting point and it begins after your touch and desire for a color. Then you need to know whether or not it will suit your crochet pattern.
Compare the crochet designers pattern suggested weight against the manufacturers wrapper information to determine a match.
Download and add the YARN WEIGHT GUIDE to your quick reference library.
As I pin and pin AND PIN, I have to keep saying to myself “GAUGE MATTERS” even as my fingers cry out STOP!
Okay, okay, blocking is not really so bad. Once you have done this vital step, you will know a lot more about your personal tension to details.
Blocking thread projects is a good idea because it opens up the beauty of your crochet work, straightening lines into squares to reveal the finished project beautiful symmetry.
You’ve worked hard to get here, do your blocking like a good crocheter!
So, I say “JUST DO IT”, you will be glad you did.
My sister came across a most wonderful article about softening scratchy yarn in your stash pile. I know when I look at mine, I think about many projects that the yarn could be used for. Though, I cringe at the thought of creating something with those wonderful colors at the expense of my fingers! Not to mention the waste of money sitting there too.
Check out the article by Heart Hook Home on their website and get busy reducing that pile of wonderful soft yarn.
What is so great about this article is your going to do laundry anyway right? So easy and economical too. Not to mention you might just go and buy more yarn and who doesn’t need more yarn?
Thanks SIS!
