Crochet Tips & Tricks for ALL levels
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- These 10 Crochet Hacks will make your life easier and help you save time using common household/office supply items. All products and projects shown in the video can be found at the links below:
- - - - - - - -Products to help you - - - - - - - - - -
Hack 1: Highlighter - amzn.to/3eo2vqO
Hack 2: Index Cards - amzn.to/2AZflNL
Hack 3: Arrow Sticky Notes - amzn.to/2V59sWp
Hack 4: Sheet Protectors - amzn.to/3133hpt
Dry Erase Marker - amzn.to/2Nees6G
Hack 5: Acrylic Frame - amzn.to/2YVueIT
Hack 6: Jewelry/Make-up Bag: amzn.to/3fJFwH1
Hack 7: Key Tags: amzn.to/2zQaXA8
Hack 8: Book Rings: amzn.to/3hPan6Y
Hack 9: Hug Light: amzn.to/3hN6b7G
OTT Light (Slim Line Task Light): amzn.to/2YkEvzc
Hack 10: Anti-Gravity Chair (not mentioned in video but I have one and it is very comfortable and perfect for sitting outdoors and crocheting with your feet up and this one even comes with a neat little side table): amzn.to/2V6m1Rc
Bonus: amzn.to/48bBC5L
---------------------Projects Shown---------------------------
Background projects:
Giant Plarn Mandala - celticknotcrochet.com/2018/08...
Calming Crochet Circles - shrsl.com/2ch0w
Jennifer's Necklace:
Mini-Mandala Necklace - celticknotcrochet.com/2018/12...
Each Hack Title Page:
Spring Scallop Shawlette - www.etsy.com/listing/77112154...
Hack # 5:
Colorida Wall Hanging - celticknotcrochet.com/2020/06...
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You are right, crochet makes me calm down and if i can not crochet i can feel myself getting unhappy in many ways
Glad to hear that crochet helps you calm down :)
It calms me too.
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@@jadielstefan5756 why would you hack yer friend's acct?
Great hacks! I especially liked the floss threader for beads and threading a needle. Thank you! 🦋
You are welcome! Glad to hear you like that hack 🙂
Daylight bulbs are wonderful. I use one anytime I crochet. Thanks for the tips
Yes! Those bulbs are great! Thanks for sharing and watching :)
subscribing because I find your voice calming..
and yes, crochet helps me get thru my anxiety and whenever I feel depressed since losing my father last year..
So glad to hear that you are calmed by my voice. :) I am sorry to hear about your father and hope crochet continues to uplift your spirits. Thank you for sharing :)
I would give you a thousand likes for the tip about using the dental floss threader to thread a needle or add beads to a project. Thank you. Great tips!
Thanks! I love that tip, too - use it so many times and saves time. :)
Love the key tag idea. But wow i need the hug light. Thank u.
You are welcome! Glad these ideas are helpful to you. Happy crocheting! 🙂
Great hacks! I always find that the best hacks are the ones that you didn't even think you needed haha
Thanks! Hope they make your 'crochet life' easier :) Thank you for watching :)
I already use a few of these (love my hug light!), but never thought of the key tags. What a fantastic idea! I’m looking forward to more hacks from you. Thanks!
Glad you found at least one new hack to help you. :) Thank you for watching! Happy crocheting!
Thank you so much. Although I’ve crocheted since I’m about 6 years old. I learned a lot from you today. Have a wonderful day.
So glad to hear that you learned a lot from this video! Thank you for sharing - Hope you have a good day, too 🙂
I love the comments, especially the one for threading the needle! I hope I can remember these to use them in the future. Thanks.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Yes, me too great tip.
Makeup bag and the hug light were my favs. Tyfs God bless you
Thanks for watching! Glad you like those tips :)
Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful “hacks”!!! They are great!!!
You are welcome! Glad the video was helpful 🙂 Happy crocheting!
The art behind you is gorgeous. That's an extra bounce tip for me, I'll make similar ones for my daughter. Thank you this and your great tutorial.
Thank you! So glad to hear that my tutorials have helped you with the crochet projects. Happy crocheting! 🙂
These hacks are great. Thank you so much. The best to you.😊
Thank you for your comment! Glad to hear they are helpful to you 🙂
Thank you from France for your tips ! Very helpful ! 🤗😉🌈💐🇫🇷
You are welcome! So glad to hear they are helpful 🙂
Brilliant…I use lots of them already…so very helpful ❤
Thank you! Glad to hear these are helpful! 🙂
Wow!! Love your hacks!! Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome! Glad to hear they are helpful 🙂
Freebie… cut a small piece of the yarn ban, fold in half, place yarn inside and slide thru the needle. Works great for me.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing your tip 🙂
great hacks I love the neck light
Thanks! Happy crocheting :)
Great tutorial. I especially liked the travel case to easily store and view notions.
Thank you! Glad you liked the travel case idea - I use mine everyday! :)
You are delightful!
Awww, thank you! 🙂
Love the ring motif holder. Awesome hacks.
Thank you! Glad you like that one :)
Yes, some great ideas I hadn't heard or thought of before! For years I have used sheet protectors to put printed out patterns in while working on a project, but never in all that time did I have the smart idea you shared of using a wipe-off marker to mark where I am on the pattern!! My favorite idea here is a tie between the acrylic photo frame and the key tags for noting hook size when you put a project down - it is a nightmare to have to try to figure out what hook size you were using when you get back to a project you have been on hiatus from! Then I have a tie for my runner-up favorites - lol. The jewelry/makeup roll-up bag for keeping hooks & tools in, & the dental floss thing which I didn't even know there was such a thing and I bet that also even helps keeping the yarn from untwisting as you are trying to thread it through the eye of the needle (I can usually thread it but often at the cost of untwisting it which is irritating). Thanks for the video!
You are welcome! Really appreciate your thoughtful comments and feedback - thank you for taking the time to watch and write. :) So glad these tips will help you - Happy crocheting!
Some very good ideas!!!
Thank you! 🙂
I underline each line with a different color pencil. Makes it easier to follow
Great idea! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Awesome! I love these!!! Thank you so much, I will definitely be using these!!!
So glad you find these helpful! Thank you for your feedback. Happy crocheting!
Thank you, you have given me a lot of good ideas. 😊
You are welcome! So glad to hear this give you good ideas 🙂
Oh wonderful hacks. !
I loved the last one threading with floss !!!
Thank you! 🙂
I also slide the yarn label in the clear plastic sleeve with my pattern sheets. This helps me if I want to make the pattern again and wnat to use the same brand yarn.
That's a great idea! I do that, too - Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for all these hacks. I would say my favorite would be the threader, being 82 I need all the help I can get!
You are welcome! Glad to hear they are helpful. I use the threader trick all the time! 🙂
That last tip was worth all the others put together--thanks!!!!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting :)
Okay, these hacks were brilliant and the same old repeats. Thank you
You are welcome :)
Love the hacks. Especially like the use of the dry erase marker on the page protector.
Glad you like these - hope they help you crochet better :) Thank you for watching!
Jen, I just found your channel and subscribed. I thought I had seen all the hacks possible, but nope, didn’t. The dry marker is great! But I have to get sheet protectors first… also, I am legally blind since I was 17… am now 80… ick, can’t believe that number.. lol.. sooo the marker would be great.. I have a tendency to try to conserve printer ink, but the lg print pattern would be nice, even though I mostly look at my patterns zoomed on my iPad,… they are easier for me to find in a digital zoom list…sometimes…I also use a 10x magnifier to read a printout, but since the viewer is only about 2 inch diameter, I first have to locate WHWRW I want to magnify. But I recently had to give up quilting, and have made crochet my first love for the past 10 years. My family is inundated with crochet blankets!🤣
I have been photographing my projects with the hook for list in my notes on my phone my real problem is remembering what STITCH and whose version of it I am using. I am a very tactile crocheter. Which is actual an advantage when conversing or watching TV. Now that can be a real nightmare! Thank you for the hacks, they’re great!
I liked the key ring hack, great idea.
Thank you! 😊 Happy crocheting!
Thank you! 😊
You're welcome 😊
Great ideas. I will definitely use most of these.
Glad you like them - hope they help you! Happy crocheting 🙂
Thank you! The bonus hack was the best!!!
You are welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting. So glad to hear these are helpful to you. 🙂
Great crochet hacks! I have both lights and the dental tools because I used to quilt and learned needle tatting. Thanks 😊
You are welcome! Thank you for watching :)
the bonus hack made the whole video worthwhile
Thank you!
Wonderful. Thank you for all these hints
You are welcome! :)
😂 Anything to help find “stuff,” I mean organize and pick up where one left off. Part of the fun of crochet is when you get bored with a big project, you can set it down for awhile - so you can do another crochet project with more immediate gratification. I especially like the metal circle helping with saving pieces (or squares, etc.) where one can also add the hook size with the tag system you have suggested.
Not having good light can sometimes cause you to forgo a project - not realizing the reason you were having so much trouble was because you couldn’t see the individual stitches. And yes, this applies more when one gets older.
And, finally, having an easier way to follow specific rows’ and stitches with the plastic sheets will probably help many to actually take up more complicated, challenging and more rewarding projects.
So thank you!
Hello! So glad to read that many of these tips will be helpful to you - thank you for sharing! :)
These are wonderful hacks! Thank You and God Bless!!
Glad you like them! Thank you for watching and commenting :)
The dental floss threadeR was he best hack for me.
Glad to hear you like that hack - I always keep one of them in my notions bag - it comes in handy so many times 🙂
The best tips, tricks, and hacks video I have ever seen. Thank you!
You are welcome! So glad to hear this - thank you for commenting! 🙂
wow thanks these tips are so smart.
Thank you! Hope they help you 😊
All were very good . I will use them with my group members.
Wonderful! Please tell your group about my UA-cam Channel - more videos like this are coming 😊
Excellent tips thank you so much for sharing them :)
You are welcome! Thank you for watching 🙂
I use a small table lamp where I sit to crochet when it’s evening. In the summer I love to sit outside to crochet.
Great! Sunlight and fresh air are the best.🙂
Awesome hacks❤
Thank you! 🙂
What an amazing collection of crochet hacks Jen, thank you so much for posting this video. I’ve been crocheting for years and I didn’t know half of these. This video is now in my saved list and you have a new subscriber. I look forward to watching many more of your videos 👍😀❤️
You are welcome! So glad to hear many are new to you - hope they help make your crochet life easier. :) Thank you very much for watching and subscribing :)
All of these hacks were my favorite and all were very practical. All your hacks helped me more than any others I've seen. Thank you for your video.
You are welcome! So glad to hear that these hacks have helped you - Happy crocheting! :)
The key tags are a good idea, but the one I like the best is the dental floss loop for threading yarn needles!
Hello! Glad you like that tip - I use it all the time 🙂
I will use many of the hacks you shared but I really liked the tags as I too often forget which hook I was using. Thanks for helping me.
Glad these hacks will help you! You are welcome :)
Great ideas i will try 😊
Thanks! Hope they help you 🙂
I've just found you, through your interview with Bonny Bay. Love these tip. With remembering what size crocket hook for a project. I use the little plastic squares that keep a loaf of bread closure. I just use a sharpie and write the size on.
Thanks for coming over to my channel! Glad you like the tips and thank you for adding yours. Those bread tabs don't seem to be useful for anything else - great idea! :)
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I was stupid forgot my account password. I love any help you can give me!
@Brentley Zayden Instablaster ;)
@Markus Khari thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and Im trying it out now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Markus Khari it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my account!
Thank you!🌸🌺🌸🌺🌸🌺
You are welcome! 🙂
I love hack 6). Zipper cosmetic / jewelry travel bag 7). Key tag crochet hook # reminder 9) neck light- I have been wanting to purchase something like this. My husband goes to bed early to get up very early for work and he misses me as I crochet in the other room. I hope I can use such a light to crochet in bed without disturbing him.
Thank you for sharing your favorites! I love your idea to crochet with a light in bed - my neck light has different settings to adjust the brightness so this definitely helps when others are around. 🙂 Hope it works for you.
Wow! Jennifer thanks for sharing your crochet knowledge with us. I liked all your ideas. Until I saw this video, I wasn't aware of the existence of a Hug Light. I will be getting one for future use! Much thanks again!!! - from a new subscriber!
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! Hug lights are the best! Hope one helps you with your crocheting 😊
lovely!!!
Thanks!
These are great hacks! Never seen them before! A definant must. Thanks
Thank you! So glad to hear they are helpful to you :)
Brilliant .
Thank you!
Great tips- subbed
Thank you! 🙂
The case the dental floss threaders come in can be used when empty for small notions as well. Like stitch markers, needles or other things.
Great idea! I love those cases, too for little things - thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for sharing
You are welcome! 🙂
Thanks for the great ideas! I just found your channel and subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos! - Carolina
You are welcome! Thank you for watching and subscribing. Glad these ideas are helpful to you.🙂
I use index cards as a way to see each line. I paperclip it to the edge of the pattern (in sheet protector) to hide what is below, so I can easily read the line I'm on. Then scoot the card down to the next line. It also helps keep track of where you are if you need to put the pattern aside to work on something else.
Great tip! Thank you for sharing! I think it can be hard to keep your place in a pattern and this is a great solution 🙂
@@celticknotcrochet It's extremely helpful for graph patterns, too. Just make sure to use the blank side. Color index cards work just as well as plain white.
Great tips😊
Thank you! 🙂
Great hacks
Thanks!
Regarding the first few tips: if you have a tablet like an iPad, there are crochet/knitting apps that help track your progress through your pattern. It has built-in counters and you can mark up and add notes as well and is great for when traveling
Good suggestion! Apps can work great for some people - thanks for the suggestion 🙂
for the place marker (post it notes) they also make a tape that is repositional that works great
Great idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂
great video. thank you
You are welcome! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you
You are welcome! Thank you for watching :)
Jennifer, this is the best hack video I’ve seen thus far, and there are some great ones out there. Thank you so much! Btw, you have videos on the beautiful crochet wall art? I’m so excited! ~Sage
Thank you for your comment and for watching! Glad to hear these will be helpful to you. There are links to the projects in the description. 🙂
Links to the mandalas on the wall?
@@sagaciouslysage9454 Yes! See the video description under the section called, "Projects Shown" - the one over my right shoulder hasn't been published yet but all the others have - happy crocheting!
Found it, thank you! 🤪
I generally hand write my patterns from the internet of videos...I find by writing them out the stitches stick in my memory faster. I keep all the patterns in a file folder with their origins as well as my gauge, yarn used and hook size.
I have heard that writing things down is the best way to learn something and understand it - good for you! 🙂
I’m so happy I found you! You’re hacks are so smart yet so simple! I would never had thought of them! I especially love the tag for hook sizes. This has been a problem I’ve struggled with a lot!! I look forward to watching more of your videos!!
Thank you for your feedback! I appreciate it and am glad these hacks will help you. Happy crocheting! :)
Key Tags - I started using a little larger tag. It has a string attached. I write the pattern, hook size, yarn type & any other info that will still fit on the tag. I've also saved $$ by not having to keep the hook with the project!!! I also then use a stitch marker-I use the little metal light bulb looking ones-to attach to item. Happy hooking everyone!!!
Great idea! Anything to help us remember is helpful so we can focus our brain power on our crochet project. :)
I would love the pattern for the thumbnail you use between each hack
Hi! That pattern is the "Summer Petals Shawl" and can be found on my website here: celticknotcrochet.com/2020/08/summer-petals-shawl/
It uses a "cake" cotton yarn that has long color changes 🙂
Nice video. Do you have a link for the project you've got in your hands while sitting outside? Its beautiful.
Thank you! Yes, I have a link to the project video- you can find it here:
ua-cam.com/video/ctEdTVDGzM8/v-deo.html
Happy crocheting! :)
Love it
Thanks!
Hola. I also had the problem of forgetting the hook size in all my WIPs. Now I write the hook size and the pattern I am using on the yarn label.
Great tip! Thank you for sharing 🙂
i take a photo of the piece of work i am on and make sure i show the hook and number....
Great idea! Taking photos of your projects is a good way to stay organized
@@celticknotcrochet Thank you...