Knowing how to choose yarn for crochet garments isn’t always easy. One of the big reasons why you should consider your yarn choice with lot’s of thought, is because it takes many hours to crochet a garment. Consequently the worst thing you can do is to end up with a crochet garment that you can’t or won’t use.
In this post you’ll learn how to calculate how much yarn you’ll need. Because when you’re starting a crochet project, an important question you might ask yourself is “How much yarn do I need?”. This is important when it comes to figuring out if you’ve got enough yarn for that specific crochet pattern & how much yarn you’ll need to buy.
If you continue reading, you’ll learn the answer to that question & also a solution on how you’ll figure out how much yarn you’ll need based on the knowledge of the weight of the yarn. I’m not talking about yarn weight here, but the actual grams or ounces of yarn you’ve got.
When you’ve learned how to calculate how much yarn you need, make sure to also visit my FREE yarn calculators & especially the yarn yardage calculator.
Related:Â All you need to know about yarn weights.Â
I’m also answering questions like these:
How much yarn do I need?
How to calculate how much yarn is needed for a crochet project?
How to calculate yarn length from weight?
Just by seeing those questions I’m guessing you’ll find that you’re in the right place.
To pack your crochet projects when traveling can seem like an easy task, however I’ve found that a more in depth list is necessary to be sure you don’t forget anything. Next questions like these are common:
Can I bring crochet hooks on international flights?
TSA crochet hooks?
Can you take crochet hooks on an airplane?
TSA approved scissors?
Crochet carrying bag?
Crochet travel bag?
Airplane safe scissors? Airline approved scissors?
Travel scissors carry on?
But these common questions are often just about how to crochet when traveling by airplane. However I’m going to go through all the best practices & tips whenever traveling with crochet project. You can also download the complete pack your crochet projects when traveling packing list, to make sure you’ll never forget anything when traveling again.
To keep track of row count while crocheting is a frustrating problem. At least when you’re new to crochet & aren’t sure what exactly one row looks like, but also as a experienced crocheter this can easily become a frustrating problem. Especially on bigger projects with lots of rows.
So I imagine you clicked this link & hoped to have this problem totally resolved, with just the one answer. You’d maybe think you’ll even never count a row again. That’s not the case. But you’ll learn some amazing ways to solve this problem.
Today I’m writing this article about ergonomic crochet hooks based upon questions I’ve received from customers several times throughout the years. The question is often:
“Which crochet hooks do you recommend?”
“Why do you use “These” hooks?”
“What brand crochet hooks do you have on the picture there?” and so on.
An important question asked when starting crocheting or knitting is; How to calculate yarn yardage. Or even more typical “How much yarn do I need?”.
I’ve also made an amazing workbook you could use every time you’ll need to figure out how much yarn you need aka “The Ultimate How To Calculate Yarn Yardage Workbook”. Find the signup to download further down on the page!
If you continue reading, you’ll learn the answer to those questions, & a few suggestions on how to calculate yardage. I’m also answering questions like these:
100 grams of yarn equals how much yards?
How to calculate how much yarn you’ll need?
How much yarn do I need for “…..” project?
How to calculate how much yarn is needed for a crochet project?
Yarn count calculation formula?
Yarn yardages vs yarn meter?
Just by reading these questions I’m guessing you’re figuring out that you’re in the right place.
When you’ve learned how to calculate how much yarn you need, make sure to also visit my FREE yarn calculators & especially the yarn yardage calculator.
Keep reading to learn how to crochet the woodland stitch. This crochet stitch pattern might be known under other names. However like many of my other favorite stitches, I don’t remember where I first came across it. The Woodland stitch gives a lovely texture & quite a “romantic” & traditional crochet look. It is a fan stitch & it is quite easy.
If you have bought one of my crochet patterns, you might wonder how it is done. The pattern always offers written text in addition to charts, but now I will give you a lot of additional explanations. In addition there is a video of how to crochet this stitch on the bottom.
Today I suggest that you learn the stitch & then you should use it in a project! You can make you own project, but on the bottom of this post I have also included all crochet patterns that are using the woodland stitch.
Have you ever been frustrated after you have finished crocheting a BIG project? – you have to weave in all the ends!
I have a great solution to this that have saved me literally HOURS of weaving in ends.
One of my favorite things is being able to design crochet patterns & giving them a certain feel due to the choice of crochet hook for the yarn weight.
Crochet is for me is transforming yarn into something special. The way you combine crochet hooks with yarn weight gives the finished design and project its own ease & texture. The shortest way of describing it can be:
Big crochet hooks & thin yarn will give you a stretching finish, while a small hook with thick yarn will give you a harder more stable finish.
I guess you probably know  this, there’s a difference between US vs UK crochet terms and abbreviations. Since it’s easy to get confused I’m going to teach you the difference now. First of all I’m focusing on the basic crochet stitches and a few basic terms, since it those you most likely will come across often.
If you have purchased any pattern from the Joy of Motion shop, it’s important to know that the crochet patterns are written in US crochet terms. While you might be familiar with US crochet terms, I’d suggest you learn the UK terms as well. Hey! There’s a lot of amazing UK crochet patterns out there. Learn to read them, rather than looking at it as a problem.
Furthermore for any UK pattern readers, please read further to be able to understand my crochet patterns. In addition you are opening the door to even more amazing crochet patterns, simply by learning this.
Most noteworthy: Some of the basic stitches are named the same while some are not! Makes it a little confusing right? Let’s get started rather than being confused!
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