Fun fact for anyone interested: the very first hack is actually a technique used by spinners to make triple ply from single ply yarn! It’s called (“REDACTED” - thanks for the education everyone!) chain ply, love seeing it used in this way, such a good idea!
I don’t understand the point of this hack, is it just to crochet 2x faster? The comment sounds passive agressive, it’s not meant to be I’m j genuinly cunfused 😭
As a complete beginner it is heartwarming to me to see someone i look upto in the craft have the same issues as me when it come to slip onots and magic rings. Yourself and Complicated Knots are the reason i finally got my finger out and picked up hooks
I reckon it's important to show that no matter how long you've been crocheting or what your skill level is, you will make mistakes (sometimes really silly ones, as I did here) and that's okay. I hope you're enjoying your crochet journey :).
Technique no 2 is another way to do the crab stitch but going in the normal direction, not backwards. Once one gets the tension right it is actually fun and easy.
I was so excited to see this, because I love the crab stitch/reverse single crochet, but I hate how awkward it is. I’m definitely trying this next time!
That's exactly what I thought it was... Thanks for the confirmation. I just learned the crab stitch a few weeks ago. This definitely seems easier. Moving forward (pun intended 😂) I think I'll do this instead.
Cheers. I think it's important to show the screw ups because whether you've been crocheting for a week, a year or ten years, you're going to bugger up. There's no point hiding it.
Completely agree, so many channels don’t do this bc it seems “imperfect” but isn’t that the point. We all mess up and it helps to show beginners and everyone in genral even experienced cricketers f up. Love the vid too will def be trying some of these
Came here to say exactly this. This is the MOST helpful thing you can do in a tutorial video because the people watching are likely going to make the same mistakes!
It's very important, I would even mention a mistake or struggle in a video even if it doesn't show, just in case it happens to someone else, they'll know. Like in a cooking video I had noted the substitutions I used for a recipe even though no one could tell I substituted something and I could have just said it was the right ingredient. But I think about all the other people who might not have access to that ingredient, and explain to them how I was able to get around that myself.
The idea with thrums is that you use unspun (non-superwash) wool on the inside of a circular accessory of some kind and eventually the unspun ends felt together and create a second layer of very warm felted wool inside the accessory. It's for mega-cold weather gear. I made a pair of thrummed mittens for afghans for afghans in high school. It's a very easy technique in knitting.
i saw a tiktok once that said a magic ring/magic circle is just a slip knot without tightening, so i tested it, i did a slip knot but didn't tighten at the end and they were right it's a magic ring. It helped so much
‼️ Hack 5 ‼️ It’s not front post! You insert your hook through the entire stitch, starting between the V at the top of the stitch (between the front loop and back loop) and push your hook though the middle of the stitch then pull up your new yarn and start crocheting again, then after a couple stitches you pull the previous yarn out! I just did a little experimenting though, and it seems to be doing the same thing as just switching to your new color when finishing your previous stitch (final “yarn over, pull though” using the new color) but just adding extra steps. Both ways look identical on the little test project I tried it on.
OMG! Thank you!!! I'm trying this again asap because I haven't been able to stop thinking about this one lol. Seriously, thanks for taking the time to explain :).
I was crocheting while watching this, so tried it for the colour change and got the same result, it just seems like how I usually would colour change. My thought is, maybe it's a good way to colour change with scraps that might be smaller? No knotting of the ends but still being secured when you pull the old colour could mean you can do more stitches with those scraps and a lot less messy
@@Izzycle I was also thinking it might be helpful for tension if people that struggle either pulling the old color working yarn too tight or not tight enough on the stitch they’re changing the color in which could end up with uneven tensioned stitches. (If that makes sense!) I guess everyone has to find what works best for them 😊
a thrum is a piece of wool that's worked into the fabric to make it nice and warm and woolly 😁 you see it most often with slippers and mittens but sometimes muffs (like a big tube you put your hands in to keep warm-not, um, anything else 😁😁) thrums help make the fabric fluffy and thick, and the extra fuzz with the wool tufts helps hold warm air around your hands/feet-very important in cold conditions!! on ravelry, karoline withington has a thrummed fleece muff, ysolda teague has some thrummed slippers called cadeautje, and catherine vardy has family thrummed mittens. all knit, sorry! but the technique is shown quite clearly. thrummed fabric also looks silly turned inside out 😁 i think it's charming !
Yes, I remember having thrummed mittens when I was a kid, they were knitted though. They got better with time because they became fluffier and warmer. I think my grandmother made them.
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned yet what a thum actually is, so here goes. As I've been also going to "TH-cam college" for weaving (won a floor loom on an auction for $30!!!) as well as knit/crochet, the weavers call the bits of thread left on the loom after you cut the finished fabric off the loom THRUMS. You end up with a pile of short threads. Now, back in the day, if you raised those sheep, sheered those sheep, spun that wool, dyed that wool, etc that was a lot of work just to be wasted, so they found ways to use the thrums. Hats were popular, also small drawstring bags. They would also treat the thrums as an additive to a new spinning, working it into the new yard to create short pops of color. Hope this helps.
They also used thrums as packing material (old fashioned foam peanuts, lol) or stuffing for cushions. I had an old bed-wedge cushion of my granny's that the seams wore out on and it was totally stuffed with a color riot of thrums.
That first “hack” is actually a plying technique that spinners use. It’s called a “Navajo ply”. You are actually doing a great big chain stitch with your fingers and then spinning it onto the spool. I’ve used it for years to make thicker yarn when I find big spools of very fine yarn at charity shops or whatever. It makes for much smoother crocheting when it has a bit of twist in it rather than 3 loose threads. You can also do the big chain stitch and roll it or cake it before you start.
I heard, some time ago in England, woolen mills would discard slubs of wool, called "thrums". Knitters would then collect them and add them to mittens for added texture and warmth. Usually the patterns (or at least the examples that I have seen) have a polka-dot like look to them. I like how she made them into a heart shape, not really my a style, but it's a nice little twist to an older technique ❤🧶🐑❤ I really appreciate videos like this, highlighting our fellow crocheter's and knitter's creativity/ingenuity ❤ Thank you for sharing!
Cheers! I appreciate you (and others) dropping all these little tidbits of info in the comments. Two weeks ago, I didn't know what a thrum was, now I have all these interesting little facts about them. Thanks for sharing :).
@@AndiWilliams that makes sense, since the thumb is a high traffic area, for lack of a better word. I wonder if it would be a better idea to just do the thruming on the back of the hand area, up to the backs of the fingers as the highest point? I don't have a high need for mittens in general, seeing that I'm a desert rat from Arizona, but it's always a good idea to have a nice pair for when we travel North ❤️🌲❤️ Thank you for the additional information ❤️🧶🧤❤️
The first one we used to do to make rugs! Grandmother would have my cousin and I make chains and she would be at the worked up chain end crochet that! Then she would roll and stitch until bathrugs were made! That was 40 years ago!!
OMG such a game changer! I used it yesterday with a Tunisian crochet hook just to make a chain of 235. Just 23 loops hanging off the hook & I was done. I usually spend so much time counting, recounting & praying i didn’t twist it.
The last hack (8) is one of my favorites. I always use it as my base chain for projects. It leaves a clean edge, and it is much easier for me to crochet into than regular chains. I'll also just use one single piece of yarn and make a slip knot a couple of feet down the strand, insert my hook into the top i'm making (where the strap goes) from front to back and then pull the slipknot through to the front of the work and then start using the two strands for that technique. Makes a super secure strap!
For Hack 8 (with the yellow and blue strands together): That is essentially the crochet version of a knitted I-cord. I personally love using it in place of a chain when I’m doing single crochet. I don’t like using a chain in general and tend to lean towards foundation rows, but use this one specifically for sc because it’s the same height but stretchy like a foundation stitch, I just find it faster than making an actual sc foundation row. It’s also super cute and comfortable when used to make tank top/ bralette straps. 😊 Also, you can definitely have infinite colors, but you have to make sure the number of strands on either side are the same. So using your video for example, every time you added 2 strands of a new color on the one side, you should have also added 2 strands of blue (or another color) onto the other side so they are even. If you don’t keep the number even, it will make a spiral shape that physically can’t be straightened without a lot of very aggressive blocking.
hack 2 is actually an alternative method for doing the crab stitch. the other method is done by just working backwards instead of spinning the hook. so you're working in the opposite direction than you usually would by going into the stitch behind your hook rather than in front. hope that explanation makes sense. I personally find the backwards method easier and faster than the hook spin one but everyone is different so you might not
"Yeah, nah or Nah yeah" - So true. Love it. #2 is the alternative way of doing Crab Stitch on a border. It means you can work forwards instead of backwards. I'd also suggest a bigger hook - 5 or 5.5mm maybe. Must say, it is nice to hear a crocheter talk in ply and not weight. #8 sure is easier (in my mind) to an i-cord, and could always be done in just one colour.
Hack number 7 is a technique called thrumming. Where you use little bits of roving (which is fiber used for spinning). It makes the "fabric" thicker and warmer, thanks to the roving.
Oooh, honestly that kind of makes sense. I'm assuming the same would apply to jumpers, so maybe I can work on a nice, warm winter jumper using some thrums.
And usually you use wool fibre that is not spun, and every thrum is an individual chunky length that end up making a very thick lining on the inside of the mittens to make it super warm.
I have a hack but it's for knitting lol. It can work for crochet in some cases, I'm pretty sure, but I mostly only do this for knitting. But if anyone's wondering, it's just a hack where I use my tail end and I cross it between stitches while casting on, maybe every ten or twenty cast ons, so I can cast on super fast without having to count or if I don't have markers or can't find them, and I can count by ten or twenty when I forget how far along I am. Then when I'm done counting, I just slip the tail back out. And then while working, I use a scrap bit of yarn in another color between stitches to mark them, I put it between stitches on both sides so it wraps around the one I'm marking, then I can just pull it out when done. I have stitch markers but only like 12 or 15 of them, and some got lost, and I hate buying a bunch of little plastic objects I don't /really/ need to have. Sometimes I also used paperclips but I manage to lose most of them too. It's harder to lose my yarn so using the yarn to mark itself really helps.
@@lorrefl7072 the crab stitch goes backwards and this twisted single crochet is done normally. To make the border you do it under the normal stitch. If you want it to be in say the middle of a piece then you can work in the back loop of the stitch. Can look up on youtube twisted single crochet stitch.
Not sure if I'm just an old hand at crochet or if I just live on social media too much... but I already knew about all of these, and have used most of them (except for the chain and makeshift jumbo yarn; I don't like working into chain stitches and much prefer to use foundation single crochet and I don't like working with jumbo yarn or larger hooks.). hack 5 - I'm so glad someone else already addressed the issue here. It's basically the same as "finishing the stitch with the new color" way of changing, except they finish the stitch as normal and then pull out the final loop afterward. Probably easier to keep tension for some people. That's actually how I learned to change color and eventually realized I could just... not do the final loop. hack 6 - I find it so funny that you're like "I'm not gonna sit there with my leg up just to make a chain" meanwhile, I nearly always sit cross legged while crocheting xD hack 7 - you can see from the quote at the top of the video that she is being asked if a technique can be used with crochet as well. I'm going to assume she is referring to the technique of "thrumming" small bits of (typically) waste ends from roving (called "thrum") into a knitting project, often creating cute patterns on the front and more fluff/padding/warmth on the inside. hack 8 - looks like an i-cord to me.
Here's a hack that I found, if you have trouble making a magic ring then do this: - make a slipknot - chain 2 Any stitch that you would insert into a magic ring, such as single crochet, insert into the first chain, for eg - insert 5 single crochet in to the first chain then pull the tail to close the ring Hope this made sense!
Well I just learned something new. I live in New Brunswick (Canada) and literally any sort of craft fair/farmers market/anywhere that sells artisans crafts has thrummed mittens. Except I didn't know what they were called and now I do!
15:15 I know the invisible joint since years now. I am making blankets CAL and most of the designers done their joint like that, this quite magic, but you have to remember that the stitch you are about to make with you hand or needle HAS to cover the very first of the round, and became THE very first.
Hack number eight can also be used to make a foundation chain when you need a clean edge or are working in the round (slipper soles or other projects that use a similar start) using only one yarn. Pull as much as you think you need for your starting chain, make slip knot and crochet however many starting chains you need (Row one needs 12 chains that's how many you do, do not include any extra you need for turn!). Once you have done that ch 1 (or whatever your starter is) and crochet as normal.
@@JenniferBristol Pretty much, and so much easier as well, since you don't have to worry about the chain twisting or fighting with it to make the first row or round.
The last one is an alternative near invisible, but more stretchy start to a flat work piece. Done using the same colors it replaces both the initial row of CH and the first row of SC. Prevents that weird splaying out/tapering of the first row thing that happens of your CH ST tension is too tight. Also its a much neater finish than a CH ST if your pattern calls for your initial CH ST to be at a free edge that you dont work an edging into.
The one with making chains quickly (so I think the second one about chains unless I managed to completely miss one) can definitely work but can also be very hard and fiddly which is shown in the video. Again, as shown in the video, the hardest part would be pulling the chain over because you’re trying to pull only that part off without pulling off the working yarn, and it ideally has the same effect as pulling the hook and with it the working yarn through. The problem is that, at least with my experience of doing things similar to that but with the cats cradle string tricks, it’s very hard to make sure that you don’t accidentally pull the working yarn completely off. However with the problem of it being very difficult just having to hold it with your knee, that could probably be fixed if you have some kind of clamp or something else to hold the hook tightly in place while also allowing you to sit completely normally TLDR: very fiddly to make sure that you only pull the chain off the hook and not the working yarn with it. A solution for it being sore is just finding something that can hold the hook tightly in place which allows you to sit normally while doing it Btw I realise that this comment is probably completely unnecessary so if anyone actually did read this, thank you and have a good day/night Edit: that was hack 6 and for further information I did not quite finish watching that part of the video when I posted it. Also once again I realise that this whole comment is completely unnecessary
The very 1st one you did, turning worsted wt into chunky.... I make a slipknot in yarn then feed the yarn thats closest to skein thru slipknot while holding the end of yarn that I started with.....which makes double yarn ( make double for as long as you want then youll have 3 strands running together. Then i make slipknot to begin chunky yarn project. For some reason this has been easier for me to remember and consistently do. But both ways are great. Loving your video!!!!!
Absolutely! I'm often fascinated by these neat little crochet tricks but never seem to get around to trying them for myself. I'm really happy I took the time here though, there's definitely a few things I'll be adding to my crochet arsenal lol.
For that 'jogless stripe' technique, I never EVER start in the same place I ended. Putting that extended stitch a few stitches before (if possible in your pattern) hides it much better....
This is one of the first hack videos I've watched where I am going to try out several of the hacks! Thanks for sharing your struggles too. Its nice to know I'm not the only one who stares at a piece of yarn going "how do I tie a slip knot again?!"
On hack #2, make the loop looser, that helps. Now for #5. Look at it this way.... when you change colors, you pull color 2 through the last 2 loops. This time, you pull color 1 through first and drop the loop. Then pull color 2 through the same 2 loops. Now crochet over just the feed line as you go. When you are ready to use the 1st color again, you pull color 2 through the last 2 loops and drop it, and then pull color one out until its last dropped loop disappears. Now you can pull it through these new 2 loops alongside the color 2 loop. Crochet over the feed thread of color 2 until you want to change color again. This works with multiple colors too! For 8, I like the several colors method you tried. Cool!! With two double strands of the same color. it would make a sound beginning chain for Tunisian crochet too!
I learned back #3 a few months back but hadn’t really made anything that called for it until last night. I needed 168 stitches in the round. It was the perfect way to get all the stitches and I didn’t once worry about getting twisted or tangled. I loved it.
Love these hack trials! I wonder if the hack no 1 would be extra cool with color changing yarn by creating an interesting variegation in the transitions. 🤔
with hack #4: what i do if the height difference between the rows still makes the jogless colour change look a little weird is add an extra slip stitch before finishing off. This essentially "levels" the difference between the two rows a bit more before you even do the invisible finish off, which can often help for certain crocheted shapes. You can see if that makes it look better for you.
For knit and crochet, a thrum is a short length of unspun roving that is worked into stitches along with your main yarn, leaving the ends of the roving loose. Usually these are placed evenly with the loose ends to the fabric back (WS), so they form a lining for extra warmth.
I notice that a lot of crocheters have tails hanging in the back of their work. When adding a new strand to your work, either because you are adding a new ball because you ran out, or you are making a color change, pull the new strand through all your on-hook loops, so that it is the one loop left on your hook for the next stitch, leave a tail, now hold the two tails (the new one and the old one) along the top of the stitches you are going to work into, and work your new stitches over them, hiding them inside your new stitches If you do this, you will never have ends that need to be woven in.
When you add a new yarn (works best with same color) carry the tail thru a few stitches, then crochet at least two stitches with both new and old, then drop the old and continue with the new one. any tails can be crocheted together once in the next row, then the tail can be trimmed. No need for weaving in ends.
The one with making the chains with holding the hook in the crook of your knee,,,hit my funny bone, because it completely summed up my entire week 😅😂! I really wasn't laughing at you,,,I was laughing at me,,,and I greatly thank you for the best fun and educational entertainment 😊! (Btw,,,I subscribed!)
I use the 1st and the last hack all the time. The 2nd one seems like it would be my favorite. I'm gonna try it because I make many granny squares. The 3rd hack I love it makes it all easier to keep your chain straight. Thank you so much for your awesome hacks.👍👍
The first one is very similar to chain plying with handspun yarn. You basically pull your handspun 1-ply through a loop so there are three, then ply them together to make a 3-ply yarn. I could see using the last one when doing the base chain for something like a sweater to give the edge a little more sturdiness and a little flair.
The making a circle one was pure genius!! The last one would look good if you used the last/first colour as the pull through, but changing it each stitch. I've never heard of a thrum, but intrigued by the look. Excellent idea for a video. Cheers. xxJane
A thrum is where your “thrum” piece is not carried forward to the ne t thrummed stitch. Rather the piece of roving (the thrum) is left inside to give a very thick interior. It will mat down. A Canadian Newfoundland method. These mittens are SUPER warm. 32:29
I used #8 as a closure for a beach cover up and a vest. Really cute and easy to tie or make fancier with the use of beads. I just found your channel and will need to look up more of your hacks. Thanks.for the hacks.
I have actually done Hack 6 but with a single hand and holding the hook with my other hand. That or just sitting back with the hook in between both your legs and using both your legs. It's not a easy way to show on video but it does work pretty good for beginners like myself or if you are doing a very long single row. Works a lot better if your yarn is a bit thin too.
i love crochet hacks/tips - I always see them (along with a million other crafts/arts I do), and send myself a million links that I might actually get to one day. I knew that tripling yarn hack! I use it all the time. As soon as you mentioned clean colour changes I thought of All From Jade, so i was really happy when it turned out to be her technique 🙂 And you're not the only one who struggles with centre-pulls. Many many yarn vomits here.
If you look up how to make a twisted cord with yarn it's a great way to make beautiful braided looking hair or tentacles. I found this to be a great hack already, but then I saw a video from all from jade where she uses a power drill to twist it super fast and it's super fun! Unfortunately her video isn't super clear as she wants you to buy the pattern, but I was able to figure it out since I already knew the basic cord making) Basically, you take a long strand or yarn, or two long strands to get a mix of colors. Fold in half and put the mid point over something that won't move (a caribener, a hook on the wall, whatever but you will have to be able to lift it off later without cutting). Then you twist twist twist the other end until it's tightly twisted. When you then bring the two ends (the one attached to non moving object and the one in your hands) together the yarn will twist in the opposite direction and as long as you tie it off on each end it won't come undone! Wow that was not a great explanation LOL but if you look up twisted cord yarn or two stranded twist yarn you should be able to find it. Then maybe you can make a video!
For hack number 6, I’m pretty sure they just held the crochet hook between their knees and where sitting normally in their chair, and how they started it was do a normal slip knot then started by doing the motion of yarning over and pulling the chain side over the yarn on your hook and pulling the loop off of the hook and just repeat this as much as you want till your chain is the length you want to be. Hope this helps. ❤ after watching the hake video again I realize that they did hold it crossing their legs, but you can, alternatively do it the way I described.
Hack 1 aka navajo plying is familiar to most hand spinners. The one with the thrums is not generally going to be useful in Australia but my Canadian friends use it to add thickness and warmth to mittens and socks. Not done with yarn as such, you do it with roving or laps. A loose singles works too.
Just so you know, wool roving is wool that has been dyed and carded, but not spun, it’s used in needle felting, home spinning or thrumming mostly. Without it being felted or spun, it pulls apart really easily.
Thrums are a way of adding extra warmth and insulation to mittens and other wearables. Short pieces of roving or bits of unspun wool are used to form the thrums.
Hack 3 is brilliant and just what I needed to see, because I have an issue making things where I have to join the chain like that. Going to try it today. Thanks for showing this one! (First time viewer, love your video!)
Hack 5: It's not a front post single crochet, it's literally exactly the same as 'finishing the stitch with the new color' except you pull through that last loop and then undo it later after the new color yarn is in the stitch. I would write it this way: When it's time to change color work your last sc like normal. Drop the loop off your hook and insert it under the front loop of the stitch from the top, AND through the loop right below it that forms the leg of your stitch. Yo, and pull up a loop of the new color, and single crochet in the next stitch, working over the tail of the old color. Tug gently on the old color tail until the loop disappears, and continue to work like normal.
I’m somewhat a beginner, and I loved this video. Aside from the cool hacks, I just like you. You remind me of myself with having to redo my slip knot among some other things. Only thing is, your having a bad day with some of the yarn. I have been having a bad life! Lol! Thank you !!!
Thanks so much! I think it's good to show that no matter what your skill level is, you're going to bugger up every now and then. Mistakes and screw ups are just part of the process :)
I consider myself advanced beginner and I am familiar with 5 of the hacks/techniques. I kind of hoped I would stumble upon more of the stuff I hadn't seen/tried before. It seems that my 3 FB groups are doing marvelous job in educating me on the topics I have missed on YT.
What Facebook groups are you a part of? Seems like something I would want to get involved in too. I'm trying to learn any and all hacks to improve my crochet and pick up some speed.
@@DesiGalCrochet I can't post message with links, so I'll write the names of the groups: Beginners Amigurumi WE LOVE CROCHET! Yarn Wars FREE Crochet & Knit Community Plus I do a lot on investigating on my own when I want something done - something I am not familiar/skilled at. I dig, dig, dig and I find as many alternate ways to do what I need done as possible, so I can pick and choose what works best for me. I was a solo crocheter for a long time before I joined these groups, so I picked up some stuff on my own also. But, yes, a lot of helpful tips in said groups. Also, a lot of ''spam'' like how much would you price this or that, but that is inevitable. :)
For the color change you couldn't figure out, finish out a single crochet, pull the loop somewhat bigger, just so it doesn't disappear to soon. pull crochet hook out of the loop and go into the front loop of previous stitch (the one that your current loop is coming out of) and the posts of the stitch you just completed, picking up your new color. Crochet as pattern states, the important thing is that you need to be crocheting the over the working end of the first color, (as if you're trying to hide a tail). Drop current loop on hook, go through posts, and gently pull working end of original color, you should see the loop from the beginning disappear, with out anything unraveling, as the new color will have anchored your earlier work.
The second colour change hack which you had trouble with, don't crochet over the loop, leave it loose. But do crochet over the active yarn as it acts as carrying the colour. By crocheting over the loop too it becomes entwined in the stitches, leaving it free means you can pull on the yarn in the next colour change, keeping the stitches tidy.
The second hack is the "crab stitch" but without going backwards. I find the normal way to make a crab stitch easier. Crochet singles but the other way around and you get the same border. You can find allot of tutorials on youtube when you search for: " Crab stitch". Have fun crocheting everybody❤
hey i'm new around here (video got recommended on my feed) but just wanted to pop a quick comment on and say that at 29:08 when you mention the center pull not working, that's because there's two ways of creating yarn packages - skeins and balls. what you're using is a ball and they aren't meant to center pull. they work great with something like a yarn jeanie because they're meant to pull from the outside and the jeanie rotates as you pull so you always have yarn available. you'd have to google what the balls/skeins look like but an example of a ball is like stylecraft special dk and an example of a skein is red heart with love yarn. hope that helps! excited to look through your other videos and get to know the place a little :)
The first one is called navajo 3 ply technique and it’s great for turning yarn into a nice bulky one - it’s basically just a long chain The third one is so simple but so useful!
hack 6 you would need loose tension on the chains, and the divet for the linking chains are what pulls over the hook to keep the working yarn on the hook.
Hack number 4 is genius!!! Its the easiest color change i have ever seen! (Sorry, actually meant #5. ) I have problems with the tightnes of my stitch while juggling both colors, but with this hack, it was super easy!
Hack number 5 is such a good colour change technique. You have to go through both the ‘front loops’ of the stitch for it to work. It’s the only method I use for changing colour now
Very cool hacks! Some I had never seen before. I use the almost perfect color change rather than the one you could not get. I've tried that one too and it's not possible for me either. Oh your poor back. Hugs my Spoonie sister am so sorry for your pain. I understand.
I am soooo using that first hack! I have a bunch of really thin yarn that very slowly changes color, I'm gonna make a bunch of plushies out of it now :D
Hack no. 8 could be used for a bookmark, depending on the thickness it could be the bookmark itself or the string that hangs outside of the book. I think it could be interesting to "braid" several colours with that method, via alternating them 🤔 Thank you so much for testing and showing these for us!🥰
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Fun fact for anyone interested: the very first hack is actually a technique used by spinners to make triple ply from single ply yarn! It’s called (“REDACTED” - thanks for the education everyone!) chain ply, love seeing it used in this way, such a good idea!
I didn’t know this method had an official name. Thanks for sharing!
I have no idea why it's called "Navajo ply" but it's also known as "chain ply"
It's now called Chain plying because Navajo Indians never did it 😢
I've always heard it called Navajo ply
I don’t understand the point of this hack, is it just to crochet 2x faster? The comment sounds passive agressive, it’s not meant to be I’m j genuinly cunfused 😭
As a complete beginner it is heartwarming to me to see someone i look upto in the craft have the same issues as me when it come to slip onots and magic rings. Yourself and Complicated Knots are the reason i finally got my finger out and picked up hooks
I reckon it's important to show that no matter how long you've been crocheting or what your skill level is, you will make mistakes (sometimes really silly ones, as I did here) and that's okay.
I hope you're enjoying your crochet journey :).
Technique no 2 is another way to do the crab stitch but going in the normal direction, not backwards. Once one gets the tension right it is actually fun and easy.
I was so excited to see this, because I love the crab stitch/reverse single crochet, but I hate how awkward it is. I’m definitely trying this next time!
I was thinking this the whole time 😅
That's exactly what I thought it was... Thanks for the confirmation. I just learned the crab stitch a few weeks ago. This definitely seems easier. Moving forward (pun intended 😂) I think I'll do this instead.
I actually love the crab stitch and kinda overuse it, I wonder if this would help with the stretching issues the crab stitch creates
I was wondering-I saw what it looked like and thought "That looks like a kind of pseudo crab stitch." Which I have used quite a few times!
Love this video. Not because of the hacks shown but because she left her struggling in the video. 🎉normalise this!
Cheers. I think it's important to show the screw ups because whether you've been crocheting for a week, a year or ten years, you're going to bugger up. There's no point hiding it.
Completely agree, so many channels don’t do this bc it seems “imperfect” but isn’t that the point. We all mess up and it helps to show beginners and everyone in genral even experienced cricketers f up. Love the vid too will def be trying some of these
@@SkeinSpider i laughed so hard bc i could not do the slip knot earlier either and it was driving me mad
Came here to say exactly this. This is the MOST helpful thing you can do in a tutorial video because the people watching are likely going to make the same mistakes!
It's very important, I would even mention a mistake or struggle in a video even if it doesn't show, just in case it happens to someone else, they'll know. Like in a cooking video I had noted the substitutions I used for a recipe even though no one could tell I substituted something and I could have just said it was the right ingredient. But I think about all the other people who might not have access to that ingredient, and explain to them how I was able to get around that myself.
As someone who isn't a TikTok user, it was very interesting to see all these different crochet techniques. Thank you for sharing.
No worries :)
agreed. I have no plans on getting TikTok. I don't doubt my ability to become quickly addicted ❤
The idea with thrums is that you use unspun (non-superwash) wool on the inside of a circular accessory of some kind and eventually the unspun ends felt together and create a second layer of very warm felted wool inside the accessory. It's for mega-cold weather gear. I made a pair of thrummed mittens for afghans for afghans in high school. It's a very easy technique in knitting.
i saw a tiktok once that said a magic ring/magic circle is just a slip knot without tightening, so i tested it, i did a slip knot but didn't tighten at the end and they were right it's a magic ring. It helped so much
Interesting... Never thought of it that way.
‼️ Hack 5 ‼️ It’s not front post! You insert your hook through the entire stitch, starting between the V at the top of the stitch (between the front loop and back loop) and push your hook though the middle of the stitch then pull up your new yarn and start crocheting again, then after a couple stitches you pull the previous yarn out!
I just did a little experimenting though, and it seems to be doing the same thing as just switching to your new color when finishing your previous stitch (final “yarn over, pull though” using the new color) but just adding extra steps. Both ways look identical on the little test project I tried it on.
Thanks for your input!
OMG! Thank you!!! I'm trying this again asap because I haven't been able to stop thinking about this one lol. Seriously, thanks for taking the time to explain :).
I was crocheting while watching this, so tried it for the colour change and got the same result, it just seems like how I usually would colour change. My thought is, maybe it's a good way to colour change with scraps that might be smaller? No knotting of the ends but still being secured when you pull the old colour could mean you can do more stitches with those scraps and a lot less messy
@@Izzycle I was also thinking it might be helpful for tension if people that struggle either pulling the old color working yarn too tight or not tight enough on the stitch they’re changing the color in which could end up with uneven tensioned stitches. (If that makes sense!) I guess everyone has to find what works best for them 😊
@@SkeinSpider of course! I had to go find the original and watch it a few times lol! I was like well now IM determined to figure it out 🤣
a thrum is a piece of wool that's worked into the fabric to make it nice and warm and woolly 😁 you see it most often with slippers and mittens but sometimes muffs (like a big tube you put your hands in to keep warm-not, um, anything else 😁😁) thrums help make the fabric fluffy and thick, and the extra fuzz with the wool tufts helps hold warm air around your hands/feet-very important in cold conditions!! on ravelry, karoline withington has a thrummed fleece muff, ysolda teague has some thrummed slippers called cadeautje, and catherine vardy has family thrummed mittens. all knit, sorry! but the technique is shown quite clearly. thrummed fabric also looks silly turned inside out 😁 i think it's charming !
Yes, I remember having thrummed mittens when I was a kid, they were knitted though. They got better with time because they became fluffier and warmer. I think my grandmother made them.
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned yet what a thum actually is, so here goes.
As I've been also going to "TH-cam college" for weaving (won a floor loom on an auction for $30!!!) as well as knit/crochet, the weavers call the bits of thread left on the loom after you cut the finished fabric off the loom THRUMS. You end up with a pile of short threads. Now, back in the day, if you raised those sheep, sheered those sheep, spun that wool, dyed that wool, etc that was a lot of work just to be wasted, so they found ways to use the thrums. Hats were popular, also small drawstring bags. They would also treat the thrums as an additive to a new spinning, working it into the new yard to create short pops of color.
Hope this helps.
They also used thrums as packing material (old fashioned foam peanuts, lol) or stuffing for cushions. I had an old bed-wedge cushion of my granny's that the seams wore out on and it was totally stuffed with a color riot of thrums.
That first “hack” is actually a plying technique that spinners use. It’s called a “Navajo ply”. You are actually doing a great big chain stitch with your fingers and then spinning it onto the spool. I’ve used it for years to make thicker yarn when I find big spools of very fine yarn at charity shops or whatever. It makes for much smoother crocheting when it has a bit of twist in it rather than 3 loose threads. You can also do the big chain stitch and roll it or cake it before you start.
Someone else mentioned that too! Thanks for sharing though, it's always nice to learn knew things about a craft you're passionate about.
I heard, some time ago in England, woolen mills would discard slubs of wool, called "thrums". Knitters would then collect them and add them to mittens for added texture and warmth. Usually the patterns (or at least the examples that I have seen) have a polka-dot like look to them. I like how she made them into a heart shape, not really my a style, but it's a nice little twist to an older technique ❤🧶🐑❤
I really appreciate videos like this, highlighting our fellow crocheter's and knitter's creativity/ingenuity ❤ Thank you for sharing!
Cheers! I appreciate you (and others) dropping all these little tidbits of info in the comments. Two weeks ago, I didn't know what a thrum was, now I have all these interesting little facts about them. Thanks for sharing :).
I’ve seen this technique used in mittens. Over time the thums inside the mitten felt.
@@AndiWilliams that makes sense, since the thumb is a high traffic area, for lack of a better word. I wonder if it would be a better idea to just do the thruming on the back of the hand area, up to the backs of the fingers as the highest point? I don't have a high need for mittens in general, seeing that I'm a desert rat from Arizona, but it's always a good idea to have a nice pair for when we travel North ❤️🌲❤️
Thank you for the additional information ❤️🧶🧤❤️
The first one we used to do to make rugs! Grandmother would have my cousin and I make chains and she would be at the worked up chain end crochet that! Then she would roll and stitch until bathrugs were made! That was 40 years ago!!
The third one, to keep the chain straight, is so useful, Ive used it for years.
It really is! I'm so glad I found it but at the same time kind of bummed I didn't know about it before lol.
Hack number 3 worked SOOOOOO well for me, cause i literally been struggling keeping my chain straight for so long, it saves a LOT of time
It really does! I used it yesterday and I almost cried tears of relief because my chain was twist free on the first go lol
OMG such a game changer! I used it yesterday with a Tunisian crochet hook just to make a chain of 235. Just 23 loops hanging off the hook & I was done. I usually spend so much time counting, recounting & praying i didn’t twist it.
Yes! It is a life saver, I am so happy I found out about it!
The last hack (8) is one of my favorites. I always use it as my base chain for projects. It leaves a clean edge, and it is much easier for me to crochet into than regular chains. I'll also just use one single piece of yarn and make a slip knot a couple of feet down the strand, insert my hook into the top i'm making (where the strap goes) from front to back and then pull the slipknot through to the front of the work and then start using the two strands for that technique. Makes a super secure strap!
I'll have to try using it as a base chain at some point. Having a nice clean edge sounds good lol.
Yep! I came here to say the same. It makes the loveliest edges for garments, clean finish with a really nice stretch.
I sc into the back loop only or back bump of my chain to start but for a strap I could see this working out really nicely!
For Hack 8 (with the yellow and blue strands together):
That is essentially the crochet version of a knitted I-cord. I personally love using it in place of a chain when I’m doing single crochet. I don’t like using a chain in general and tend to lean towards foundation rows, but use this one specifically for sc because it’s the same height but stretchy like a foundation stitch, I just find it faster than making an actual sc foundation row. It’s also super cute and comfortable when used to make tank top/ bralette straps. 😊
Also, you can definitely have infinite colors, but you have to make sure the number of strands on either side are the same. So using your video for example, every time you added 2 strands of a new color on the one side, you should have also added 2 strands of blue (or another color) onto the other side so they are even. If you don’t keep the number even, it will make a spiral shape that physically can’t be straightened without a lot of very aggressive blocking.
Wow this would have been much easier then the crochet I-cord tutorials I found when I was making one for a Turtle pattern a couple days ago.
Try googling terms you don't know. It helps. That's what I did with thrumming
"Aggressive blocking"😅😅😅😂😂 I love it!
hack 2 is actually an alternative method for doing the crab stitch. the other method is done by just working backwards instead of spinning the hook. so you're working in the opposite direction than you usually would by going into the stitch behind your hook rather than in front. hope that explanation makes sense. I personally find the backwards method easier and faster than the hook spin one but everyone is different so you might not
Came here to say this. I also find backwards easier but I can definitely see how this would help if it was too confusing to go backwards
"Yeah, nah or Nah yeah" - So true. Love it. #2 is the alternative way of doing Crab Stitch on a border. It means you can work forwards instead of backwards. I'd also suggest a bigger hook - 5 or 5.5mm maybe. Must say, it is nice to hear a crocheter talk in ply and not weight. #8 sure is easier (in my mind) to an i-cord, and could always be done in just one colour.
Twisted sc has been my favorite new technique in the last year, I've used it to edge so many blankets!
Hack number 7 is a technique called thrumming. Where you use little bits of roving (which is fiber used for spinning). It makes the "fabric" thicker and warmer, thanks to the roving.
I have seen thrums (usually wool) used in knitting to make a garment or mittens warmer. Thanks for the hacks that was great!
Oooh, honestly that kind of makes sense. I'm assuming the same would apply to jumpers, so maybe I can work on a nice, warm winter jumper using some thrums.
And usually you use wool fibre that is not spun, and every thrum is an individual chunky length that end up making a very thick lining on the inside of the mittens to make it super warm.
@@CloTricots and it usually ends up felting a bit into the surrounding fabric.
I have a hack but it's for knitting lol. It can work for crochet in some cases, I'm pretty sure, but I mostly only do this for knitting. But if anyone's wondering, it's just a hack where I use my tail end and I cross it between stitches while casting on, maybe every ten or twenty cast ons, so I can cast on super fast without having to count or if I don't have markers or can't find them, and I can count by ten or twenty when I forget how far along I am. Then when I'm done counting, I just slip the tail back out. And then while working, I use a scrap bit of yarn in another color between stitches to mark them, I put it between stitches on both sides so it wraps around the one I'm marking, then I can just pull it out when done. I have stitch markers but only like 12 or 15 of them, and some got lost, and I hate buying a bunch of little plastic objects I don't /really/ need to have. Sometimes I also used paperclips but I manage to lose most of them too. It's harder to lose my yarn so using the yarn to mark itself really helps.
Hack 2 is what I was taught as a cheat crab stitch. I hate doing crab stitch, so I always use this version of it
It's my own design and the pattern/tutorial will be out in a few weeks.
I'll have to try and compare but it looks more complicated than the crab stitch.
@@lorrefl7072 the crab stitch goes backwards and this twisted single crochet is done normally. To make the border you do it under the normal stitch. If you want it to be in say the middle of a piece then you can work in the back loop of the stitch. Can look up on youtube twisted single crochet stitch.
The first “hack” is legit. I made a full-blown black Charizard out of it. I learned it as “the S method”.
I remember that! (I think lol, was it the black mega charizard?) It's nice to put a name to the hack now too.
Not sure if I'm just an old hand at crochet or if I just live on social media too much... but I already knew about all of these, and have used most of them (except for the chain and makeshift jumbo yarn; I don't like working into chain stitches and much prefer to use foundation single crochet and I don't like working with jumbo yarn or larger hooks.).
hack 5 - I'm so glad someone else already addressed the issue here. It's basically the same as "finishing the stitch with the new color" way of changing, except they finish the stitch as normal and then pull out the final loop afterward. Probably easier to keep tension for some people. That's actually how I learned to change color and eventually realized I could just... not do the final loop.
hack 6 - I find it so funny that you're like "I'm not gonna sit there with my leg up just to make a chain" meanwhile, I nearly always sit cross legged while crocheting xD
hack 7 - you can see from the quote at the top of the video that she is being asked if a technique can be used with crochet as well. I'm going to assume she is referring to the technique of "thrumming" small bits of (typically) waste ends from roving (called "thrum") into a knitting project, often creating cute patterns on the front and more fluff/padding/warmth on the inside.
hack 8 - looks like an i-cord to me.
that third one would've been so nice to know before, but man now I'm def using it moving forward. Amazing tip
Here's a hack that I found, if you have trouble making a magic ring then do this:
- make a slipknot
- chain 2
Any stitch that you would insert into a magic ring, such as single crochet, insert into the first chain, for eg
- insert 5 single crochet in to the first chain then pull the tail to close the ring
Hope this made sense!
That's a great hack, especially for chunky yarns that don't want to work with a magic circle/ring.
I REALLY appreciate u showing YOUR mistakes & mess ups! Makes me feel like I'm not such a newbie klutz when I do it 😁😁
The first one for making a thicker yarn really works, I've used it :) There are even variations for even thicker versions.
The last hack (cord) is something i learned recently and i LOVE it. I recently made a formal top and it was perfect for straps and the corseted back.
Well I just learned something new. I live in New Brunswick (Canada) and literally any sort of craft fair/farmers market/anywhere that sells artisans crafts has thrummed mittens. Except I didn't know what they were called and now I do!
The cord technique is a game changer for me. Nice and solid, not too stretchy and not curly. Thanks 🙂
That's one of my favourite things about stitches :)
#8 would work better as single strands of slightly thinner yarn. And if you change the order you wrap, you get a different layering effect. Very cool.
I didn't think of changing up the order! I'll have to give it a try at some point.
15:15 I know the invisible joint since years now. I am making blankets CAL and most of the designers done their joint like that, this quite magic, but you have to remember that the stitch you are about to make with you hand or needle HAS to cover the very first of the round, and became THE very first.
Ur crochet shirt looks soooo good, the chunky yarn hack worked so well for me and now I can make bigger pieces instead of paying extra
Hahahah the whole beginning is so funny I felt that when she undid it for the 3rd time 🤣🤣🤣
Hack number eight can also be used to make a foundation chain when you need a clean edge or are working in the round (slipper soles or other projects that use a similar start) using only one yarn. Pull as much as you think you need for your starting chain, make slip knot and crochet however many starting chains you need (Row one needs 12 chains that's how many you do, do not include any extra you need for turn!). Once you have done that ch 1 (or whatever your starter is) and crochet as normal.
You mean a chainless foundation.... Which a great way to start a project.
@@JenniferBristol Pretty much, and so much easier as well, since you don't have to worry about the chain twisting or fighting with it to make the first row or round.
The last one is an alternative near invisible, but more stretchy start to a flat work piece.
Done using the same colors it replaces both the initial row of CH and the first row of SC. Prevents that weird splaying out/tapering of the first row thing that happens of your CH ST tension is too tight. Also its a much neater finish than a CH ST if your pattern calls for your initial CH ST to be at a free edge that you dont work an edging into.
You mean a chainless foundation. A Great way to start a project! I found directions on here that show how to do it in Sc, Hdc, and Dc.
The one with making chains quickly (so I think the second one about chains unless I managed to completely miss one) can definitely work but can also be very hard and fiddly which is shown in the video. Again, as shown in the video, the hardest part would be pulling the chain over because you’re trying to pull only that part off without pulling off the working yarn, and it ideally has the same effect as pulling the hook and with it the working yarn through. The problem is that, at least with my experience of doing things similar to that but with the cats cradle string tricks, it’s very hard to make sure that you don’t accidentally pull the working yarn completely off. However with the problem of it being very difficult just having to hold it with your knee, that could probably be fixed if you have some kind of clamp or something else to hold the hook tightly in place while also allowing you to sit completely normally
TLDR: very fiddly to make sure that you only pull the chain off the hook and not the working yarn with it. A solution for it being sore is just finding something that can hold the hook tightly in place which allows you to sit normally while doing it
Btw I realise that this comment is probably completely unnecessary so if anyone actually did read this, thank you and have a good day/night
Edit: that was hack 6 and for further information I did not quite finish watching that part of the video when I posted it. Also once again I realise that this whole comment is completely unnecessary
Thank you! Great phrasing and really helpful! Xx
Love the cardi you’re wearing! I also L.O.V.E. the fact that you’re not using the word “like” every other word!
The very 1st one you did, turning worsted wt into chunky.... I make a slipknot in yarn then feed the yarn thats closest to skein thru slipknot while holding the end of yarn that I started with.....which makes double yarn ( make double for as long as you want then youll have 3 strands running together. Then i make slipknot to begin chunky yarn project. For some reason this has been easier for me to remember and consistently do. But both ways are great. Loving your video!!!!!
This was so fun to watch! It's always good to know if hacks like these actually work.
Absolutely! I'm often fascinated by these neat little crochet tricks but never seem to get around to trying them for myself.
I'm really happy I took the time here though, there's definitely a few things I'll be adding to my crochet arsenal lol.
For that 'jogless stripe' technique, I never EVER start in the same place I ended. Putting that extended stitch a few stitches before (if possible in your pattern) hides it much better....
I'll have to try that when I get a chance!
This is one of the first hack videos I've watched where I am going to try out several of the hacks! Thanks for sharing your struggles too. Its nice to know I'm not the only one who stares at a piece of yarn going "how do I tie a slip knot again?!"
I love that you keep your struggles in! Thanks
Cheers! I think, in this context, it's important to show when mistakes are made. Even the really silly ones lol.
On hack #2, make the loop looser, that helps. Now for #5. Look at it this way.... when you change colors, you pull color 2 through the last 2 loops. This time, you pull color 1 through first and drop the loop. Then pull color 2 through the same 2 loops. Now crochet over just the feed line as you go. When you are ready to use the 1st color again, you pull color 2 through the last 2 loops and drop it, and then pull color one out until its last dropped loop disappears. Now you can pull it through these new 2 loops alongside the color 2 loop. Crochet over the feed thread of color 2 until you want to change color again. This works with multiple colors too! For 8, I like the several colors method you tried. Cool!! With two double strands of the same color. it would make a sound beginning chain for Tunisian crochet too!
I learned back #3 a few months back but hadn’t really made anything that called for it until last night. I needed 168 stitches in the round. It was the perfect way to get all the stitches and I didn’t once worry about getting twisted or tangled. I loved it.
The first hack is life-changing!
Love these hack trials! I wonder if the hack no 1 would be extra cool with color changing yarn by creating an interesting variegation in the transitions. 🤔
I really like the last hack. I can use Macramé cord and make bracelets with it.
Nice! I think it would make really pretty bracelets. I wonder if there's a way to add beads or something for an extra pop??
with hack #4: what i do if the height difference between the rows still makes the jogless colour change look a little weird is add an extra slip stitch before finishing off. This essentially "levels" the difference between the two rows a bit more before you even do the invisible finish off, which can often help for certain crocheted shapes. You can see if that makes it look better for you.
Hack 2 is one of my favorite edges to use for sleeves and hats.
I can see why! It's pretty simple (once you get the hang of it lol) but looks so nice.
@Skein Spider the key in the stitch is to loooosen your tension.
Pulling up the loop a bit higher than you normally would helps too
I always use that last icord hack to make the beginning of all mosaic crochet blankets.
For knit and crochet, a thrum is a short length of unspun roving that is worked into stitches along with your main yarn, leaving the ends of the roving loose. Usually these are placed evenly with the loose ends to the fabric back (WS), so they form a lining for extra warmth.
Ohhhhhh tip 3. I’m making sleeve right now. About to use that.
I notice that a lot of crocheters have tails hanging in the back of their work. When adding a new strand to your work, either because you are adding a new ball because you ran out, or you are making a color change, pull the new strand through all your on-hook loops, so that it is the one loop left on your hook for the next stitch, leave a tail, now hold the two tails (the new one and the old one) along the top of the stitches you are going to work into, and work your new stitches over them, hiding them inside your new stitches If you do this, you will never have ends that need to be woven in.
When you add a new yarn (works best with same color) carry the tail thru a few stitches, then crochet at least two stitches with both new and old, then drop the old and continue with the new one. any tails can be crocheted together once in the next row, then the tail can be trimmed. No need for weaving in ends.
The one with making the chains with holding the hook in the crook of your knee,,,hit my funny bone, because it completely summed up my entire week 😅😂! I really wasn't laughing at you,,,I was laughing at me,,,and I greatly thank you for the best fun and educational entertainment 😊! (Btw,,,I subscribed!)
I'm glad you got a chuckle out of it! It was kind of frustrating at the time but definitely funny with hindsight.
Also, hi and welcome :)
Number 3 is nuts and amazing
I use the 1st and the last hack all the time. The 2nd one seems like it would be my favorite. I'm gonna try it because I make many granny squares. The 3rd hack I love it makes it all easier to keep your chain straight. Thank you so much for your awesome hacks.👍👍
Crochet procrastination? Heck - I don’t even crochet and I’m watching this vid. Lol
The first one is very similar to chain plying with handspun yarn. You basically pull your handspun 1-ply through a loop so there are three, then ply them together to make a 3-ply yarn. I could see using the last one when doing the base chain for something like a sweater to give the edge a little more sturdiness and a little flair.
The making a circle one was pure genius!!
The last one would look good if you used the last/first colour as the pull through, but changing it each stitch.
I've never heard of a thrum, but intrigued by the look.
Excellent idea for a video. Cheers. xxJane
A thrum is where your “thrum” piece is not carried forward to the ne t thrummed stitch. Rather the piece of roving (the thrum) is left inside to give a very thick interior. It will mat down. A Canadian Newfoundland method.
These mittens are SUPER warm. 32:29
I used #8 as a closure for a beach cover up and a vest. Really cute and easy to tie or make fancier with the use of beads. I just found your channel and will need to look up more of your hacks. Thanks.for the hacks.
Glad I’m not the only one with “center-pull” skein issues! I wish there was a hack for that!
I'm forever on the hunt for a good centre-pull hack! If I find one, it'll be included the next time I try out some crochet hacks.
I have actually done Hack 6 but with a single hand and holding the hook with my other hand. That or just sitting back with the hook in between both your legs and using both your legs. It's not a easy way to show on video but it does work pretty good for beginners like myself or if you are doing a very long single row. Works a lot better if your yarn is a bit thin too.
i love crochet hacks/tips - I always see them (along with a million other crafts/arts I do), and send myself a million links that I might actually get to one day.
I knew that tripling yarn hack! I use it all the time.
As soon as you mentioned clean colour changes I thought of All From Jade, so i was really happy when it turned out to be her technique 🙂
And you're not the only one who struggles with centre-pulls. Many many yarn vomits here.
If you look up how to make a twisted cord with yarn it's a great way to make beautiful braided looking hair or tentacles. I found this to be a great hack already, but then I saw a video from all from jade where she uses a power drill to twist it super fast and it's super fun! Unfortunately her video isn't super clear as she wants you to buy the pattern, but I was able to figure it out since I already knew the basic cord making)
Basically, you take a long strand or yarn, or two long strands to get a mix of colors. Fold in half and put the mid point over something that won't move (a caribener, a hook on the wall, whatever but you will have to be able to lift it off later without cutting). Then you twist twist twist the other end until it's tightly twisted. When you then bring the two ends (the one attached to non moving object and the one in your hands) together the yarn will twist in the opposite direction and as long as you tie it off on each end it won't come undone!
Wow that was not a great explanation LOL but if you look up twisted cord yarn or two stranded twist yarn you should be able to find it. Then maybe you can make a video!
That sounds like something I'd be down to try. Cheers for the suggestion!
For hack number 6, I’m pretty sure they just held the crochet hook between their knees and where sitting normally in their chair, and how they started it was do a normal slip knot then started by doing the motion of yarning over and pulling the chain side over the yarn on your hook and pulling the loop off of the hook and just repeat this as much as you want till your chain is the length you want to be. Hope this helps. ❤ after watching the hake video again I realize that they did hold it crossing their legs, but you can, alternatively do it the way I described.
i unironically use the first one ALL the time. Especially when making scrap yarn eaters (blankets and poufs lol)
Hack 1 aka navajo plying is familiar to most hand spinners. The one with the thrums is not generally going to be useful in Australia but my Canadian friends use it to add thickness and warmth to mittens and socks. Not done with yarn as such, you do it with roving or laps. A loose singles works too.
I'll have to look into that, that does sound pretty cool. And I would like to have a use for the marbles.
Just so you know, wool roving is wool that has been dyed and carded, but not spun, it’s used in needle felting, home spinning or thrumming mostly. Without it being felted or spun, it pulls apart really easily.
I liked the triple ply , the chain guide, the spinning edge, and that last duo-color technique. Thanks for sharing.
Number 3 🤯 life changed!
I love how you have the scrap yarn in that drink dispenser!
The last one with the yellow & blue yarn, I use that method to make the string for things like drawstring bags or to make a loop for a button etc
Nice!
Thrums are a way of adding extra warmth and insulation to mittens and other wearables. Short pieces of roving or bits of unspun wool are used to form the thrums.
Hack 3 is brilliant and just what I needed to see, because I have an issue making things where I have to join the chain like that. Going to try it today. Thanks for showing this one! (First time viewer, love your video!)
Good luck! I tried it a couple of days ago for a top I'm crocheting and it worked really well. Definitely a winner.
(Hi and welcome!)
@@SkeinSpider could you maybe tag the creator? I can't find them by looking up the name
Hack 5:
It's not a front post single crochet, it's literally exactly the same as 'finishing the stitch with the new color' except you pull through that last loop and then undo it later after the new color yarn is in the stitch.
I would write it this way:
When it's time to change color work your last sc like normal. Drop the loop off your hook and insert it under the front loop of the stitch from the top, AND through the loop right below it that forms the leg of your stitch.
Yo, and pull up a loop of the new color, and single crochet in the next stitch, working over the tail of the old color.
Tug gently on the old color tail until the loop disappears, and continue to work like normal.
Thanks for taking the time to explain :)
I’m somewhat a beginner, and I loved this video. Aside from the cool hacks, I just like you. You remind me of myself with having to redo my slip knot among some other things. Only thing is, your having a bad day with some of the yarn. I have been having a bad life! Lol! Thank you !!!
Thanks so much! I think it's good to show that no matter what your skill level is, you're going to bugger up every now and then. Mistakes and screw ups are just part of the process :)
Thank you for leaving in the struggle 🙏, makes me feel better about my own 😂
I consider myself advanced beginner and I am familiar with 5 of the hacks/techniques. I kind of hoped I would stumble upon more of the stuff I hadn't seen/tried before.
It seems that my 3 FB groups are doing marvelous job in educating me on the topics I have missed on YT.
What Facebook groups are you a part of? Seems like something I would want to get involved in too. I'm trying to learn any and all hacks to improve my crochet and pick up some speed.
@@DesiGalCrochet I can't post message with links, so I'll write the names of the groups:
Beginners Amigurumi
WE LOVE CROCHET!
Yarn Wars FREE Crochet & Knit Community
Plus I do a lot on investigating on my own when I want something done - something I am not familiar/skilled at. I dig, dig, dig and I find as many alternate ways to do what I need done as possible, so I can pick and choose what works best for me. I was a solo crocheter for a long time before I joined these groups, so I picked up some stuff on my own also. But, yes, a lot of helpful tips in said groups. Also, a lot of ''spam'' like how much would you price this or that, but that is inevitable. :)
I learned the no-twist chain method a while ago - game changer!
There are several that I will definitely try. ❤
For the color change you couldn't figure out, finish out a single crochet, pull the loop somewhat bigger, just so it doesn't disappear to soon. pull crochet hook out of the loop and go into the front loop of previous stitch (the one that your current loop is coming out of) and the posts of the stitch you just completed, picking up your new color. Crochet as pattern states, the important thing is that you need to be crocheting the over the working end of the first color, (as if you're trying to hide a tail). Drop current loop on hook, go through posts, and gently pull working end of original color, you should see the loop from the beginning disappear, with out anything unraveling, as the new color will have anchored your earlier work.
The second colour change hack which you had trouble with, don't crochet over the loop, leave it loose. But do crochet over the active yarn as it acts as carrying the colour. By crocheting over the loop too it becomes entwined in the stitches, leaving it free means you can pull on the yarn in the next colour change, keeping the stitches tidy.
The second hack is the "crab stitch" but without going backwards. I find the normal way to make a crab stitch easier. Crochet singles but the other way around and you get the same border. You can find allot of tutorials on youtube when you search for: " Crab stitch". Have fun crocheting everybody❤
Yes, I thought it was so wack lol
hey i'm new around here (video got recommended on my feed) but just wanted to pop a quick comment on and say that at 29:08 when you mention the center pull not working, that's because there's two ways of creating yarn packages - skeins and balls. what you're using is a ball and they aren't meant to center pull. they work great with something like a yarn jeanie because they're meant to pull from the outside and the jeanie rotates as you pull so you always have yarn available. you'd have to google what the balls/skeins look like but an example of a ball is like stylecraft special dk and an example of a skein is red heart with love yarn. hope that helps! excited to look through your other videos and get to know the place a little :)
Hi and welcome!
Thanks for the info. I was vaguely aware there were differences but my knowledge is pretty limited in that area, so I appreciate it :)
@@SkeinSpider I use skeins, and regularly end up with "yarn barf" with a center pull, even when I pull it from the correct side. LOL
The first one is called navajo 3 ply technique and it’s great for turning yarn into a nice bulky one - it’s basically just a long chain
The third one is so simple but so useful!
I tend to combine n1 and n8 whenever I need to make a thick strings for ribbons, or just to tie things togheter (I have them for my curtains)
hack 6 you would need loose tension on the chains, and the divet for the linking chains are what pulls over the hook to keep the working yarn on the hook.
#2 is probably the edge row that I need for the afghan I am finishing. Thanks! I don’t use TikTok.
Hack number 4 is genius!!! Its the easiest color change i have ever seen! (Sorry, actually meant #5. ) I have problems with the tightnes of my stitch while juggling both colors, but with this hack, it was super easy!
Hack number 5 is such a good colour change technique. You have to go through both the ‘front loops’ of the stitch for it to work. It’s the only method I use for changing colour now
Very cool hacks! Some I had never seen before. I use the almost perfect color change rather than the one you could not get. I've tried that one too and it's not possible for me either.
Oh your poor back. Hugs my Spoonie sister am so sorry for your pain. I understand.
Thanks! And sending hugs your way too, us Spoonie's gotta have each other's (often sore) backs 😂💙
I am soooo using that first hack! I have a bunch of really thin yarn that very slowly changes color, I'm gonna make a bunch of plushies out of it now :D
Update: I will now be doing this ALL DAY LONG
How did your plushies turn out? Because tbh, the colour change yarn you were going to use sounds like it would make awesome plushies.
@@SkeinSpider They turned out really well! I made some little cats with roses on their backs, I'll send you a picture on Instagram :D
Thrumming is adding bulk or warmth to a piece 😊
I discovered the in the round chain hack a year ago and love it!!
Hack no. 8 could be used for a bookmark, depending on the thickness it could be the bookmark itself or the string that hangs outside of the book. I think it could be interesting to "braid" several colours with that method, via alternating them 🤔
Thank you so much for testing and showing these for us!🥰