Crochet Tip #4 How to get the yarn to flow through your
fingers and Keeping your edges straight
How to get the yarn to flow
through your fingers
There are
traditional methods of holding the yarn but when it comes down
to it, the way you hold your yarn is up to you. You must be
comfortable with the flow and be able to control that flow. This
will come with practice. Usually, crocheters wrap the yarn
around their fingers. The best thing that you can do to make
sure that your yarn runs smoothly is to make sure that your
hands are clean and have no residue of hand cream or similar on
them. You can experiment with guiding the yarn in back of your
index finger, bringing it in front of your middle and ring
fingers, and then guiding it in back of your pinkie. The looser
flow will help your gauge if your work tends to be too tight
because your yarn pulls or drags. If you’re working too loosely,
hold and feed your yarn.
Keeping
your edges straight
It can be hard
to keep the edges straight when doing crochet. The turning chain at the end
of the row always counts as the first stitch of the following row. This
means that the first stitch made on the following row will be worked into
the second stitch of that row. At the end of the row, a stitch must be
worked into the last proper stitch and another stitch must be worked into
the turning chain.
When working like this it can seem as if there is a gap at the beginning of
the row and overcrowding at the end of the row, however this evens out as
subsequent rows are worked.
If you follow the directions in your pattern you will find that the problem
is reduced. Often, the edges only seem wobbly at the beginning of your work
and as you continue to work will begin to straighten out.
Happy Crocheting,
Kris Perry
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