Tisha's Crocheting

HI FRIENDS,                      AM SHARING SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT  CROCHET YARNS. * YARNS ARE STRANDS OF FIBRES . * FIBRES MEANS THIN NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL ONE USED TO MAKE CLOTH . * NATURAL FIBRES ARE COTTON,WOOL, SILK . * ARTIFICIAL FIBRES  ARE SYNTHETIC(MAN MADE) AS WE ALL STUDIED IN      SCHOOLS. . * SYNTHETIC FIBRES ARE NYLON,RAYON,POLYESTER AND ACRYLIC. * YOU MAY THINK WHY AM SHARING THESE TERMS HERE...... * REASON IS WHILE BUYING/PURCHASING YARNS , THERE YOU MAKE FIND OPTIONS      LIKE COTTON,WOOL, SILK, ACRYLIC ETC.... * INITIALLY I TOO FIND MORE DIFFICULTIES TO PURCHASE (ONLINE) YARNS BY      SEEING   THESE TERMS. * PLY YARNS - ONE OR MORE STRANDS OF FIBER YARN TOGETHER. about ply * PLY MAINLY DESCRIBES THE THICKNESS OF THE YARN. ..  * BY SEEING  BELOW PICTURE YOU CAN GET SOME MORE IDEA ABOUT PLY 2 Ply yarn  * BEGINNERS...

HI FRIENDS,        HERE AM SHARING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CROCHET YARNS. THREADS ARE CALLED YARNS .. MOSTLY YARNS ARE OF COTTON,ACRYLIC,WOOL... TERM STRANDS ALSO USED FOR YARNS. LOTS OF LOTS BEAUTIFUL YARNS ARE AVAILABLE WITH DIFFERENT SIZES. THERE ARE SINGLE COLOUR YARNS AND MULTI COLOR YARNS. SINGLE COLOUR - HANKS THESE YARNS ARE SOLD AS  BALLS  OR  SKEINS(HANKS) ... MULTI COLOUR - HANKS THESE YARNS ARE AVAILABLE IN ONLINE SHOPPING AND  VERY FEW LOCAL SHOPS.. CROCHET CAN BE DONE WITH RIBBONS.... YA, I HAVE DONE ONE MOBILE POUCH IN SATIN RIBBONS.. THESE YARNS ARE AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT SIZES, MENTIONING AS PLY(THICKNESS) ITS VELVET BLANKET YARN(MULTICOLOR) AS WE KNOW PLY MEANS SEVERAL LAYERS,  SAME AS THAT YARNS WERE CATEGORIZED AS 2 PLY,.....6 PLY, FUZZY,FLUFFY,THICK, BULKY, ETC.. BABY BLANKET, BAGS CAN BE DONE WITH THESE BLANKET YARNS. I HAVE DONE BAGS USING BLANKET YARNS... DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF YARNS, WE CAN MAKE ANY PROJECTS AS W...

  HI FRIENDS,         HERE AM SHARING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CROCHET HOOK/NEEDLE SIZES . DIFFERENT HOOK SIZES ALSO THERE...MOSTLY 2 mm TO 8 mm (IN ONE PACK) HOOKS ARE AVAILABLE IN ONLINE SHOPPING (SOME FEW LOCAL SHOPS). NEXT SIZES  HOOKS ALSO AVAILABLE.. LIKE 10 mm, 12 mm... CAN BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY.  SMALL EXAMPLE: AMERICAN HOOKS SIZES WILL BE IN LETTERS AND NUMBERS...( B,C,D...K AND  1 TO 10.5 ).. ALSO SOME MORE SIZES ALSO AVAILABLE. USUALLY THERE IS A SAYING  BAMBOO IS  BEST FOR BEGINNERS..  BUT IT MAY BROKE( POSSIBILITIES ARE THERE(BAMBOO & PLASTIC)). ACCORDING TO ME, ALUMINIUM HOOKS ARE BEST FOR BEGINNERS . HOLDING HOOKS AND MAKING STITCHES ARE EASY . USUALLY 3.5 mm HOOK/NEEDLE CAN BE USED...  I HAVE STARTED DOING CROCHET USING 3.5 mm ALUMINIUM HOOK..   DEPENDING UPON YARNS ' SIZE , HOOK SIZE TOO DIFFER . SMALLER HOOKS MAKES SMALL STITCHES... BIGGER GIVES BIG. GAP BETWEEN  STITCHES WILL VARY. ...

HI FRIENDS,            HERE AM SHARING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CROCHET HOOKS/NEEDLES.. THE EARLIER CROCHET HOOKS LIKE  HOOK'S ONE END LOOK SIMILAR TO FISH HOOK. . CALLED SHEPHERDS' HOOKS... THIS HOOK WRAP THE SILK, YARN, MATERIAL... CROCHET HOOK COMES IN BAMBOO, ALUMINIUM, PLASTIC, AND STEEL. CROCHET HOOKS COMES IN MANY SIZES ... ALUMINIUM HOOKS WITH VARIOUS SIZES LOOKS LIKE.... Aluminium hooks PLASTIC HOOKS WITH VARIOUS SIZES LOOKS LIKE...   Plastic hooks BAMBOO HOOKS WITH VARIOUS SIZES LOOKS LIKE... Bamboo hooks CRAFTERS   CAN USE ANY OF THESE TYPES FOR THEIR PROJECTS AND HAVE FUN AND JOY. THANK YOU.. CATCH YOU SOON .... STAY SAFE...

ABOUT CROCHET HI FRIENDS,       HERE AM SHARING SOME INFORMATIONS ABOUT CROCHET. CROCHET IS A HANDMADE CRAFT ....INTERESTING AND FUN HOBBY, FOR HOMEMAKERS.. USING CROCHET HOOKS, DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF PATTERNS LIKE DOILIES, COASTERS, SWEATERS,SOCKS,SCARF,DRESS,ETC..  CAN BE MADE.. CROCHET MEANING " SMALL HOOK " ..DERIVED FROM FRENCH TERM... FIRST INSTRUCTION ABOUT CROCHET WAS PUBLISHED IN 1823 IN DUTCH MAGAZINE.. ITS A 19th CENTURY CRAFT...  CROCHET NEEDLES SOME TIMES CALLED " SHEPHERDS' HOOKS " ... THESE HOOKS ARE MADE OF STEEL,IVORY, OR BOX-WOOD. CROOKED SHAPE HOOK TERMED CROCHET. . THIS ART ATTAINED ITS HIGHEST DEGREE OF PERFECTION IN ENGLAND . TRANSPLANTED TO FRANCE AND GERMANY AND BOTH COUNTRIES ,ALTHOUGH UNJUSTIFIABLY HAVE CLAIMED THE INVENTION....   I HOPE OUR GRANDPARENTS OR OUR ANCESTORS KNOW WELL ABOUT THIS CRAFT..  HOWEVER .. ITS A OLD CRAFT ... NOWADAYS IT'S FADING OFF.... THANK YOU... CATCH YOU SOON... STAY SAFE..