Category: Helps, Tips, Ideas, Sizing

A blog full of helpful things

Help Sites

https://www.free-crochet.com/blog/

The Free-Crochet.com blog includes instructions for  How to Crochet the Magic Loop or Magic Circle

It also includes these below and many older postings [very helpful]:

 

Yarn weights that I crochet

* Welcome Message Helps, Tips, Ideas, Sizing

Yarn weights used:

  • Thread – size 10, size 5, or size 3
  • Lace [fingering 10 count crochet thread or light fingering yarn or cobweb weight]
  • Super Fine – Category 1 [Baby Fingering Yarn]
  • Fine – Category 2 [including Cotton blends]
  • DK – Category  3 [including Cotton blends]
  • Worsted Medium – Category 4 [including Cotton blends]
  • Speciality Yarns using Type 2, 3, and 4 yarns as well as threads

Yarns weights NOT  used:

  • Threads not listed above
  • Sock Yarn – Category 1
  • Bulky Yarns – Category  5 and  above
  • Specialty Yarns – various kinds not listed above

 

Pattern Sellers: who use Pdf files

Helps, Tips, Ideas, Sizing

For those of you using PDF files for selling Craft, Knitting, or Crochet patterns:

Please DO NOT disable comments.

It is helpful for the user of the pattern to be able to make a comment on your pattern for their own use as a reminder for the next time they use the pattern. A comment can be used to clarify a row, sizing, hook used, etc.

I paid for the pattern and should be able to make a comment on my own copy on my own computer system.

Yarn Weights

Helps, Tips, Ideas, Sizing

Yarn Weights & Categories:
0 = Lace [fingering 10 count crochet thread or light fingering yarn or cobweb weight] — Steel hook 6, 7, 8 or B-1 hook
1 = Super Fine [sock, fingering baby yarn] — B-1 to E-4 hook
2 = Fine [sport, baby yarn] — E-4 to 7hook
3 = Light [DK {double knit}, light worsted yarn] — 7 to I-9 hook
4 = Medium [worsted, afghan, aran yarn] — I-9 to K-10 1/2 hook
5 = Bulk [chunky, craft, rug yarn] — K-10 1/2 to M-13 hook
6 = Super Bulky [super bulky, roving yarn] — M-13 to Q hook
7 = Jumbo [jumbo, roving yarn] — Q and larger

Speciality Yarns and Fabrics {stripped  for crochet}