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crochet:The Basics How to
The team at Inside crochet guide you through the basic building blocks of our favourite craft through simple step-by-step techniques. Learn them, then try out our beginner patterns. By claIre MontgoMerIe
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Holding your hook and yarn…
To crochet successfully, it is important that you hold the yarn and hook in a correct and comfortable manner. This will ensure that your tension is accurate throughout the project. There are two main ways of holding the hook and yarn in crochet – you can choose whichever of these, or variations, that are natural for you.
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oPtIon a: PencIl grIP Hold the hook in your dominant hand as you would a pencil, approx 5cm from the tip of hook.
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oPtIon B: KnIfe grIP Hold the hook in your dominant hand as you would a knife, approx 5cm from the tip of hook.
It is important to hold the hook and yarn in a correct and comfortable manner… that is natural for you. holdIng the yarn B
Letting the yarn slide through your fingers, especially over your little finger, will help to maintain an even tension.
oPtIon a: forefInger hold Wrap the ball end of the yarn around the little finger of your other hand, passing it up between middle and ring finger to the front of your hand and over the other two fingers. Hold the work steady with your thumb and forefinger and use your middle finger to create tension.
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oPtIon B: MIddle fInger hold: Wrap the ball end of the yarn around the little finger of your other hand, passing it up between middle and ring finger to the front of your hand and over the other two fingers. Hold the work steady with your thumb and middle finger and use forefinger to create tension.
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