Knitting/Crocheting Tips

Since your tension is different on different days when you are making a garment and you get to the sleeves use 2 skeins of yarn and knit/crochet a row on one sleeve and then the other so you end up with sleeves that are the same length and tension.                                                                           When making a project with a large number of stitches place a marker every 20-25 stitches to make counting the # of stitches easier and if you aren't counting stitches each row you can easily tell if you have increased or decreased when you don't want to.                                                                                                       When finished with a project weave a length of yarn in so you will have it if you need to do repairs.  Not only will you have yarn of the same dye lot but as it will have been washed the same # of times as the project it will be of the same color/ texture.  Often it is years before a project needs to be repaired and finding a matching yarn can be a challenge.