Lara MartínJan 1, 2023

Santa Claus gave me crochet kits 💖

I started with one of the yarns, which turned out to be difficult as it was unbundling itself (green).
The second day I switched to another yarn (white).

I'm struggling with tension and making it look smooth, but I'm pretty happy with the results as this is just my first week crocheting 😁

#crochet #crocheting

Show threadAriaflameJan 2, 2023
@lara Looks like good starts. What are you using as stitch markers?
Show threadLara Martín

@ariaflame

Since during Christmas there was no way to buy any and was having trouble counting stitches, my husband 3D printed me some 😀

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4774727 these with the lock system are good, I'm using them to mark the first stitch and also secure the last stitch when I pause.

https://www.printables.com/model/25823-open-stitch-marker I use these to count stitches when I have to increase/decrease. They are a bit thick to work with 3mm yarn but we might reduce it a bit.

Crochet Marker with Latch by juanestrella

Added a catch and a latch to make it more like a safety pin. I modified the original STL using Microsoft 3D building included in Windows 10.

Jan 2, 2023 at 1:21pmWeb
Show threadAriaflameJan 2, 2023
@lara I might look at that. I'm fairly lazy and use a piece of yarn of a different colour to note where a round ends.
Show threadAriaflameJan 2, 2023
@lara I alas do not have a 3D printer either.
Show threadLara MartínJan 2, 2023
@ariaflame I bet you can find cheap markers easily. I tried the yarn trick but it happened several times that the yarn would fall out (?), I don't know if the piece of yarn was too short or it was the quality of the yarn (I used the green one that gave me trouble 😔)
Show threadAriaflameJan 2, 2023
@lara I end up with the yarn winding up the crochet rings. I do have some mini safety pins that may be useful though, but I almost always have some yarn with me, offcuts etc.
Show threadLara MartínJan 2, 2023
@ariaflame safety pins are also a good idea!