10 USEFUL TIPS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE & COMPETENT CROCHETER

Crocheting is not just about hooking and finishing your projects to be done. It is more of an art to be made perfectly by your own hands.

Listed below are tips to help us enhance our talent and skills in our craft.

1. BE UNIQUE!
   A lot of crochet crafters around the world share their projects from patterns, designs, colors and even techniques.
   But how to get noticed among them? Well it's ok to be inspired with the works of others, but do not copy them all.
   Cultivate and improve that artistic side of yours. Widen your imagination and be creative.

2. PLAY WITH COLORS
   Colorful projects always stand out. It is very appealing on the eyes. Colors are group from pastel colors, bright colors and neutral colors. Keep experimenting.

3. BE A CRITIC OF YOUR OWN HANDWORKS
   When you do projects to others, put your shoe on your client's side. Never be contented of something that you yourself can never say 'wow'. Remember, you are exercising your creativity into the next level.
   

4. KEEP YOUR ENVIRONMENT RELAXING
   You won't prefer working your project in a crowded and noisy places. Believe me, you will have a great artwork if there is less distraction.

5. HAVE YOUR PATIENCE ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL
   Sometimes working on projects doesn't mean always perfect. Specially when you're working on something that you only rely on your imagination, no paid patterns.

6. TRY TO FINISH THOSE UNFINISHED PROJECTS
   Finishing your month-old projects will free some space on the box and able you to sell or use that projects. But if you think it's not good enough to continue, then better to rewind it for future use.
   

7. TRY TO FAMILIARIZE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF YARNS AND HOOK SIZES
   It will help you determine the right materials to choose on certain projects.

8. AVOID TOO MUCH HOARDING OF YARNS
   Yes, yarn cakes are beautiful, merzmerizing and sometimes mouth watering but you have to control your emotions. Always remember that too much of something is not good.

9. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR HANDS, MATERIALS AND WORKPLACE CLEAN.
   You don't want that projects accidentally put some dirt or stain on it.
   

10. LOVE YOUR CRAFT!
    When you're making on a project, a gift or a paid one, always made it with love. Everything that is made out of love will always be beautiful.

Hope those tips can help. Happy hooking everyone. And I would also love to read some of your tips in crocheting. Godbless everyone.😘