COFFEE AND CROCHET WITH SARA (37) Laundry Symbols | Posh Pooch Designs

COFFEE AND CROCHET WITH SARA (37)

 Laundry Symbols

 With Sara Sach  Posh Pooch Designs

You will Find these Symbols On your Yarn Label.
You have the Yarn weight, Knitting and crochet info.
But What are the Symbols Below that?


See The Video on my Youtube Crochet
Channel At This LINK

These symbols are important if we want,

 what we make with the yarn to last a long time.

So we must take care and wash them  properly.

I work to hard on my projects for them to ruined because

I didn't wash or dry them properly.

What's New This Week At

 Posh Pooch Designs

Hounds Tooth Hat

 Crochet Pattern and Video - LINK

Peppermint Candy Coasters

Crochet Pattern and Video - LINK

Rectangle Granny Table Runner

Crochet Pattern and Video - LINK

Thank you For Stopping By

See You Next Week

Live Video - How to Read a Yarn Label Part 1 | Posh Pooch Designs

"Live With Sara" 

of

Posh Pooch Designs

Today we are discussing

"How to Read A Yarn Label  - Part 1"

Understanding the Basic information.

See The Video on my Youtube Channel 
at This LINK

 We are going to be using The Red heart Ombre Yarn

 Label as our example.

Ounces,Yards, Millimeters.

Information for the Pattern on the other side of the label.

 The Scan Label:

 Yarn Color and Dye Lot

It even tells you how to pull the beginning yarn out to
 get started with your project.

Pattern on the back of the Label

NEXT WEEK:
How To Read a Yarn Label Part 2

What do those Symbols mean?

What's New At Posh Pooch Designs

Loopy Flower Free Crochet Pattern,

Photo Tutorial and Video - LINK

Amazing Stripes Poncho
 Free Crochet Pattern, Photo Tutorial
 and Video - LINK

Apple Coaster - Free Crochet Pattern and Video
Coming Soon

See Ya Next Week

Is "Gauge" Important in Crochet? | Posh Pooch Designs

When I first began learning to crochet,

 I had no idea what gauge was.

After I learned a few stitches, and techniques,

 I realized it is important, even in Crochet.

"Crochet Gauge is the number of stitches across per inch, 

and the number of Rows down per inch,

 when stitching a swatch, to check for tension." 

Usually the Yarn label will indicate the Swatch to be

Stitched in Single Crochet Stitches (sc). 

Here is one I photographed from a yarn label.

On This Yarn Label

9 Single Crochet Stitches across, for 12 Rows

will equal a 4 x 4 inch square swatch,

or a 10 x 10 centimeter square.



But Why is this information important?


You can see this Video on my Youtube Channel at this LINK

1. It gives you an indication of how you crochet and what your tension is.
 If your swatch is too small, you stitch tightly, 
and if your swatch is too big you crochet loosely. 
Therefore you will want adjust your tension and to try to match the
 gauge indicated by the yarn.

Do you know that your emotions

 can effect your gauge?

If you are upset, tired, happy, sad, worried, excited

 or stressed your tension can change. 

So take that into account when gauge swatching.

2. When you are following a pattern, where gauge is important,
you want to match the gauge of the pattern, or your item will not
 be the same size as the pattern states.
Designers, like me, do not always want you to use the hook size 
suggested by the Yarn label.

There are times gauge is not important.

For instance I do not care if my coaster is a little big, 

or my Crochet flower is a little small.

Also, there will be times a designer will state it is not important.

Some open stitches, and items are really hard to set a gauge, and usually a finished measurement will be given.

3. It is important to use the Crochet Hook indicated by the designer

 of the pattern you are using, If you want your item to turn out the same.

I also measure as I go, and not wait till the time is finished.

Here are 3 swatches I stitched with 

3 different yarns and 3 different Crochet Hooks.

10 single Crochet Stitches for 10 Rows.

(10 sc X 10 R)

Just as an example of how important it is to use

 the Hook indicated by the designer for a Pattern,

 for best results.

Pin Cushion Coffee Cup Crochet Pattern LINK

 - another Blog About Tension

Watch Your Gauge and 

get rid of your Tension!