Choosing the right yarn for your crochet project is like selecting the perfect ingredients for a recipe. Just as the wrong spice can ruin a dish, the wrong fiber can make or break your masterpiece. In my 26 years as a crochet designer, author, and instructor, I’ve learned that understanding yarn fibers is essential for…

We have all done it. We have gone to the store and purchased the most beautiful and perfect yarn for our project. And then, once we start to crochet with it, we hate it almost from the start because the yarn is splitting.

Before I launch into this blog post, I need to clarify one thing. When I put in my patterns or class materials the brand and base of yarn I selected for the sample, this is just a suggestion. Many people purchase a pattern and think they MUST make it in “that color”. Working in my local…