I finally got around to finishing up another project that had been in the works and waiting to be done for quite a while. I made Scrabble tile crochet markers. They are letters that correspond with crochet hook sizes. When I start a project, I simply place the hook size marker on my project. Then, there are no worries about losing my hook and not knowing what size I was using.
I collected letters of sizes I use most often and a few others. There are several of each of the more commonly used sizes. I used a few different sizes of clips for different thicknesses of yarn. And, they store nicely on a ring to keep them all together.
I'm not sure if I'd seen some like these already made up or if I got the idea from other things made with Scrabble tiles. Either way, I started searching for and collecting Scrabble tiles a few years ago for this project.
Hubby helped me build a tiny jig to put the tiles in one by one to drill and get all the holes in exactly the same spot. It was fun using the drill press!
It'll be nice using these and not worrying quite so much about my hook getting separated from my project or setting it down next to another hook only to forget which one I was using.
Yay! Another project completed that's been in the works. And, another project for my Create 52 challenge. This one makes number 28 and keeps me caught up.
5 comments:
great idea - it's so easy for a crochet hook to fall out. I've used scrabble pieces for many different projects but never thought of this.
What a great idea! I think using the points number for knitting would work, too! Fun!
They are brilliant! What a fabulous idea.
This really is a fantastic idea!!
So clever!
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