I’m so proud of my stitches on my current WIP. I saw a video where people do yarn under instead of yarn over and I’m loving it so far. It got me thinking, what’s everyone’s favorite tips for crocheting? 
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Your stitches look so neat!! One of my favorite tips when changing colors is to do a magic knot. That way you don’t have to weave in the ends!
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Wow your stitches look amazing! My favourite tip is instead of using a big hook and super tight tension, use a smaller hook and use a bit looser tension so you don’t hurt your hands as much!
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I’ll for sure have to look that one up! I hate weaving in the ends. 
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This is a super helpful tip. Took me awhile to figure it out. I wish I would have known when I started.
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my favorite tip is using the ch 2 method instead of a magic ring. for whatever reason i just can’t make a magic ring, acrylic or plush yarn lol
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This is common sense but beginner me didn’t know not to cut the yarn after every single color change in tapestry crochet… I tried to make a frog coaster and it looks like a fuzzy and unraveling mess
Also, use inv dec and something smaller than a 4 mm hook for small yarn (weight 3 to thinner weight 4) so that your stuffing doesn’t show everywhere (I have a very specific elephant in mind rn)
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When doing magic circles with chenille, instead of
- 6 sc into mc (6)
- (inc) x6 (12)
- (Inc, sc) x6 (18)
- (Inc, 2 sc) x6 (24)
Do this instead:
- 12 sc (12)
- (Inc, 2sc) x6 (18)
Of course you don’t always want a rounded edge, but it helps when you do. And it doesn’t have to be 6, it can be similar numbers as well.
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