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HELP, I STRUGGLE WITH DARK YARNS!

One of the joys of crochet is all the beautiful yarns available to hook with… but some yarns pose a crocheting challenge unlike any other. Super-chunky yarns, fluffy yarns and dark colours can all create unusual problems. In this workshop, we’re going to look at ways to help make it easier for you to work with super-chunky yarns and dark colours – we’ll look at fluffy yarns in a future workshop.

Super-chunky yarns (also known as super-bulky) are brilliant for making quick and sturdy homewares like baskets and rugs, but they’re so thick that your usual technique might not work. Meanwhile, yarns in dark colours can be really

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