How I Hold My Yarn When Crocheting 😃

I've lost count of the amount of people who have asked me to show how I hold my yarn, so here is how! LOL 😂 I don't do anything fancy when holding my yarn, it just rests in my hand sandwiched between my middle finger and index finger. If the video speed is too fast, you can slow it down! 😀 See this video on exactly how: • How to Adjust the Spee...
How do you hold your yarn when crocheting? Are you weird like me?
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0:00 Intro
3:30 How I hold my yarn
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[@kristenduarte4661]

Anybody else too distracted by the absolute beauty of her hands to even hear the lesson?! Just the prettiest hands I’ve ever seen.

[@jen71ski]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@becjane1281]

Totally agree...!! Beautiful skin and nails

[@priscillamengyan6883]

Yes! Her hands and her nails! Her nails are gorgeous!

[@Steph_Said]

Yes!

[@annruiz1615]

Hoping it will help my lefty friend.❤️

[@chrisarlington1792]

I have osteo arthritis and was considering quitting crochet. Old school pencil hold and yarn finger up. I tried your method . It took a few minutes to find my rhythm and I am happy to say NO PAIN. THANKYOU😘

[@louisehill2892]

that is why I am so fascinated by this method.. my fingers, especially my thumbs hurt so much. I've crocheting for so long I just can't change my habit.. Having a hard time finding the rhythm to get any thread pressure... any suggestions? thanks.

[@corinnametters5051]

I have osteparthritis too. My fingers are lumpy and my thumbs are stiff, so this works best for me too.

[@evelyngibson7939]

Robin!!! You are the 1st person that holds the yarn like me!! I am self taught crocheter and I have never been able to hold the yarn with the index finger sticking out... it is just awkward to me! 😉🤗

[@corinnametters5051]

I work this way too.

[@maryb6872]

Me too! I watched the video while holding my own crocheting and it's the same way! I thought I was doing something wrong. Glad to know that whatever works for the crocheter is perfectly correct.

[@KJ-fo3pb]

Oh wow its not just me that can't hold the yarn like everyone else.

[@kathleenjmalmquist3015]

I’m also a self taught, from a booklet, (way back in the 1960’s) and I’ve always held my yarn this way…and I think this is the way we all learned back in the day. Since watching KZbin videos, for crocheting patterns, I was surprised to see so many fingers being held up in the air. Thank you for a video showing how to crochet with your finger down, and in case any of my grandchildren decide to learn, I will direct them to your video 🙂

[@amandasmedley10]

Same

[@ruthdaisy1036]

Yes, finally someone else who holds the yarn like I do. I've tried all the fancy fandangled methods I've seen on KZbin and just don't get it. Have so much trouble holding my work without it flapping around any other way and this is the way I've just naturally worked without even thinking about it. Thanks for making me feel "normal", haha.

[@pujaharikumar]

Okay. I'm not kidding. I was LOST trying to figure out an efficient way to hold my yarn and I think you just saved my sanity.

[@chopshopstitch]

Omg thank you!!!! This is exactly how I hold my yarn and ive always felt like a loser bc I couldn't do all the windey wrapey stuff with my fingers and the yarn! Now I feel like I belong 🥰😚

[@HookedbyRobin]

Welcome to the We Hold Our Yarn Like Rebels Tribe! 🖐😀🧶

[@traceyjoyce383]

I also hold my yarn and hook exactly like you do. Glad I'm not alone with this I know lots of people hold their hook like that but I've only ever seen the fancy wrapping you describe when I've watched other people crochet. My mum taught me to crochet more years ago than I care to remember and although she used to do the fancy wrapping I could never do it no matter how hard she tried.

[@HookedbyRobin]

It would appear there are quite a few of us who don't do the fancy wrapping! We should start a club 😂

[@luzvbarratachea4165]

You are the cutest. I hold my yarn close to that . i was mersmerized by your beautiful accent and nails. Love that yarn what is it called and where did you purchased it.

[@jenn2136]

Thank you so much! I suffered nerve damage to my ulnar nerve 18months ago and I struggle to hold my yarn now when crocheting, I am so looking forward to trying to hold the yarn like this and hopefully I will be able to start crocheting again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@erikalafrance7227]

I just got into crochet and found your channel. I have not been able to hold my yarn right until I watched this video. I am now able to crochet using smaller yarn! I have carpel tunnel and holding the yarn the way you do does not hurt my hand. I want to thank you for making this video and the teaching you do. Your techniques have help me a lot.

[@HookedbyRobin]

You're so welcome Erika, I get really painful hands too which is why I hold it this way. I am glad the video helped.😀

[@disturbed7821]

I've only been crocheting for a little over a year. I'm right handed & have never been able to do the "normal" method. This is how I've been doing it the whole time! I'm sooooo excited to find someone else who holds their yarn the same way! I don't feel like so much of a "crochet outcast" anymore. Thank you so much!

[@HookedbyRobin]

You are 100% definitely not a crochet outcast! 😃 There is no right or wrong way with crochet but unfortunately a lot of people teach that there is. You are doing amazing! 🤗🧶

[@tkgcreations3247]

I commented on another video that I liked how you hold the yarn. I place working end between ring and pinkie fingers, I then move yarn across my pinkie and bring it back around to ring finger, I pass the yarn between same fingers and cross over my ring finger and then between middle and ring finger, then passing my yarn over middle and pointer finger. I hold work with thumb and middle and use pointer to control tension .

[@kathylawrence2183]

I am left handed as well and taught myself to crochet right handed accidentally. I hold my mind similarly.

[@daiyahwilson5125]

I’m right handed and crochet like I’m left handed 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@kelleyalmond1667]

Me too!! I’m left handed and I crochet right handed. My family swears that I’m ambidextrous but I can’t write with my right hand lol

[@jen9774]

I hold my yarn the way you do and I've crocheted for 55 years 😂😂

[@suemeakin4847]

I have met people crocheting from Northern Europe ( Norway/Sweden)and they all hold their yarn like that. Whereas middle Europe seem to crochet with the finger in the air. I agree with you all…such beautiful hands and nails. Love your videos….thanks

[@HookedbyRobin]

Thank you so much Sue!💅😃

[@jennyclark495]

I have been crocheting for 40+ years...learned from my grandmother when I was a child. I hold my yarn exactly like you do and I'm right handed. This is how I was taught and how I've always felt comfortable crocheting! I watch other videos and tutorials and this is the first one I've found where you hold your yarn and hook just like me. I guess my left hand likes to get involved in the process as well! Thanks for the great videos!

[@chekinger7]

Thank you so much for this. Your yarn holding technique is so much gentler on the tension hand. As a beginner, I was struggling with pain, ten mins into crocheting, because I was doing the whole magician winding of yarn from other tutorials... This helped me so much!

[@starsweptt]

Thank you! Please know that this four year old video is still helping people. I'm disabled and a newbie crocheter and have been really struggling with the "traditional" index finger up technique for holding yarn, it causes so much pain and I have limited mobility anyway. Holding my yarn as you do has made all the difference!

[@HookedbyRobin]

You're welcome and I am so glad it helps. I get such painful hands, so I definitely find this way the the most comfy.🥰🤗

[@crochetnerd81]

I thought I was the only person who held the yarn this way! You are the only person I’ve ever seen that does it the same way as me! 😂

[@candjhight]

That is exactly how I crochet. I tried to use other ways and it was a mess!,

[@HookedbyRobin]

Haha snap!

[@lorishort3178]

Also a lefty when I write but actually do most other things right handed. I was getting frustrated about how to hold my yarn when I found this video. My left hand gets involved too! I hold my yarn almost exactly like you. Thanks for this.

[@Smirnoffali]

I am left handed and I crochet with my right, and hold my yarn exactly as you do. It seems to naturally work well as a simple hold :) So glad to find someone else who is a Leftie and crochets in the same way :) Makes us a little more unique.

[@mexicanabeibi]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I don’t have a thumb on my left hand and I’ve been struggling to crochet. This is the way I will learn. I was almost about to quit and go back to my knitting needles 😂

[@lesta.artist]

I watched this one because, though I’ve been crocheting for a long time, I taught myself when I was a young teenager by reading the little booklets that Redheart put out back in the day. Your way of holding everything seems so much more fast and efficient than the way I’ve been doing it! Thanks!

[@SusiDavis-k9j]

Yes! I also and left handed but crochet right handed. Everything you said and did makes complete sense and makes me feel better about why I hold the yarn the way I do! Thank you 😅

[@HookedbyRobin]

Awh yay! You are definitely aren’t alone in it Susi.😃🧶

[@kimnesbitt5288]

OMG! I thought I was the only odd one out there. This is how my Mum taught me, she was an extremely gifted crocheter and knitter. So glad I'm not alone. Thanks.

[@HookedbyRobin]

You’re definitely not alone in it Kim!😃🥰

[@Maria220759]

I have been crocheting for over 30 years and crochet and hold the yarn the same way as you do. I cannot hold my yarn with my index finger up in the air. I am glad that I am not alone. 😂😂😂🙋‍♀️👍👍

[@tpmc7983]

I am right handed and I hold my yarn exactly like you do. I am so happy I ran across this video and so glad to see I am not the only one.

[@tngirlintx1195]

How awesome…I was taught to crochet by my left handed aunt when I was 10 and I crochet right handed and I hold my yarn and hook exactly the way you do…LOL

[@HookedbyRobin]

😂 Yay!

[@anitakay6722]

Thank you so much for this. I’m ambidextrous, and sometimes I feel like my left hand is constantly fighting to get involved. This should help.

[@julieverona8560]

I hold my yarn and the crochet hook the same way you do, I’ve tried different ways but they slow me down a lot so I always go back to my way. I was glad to see you crocheting my way!!!! I’m just finishing the shawl I saw on your channel, I love the pattern, the open work is perfect for summer. Thank you 😍

[@HookedbyRobin]

Hi5 for a fellow oddball yarn holder! It's nice to know I'm not alone LOL 😂🙌

[@elenimizeraki609]

I agree absolutely with you. I am so glad than I am not alone.

[@pratyt5079]

I don't hold my yarn or pull up stitches much like other people I've watched. It works for me and I've been able to created allot of nice items. I keep the tension in my work by keeping the yarn between my pinky and ring finger. Great statement "whatever works for you"

[@carriesurprenant2898]

Now I know why your tutorials resonate so much with me! I naturally hold my yarn the same way. Sometimes my pointer finger will lift up to adjust where the yarn is and it's all just automatic.

[@HookedbyRobin]

😃🧶

[@sherrialdous1835]

Thanks for sharing! I learned to crochet from a leftie who crochets with her right hand, exactly how you do. I’m right handed and have tried without success to try different methods of holding the yarn. It is such a comfort to know that I’m not the only one! Love your willingness to share your talent!

[@TuberTwoU]

And here I thought I was holding my yarn wrong. Thus the research to find out the right way to hold the yarn … only to find out that I hold my yarn the same way as yours! I’m normal after all! Thanks you!

[@donnas3148]

This is exactly how I've crocheted for over 50 years and I am a righty! My grandmother taught me when I was around 7 or 8. Never stopped.

[@HookedbyRobin]

That’s amazing Donna!😍🧶

[@coleenmasluk2185]

I just started to learn crochet and am also left handed but started out learning with my right hand bc that’s how i see it being done. So I was so happy that you are lefty and can understand how the left hand wants to get “involved” lol. I could not get comfortable with all the fancy ways and am now relieved and happy you showed your way as a lefty crocheting righty. I feel less stress that it doesn’t have to be so fancy and your way suits my left hand. Thank you!!!

[@ladyd54]

I belonged to a crochet group and not one of use held our yarn or hook the same way. Your correct in saying hold it what ever feels comfortable to you. I absolutely love your personality Robin!

[@HookedbyRobin]

lol thank you!

[@myndolin]

New to your channel and loving it. My grandmother put a crochet hook in my hand when I was maybe 10, but I didn't really catch the bug until about 10 years later. As I'm about to be 47, there was no KZbin then, my grandmother had passed, and no one else I knew was a crocheter, so I learned from pretty terrible illustrations. And guess what? I hold my yarn exactly as you do, even though I'm right-handed. It's just what works for me. Lovely to see someone else doing the same!

[@HookedbyRobin]

Yay! That is wonderful and it is lovely to have you here.😃🧶

[@maryannwinde4618]

For years, my sister has told me I do not hold my yarn correctly. I have tried and tried the finger wrapping and I just can't do it. Like you I hold the item and the yarn with my left hand. Thank you, I can now tell her that there are other people who do the same.

[@HookedbyRobin]

it would appear there are LOTS of us!!

[@adriannebailey7930]

I finally found someone who shows you don't have to hold yarn traditionally. As someone with arthritis, this WORKS beautifully. THANKS

[@HookedbyRobin]

As a fellow arthritis sufferer, I'm definitely a "do what works for you" kinda girl! X

[@rosiecragg9292]

Yes!! This is me!! I'm a lefty crocheting with my right hand - your explanation is perfect with your left hand wanting to get involved!! The only difference i do, is wind the wool around my little finger!! I knew i loved watching your tutorials for a reason - now i know why!!

[@HookedbyRobin]

Yessss, do whatever works best for you too Rosie!😃

[@mollyoxy]

i finally found someone who crochets like me!!! ive always done it like this. everyone else seems to stick their pointer finger up the air to hold the yarn which look uncomfortable to do for a long time. the only difference is i no longer use my pinky and ring finger to "clench" the yarn like you do, i learned from knitting that i prefer to loop the yarn around my pinky once, that way my pinky and ring are relaxed and not in that clenched position.

[@HookedbyRobin]

🥰🤗

[@RMurrell31]

I hold my yarn exactly the same way; I too have never been able to grasp the concept of holding the yarn 🧶 the way many do. Nice to know I’m not alone.😉

[@darla123]

I am a self taught crocheter, from a book, 55 years ago. I hold my my yarn over the index finger, under the middle and ring finger, and over the pinky. I control tension with the index and middle fingers. I also knife grip, and crochet very much like you do, picking the yarn off of my index finger. I do not turn my hook like you do, it is always at one angle. I love it when I see videos of people crocheting much like I do, as I was told I did not know what I was doing when I was young, because I held the hook " wrong". There is no wrong, as long as you are happy with your finished crochet, it does not matter what technique you used to get there!

[@HookedbyRobin]

Hi Darla, I so agree with you! 😃There is definitely no wrong, I’m sorry you were told that.🤗

[@BeckiBoo1986]

Love this!!! I have just started to crochet and keep being told my tension is too tight, so I thought I need to learn how to hold my yarn better, watching this has just made me realise I’m just like you, I just let it hang there and my middle finger determines the tension!! Makes me feel better I don’t have a fandangled way of doing it!!! Thanks 😀

[@Steph_Said]

This is so funny. I used KZbin to learn a new hobby/skill. Watched many videos about how to hold the yarn. Oh my, the frustration I felt at the wrapping around finger method.🤣 I've settled on this method and it's worked for me 5 yrs now! It feels natural. Thanks for the video.

[@HookedbyRobin]

I am glad it has helped Steph! 😃🧶

[@micheleyuskiewicz1106]

You’ve helped me understand why I hold my yarn the SAME way as you!!! That was the first thing that got me “hooked” on watching your videos. I taught myself from a book when I was about 11 (long before internet!). I could NEVER wrap the yarn around my left forefinger and hold it aloft as they explained in the book. I’m somewhat ambidextrous and like you, my left hand needs to get involved. I belong to a club that crochets for charity and I feel too awkward to bring my WIPs to meetings. Thank you for helping me understand myself and not feel so weird.

[@deevadelyte212]

I tell people the same thing. “It’s not a right or wrong way to hold your yarn or hook. Hold them both the way that’s comfortable for you.”

[@jpbijaczyk]

Oh my goodness!!! Finally someone who holds it the way I always have. I’ve struggled trying all the other ways to get better tension but this is just so much more natural for me. Thank you for this video. 🖤

[@blessednhm]

Omg! I'm new to crocheting and I naturally hold my yarn the same way you do! I clicked on your video because I thought you were gonna teach us the fancy way of holding yarn 😁. I guess I ve been doing fine all along lol. Thank you!

[@HookedbyRobin]

LOL!

[@jasmaia]

Oh wow, i'm left handed too and hold the hook in my right hand too, and had no idea we are crocheting right handed !! lol

[@laurelstieg9375]

Same way only my yarn comes out the back over my pinkie.which leaves me to also use thumb and first finger to hold my work.old school way.simple.and of course your hook does the work of yarning over.😁🤔

[@aacaptainswife]

Never thought about it until I watched your video and as I watched this I realized I hold it as you do... I am also a lefty and learned crochet watching youtube videos. I crochet with my right hand only and just hold my yarn simply with my left.. No wrapping, no twisting,,, just like you do... Love your tutorials!

[@HookedbyRobin]

🙌😃

[@carolscrazycrochetmore5093]

This was a revelation for me!!!! I’ve been using this weird tension adjuster that I crocheted that around my finger. Helps a lot but I figured I really need to learn how to hold my yarn 🧶. This video has solved my problem!!! Thank you so much for explaining it so well. I’ve been following a lot of your tutorials and you are an amazing teacher!! Thanks 😊💚😊💚

[@linedanzer4302]

LOL! When I was 12 years old I was taught to crochet by a mentally challenged youth (she was older than me). So I hold my yarn very weird. I guarantee you, I still get the job done.

[@lovethelordjesuspraisethel3286]

Finally Someone who CROCHETS Like ME.. I'm right handed .I learned years ago by my Nanny..about 9 yrs old..And just have NEVER used my pointer finger up like so MANY DO..I dip my needle in between my pointer and middle finger .I KEEP trying and use my Finger staying Up..and ONLY Using it .But it's so awkward.. lol.. I made the Finger guards from a site using floral wire.. Works perfect .Yet I CAN'T Use it because the way I hold my yarn and use my needles .so IF I just can't..I'll give away my yarn guards I made..I Appreciate Your Video ALOT.. I Kept feeling weird watching other.. have a Wonderful evening& Thanks Again..😁🤟🙏❣

[@patriciashuart2915]

LOL...I must be strange also, because I hold my yarn exactly the same way you do. I have tried like everyone says you should and I CAN NOT do it. Like you, my brain and hand says NO. So I do it my way and it works for me.

[@HookedbyRobin]

LOL hello fellow weirdo! 😂🙌

[@cassidycarter8112]

I hold it the same way!! I’m not a lefty, but I taught myself how to crochet and always thought the way I held it was weird or different than most. I’m amazed that so many people hold their yarn like this. So happy to relate! I just found you on KZbin and I look forward to following along :)

[@MisterNorthernCanuck]

I have had dexterity issues from birth, and I was intimidated to try crochet because the techniques seemed so complex. I want to take the time to THANK YOU for posting this. I've tried this, went with the flow and adapted, now I can do a long chain really quickly. It's not perfect, I have to adjust as I go sometimes, but I'm out of the blocks. Thanks again!

[@n2creativity-ccladee640]

I am ambidextrous and hold my yarn a bit as you do. My grandmother held her hook different from me as did my mother. Thank you for emphasizing that whatever works goes! Cannot wait to try the braid stitch!

[@HookedbyRobin]

I wish I was ambidextrous! I'm impressed! 😃

[@babsh45]

There a few of us that have said this is the way we crochet and are ambidextrous. Good to know we aren’t weird 🤗

[@stephaniemilam-olliges3445]

Oh my goodness!! If I’d waited and watched more before commenting before I’d have noticed!! Major flash back!!! That’s exactly how my Grandma Bickett held her hands!! Awwww… you just gave me the best flashbacks of some really wonderful memories. So not silly at all! Tytyty!!!

[@HookedbyRobin]

Not silly at all Stephanie, sounds like lovely memories.🤗🧶

[@stephaniemilam-olliges3445]

@@HookedbyRobin She was a very special lady. You’re videos have been really amazing! Love that you are having fun with it. Makes it easier to watch and catch on to things and modify things as necessary. Just no so rushed as a lot of videos. Tysm!

[@marykloote9351]

Oh. My. Gosh! I've been crocheting for 8 years, and could NEVER get the hang of the "proper" way to hold my working yarn, because I also like to hold my work with my yarn hand! This is how I'm holding my working yarn forever! Thank you for ANOTHER simple, yet, VERY helpful tutorial!

[@Rosalee3770]

I hold my yarn exactly the same way and always have and I'm right handed, all those other ways I see people do feel so uncomfortable and pointless.. I tried the finger wrapping a few times and I hated it..this relaxed way feels more natural and I also like the control I have by being able to hold my work as you also do xxxx

[@cynthias.5813]

I taught myself from pattern books, long before the internet, and of course KZbin. I can say that I don't hold my yarn and hook in a way that helps with speed. Here I am many years later, and realize that my "bad" habits cost me time. I do most everything with my right hand, then after a stitch, I have to drop the yarn to complete the stitch. I use my right hand to start the stitch, and wrap it, then drop the yarn to get the correct tension and finish the stitch. I am going to try your method. I really need to retrain myself to get my speed up. I am right handed. I am hoping to translate this to do your lefty way a righty way. Thank you!

[@marynapoleone4748]

My mother taught me how to crochet when I was very young. I hold my yarn the same way you do. That's why I subscribed. Your crochet work on s beautiful

[@HookedbyRobin]

Thank you so much Mary!🥰🧶

[@lorimeurett5243]

It’s helped me tremendously. My tension was all over the map and the other ways of holding the yarn were too frustrating. Your way is so simple and easy to control the tension now. Thank you for this tutorial.

[@HookedbyRobin]

You're very welcome Lori!😀

[@evamalenica3369]

I am left handed as well and learned to crochet right handed. I always had trouble with my tension. After watching your video I tried your way and it's working! Thank you for that. Oh and bye the way if your weird then so am I. 🤣

[@delenewingrove6962]

Believe it or not... I hold my yarn in exactly the same way as you, I am a beginner at crochet and just can't do it the twisted way and I also never thought of how I was holding my yarn, it just felt right, then I found your video 😁 so glad I am not the only weird one 😂 thank you for your clear explanatory videos 🌻

[@HookedbyRobin]

You’re definitely not alone in it Delene.😃x

[@dawnpatterson9257]

OMG, I finally found someone who holds the yarn and crochet the way I do!!!! I just can't pull my fingers away from my piece and grabbing the yarn in the air. The only problem I am finding is the top of my index finger gets a bit sore from the rubbing but I can't do it any other way. I do find it makes tighter stitches and I have use to larger hooks to match the gauge in patterns.

[@HookedbyRobin]

I get that too sometimes, depending on the yarn I'm using - I wonder if you could buy a finger guard (if such a thing even exists! 😅)

[@anniesussino5480]

Ahhhhhhhhh! That's EXACTLY how I hold my yarn! It just came naturally when I started learning crochet from KZbin 7 years ago. Now I don't feel like a oddball lol

[@HookedbyRobin]

fairly sure we are still oddballs LOL 😂😂😂

[@pampreast9921]

I was taught by a lady at church in 1972 during Bible School...You are not weird cause I hold my yarn the same way and I am right handed....LOL Or if you are weird then I am too....ROFL...TFS

[@HookedbyRobin]

LOL we're weird. I think it's conclusive! 😂

[@katydidiy]

I learned how to knit in the continental style when I was about 10. I knited that way 20 yrs before learning to crochet. Essentially, I hold the yarn the same way to crochet. I also hold the hook the same as the right needle. Since yarn varies in thickness and texture even in the same ball, adjusting tension is pretty much continuous. It's not so much about learning but adjusting. It's part of the process.

[@HookedbyRobin]

Definitely! 😀🧶

[@jenniferbirchard1508]

I just learned how to crochet and I'm so happy to find your channel. I hold my yarn this way for same reasons to have more control of work and it just came to me naturally to let yarn hang there and keep tension close to piece.

[@jeanetjones674]

I hold my hands and yarn like you do. I used to play violin and all fingering is done with the left hand. The bowing is done with the right hand. _Maybe, _there’s a connection in my brain that’s connected with crochet hand and hook holding😄 Your channel is GREAT! Love your tutorials.!

[@HookedbyRobin]

Sounds like a solid theory! I'm impressed you can play the violin! Do you no longer play?

[@Manali28]

I am a avid knitter and have never quite liked crocheting as it cramped up my hands quite badly. I watched a lot of youtube videos on how to hold the yarn and as you, I could never make any sense. I hold the yarn exactly like you and it doesn't camp up my hands that badly. Thank you.

[@HookedbyRobin]

You’re very welcome! I’m glad it helped.😃

[@fallenangel3192]

This is exactly how I held my yarn when I first started to crochet but because nobody else did I thought it was wrong. Now I know there is no right or wrong way I feel so much better. And a massive thank u for ur clear and concise tutorials ❤

[@HookedbyRobin]

Definitely no right or wrong!😃 Whatever is comfiest for you. Thank you for your kind words too, I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos.🥰

[@vze57t9j]

I am a 'self-taught from a book' crocheter. No Grandmas or Aunties to help me along, just 9 year old me and a wonderful free crafting publication, some crap yarn and a battered hook; and I can say without any hesitation that I do not hold my yarn (or my hook) in any standard method at all. I don't think I even worried about tension or gauge until I started crocheting clothing items. Just gripping the yarn between my index and middle finger so that I can pinch the project I'm working on between my index finger and thumb. I'm in my 50's now and still get strange looks and comments from folks watching me crochet. And honestly that doesn't matter to me one way or another, it's what is comfortable for ME that counts. Excellent video!! Very light and lots of fun :)

[@HookedbyRobin]

I'm very similar - sod what others say! (Also, starting with crap yarn has to be a right of passage for everyone right?! 😂 )

[@sharoncross5371]

I hold my yarn similar to you and can’t do it any other way. I have just finished your Fantail Shell Stitch Fingerless Gloves. I followed your KZbin video which was very easy to follow and can I just say what a lovely voice you have. It makes listening to your videos a pleasure. Thank you for sharing your patterns and expertise.

[@barbarabrown992]

I can't do fancy ways holding yarn while crocheting I just hope it over one finger but I have just watched your video and I found it very helpful thank you for sharing ❤️

[@HookedbyRobin]

Hi Barbara, I’m glad it helps. I always say do whatever is comfiest for you too.😃

[@elizabethanstuff4430]

I'm so glad you made this video. I was attracted to the way you hold your yarn because it is how I hold yarn when I knit. The idea of being able to use the same hold is really appealing. I suspect you have some ergonomic advantages as well.

[@cariewhittaker2372]

You are my favorite tutor! I had done some crocheting years ago but only since January, when I needed a baby shower theme, have I discovered KZbin! You're granny square video was perfect and I watched it until I got it right. (Yarn over. Pull through two!) I guess that's the reason I hold the yarn like you do. The wheatsheaf pattern is my best success. I'm very interested in more fingerweight/lace patterns. I like the idea of shawls, but I'm afraid of the little old lady look! You truly made crochet fun! Thank you too for putting the time stamps in your details. Absolutely the best idea that only you use!

[@marietamura4534]

I was so happy to see you crotchet. I'm naturally left handed but was forced to write with my right. I hold my yarn your way as well. It just felt more natural. I looked and tried the other ways I've seen and they just didn't work. Thanks for the affirmation 😋

[@HookedbyRobin]

You are very welcome! 😂

[@rhonenahoyet4214]

I am also a leftie who crochets right- handed. I can't hold the yarn the ways other people do, either. I hold my yarn the way you do. Great video!

[@wendyfurze]

Yay, a fellow lefty! I actually taught myself to crochet left handed by watching right handed crochet videos 😂. Thank you for your wonderful videos, I love your clear instructions and your happy conversations!

[@HookedbyRobin]

LOL!!! Now that is some skill!! 😂

[@karigriffith602]

I was looking for a new way to hold my yarn but alas I hold it exactly like you. I do feel like my hand fatigues easily this way but I cannot do the fancy pants method either 🤷‍♀️

[@user-oe1gv2fu9i]

Thank you so much ! I'm also usually a leftie but l crochet like a right-handed person and your way of holding the yarn is the only one I am comfortable with. I tried all the fancy methods and always ended up using my left hand to actually put the yarn around the hook instead of "hooking" the yarn.. yours is the only way that allows me to use my left and right hands like other crocheters.

[@HookedbyRobin]

You’re welcome, I’m glad it is helpful and do whatever is comfiest too.😃🧶

[@emilychapin7637]

I love your videos! Funny thing, I was crocheting while watching your video and noticed that I hold my yarn exactly as you described 😄

[@HookedbyRobin]

😂

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

A-HA! NOW I know why you are My Person. To this day, I play Backwards Recorder. I taught myself the notes, taught myself how to read music....but I hadn't yet learned about r/l hands cos I was only a tiny so I didn't understand the pics in the book were reversed. I didn't even realise I was doing it backwards for years until my music teacher at secondary school saw and needed to have a lie-down. I also don't know how I missed this when looking for postman-free yarn holds but as you will have likely realised by now, I'm a bit odd. As ever, thank you cos I've watched a million how-to wraps and can't make any work. I know there's no "right" way but the only way I've found gets really uncomfortable. This is just perfect for us stubby-fingered folk 👍❤

[@janesergiades9339]

Left handed too - self taught - hold my hook and yarn in right hand - like knitting - left hand holds the work - projects all turn out as they should. Have been picked up over this - hey ho - works for me .

[@HookedbyRobin]

ugh it really bothers me when I hear that people have been told their way is "wrong" - like you said, the end result is always the same so why do people feel they need to "correct" someone? You do you! I

[@kellypenfold9278]

I also hold my yarn as you do and I'm a rightie, not a leftie. But I could never hold my yarn or hook how I've seen on other videos. I'm so happy to find others like me!

[@yanumnaidoo560]

I'm so glad I'm doing something right like you do ,lovely hands and your voice so happy, I have been hooked by your crochet patterns, thank you, south Africa

[@HookedbyRobin]

Thank you so much Yanum! 🥰🧶

[@amyharding388]

You are a life saver! I am also left handed and I will hold my yarn like this from now on. I am just learning and the fact that we think the same makes so much sense. I always thought watching your videos before I stumbled on this one you use your left hand a lot. I will keep going! X

[@eddie4988]

i’m also a lefty who learned to crochet right handed! this video is so so helpful with tips to improve my speed thank you so much!!

[@HookedbyRobin]

Thank you Katie!😃🧶

[@narrell5066]

WOW, Finally someone else that holds their hook & Yarn like me. So I'm not totally weird...or are we both just weird! And YES I am also Left handed and learned to crochet from my mother who was right handed. Now I am teaching my granddaughter & she is also Left handed, but will learn the "right handed" way.

[@mariwillalwaysgivethanks]

I've practiced and practiced trying to hold my yarn wrapped around my index finger and I tried the continental way as well and GUESS what? I just could not get comfortable enough because my brain remembers holding the yarn when I first learned to crochet EXACTLY the way you hold it! Well ... I guess that makes two weirdos! Hahaha!!! 😆

[@mariamp742]

This video was such a great help. I've been crocheting for decades and have never been able to hold my hook in the traditional way. I hold my hook and hands the exact same way you do. I was left handed as a child (made to be right handed).

[@lieskehuits6250]

I'm really happy to have found this video! Watching other people crochet I always felt like I must be doing it wrong, but I just couldn't figure out how to do the wrappy thing. Glad to see I'm not the only one. I am right-handed, but was thought by a left-handed mom, so that might explain it!

[@sandragoulart4721]

Hi Robin. I just came across this video because I’ve been trying to hold my yarn “the correct way”. I was so happy to see that I’m holding my yarn the same as you. Thank you so much for saying there isn’t a right way or a wrong way. I thought I was doing something wrong. I just can’t hold it with my index finger up. It’s much too awkward 😀😀❤️❤️

[@blonde_finn5189]

lefty here too. I hold it the same as you. I relate to the feeling of too much string and restriction in my hand. Great video

[@HookedbyRobin]

Thank you! 🥰🤗

[@optimusa03gumiho38]

I grab the loops with my left hand and lift them just enough to get them over the hook which I hold in my right. I've tried using tension rings but the positioning makes my left hand cramp up. My way is very slow but my tension just magically keeps itself. I make sure to keep the hook close to the work. This was very informative, thank you! 😄