# Crochet: Materials and equipment

Find a practical task, follow a worked example, or combine tools and guides into a complete project plan.

- [Embroidery](https://threadcabin.com/explore/embroidery.md)
- [Knitting](https://threadcabin.com/explore/knitting.md)
- [Crochet](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet.md)
- [Getting started](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/getting-started.md)
- [Materials and equipment](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/materials-equipment.md)
- [Measuring, sizing, and quantities](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/measuring-quantities.md)
- [Design and instructions](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/design-instructions.md)
- [Techniques](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/techniques.md)
- [Making and assembly](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/making-assembly.md)
- [Troubleshooting and repair](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/troubleshooting-repair.md)
- [Finishing, care, and reuse](https://threadcabin.com/explore/crochet/finishing-care.md)

- [Work with bouclé, chenille and eyelash yarn](https://threadcabin.com/explore/104/work-with-boucle-chenille-and-eyelash-yarn.md): Make a plain sample before choosing a complex texture. Use markers and counted rows when the yarn surface hides individual stitch tops.

- [Assess tape, ribbon and tubular yarn](https://threadcabin.com/explore/105/assess-tape-ribbon-and-tubular-yarn.md): Decide whether the yarn should lie flat or twist deliberately. Feed it consistently and compare the effect on surface width and stitch definition.

- [Assess loosely spun yarn](https://threadcabin.com/explore/106/assess-loosely-spun-yarn.md): Test a loosely spun yarn for abrasion and joining before choosing a high-friction project. A soft skein can still produce a fragile working strand.

- [Assess contrast beyond hue](https://threadcabin.com/explore/112/assess-contrast-beyond-hue.md): Compare lightness and pattern readability as well as hue. Similar-value colors can merge even when their names sound very different.

- [Evaluate variegation and pooling](https://threadcabin.com/explore/115/evaluate-variegation-and-pooling.md): Color placement depends on color-segment length, stitch consumption and working width. Sample the intended width instead of judging only the skein.

- [Plan a dye-lot transition](https://threadcabin.com/explore/116/plan-a-dye-lot-transition.md): Compare the batches in a washed sample. If alternating batches, choose a row sequence and carry method that suit the construction.

- [Combine compatible leftovers](https://threadcabin.com/explore/117/combine-compatible-leftovers.md): Sort leftovers by usable length, behavior and care needs before color. Keep separate groups when the yarns cannot substitute within one area.

- [Assess pilling and abrasion](https://threadcabin.com/explore/130/assess-pilling-and-abrasion.md): Distinguish loose surface pills from loss of structural yarn. Compare samples under similar handling rather than predicting durability from softness alone.

- [Assess reclaimed materials for reuse](https://threadcabin.com/explore/133/assess-reclaimed-materials-for-reuse.md): Inspect reclaimed yarn or fabric for weak sections, permanent damage and usable quantity. Keep uncertain fiber identity separate from confirmed care information.

- [Compare crochet hook sizes](https://threadcabin.com/explore/195/compare-crochet-hook-sizes.md): Compare the diameter in millimeters; numbered steel hooks and lettered hooks belong to different sizing systems.

- [Investigate planned color pooling](https://threadcabin.com/explore/233/investigate-planned-color-pooling.md): Pooling depends on the actual dye repeat and yarn consumed per stitch. A colorway name does not guarantee the same repeat length across every ball.

- [Sample baskets and rugs](https://threadcabin.com/explore/248/sample-baskets-and-rugs.md): Stiffness, abrasion and care matter independently of appearance. Test the actual yarn, joining method and intended contact surface before scaling up.

- [Combine materials with different care needs](https://threadcabin.com/explore/352/combine-materials-with-different-care-needs.md): Test the complete combination under a treatment every component permits.

- [Plan across several dye lots](https://threadcabin.com/explore/353/plan-across-several-dye-lots.md): Compare the actual lots and assign them deliberately before starting visible panels.

- [Compare two materials with one sample design](https://threadcabin.com/explore/354/compare-two-materials-with-one-sample-design.md): Keep the sample design and finishing comparable while recording the tool needed by each candidate.

- [Replace material partway through a project](https://threadcabin.com/explore/364/replace-material-partway-through-a-project.md): Check both the replacement fabric and the transition against the already finished work.