Eyelash yarn is a fun way to add a texture to your finished project… but, it can be a little bit of a pain to work with!
Particularly when crocheting, it can be difficult to see the stitches in a work when eyelash yarn is used:
See how hard it is to see the stitches clearly?
I have an easy trick for working with eyelash yarn, that’ll make it easier to see your crochet stitches.
(Wendi has a different trick you can see in a video here.)
Hold together with a plain yarn
It’s that easy! Hold your eyelash yarn together with a strand of plain yarn!
I’m showing a contrasting color yarn in my example (so that you can clearly see the strands), but you’d want to use a strand of coordinating yarn.
The plain yarn will give your stitches a nice base, while you’ll still get the fluff from the eyelash yarn. To use, hold together and crochet as usual:
Yarn: a mystery German yarn from my stash, held with Ella Rae 100% wool
Hook: Knitter’s Pride Dreamz
Now, notice, that the stitches are much more clearly defined:
It’ll still take some getting used to, but this tip will help you crochet with eyelash yarn with a little more ease!
Crocheting with two strands of yarn will alter your gauge. Either consider using a larger hook (and fidgeting with the pattern instructions), or use a strand of sock-weight yarn, which will change the gauge less drastically than a thicker yarn.
Best,
Stacey
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Wow!!! That makes such a difference. I had abandoned some eyelash yarn I had wanted to work with because I was so frustrated! great tip!
Thank you so much for posting this, I’m constantly having my friends ask me how I make the tutu’s for my cats dresses, and when I explain the eyelash yarn they look at me like I’m a weirdo, this explains it alot better, thank you!
What a great idea! I have tried working with Homespun and eyelash yarns, but at age 64 and wearing tri-focals, I just can’t see my stitches. I can’t wait to try this! Thank You for a great tip!
Thank You for mentioning Homespun yarn also. I have been shying away from Homespun because it’s so hard to work with. This should help!
Using a bigger hook with Homespun also helps.
Awesome tip that I will definitely use!! Thank you! !!!
Fabulous tutorial, Stacey! I’ve been wanting to make an Ami using eyelash but hesitated until now!
This was a lightbulb moment. Thanks! Now it makes perfect sense.
Great tip! A friend wants me to crochet a fluffy guinea pig and I knew the eyelash was difficult to use, but, using two yarn strands is ideal. Thank You.
I discovered an even better method and that is when doing the last part of the crochet stitch, only use the smooth yarn. That is to say, you don’t pull through the eyelash yarn. Then the stitches are really easy to see the next row.