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Genius Hour Week 7

My blanket is taking a long time to make! Over time, holding the yarn on my left hand was starting to hurt. I researched alternative ways on how to hold the yarn. I found a great resource that has step-by-step images along with corresponding videos! As a result, I found a new way to hold the yarn that is more comfortable for me! It is called "the pinky hold technique" where the pinky is used to change the tension of the yarn instead of the index finger.

This is the video I used:
Crochet Guru. (2012, Jun 5). How to hold yarn for crochet - Beginner course: Lesson #3 [video]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQAD3gzQGyM

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