Crochet Wires Make Life Simpler!

Have you ever accidentally grabbed the wrong cord and tried to shove it in the port only to realize it's the wrong one?  What about the kids or your spouse....have you or they ever argued over whose cord or charger it is? This is very annoying, especially when you know it is yours!I recently solved these problems by simply crocheting all the wires, cords and cables that go to all my personal electronic devices around the house.  Now nobody can tell me they're not mine!

Here are SIX GREAT reasons why crocheting your wires is a good idea:

1. Identification regarding what each wire is for:  For example, my I-Pod wire is bright pink, while my camera wire is rainbow (see pictures below).  They are stored in the same drawer, but it is now very simple for me to grab the right one when I need it!
2. Identification among family members: Do all your children have the same phone with the same charger wires?  How about you and your spouse? If each family member has a specific color, then it is simple to know whose charger it is!  No more arguments :-)
3. Identification at school:  Believe me when I tell you that the kids are charging their phones in school. I teach high school science and they are plugging their phones in anywhere there is an outlet; in the classroom, in the cafeteria, in the hall ways....anywhere.  Not only that, but they are sharing chargers!  Yes, they are sharing their chargers/wires with their friends.  They are also forgetting them when they leave the classroom.  It certainly would make it a lot easier for a student to identify which wire/charger is theirs if it is crocheted in a particular color or pattern!
4. Damage Prevention: Crocheted wires have a lower probability of being damaged. This means the wires should last longer and if it's a wire to an Apple device then you know how expensive they can be to replace!
5. Tangle Prevention: Crocheted wires will not tangle up as easily.  I don't know about you but it drives me crazy when all my wires get tangled up in a ball.  This is a very simple way to solve that problem!
6. Cover a Repaired Wire:  I am pretty sure I am not the only one to have damaged cords.  It is kind of ugly looking after I fix it with electrical tape.  However, if it still works there is no reason to replace it!  Simply crochet the cord and it's like new again!

Fixed with black electrical tape.

Looks better now!

Heres one that's not on the list:
​It's a great way to use up all those small scraps of yarn left after other projects!

How To Crochet Your Wires:
Most wires take between 5 and 10 minutes to crochet.  It is so quick and easy that  I covered two wires as stocking stuffers in the 13 minutes it took to hard boil my eggs for the week!

Simply start with a loop and single crochet from one end to the other.  Crochet right around the hanging end!  If you switch colors, use a square knot to connect and simply crochet around the hanging ends as you go (see pictures below).  When you are done just use a yarn needle to weave in the last remaining thread.  Snip off any extra thread pieces hanging out and you are done!  It's that simple!

Crochet right over the loose ends!

Use a square knot to connect two colors.

What wires can be crocheted?

• Cell phone wires/cables/cords
• Camera cords and cables
• Nook and Tablet charging cords
• I-Pod chargers
• Micro USB cords
• Whatever you feel like covering!  

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