Frequently Asked Questions  When there is a pattern, do you have to make sure a certain bead is the last one crocheted?  Yes, you string on about 41" (on average) of the seed bead pattern.  As you're completing the project and you're sizing the bracelet on your wrist, you never stop crocheting mid-pattern.  If it's a 6 row pattern, you make sure you crochet on all 6 rows!  If it's a 10 row pattern and you've crocheted on 2 of the rows and determined this was a good length, you have to make a decision.  That is, do you take off the last two rows and make the bracelet a tad tighter, or do you add the other 8 rows and make it a little looser.  But never stop in the middle of a pattern. I'm having a hard time deciphering which is the first bead once I've woven the beginning of the tube into the core of the bracelet.  You're not alone!  A couple of things you can do:  You can either mark the first bead of your bracelet with a sharpie (towards the inside of the tube) or you can put a safety pin through it.  That way there will be no question! How do you measure the correct size for someone's hand?  To figure this out, wrap a tape measure (or a piece of yarn, string, etc.) snugly around the widest part of your hand as you tuck your thumb into your palm.  Measure that length.  Divide this length by 3.14 to get the inside diameter.  Then measure the thickness of the rope you'd like to crochet.  If you haven't done one yet, crochet an inch or so and then measure the thickness.  Add the inside diameter (D) to the thickness (T) and multiply that by 3.14        (D + T) x 3.14= finished length you'll need before you joining the ends together. My tubes are too narrow for your magnets . . . what can I do?  Easy enough.  When you are stringing on your beads, put on 4 or 5 rows of 8/0 beads 6 around.  Another words, string on 24 or 30 8/0 beads before you begin stringing on your pattern. Do the same for the end of your stringing.  When you crochet your project, the ends will fit perfectly into the magnets.  The same goes for the bead crochet end caps as well.  This is what Quinta Thorpe suggests for helping you start your rope: I've had pretty good success starting my ropes using a Q-Tip.  I remove the cotton from one end.  After joining my chained on beads, I insert the Q-Tip up through the middle.  The cotton swab at the bottom prevents the circle from falling through.  I also wrap the tail around the bottom swab where I can hold it in place as I work and keep it out of the way.  When my work is an inch or so long, I pull the swab out and continue on without any problems (except the usual ones!).