[Nfb-krafters-korner] Nook and I Don't Mean Reading Device Lol!

[Annette Carr]

Hi,

Yes, I recently bought a knook set.  I have taught myself to do the basic "knit" stitch.  

A Knooking tool looks like a crochet hook with a very tiny hole in the end opposite the hook.  There is a string that comes with the tool that you feed through the hole.  

You start out by making a foundation chain with your yarn.  Next you make a new stitch in each of the chain stitches in your foundation chain.  You keep each of these new stitches on the hook.  So if you had 9 chain stitches, you would end up with 9 new stitches plus the one that was already on your hook for a total of 10 stitches.  Next you slide all of your stitches on to the string.  

Now this is the part that is difficult to understand if you do not have the set up in your hands.  Your string acts as your left knitting needle.  Think of the end of the string that is connected to the hook  as the point of the left needle, and the end of the string that is dangling free is the end of your left needle with the stopper on it.  Your hook acts as your right knitting needle.  The last stitch you made is the stitch closest to the back end of your hook and will be the first stitch you are going to work with.  Use your hook to make a new stitch in this stitch.  This new stitch stays on the hook and you make your way across the row until all of your stitches are back on your hook.  So you have your string in the stitches of the previous row and your hook in the new row.  Your string is making a "U" as it comes off of the back end of the hook and bends around to go through the old row.  

Now you just repeat the process from sliding the stitches on to the string and making new stitches.  

When I say make a stitch, all you are doing is putting the hook into an existing stitch, yarning over, and pulling that yarn over back through the old stitch.

I found using the string difficult to work with.  So I threaded a piece of gimp through the hole in my hook instead of the string.  I've been knitting for over 40 years and crocheting for over 20.  I have not fell in love with knooking, but I'm not ready to toss it aside.  It has its place, but I have not figured out where.

I would consider teaching this if there is interest. 

Annette


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carolyn Ranker
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 5:25 PM
To: Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Nook and I Don't Mean Reading Device Lol!

    Hello Everyone!

Just bought myself a Susan Bates pompom maker, a Knifty Knitter Flower loom so can’t wait to get them.
Also, has anyone heard of a process called Nook that is a cross between knit and crochet?  Faith from another list says it’s on Amazon.  You don’t need to know how to knit and crochet to use these bamboo type hooks that use different lengths of yarn.
just wondering about this.
Thanks!
Many blessings,
Carolyn
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