[Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

[Zimmer, Cindy]

It sounds like Lisa Marie does a similar style to mine.  One thing, as I YO, my hook /palm is down but right when I pull the hook through the loop, I quickly rotate my wrist so my palm/hook is facing upward. 

It sounds like some are stopping what they are doing, to reach over and YO.  When I crochet it is a continual motion with no stopping.  I hold my working yarn tight in my left hand and just do all the work with my right wrist and hook.

Cindy Z.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:18 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

Hi Cathy and Others,

I am a right-handed crocheter as well. I hold the hook in my right
hand but I hold it with my palm down and my thumb extended and resting
alongside the side of the hook facing me. I've read that some folks
hold their hooks like a pencil. I found by holding the hook with my
palm down I can easily use my thumb or even my index finger to feel
the loops on the hook.

I was taught to do some fancy pointing and extending with my left
index finger, but I can't feel anything that way so I use my left hand
to feed my yarn to my right hand/hook. I yarn over with my left hand.
I use my left fingers to feel loops on the hooks and to ensure the
hook is sliding working yarn through loops.

One thing I had troubles with in the beginning, and it is a work in
progress, is getting all loops pulled through a stich at once. One
thing I've learned that aids in ensuring this is to make sure the hook
is facing me at the beginning of a stich and after pulling loops
through a stitch. When I'm scooping up a loop it faces the ground and
I make a quarter turn back up and facing me again. (Don't know if that
makes sense at all.)

Anyways, good luck on improving your crocheting techniques.

LM

On 1/8/13, Cathy <flowersandherbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Cindy and Theresa,
>
> Yes, you have helped me. I have been using my right hand to hold the hook,
> then transferring the hook to my left hand to yarn over with my right hand.
> Keeping the hook in my right hand and using the left to yarn over has
> already improved my speed.
> So thanks Ladies.
>
> Wow, what a day for learning!  Making improvements in both my needle
> knitting and now crocheting. As though that is not enough the sun was
> shining here in Ohio today. so, a happy day!
> Cathy
>
>
>
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