[Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet hooks: was Crochet and knitting items seen while away on a recent trip

[Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]]

I would look at hooks that are not metal.  I do not find the plastic, to pointy!  I would not use tape.  You do not want tape getting stuck on your yarn as it passes over the hook and maybe pulls the tape off.  Go to one or two stores and feal some of the hooks and see if you can find something that is curvy.  I have not even tried to move down to metal, yet!

Terry P.


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From: Lillie Pennington [mailto:lilliepennington at fuse.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet hooks: was Crochet and knitting items seen while away on a recent trip

Hi, I am not sure if they make these. Putting a piece of tape on the pointy part may be an option. 

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> On Mar 26, 2014, at 7:08 PM, "David F" <scopist65 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know where one can get a crochet hook that is more rounded 
> than pointed.  I have seem nice heavy ones and cheap looking aluminum 
> ones with pointed hook ends. I can't explain, but that point always 
> hurt my fingers back when  I was still feebly trying to learn this skill.
> 
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deb 
> Trevino
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet hooks: was Crochet and 
> knittingitems seen while away on a recent trip
> 
> Okay, thanks.  I've done both methods, especially for those extra 
> hooks I've accumulated.
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> From: "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
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> knittingitems seen while away on a recent trip
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> 
>> Hello Deb,
>> I'm blinder than a bat I'm afraid. I have all my hooks rubber-banded 
>> together and touch the ends to see which hook is which. I may mistake 
>> an H hook for an I, or an F for a G, but I can get pretty close to 
>> knowing which hook is which by feeling the hook's size. After all, 
>> one needs to swatch for many projects so it doesn't matter much which 
>> hook you have as long as you can get the gauge.
>> I know that some folks have their hooks very organized, in a special 
>> case for them, placed in order of size. if I were using crochet hooks 
>> regularly I would probably have an organized system for myself.
>> 
>> As for the metrics, I simply look it up online. Takes just a moment 
>> on google.
>> Cathy
>> 
>> 
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