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Post by Patter on Nov 12, 2015 20:42:13 GMT
I have used many crochet hooks in my 35+ years of crocheting. My favorite now that I have carpal tunnel are the Addi Swing hooks. Awesome. Truly worth every penny. They glide so beautifully with any yarn even acrylic.
Patter, how many of those Addi Swing hooks do you have? I bought one -- can't remember the size off the top of my head -- and really don't like it. It doesn't fit well with how I hold my hooks. If you're looking for another hook, I'd be glad to send mine to you! I just need to check the size. You are SO sweet! However, I bought the whole set. I am sure someone else on the board would love to try it. Thanks for thinking of me. Sorry you didn't like it.
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Post by baylorgrad on Nov 12, 2015 20:45:38 GMT
Patter, how many of those Addi Swing hooks do you have? I bought one -- can't remember the size off the top of my head -- and really don't like it. It doesn't fit well with how I hold my hooks. If you're looking for another hook, I'd be glad to send mine to you! I just need to check the size. You are SO sweet! However, I bought the whole set. I am sure someone else on the board would love to try it. Thanks for thinking of me. Sorry you didn't like it. You're welcome! After I see what size hook I have, I'll post again and see if anyone would like it. I'm sure they're great hooks -- just not for me.
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Post by Patter on Nov 12, 2015 20:48:04 GMT
You are SO sweet! However, I bought the whole set. I am sure someone else on the board would love to try it. Thanks for thinking of me. Sorry you didn't like it. You're welcome! After I see what size hook I have, I'll post again and see if anyone would like it. I'm sure they're great hooks -- just not for me. I have always held my hook like holding a knife to cut (under the palm) instead of like a pencil (on top of the hand) so that may be why I love them so much. And I know someone will love trying it.
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Post by jamielynn on Nov 12, 2015 20:48:04 GMT
you might not like acrylic but it's definitely the best for a beginning crocheter it has enough heft to make the stitches easier to see - i was trying to help a friend learn with cotton yarn...it was very frustrating....all it took was a switch to some red heart super saver yarn gina The yarn I bought has fibers that make up the yarn strand and I keep getting the hook caught inside the fibers. Very frustrating. That is very true on cotton.
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Post by ginacivey on Nov 12, 2015 20:48:51 GMT
you might not like acrylic but it's definitely the best for a beginning crocheter it has enough heft to make the stitches easier to see - i was trying to help a friend learn with cotton yarn...it was very frustrating....all it took was a switch to some red heart super saver yarn gina The yarn I bought has fibers that make up the yarn strand and I keep getting the hook caught inside the fibers. Very frustrating. it frustrates us that have been at it for a long while too! get yourself some cheap yarn!
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Nov 12, 2015 21:07:10 GMT
The yarn I bought has fibers that make up the yarn strand and I keep getting the hook caught inside the fibers. Very frustrating. it frustrates us that have been at it for a long while too! get yourself some cheap yarn! This was a 100% acrylic from Michaels... Caron Simply Soft. Beginning to blame my cheap hooks too. I feel like the construction is not very precise.
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Post by Patter on Nov 12, 2015 21:08:53 GMT
it frustrates us that have been at it for a long while too! get yourself some cheap yarn! This was a 100% acrylic from Michaels... Caron Simply Soft. Beginning to blame my cheap hooks too. I feel like the construction is not very precise. The Hobby Lobby Love This Yarn is acrylic but I love it. I use it a lot for my afghans. I recommend it.
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Post by RiverIsis on Nov 12, 2015 21:16:24 GMT
it frustrates us that have been at it for a long while too! get yourself some cheap yarn! This was a 100% acrylic from Michaels... Caron Simply Soft. Beginning to blame my cheap hooks too. I feel like the construction is not very precise. It's the yarn. I have some of that I used to make loom knitted scarfs and hats last year and it opens up very easily. Love the feel of it but I wouldn't recommend it as a learning yarn.
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Post by likescarrots on Nov 13, 2015 19:18:40 GMT
Wow! I did not realize there were so many crochet folks here (and around in general). My grandma taught me when I was very young, but in watching/reading Craftyminx, I was happy to see that she dropped it for the same reason I did... scratchy, ugly afghan memories. LOL In any case, I thought I would try again. I am hoping to get to a point where I can do it sort of "mindlessly" and I don't mean that offensively because it is a craft, but I like to have something to do with my hands while I watch TV and relax in the winter. I did buy some yarn and hooks yesterday, and successfully got back into chain stitches, but looping back into the chain was difficult. I know it will take practice, but I blame the yarn partially. It doesn't give at the back humps like I see in the videos. Probably because it is 100% acrylic. I also think my inexpensive hook is not the best. I will keep practicing and maybe invest in better yarn as suggested. I don't know how long ago you started crocheting, but I think yarn has come a LONG way in the past 15 years or so, from the scratchy Red Heart giant balls of acrylic yarn. You can buy super soft acrylic now, you can also buy decent wool fairly cheap. There is a lot of nice wool at Joann or Michaels, and you can go there and just touch the yarn to see if you like it.
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Post by likescarrots on Nov 13, 2015 19:21:11 GMT
it frustrates us that have been at it for a long while too! get yourself some cheap yarn! This was a 100% acrylic from Michaels... Caron Simply Soft. Beginning to blame my cheap hooks too. I feel like the construction is not very precise. Some of the Caron Simply soft is loosely wound! I have knitted with it before and found it split as well.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Nov 13, 2015 19:46:31 GMT
Try using bamboo crochet hooks. They are heaven to use. So smooth and don't make your fingers sore at all.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Nov 13, 2015 20:01:49 GMT
This was a 100% acrylic from Michaels... Caron Simply Soft. Beginning to blame my cheap hooks too. I feel like the construction is not very precise. Some of the Caron Simply soft is loosely wound! I have knitted with it before and found it split as well. Duly noted! LOL I have watched a ton of tutorials since I started this thread and I think I may try something a little chunkier. There were some tutorials where folks were using some amazing yarns of all types that were not loosely wound, but a couple in particular were using chunkier yarns that made the stitches much easier to see.
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