[lace-chat] crochet hooks
Just to show off. I have a crochet hook on one end and the shape of a knitting needle on the other..so when i get fed up with knitting I just use the hook. Quite fun and more exciting.. Just thought you might be interested Greetings from the \Knotter To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS
There used to be TWO sets of sizes for British crochet hooks. The bigger ones for use with knitting yarns were the same as the old British knitting needle sizes, The steel hooks for use with finer crochet cottons had a different set of sizes although the two sets of numbering did overlap a bit. see: http://www.crochettreasures.com/conversion.htm Also someone mentioned engineering wire gauges - the old British knitting needle/crochet hooks are actually (imperial) Standard Wire Gauge or SWG, whilst the old American sizes are American Wire Gauge or AWG, aslo known as Brown & Sharp. They are both indirect sizes which mean that the higher the number the finer the wire/needle/hook. See: http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/conductor.html I don't know what system the old British steel hooks followed. On 12 Feb 2009, at 16:36, lucie...@uottawa.ca wrote: The Canadian/UK seem to be the old imperial sizes at least they are when I look at the few I've got!! Yes, they are! We even had for a while conversion gauges made of metal or plastic with graduated holes in them listing the US, CAN and MM sizes on them. CAN equaled BRITISH. I have a few still, somewhere. If you would like one, let me know by sending me your address. Lucie DuFresne Ottawa Canada To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. Brenda in Allhallows, Kent http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS
> > The Canadian/UK seem to be the old imperial sizes at least they > are when I look at the few I've got!! Yes, they are! We even had for a while conversion gauges made of metal or plastic with graduated holes in them listing the US, CAN and MM sizes on them. CAN equaled BRITISH. I have a few still, somewhere. If you would like one, let me know by sending me your address. Lucie DuFresne Ottawa Canada To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
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Thank you all. Many of the conversion charts didn't have imperial only metric But Sue and another lady, I think Jean found two that did. But I had already gone out and bought 6 new ones :-( Still I was surprised how cheap they were. You are a great bunch of ladies. Nothing seems to much trouble for you all. Best wishes, Vivienne To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS
Vivienne save your money!! Is this what you were looking for?? http://www.purplekittyyarns.com/info/crochet-hook-conversion.html http://www.crochettreasures.com/conversion.htm http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/includes/chart_crochethookconversion.php The Canadian/UK seem to be the old imperial sizes at least they are when I look at the few I've got!! Sue in EY On 12 Feb 2009, at 09:09, viviennewal...@aol.com wrote: Thank you so much for all the help. I don't want to mess about doing sample squares. I printed off the conversion charts some of you sent me links to, many thanks. The problem is they are all Metric, Canadian and USA. My hooks are over 60 years old and are imperial. So I think I will treat myself to some new hooks. Bye the way Brenda's Threads for Lace has been great sorting out the threads on my old crochet patterns to find modern equivalents. Perhaps it should be called threads for anything! Best wishes, Vivienne To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS
Vivienne This website does imperial to metric conversion too: http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/tables/blcrochet.htm US UK Metric B1 14 2 B1 13 2.25 C2 12 2.75 D3 10 3.25 E4 9 3.5 F5 9 3.75 G6 8 4.25 H8 7 4.5 H8 6 5 I9 5 5.5 J10 4 6 10 1/4 3 6.5 K 10 1/2 2 7 Maybe you no longer have an excuse to buy new ones!! Sue To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS
By Imperial, do you mean inches or wire gauge? Either way, there is another conversion table here  http://www.jewelrymaking-beads-library.com/wire-gauge.html  I can't remember how wire gauge is calculated, but it's something to do with how long a length of wire can be made out of a certain weight of metal. Personally, on the rare occasions I've tried to knit something and my mum hasn't got any metric needles of the right size, I just ask my dad as he's an engineering-y sort of person ;o)  Helen in Dorset --- On Thu, 12/2/09, viviennewal...@aol.com wrote: From: viviennewal...@aol.com Subject: [lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS To: lace-chat@arachne.com Cc: l...@arachne.com Date: Thursday, 12 February, 2009, 9:09 AM Thank you so much for all the help. I don't want to mess about doing sample squares. I printed off the conversion charts some of you sent me links to, many thanks. The problem is they are all Metric, Canadian and USA. My hooks are over 60 years old and are imperial. So I think I will treat myself to some new hooks. Bye the way Brenda's Threads for Lace has been great sorting out the threads on my old crochet patterns to find modern equivalents. Perhaps it should be called threads for anything! Best wishes, Vivienne To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] CROCHET HOOKS
Thank you so much for all the help. I don't want to mess about doing sample squares. I printed off the conversion charts some of you sent me links to, many thanks. The problem is they are all Metric, Canadian and USA. My hooks are over 60 years old and are imperial. So I think I will treat myself to some new hooks. Bye the way Brenda's Threads for Lace has been great sorting out the threads on my old crochet patterns to find modern equivalents. Perhaps it should be called threads for anything! Best wishes, Vivienne To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
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Whilst I agree with most of what Joy says, if the finished size really matters you need to make a tension square, the same as you would for knitting. If you Google crochet hook conversion you'll find lots of charts including http://www.vintage-crafts-patterns-designs.com/crochet-hook.html same if you want to find knitting needle conversion charts. Brenda On 12 Feb 2009, at 07:06, Joy Beeson wrote: I now have bought some patterns but my hooks are all imperial. Can any one help me with a conversion chart? The patterns are all metric or USA. My USA#8 crochet hook is 1.5mm metric -- but you don't need no steenking conversion chart. Just try hooks on your selected thread until you find one that the thread just fills. When you use an oversize hook to loosen your tension, you don't need the same hook the designer used -- your tension isn't his tension. The only time you need to pay attention to the arbitrary numbers on the hooks is when you switch from one hook to another and want the two hooks to match. Brenda in Allhallows, Kent http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
