Hi
My mother was very dubious when I bought her one of the Clover soft touch
crochet hook, saying she was quite happy with her usual one. However a couple
of weeks later she couldn't stop singing it's praises. Not only is it easy to
hold but the thread slips nicely on the shaft, I would
I just find a hook that the thread fits in. I don't remember the sizes.
Someone will probably come up with a chart on the net somewhere.
I wanted to comment that Perle cotton tends to be loosely twisted and soft. It
will split easily. You will find the crocheting going better with tightly
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Sent: Wednesday, 30 November 2011 7:16 AM
To: viv lace
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Subject: Re: [lace] Crochet hooks
I just find a hook that the thread fits in. I don't remember
Hi Viv
Crocheters in the miniature world say that Venne Colcoton and it's
like work well with a .75 or .5 hook. I've used a .6 with DMC80 with
great success, and 120 with a .4, to make mats etc for dolls house
fanatic friends!
Sue in East Yorks
On 29 Nov 2011, at 19:20,
Most of the replies have answered you question regarding hook size for
threads.
I've crocheted everything from mohair through all the different wool
types, silks, synthetics and all types of cotton.
The specifically produced crochet cotton gives the best results, as well
as the tatting
I would try Nordic Needle (Nordicneedle.com) I haven't looked but they
carry a lot. Lorrif
Subject: [lace] Crochet Hooks
From: bertra...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:25:31 -0600
To: lace@arachne.com
This isn't about bobbin lace, but I hope someone can help. A woman I worked
with
Many of the lace suppliers carry the fine crochet hooks. A list can be
found on the I.O.L.I. web site under Links, www.internationaloldlacers.org .
www.lacis.com has a steel # 15 (item LC41) which can be ordered on line.
Hope this helps.
Delores Miller, Sedro-Woolley, WA, USA
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Hi, Sallie - here's a conversion chart:
http://www.planetshoup.com/easy/tips/convcroc.shtml
Margery.
margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Herts, UK
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com
Hi Agnes,
Thank you. That is a great help to me!
Joepie, East Sussex.
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From: Agnes Boddington
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:23 AM
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] crochet hooks
There are plenty of conversion charts on the internet to find the equivalent
Over Christmas my Mother-in-law gave me a large number of crochet hooks that
had belonged to her mother. Among them are two hooks that are marked Size H
USA and Size K USA. On the other side is Boye. The K hook is larger than
the H hook. Does anyone know how these sizes relate to the other
Try the following website:
www.karpstyles.com/crochet/hook-chart.html
Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK
Over Christmas my Mother-in-law gave me a large number of crochet hooks
that had belonged to her mother. Among them are two hooks that are marked
Size H USA and Size K USA. On the other
Mother-in-law gave me a large number of crochet hooks that had belonged to
her
mother... two hooks that are marked Size H USA and Size K USA. On the
other side is Boye... Liz
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Steel hooks are numbered (for threads), and there is an overlap (of about 3
sizes) where the aluminum hooks
One can buy Boyle crochet hooks at Wal-mart today. Boyle is the
manufacturer. Sizes such as you describe are quite large and used with
yarn or wool (yarn might be a Southern Thing describing something of
acrylic or or man-made fiber rather than wool from animals. .
Betty Ann in Roanoke,
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