These are somethings I can NOT be with out.. my crochet hook case & hooks !! well yarn too.
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE -the white hook-gifted to me by a dear friend & angel Sandie Petit. You cant see, but is is an Angel hook, the end-it has a bead heart topped with a
sweet wire beaded angel..Since I have gotten it no matter what I do I seem to always go back to it. It fits my hand like a glove, ( I am able to adjust my crocheting to make my stitch size on it down to ` H ' when needed. It was specially made for me~ :o) ~thanks forever to Sandie~ hand made by A.J.Brislin of Tn, the hook itself is 7 in long & made of Corian size `J' hook. ( A.J. & his wife lost their young son on 9/30/07 to T-cell lymphoma) I am hoping DH gets me some for any or all Holiday's--I have been in touch with AJ to get the info needed to DH to contact him heehee (HHMM well that B4 last Christmas...hmmmmm need to work on this again)
A.J.s email - Fastlane@aol.com he also sells on Ebay but he only makes them a certian times.
The wooded ones are from ~g3studios.net~handmade with unique woods. From lower to top they are- an I-J & K . They have an unique carving -if you can see-they have a unique carving comfort with thumb rest & finger flats~this is what intrigued me, plus all natural woods-no stains -I contacted their studio about hook size--I like Boye the best-for my arm/hand problem I need a deep groove because I am not able to rotate my hand~well it works for me, anyway this is what they wrote back:
Gregg’s main intent of his hooks are comfort, the beauty comes from using the different natural color woods. He makes a couple different styles of hooks. One style of his hooks is what we refer to as thumb rest and finger flats. The other is what we refer to as a comfort grip which is a flatter wider handle and is the last photo. I have heard people that have arthritis like the comfort grip because the handle is easier for them to hold. All of our hooks are exactly 6 inches in length. The sizes we make are 3.25 mm thru 11.5 mm including the G+ or size 7 or 4.5 mm.
They sell on Ebay- otherwise you have to buy then at their studio or a dealer in NY but either way they cost $42-45 --BUT you can get them on Ebay for 19.99 or whatever you bid..I have gotten them at 19.99
the rest of my hooks are all Boye in every size and 1 lighted hooks & extra batteries.. Actually I have every size X4. never know when you will lose 1...need to be prepared
yarn ~ eyeglasses ~ hooks ~
`K'
2 comments:
Your hooks are lovely and we crocheters all know how important our hooks are to us. Your white one is especially nice since you got it from such a dear friend.
Sorry I have not been around. I sure missed a lot of your entries but I am catching up today. So glad you started blogging.
I have been trying to get AJ back into making hooks. I know you can appreciate how hard it is to get back into things after a death, esp of a dear child. If I hear anything from him on that, I'll surely let you know.
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