tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post4635021631920550026..comments2023-09-06T21:17:18.356-07:00Comments on My Work with Crafts: Carving Wooden Crochet HooksPauline Evanoskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090641000678423636noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-43353224763867458132018-04-04T11:15:39.243-07:002018-04-04T11:15:39.243-07:00Hi Carol! I still have my tools at hand, though i...Hi Carol! I still have my tools at hand, though it's been some time since I made any crochet hooks. As Spirit moves me. Lately, I have been crocheting tiny little doilies and making them into book markers. Pauline Evanoskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090641000678423636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-73191971002962801912018-04-04T10:29:26.676-07:002018-04-04T10:29:26.676-07:00Wow this is amazing. Hope you are still making the...Wow this is amazing. Hope you are still making these and gifting as you go.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16869162759067929822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-59745913959433984462016-05-19T22:23:30.859-07:002016-05-19T22:23:30.859-07:00Thank you for this article. I have been needing so...Thank you for this article. I have been needing some crochet hooks but have been reluctant to buy because what is out there is mostly ugly or too expensive. This is perfect! I can't wait to start!Gracehttp://smartmusicteacher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-79064371443626372912015-11-25T08:02:38.232-08:002015-11-25T08:02:38.232-08:00Thank you for this detailed account. I've been...Thank you for this detailed account. I've been collecting sticks. My family thinks I'm nuts. Been wanting to try, but didn't even know what knife to use. Sooooo helpful. I love that you give them away. Such a blessing!Monahttps://monaearnest.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-89878957709955375272015-11-17T04:33:11.177-08:002015-11-17T04:33:11.177-08:00I stumbled across this post when I was googling ab...I stumbled across this post when I was googling about altering crochet hooks. Your description of how you like to give them away resonated with me. I, too, like to give my craftwork away; it's like spreading sunshine in the world. Too often people think that money is the only measure of something's worth. That is so blind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-83728760228574414452015-10-28T14:38:13.308-07:002015-10-28T14:38:13.308-07:00Hi Pauline!
I LOOOOVE these hooks! I just recent...Hi Pauline!<br /><br />I LOOOOVE these hooks! I just recently started crocheting and would love to have a set of your hooks!<br /><br />Let me know if you are possibly making some to sell. I do realize that this post was from 2009 so hopefully you still make them!<br /><br />Feel free to email me at jesusbaut@live.com<br /><br />Thanks!Jesse Bautistanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-62999133835344228962015-04-04T03:15:33.293-07:002015-04-04T03:15:33.293-07:00Awesome! I've been wanting to try thisAwesome! I've been wanting to try thisLaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-74671503297994134142015-03-16T10:41:09.163-07:002015-03-16T10:41:09.163-07:00I've made a hook myself. This is a good articl...I've made a hook myself. This is a good article. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />But wood doesn't have a spirit. Trees don't have spirits. You can't ask them anything.<br /><br />I think polyurethane sounds like a great idea though, and making them with bigger handles for people with arthritis sounds great too!<br /><br />God bless you!<br />~KelsieKelsienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-15759765885236452202014-01-12T08:30:16.417-08:002014-01-12T08:30:16.417-08:00Way back in the day, when I was 7, we took a trip ...Way back in the day, when I was 7, we took a trip to my grandparents house and my crochet hook got left at home. I was an incredible brat about it for the 5 hour trip and still when we arrived at the house. The next morning my grandpa presented me with a hook he had made thru the night. Thirty five years later it is still one of my most prized possessions. Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140453695488449616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-29494365516369809622013-11-06T11:57:21.376-08:002013-11-06T11:57:21.376-08:00I love your hooks. Your account of how you come t...I love your hooks. Your account of how you come to make them is wonderful. I have wanted to work with wood for years. Like you I have taken it up and then put it aside for another day. Maybe the next try is here with hooks or even needles. I will look into where I can get some harder wood to try using. Thank you for your willingness to share!<br />AmyAmy R. Floreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933375858438864847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-56204201055156631292013-11-02T09:51:04.629-07:002013-11-02T09:51:04.629-07:00Thanks for this informative post! Your hooks are s...Thanks for this informative post! Your hooks are so beautiful, and the instructions and hints are very helpful. I'm going to try making some hooks of my own--I hope the wooden ones will be kinder on the arthritis in my fingers. WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-3561900638788831172012-03-10T08:54:03.540-08:002012-03-10T08:54:03.540-08:00Heidy,
I am always searching for "good"...Heidy,<br /><br />I am always searching for "good" knives to use for carving hooks. My last trip to Home Depot I got 2 x-acto knives. One has a slender blade and the other is a normal sized blade, but the handle has a rubberized grip. Both are great to use.<br /><br />The one thing you want is a very sharp knife. With the x-acto knives you just replace the blades periodically. With the other blades invest in a knife sharpener or stone. <br /><br />Always carve slowly with tiny shallow cuts. If you carve when you are tired, stressed or upset in any way you can count on making a deep cut and either hurting yourself or possibly making a bad cut in your work.<br /><br />Now, if you make a bad cut don't worrry about it. Turn your work into something else. Once I cut the business end of the hook clean off. No good as a crochet hook anymore but I flattened out the end like a letter opener and used it to wrap a piece of sandpaper on to use as a sanding tool.Pauline Evanoskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090641000678423636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-33660004435059089802012-02-14T08:36:12.391-08:002012-02-14T08:36:12.391-08:00I know that post is old ... but, please, if you re...I know that post is old ... but, please, if you read me, can you tell me more about your knife? I use a cutter and my fingers would like to find something more confortable :-)<br /><br />Thank you for your help.<br /><br />HeidyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-16543755596266612212011-01-24T15:26:14.599-08:002011-01-24T15:26:14.599-08:00I am glad to hear that you are havng fun carving c...I am glad to hear that you are havng fun carving crochet hooks. I have a lathe and I make crothet hooks for people with arthritis and other hand problems. You are doing a great job, keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-90592218893047934212009-09-12T04:45:16.104-07:002009-09-12T04:45:16.104-07:00Thank you Abhay. How wonderful too that I was jus...Thank you Abhay. How wonderful too that I was just thinking about you yesterday and today you write to me.Pauline Evanoskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090641000678423636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192827016920382085.post-46884894214498742782009-09-06T22:12:30.895-07:002009-09-06T22:12:30.895-07:00absolutely beautiful your artistry never ceases to...absolutely beautiful your artistry never ceases to amaze!<br /><br />love<br />abhayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com