Well, possibly you won't, but if you have a crafty partner (careful here) and wish to curry favour you may be interested.
We were returning from Brisbane the other week and as we approached Toowoomba SWMBO said she needed a crochet hook as the one she had borrowed needed to be returned. We headed off to Lincraft, but the traffic was diabolical for us country types (more than ten cars in a row) and we did a U-turn and headed off to Spotlight. They didn't have the large size we required.
"Never mind said SWMBO brightly. You can make me one in wood!"
Possible I thought, for the right encouragement :).
This was the plastic hook I copied:
Hook 1 002.jpgHook 1 001.jpg
And the timber versions:
Crochet hook 001.jpgCrochet hook 002.jpg
The top hook is Gidgee and the bottom Spotted Gum. I was initially concerned the neck area might be too weak, but these timbers are strong and I needn't have worried. They are just under 180mm long and the handle section is 15mm diameter. The handle is turned on the lathe and the hook shaped with rasps (my new Liogier rasps :cool: ) after a bit of trimming with a frame saw (thank you IanW for that beast). The whole lot could be done with planes and rasps if no lathe is available.
Crochet work is normally associated with fine material. In this instance the idea was to use up old sheets, which are torn into strips about 50mm wide and used to make a bath mat, which is why such a beefy looking crochet hook is needed.
Crochet hook 003.jpg
SWMBO isn't happy with the result and says she needs more practice. She has more sheets :). The pic seems to show up flaws, which I didn't see before so maybe she is right. She tells me she usually is :(.
Good use for scrappy little bits of wood and an alternative to pens I suppose. That might provoke a response from the pen makers if nothing else :wink:.
Regards
Paul
We were returning from Brisbane the other week and as we approached Toowoomba SWMBO said she needed a crochet hook as the one she had borrowed needed to be returned. We headed off to Lincraft, but the traffic was diabolical for us country types (more than ten cars in a row) and we did a U-turn and headed off to Spotlight. They didn't have the large size we required.
"Never mind said SWMBO brightly. You can make me one in wood!"
Possible I thought, for the right encouragement :).
This was the plastic hook I copied:
Hook 1 002.jpgHook 1 001.jpg
And the timber versions:
Crochet hook 001.jpgCrochet hook 002.jpg
The top hook is Gidgee and the bottom Spotted Gum. I was initially concerned the neck area might be too weak, but these timbers are strong and I needn't have worried. They are just under 180mm long and the handle section is 15mm diameter. The handle is turned on the lathe and the hook shaped with rasps (my new Liogier rasps :cool: ) after a bit of trimming with a frame saw (thank you IanW for that beast). The whole lot could be done with planes and rasps if no lathe is available.
Crochet work is normally associated with fine material. In this instance the idea was to use up old sheets, which are torn into strips about 50mm wide and used to make a bath mat, which is why such a beefy looking crochet hook is needed.
Crochet hook 003.jpg
SWMBO isn't happy with the result and says she needs more practice. She has more sheets :). The pic seems to show up flaws, which I didn't see before so maybe she is right. She tells me she usually is :(.
Good use for scrappy little bits of wood and an alternative to pens I suppose. That might provoke a response from the pen makers if nothing else :wink:.
Regards
Paul
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