Comments on: How to Hold a Crochet Hook http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/ Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Natalie http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-414877 Natalie Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:41:35 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-414877 I hold my hook somewhat like your "Rachel" method, too - except that both my pinky and ring finger wrap around the hook. I hold my hook somewhat like your “Rachel” method, too – except that both my pinky and ring finger wrap around the hook.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-135428 Barbara Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:48:57 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-135428 I use the knife method. That's the way my mother taught me. I didn't know there was any other way until recently when I started seeing different ways on tutorials. If I held it like a pencil it would drastically slow me down. I use the knife method. That’s the way my mother taught me. I didn’t know there was any other way until recently when I started seeing different ways on tutorials. If I held it like a pencil it would drastically slow me down.

]]> By: Kristina http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-104862 Kristina Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:56:02 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-104862 I'm still learning the basics, but the most controllable (NOT the most comfortable, though) has been a fist-like grasp, where my entire palm is over the handle. Not good because the back end of the hook is jabbing in the bottom middle of my palm, directly on the place where one dreads capral tunnel. I'm trying to become more comfortable with a pencil grip or some other grip that doesn't put pressure on this area, else my affection for crocheting may be cut short! Yikes! I’m still learning the basics, but the most controllable (NOT the most comfortable, though) has been a fist-like grasp, where my entire palm is over the handle. Not good because the back end of the hook is jabbing in the bottom middle of my palm, directly on the place where one dreads capral tunnel.
I’m trying to become more comfortable with a pencil grip or some other grip that doesn’t put pressure on this area, else my affection for crocheting may be cut short! Yikes!

]]> By: kaytea http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-98805 kaytea Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:00:10 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-98805 i taught myself how to,and the way i do it is i hold my hook kinda like a knitting needle; my thumb, pinkie and ring finger hold the paddle in the middle, while my middle and index fingers hold the tension. as you can imagine, all of the sweet elderly women i've crocheted with have never let me hear the end of it (i'm a teenager, so) i taught myself how to,and the way i do it is i hold my hook kinda like a knitting needle; my thumb, pinkie and ring finger hold the paddle in the middle, while my middle and index fingers hold the tension. as you can imagine, all of the sweet elderly women i’ve crocheted with have never let me hear the end of it (i’m a teenager, so)

]]> By: Angela http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-33434 Angela Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:38:42 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-33434 I hold it pencil some of the time and knife some of the time. If my hand gets uncomfortable one way, I switch :) I hold it pencil some of the time and knife some of the time. If my hand gets uncomfortable one way, I switch :)

]]> By: Panya http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-25020 Panya Tue, 18 May 2010 05:37:02 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-25020 "Had to get it out to see how I hold it! Never thought about it. I would say I’m a “fist hold” too." Ditto this! My index finger holds the yarn on the hook, my middle finger and thumb hold the hook, and my ring finger and pinkie are wrapped around the hook. My mom taught me and my brother to crochet, and I taught my husband, so we all hold it the same way. While evaluating my stitches [doing dc], I noticed that my pinkie moves up and down as the hook does -- no reason whatsoever for it to do that, but it's totally involuntary. Weird. “Had to get it out to see how I hold it! Never thought about it. I would say I’m a “fist hold” too.”

Ditto this! My index finger holds the yarn on the hook, my middle finger and thumb hold the hook, and my ring finger and pinkie are wrapped around the hook. My mom taught me and my brother to crochet, and I taught my husband, so we all hold it the same way.

While evaluating my stitches [doing dc], I noticed that my pinkie moves up and down as the hook does — no reason whatsoever for it to do that, but it’s totally involuntary. Weird.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-24957 Shannon Mon, 17 May 2010 16:14:05 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-24957 Had to get it out to see how I hold it! Never thought about it. I would say I'm a "fist hold" too. But my pointer finger floats around and doesn't much hold the hook! Had to get it out to see how I hold it! Never thought about it. I would say I’m a “fist hold” too. But my pointer finger floats around and doesn’t much hold the hook!

]]> By: Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Crochet - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-24930 Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Crochet - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News Mon, 17 May 2010 09:02:58 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-24930 [...] crochet stitches, let’s review some fundamentals you’ll need to know before starting. How to Hold a Crochet Hook – there are lots of different ways to hold a crochet hook. In fact, there isn’t a [...] [...] crochet stitches, let’s review some fundamentals you’ll need to know before starting. How to Hold a Crochet Hook – there are lots of different ways to hold a crochet hook. In fact, there isn’t a [...]

]]> By: Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Crochet Faster - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-15178 Crochet Spot » Blog Archive » How to Crochet Faster - Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:55:15 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-15178 [...] and you have a free, not awkward, motion when holding your hook. You can learn more about ways on How to Hold a Crochet Hook and How to Hold Yarn in [...] [...] and you have a free, not awkward, motion when holding your hook. You can learn more about ways on How to Hold a Crochet Hook and How to Hold Yarn in [...]

]]> By: Hezaaa http://www.crochetspot.com/how-to-hold-a-crochet-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-10627 Hezaaa Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:35:25 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=2086#comment-10627 I am the same as Michelle M. mine is kind of "Fist like" I am the same as Michelle M. mine is kind of “Fist like”

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