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 Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:54 am
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:22 am
I love Boye. I've noticed that I tend to drop the thread more with Susan Bates than any other hook. But there might be something wrong with my grip. lol. biggrin
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:03 pm
I actually don't kno the brand I use lol I just kno theyre colorful and metal
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:06 pm
Felina75 I love Boye. I've noticed that I tend to drop the thread more with Susan Bates than any other hook. But there might be something wrong with my grip. lol. biggrin Actually, Boye and Susan Bates are two good examples of inline and non-inline hooks. Boye is an non-inline type meaning the head sticks out further than the shaft of the hook. I use that brand too for most projects. What I REALLY love though are the Clover soft touch hooks. I got a set for christmas after trying one. They're sort of in between the two styles but what really gets me is the finish. I use acrylic a lot and they don't squeak or get stuck. Everything just sort of glides off.
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:07 pm
Blood Fairy Goddess I actually don't kno the brand I use lol I just kno theyre colorful and metal Unless it's a generic brand, most of them will have the name on the thumb grip. Where did you buy them at?
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:08 pm
Frog Squash Blood Fairy Goddess I actually don't kno the brand I use lol I just kno theyre colorful and metal Unless it's a generic brand, most of them will have the name on the thumb grip. Where did you buy them at? I bought most of them from wal mart lol! I rly never looked at the brand tbh
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:21 pm
I prefer Susan Bates but I use mostly Boye. I love the inline hooks they offer because the straight cylinder creates perfectly straight, even, consistent stitches every time and the blunt head decreases accidental yarn splitting and keeps it from slipping out when working fast. I also love that the thumb rest is closer to the actual hook because I hold my hook "pencil style" so that's more comfortable for me.
I use mostly Boye because I bought the majority of my hooks at a thrift store and replacing them all new will take a chunk of cash I'm not ready to part with. Maybe I'll start doing it one at a time If I remember.
I'm afraid to try wooden hooks because of the friction on yarn, I love the way my metal ones glide. I hate plastic because except for my two jumbo hooks, they all break on me. Hand-blown glass crochet hooks would be freaking awesome and I would gladly pawn everything I own for a set.
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:24 am
Blood Fairy Goddess I bought most of them from wal mart lol! Boye, then. That's all they carry. Bates. I had a bunch of aluminum Boye hooks -- my great-grandmother's, mostly -- but a couple of my inherited hooks were Bates hooks, and they were so much easier to use, I gave a friend all my Boye hooks and went and bought Bates ones. Especially with smaller stitches and lighter weights, it's so much easier, at least for me. Only problem, I'm finding, with aluminum hooks, for whatever reason, no matter how clean the hook is, my more well-used hooks are now leaving what looks like tarnish on my hands where I hold the hook. Which doesn't make sense to me, since it's aluminum, not silver. I'll probably need to start thinking about upgrading at least the two that have gotten to be a problem with that. xp
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:39 am
Frog Squash Felina75 I love Boye. I've noticed that I tend to drop the thread more with Susan Bates than any other hook. But there might be something wrong with my grip. lol. biggrin Actually, Boye and Susan Bates are two good examples of inline and non-inline hooks. Boye is an non-inline type meaning the head sticks out further than the shaft of the hook. I use that brand too for most projects. What I REALLY love though are the Clover soft touch hooks. I got a set for christmas after trying one. They're sort of in between the two styles but what really gets me is the finish. I use acrylic a lot and they don't squeak or get stuck. Everything just sort of glides off. I assume that I prefer Boye over any of the other brands because of the way I hold my hook. I use the "over-the-hook" or "knife" method for gripping the hook. It just seems to be easier for me. I've never used Clover soft touch. The only time I've been plagued with squeaky yarn is when I'm really tense and my tension is too tight. lol. I usually end up taking it out and putting it down for awhile.
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:12 am
faolan Blood Fairy Goddess I bought most of them from wal mart lol! Boye, then. That's all they carry. Bates. I had a bunch of aluminum Boye hooks -- my great-grandmother's, mostly -- but a couple of my inherited hooks were Bates hooks, and they were so much easier to use, I gave a friend all my Boye hooks and went and bought Bates ones. Especially with smaller stitches and lighter weights, it's so much easier, at least for me. Only problem, I'm finding, with aluminum hooks, for whatever reason, no matter how clean the hook is, my more well-used hooks are now leaving what looks like tarnish on my hands where I hold the hook. Which doesn't make sense to me, since it's aluminum, not silver. I'll probably need to start thinking about upgrading at least the two that have gotten to be a problem with that. xp It's rust. The colorful part of the hook is a protectant like chrome but once that wears off and the silvery part is exposed, it starts rusting. This is true for the small steel ones too if they're not stainless, they're plated in nickle. You have four options: 1) Scrub and buff the worn area until it's clean and smooth, then paint over it with a good, hard clear nail polish. 2) Keep a polishing rag an mineral oil in your kit, and wipe down and clean the hook between uses. Music stores will have what you need. 3) Find a chemist buddy and electrolytically replate them all in nickle yourself. (electroplating is fun!) 4) Toss 'em and buy new ones.
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:02 pm
I use mainly Boye, although I own a number of Bates hooks as well. Depending on the yarn or project, I'll choose one brand over the other.
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:54 am
faolan Blood Fairy Goddess I bought most of them from wal mart lol! Boye, then. That's all they carry. Bates. I had a bunch of aluminum Boye hooks -- my great-grandmother's, mostly -- but a couple of my inherited hooks were Bates hooks, and they were so much easier to use, I gave a friend all my Boye hooks and went and bought Bates ones. Especially with smaller stitches and lighter weights, it's so much easier, at least for me. Only problem, I'm finding, with aluminum hooks, for whatever reason, no matter how clean the hook is, my more well-used hooks are now leaving what looks like tarnish on my hands where I hold the hook. Which doesn't make sense to me, since it's aluminum, not silver. I'll probably need to start thinking about upgrading at least the two that have gotten to be a problem with that. xp I also have 3 plastic ones that r size P, Q, and S! I seem to have once again misplace them somewhere in my dorm sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:41 am
xena91388 faolan Blood Fairy Goddess I bought most of them from wal mart lol! Boye, then. That's all they carry. Bates. I had a bunch of aluminum Boye hooks -- my great-grandmother's, mostly -- but a couple of my inherited hooks were Bates hooks, and they were so much easier to use, I gave a friend all my Boye hooks and went and bought Bates ones. Especially with smaller stitches and lighter weights, it's so much easier, at least for me. Only problem, I'm finding, with aluminum hooks, for whatever reason, no matter how clean the hook is, my more well-used hooks are now leaving what looks like tarnish on my hands where I hold the hook. Which doesn't make sense to me, since it's aluminum, not silver. I'll probably need to start thinking about upgrading at least the two that have gotten to be a problem with that. xp It's rust. The colorful part of the hook is a protectant like chrome but once that wears off and the silvery part is exposed, it starts rusting. This is true for the small steel ones too if they're not stainless, they're plated in nickle. You have four options: 1) Scrub and buff the worn area until it's clean and smooth, then paint over it with a good, hard clear nail polish. 2) Keep a polishing rag an mineral oil in your kit, and wipe down and clean the hook between uses. Music stores will have what you need. 3) Find a chemist buddy and electrolytically replate them all in nickle yourself. (electroplating is fun!) 4) Toss 'em and buy new ones. Aluminum doesn't rust. It might be a mixture of oil from my hands and the colored varnish wearing off. One of the hook's finished in silver, so I can't tell if it was painted or just polished natural, but the other one was- well, is, mostly, still green, but it's wearing off around the middle of the hook, so... *shrug* The good news is that the hooks don't discolor the yarn; any smudges come from my hands, and it's not like dirt or soot (looks like it, though) -- it doesn't rub off my hands onto other things as easily. Then again, it doesn't wash off very easily, either. Jewelry cleaner does help a little, at least. But the only thing that cleaned my hands right up (without a good twenty minutes of scrubbing) was this pumice and orange cleaner my boyfriend keeps in the garage -- only thing that cleans motor oil off, too, apparently. xd I figure even new hooks wouldn't be a long-term solution; I bought the green hook I mentioned... maybe a year and a half ago, two years max. Yeah, I know, two-dollar hooks, you get what you pay for. xp
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:28 pm
faolan Aluminum doesn't rust. It might be a mixture of oil from my hands and the colored varnish wearing off. One of the hook's finished in silver, so I can't tell if it was painted or just polished natural, but the other one was- well, is, mostly, still green, but it's wearing off around the middle of the hook, so... *shrug* The good news is that the hooks don't discolor the yarn; any smudges come from my hands, and it's not like dirt or soot (looks like it, though) -- it doesn't rub off my hands onto other things as easily. Then again, it doesn't wash off very easily, either. Jewelry cleaner does help a little, at least. But the only thing that cleaned my hands right up (without a good twenty minutes of scrubbing) was this pumice and orange cleaner my boyfriend keeps in the garage -- only thing that cleans motor oil off, too, apparently. xd I figure even new hooks wouldn't be a long-term solution; I bought the green hook I mentioned... maybe a year and a half ago, two years max. Yeah, I know, two-dollar hooks, you get what you pay for. xp Aluminum doesn't "rust" per se like iron or steel but it does corrode and oxidize, especially when in constant contact with salty stuff like human sweat. The principle is the same so I just call it rust. Jewelry cleaner is just a temporary fix because it cleans off the corroded gunk but doesn't prevent further corrosion, if you want to stop the corrosion, you have to seal the exposed part.
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Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:10 am
xena91388 faolan Aluminum doesn't rust. It might be a mixture of oil from my hands and the colored varnish wearing off. One of the hook's finished in silver, so I can't tell if it was painted or just polished natural, but the other one was- well, is, mostly, still green, but it's wearing off around the middle of the hook, so... *shrug* The good news is that the hooks don't discolor the yarn; any smudges come from my hands, and it's not like dirt or soot (looks like it, though) -- it doesn't rub off my hands onto other things as easily. Then again, it doesn't wash off very easily, either. Jewelry cleaner does help a little, at least. But the only thing that cleaned my hands right up (without a good twenty minutes of scrubbing) was this pumice and orange cleaner my boyfriend keeps in the garage -- only thing that cleans motor oil off, too, apparently. xd I figure even new hooks wouldn't be a long-term solution; I bought the green hook I mentioned... maybe a year and a half ago, two years max. Yeah, I know, two-dollar hooks, you get what you pay for. xp Aluminum doesn't "rust" per se like iron or steel but it does corrode and oxidize, especially when in constant contact with salty stuff like human sweat. The principle is the same so I just call it rust. Jewelry cleaner is just a temporary fix because it cleans off the corroded gunk but doesn't prevent further corrosion, if you want to stop the corrosion, you have to seal the exposed part. Hrm. Note to self: eat less salt. xp
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