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starkisses · 11-04-2006, 01:07 AM

haha .... lol

Well I am a hooker now!!

I think I finally found THE craft that Ill stick with .. Im hooked

I want to try punch needle embrodiery soon too since I have a ton of dmc floss sitting here

just curious if anyone is hooking around these parts

if you no longer are and have things lingering youre free to lmk whatcha got

like all things when I find something I like I dive in - now I think Ill actually stay in the pool with this

mominflorida · 11-04-2006, 09:10 AM

thanks for the giggle this morning!

copmom · 11-04-2006, 09:51 AM

Would that be rug hookers or crochet hookers? You know they each have their own fashion.

Katie · 11-04-2006, 12:10 PM

I rug hook. Not regularly tho. Preparing the wool flannel is a bit overwhelming right now so it's fallen to the way side.

I should just buy a kit because I do like to do it. But then again, not doing the WHOLE thing from scratch goes against my grain. rolling eyes at myself. lol

starkisses · 11-04-2006, 12:10 PM

lol rug hooking

I wish I knew how to crochet! Thurs coming up Ill be getting together at a MOPS mentor mom from our group and shes going to teach some of us girls to Knit - I cant wait!! I hope I catch on!!

branwyn · 11-04-2006, 12:59 PM

i rug hook once in a blue moon, i used to do it more often but i cant afford the supplies these days.
now crocheting i do every day

Amphitrite · 11-04-2006, 02:10 PM

I crochet daily too, have tried rug making a la latch hook, and am learning to knit. I'm a gemini, I have to have something new every so often

I sew, paint, and glue stuff together too.... my hobbies/crafts multiply when I'm not looking!

copmom · 11-04-2006, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KY_Mama

I sew, paint, and glue stuff together too.... my hobbies/crafts multiply when I'm not looking!

Oh boy, do I know how that is! My craft closet has grown to encompass the closet, a set of wall cabinets, and a sizable portion of the crawl space!
I keep meaning to pare down, but I can't think of anything I want to give up.
Now I'm really lusting over the felted purses the knitters keep k&sing and all the ones I saw at the craft shows today. I have to learn to knit so I can have one too!

Amphitrite · 11-04-2006, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by copmom

I keep meaning to pare down, but I can't think of anything I want to give up.

I've been told that I "need" to pare down, by dh of course

yeah right!

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Originally Posted by copmom

I have to learn to knit so I can have one too!

I'm finding that knitting is best learned with someone sitting with me and showing me how, as opposed to using a book and the "I think I can" mentality. That's just me, but I also learned crochet over 15 years ago, and am just now picking up knitting. I just wanna make my own sweaters!

Has there ever been a knit-along like tutorial? That would be awesome

juliec · 11-04-2006, 07:33 PM

I'm a hooker from WAY back, LOL.

Kathryn · 11-05-2006, 09:40 PM

Last winter I was laid up after an ankle operation and became a hooker, too! It's the perfect armchair craft and great for watching TV. I really had fun with punchneedle embroidery and made this little dollhouse rug, which I call "The Fairy Ring."

Fantasy Door with Fairy Ring Rug-TN.JPG

The neat part is you can easily punchneedle your child's drawing, making it a unique work of art!

starkisses · 11-06-2006, 01:41 PM

thats one of the reasons Id love to punchneedle - take a drawing and make it into something ... especially a hand print or just something different to hang up ...

beautiful lil rug

I showed this to Delia in pm - but heres my first hooked item - I need to still finish it but its shown laying on some cranberry wool which ill round off and pink the edges but I may also stick another color between just for an added touch

I need to fix his eye since the look single strand goes kinda funky but heres my first attempt at hooking - quite proud of myself

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...dhookedrug.jpg

Playful Pixie · 11-09-2006, 02:21 PM

I crochet - but only baby bibs (the best! so thick and absorbent!) and dish cloths

, would like to learn how to make rugs!