I know it’s been a while since I’ve flashed back to an older, simpler and sometimes more hideous time in crafting, but I have some things to share.
I’ve been doing some spring cleaning in my knitting stash. I purchased a new plastic tote to store some of my more expensive yarn, and I got one of these things at Target to organize my knitting needles, because I saw one at Uncommon Threads, and thought it would be a good idea.
Anyway, while I was going through the horrendous amount of yarn I have, I came upon some really old crochet hooks from my great-grandmother’s yarn stash that I wanted to share.
I apologize in advance for the shoddy photos. I quickly took pictures of these before I put them in my new organized space and the camera on my phone was running out of juices.
Here is a normal, modern-day crochet hook:
Here is an interesting crochet hook that has a fancy handle on it. I don’t know what it’s made out of. Plastic? Wooly mammoth tusk? Who knows. I thought it was cool.
Here is a tarnished metal crochet hook. It says “Crowley’s England” on it. I couldn’t find what that meant through a simple Google search. But here it is:
This crochet hook is really small. Almost microscopic. Crocheters back in the day must have had really good eyesight. Or really bad eyesight from using these minuscule crochet hooks:
This is just how tiny that crochet hook is. It’s sitting next to a J-hook which is about an average-sized crochet hook.
This is a crochet hook that knows I don’t crochet that often. It has cleverly disguised itself as a knitting needle. It even went so far as to mark itself as a size US10. Sorry old crochet hook, you’re not fooling anyone.
That’s all for Flashback Friday! Thanks for letting me share my great-grandmother’s old crochet hooks. If you have any idea as to what size those really tiny ones are (I have several) let me know!
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Looks like the one hook could be a wood hook. Wood Hooks are more expensive but have a softer feel and don’t slip.
the very small crochet hook, is for thread, for making fine lace items.
The long hook was probably used for afghan or tunisian crochet, in which you carry the stitches across the needle. Somewhat like knitting.
Hope this helps you.
I’m guessing the small crochet hook is a 1mm hook which is used only for thread. US thread hooks the large the size the smaller the hook, sort of like wire gauge.
American steel crochet hooks are sized from 00 (largest at 3mm) to 14 (smallest at .6mm). They are used for thread crochet. Recently I was shopping for a size 12, only to discover that the smallest size the stores carried at that time was a 10.
As the previous poster shared, the long hook is for making a specific stitch called the “afghan stitch” or the “Tunisian stitch”. The stitches are all placed on the long body of the hook and worked off.
Happy hooking!
If you are reorganizing your yarn, may I share some ideas? When I had accumulated a quantity of 4 ply yarn, I found it easier to find what I wanted by separating it into 2 containers – one for pastel colors and 1 for all the rest.
As I further acquired 2 and 3 ply yarn, I kept those in a 3rd container. Of course, then I had to add a 4th container for all of my crochet thread.
I just received from an 80 year old woman an antique crochet hook, size 14, made by a company named Champion, which is stamped on the hook. I googled Champion with no leads. I then googled “crochet hooks” hoping someone here is familiar with this. The hook is barely tarnished, extremely tiny and looks to be make of silver. I am mainly looking for the year this hook would be made, and what was its use.
I would be so appreciative to anyone, who can give me information on this find. I plan to mount it in a 3D frame with a caption. Thank you all so much in advance.
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