Specific type of crochet hook holder

Hi all,

I've been googling extensively without success for a crochet hook holder - not cloth, because my crochet hooks are very loose in it, but one perhaps made of plastic into which I can snap my hooks securely, from small to large. I used to own one like this many years ago, but all I've been able to find so far are the cloth holders.

Any ideas, suggestions?

Thanks!

David

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David R. Sky
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David, I found an empty Boye crochet hook case at Joann.com. It is the kind that has elastic to hold the hooks and zips closed. The link is:

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also found patterns for crochet hook cases that are crocheted:
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this helps, Marilyn

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Marilyn

David,

I would recommend this one that Marilyn has posted. It is a nice case as it is vinyl on the outside and has elastic loops of different sizes on the inside. It can hold from at least a size 10 steel crochet hook up to at least a size N crochet hook.

If you like, I could send you the one that i have and get myself another one. They are not that expensive at the local Wal-Mart here.

Christy

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vanmier

YOU HAVE A WAL_MART THAT STILL SELLS NEEDLEWORK SUPPLIES? (sorry for the shout...)

It's just that here the Wal-Mart people have turned to giant supercenters, and though we have two of 'em (and I'm about mid-way between them) they have BOTH rid themselves of anything but half a shelf full of very cheap yarn and obviously cheap crochet and knitting supplies. No fabric. No patterns. Nuthin.

...and Jo-Ann's moved twenty miles south. Our Hancock Fabrics (that had a pretty good selection of yarn) closed.

Michaels has some, but...whoa, what prices!!!...and they don't have lace weight needles. I did notice the other day that they had a crochet hook holder, though; the zippered pouch thing with the elastic holders.

I'm depressing myself.

On the other hand, some brave soul actually opened a YARN STORE on our down town main street. It's small, of course. Brand new, and the owners have made a couple of...unfortunate...buying decisions. On the other hand, they sell ADDI TURBOS!!!

...and they have also made some great buying decisions. Well, not so much for me, since I'm too broke to take advantage of them. Still....

Their teacher has been around for decades, literally; she was the first one to try to teach me to knit, many and many years ago. She gave up, because according to her, I twisted the knitting and did it all wrong. I STILL do it 'all wrong." I'm a 'combination' knitter.

I like it.

She doesn't.

This may be a problem. ;-)

ANYway, hi. I'm new.

Diana

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Diana

I have no yarn shop. I depend on Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby and Michael's, not to mention mapping out yarn shops when I head out of town. I had to learn through videos, so if I do it "wrong", no matter--I do it, don't I? I'm happy with my results, aren't I? Those are my two biggest criterion. I've learned a few things by doing the pattern "wrong", like wrapping the needle backwards (learned it makes a different stitch), and the first couple patterns I did I knit in the back because I didn't know any better. Still, I'm happy, so who cares? It makes an interesting design. I thought that was the point.

Welcome!

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Mystified One

Thank you. ;)

...and yes. If you are happy with it, it's fine. As for me, I will admit that finding out that my style of knitting actually has a NAME, and people know about it, I felt (perhaps unreasonably) justified. :)

The only problem is figuring out how to adapt written lace patterns to my style of knitting, since of course right slant decreases and left slant decreases are made almost backwards to 'regular' knitting.

(shrug) Who cares? As my own grandmother used to say, 'nobody can see it on a galloping horse."

Whatever that means.

Diana

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Diana

Diana,

Hi and Welcome.

The Wal-Mart I shop at (about 30 minutes away) is a supercenter and it still has a moderate size craft section. They mostly sell Red Heart brand and Bernat Brand Yarn, some crochet cotten...and yes, even needlework supplies.

*lol* They have a nice selection of fabric also.

I have not been to Michael's yet. I am waiting until I win the lottery!

*LOL* Their prices are a little out of my current budget.

Hold on to your seat, because we even still have a Ben Franklin's Store. They have a nicer selection of more exotic yarn(bamboo, alpaca, cashmere). They are now carrying the Vanna's Choice yarn which I think is nice to work with.

As far as knitting goes...I never got past the knit stitch. I am not talented enough to work with two needles at once. *LOL*

Christy

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vanmier
*LOL* I have not heard that one before. :)
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vanmier

It took me awhile to figure out the knitting bit, probably because I DID do things 'backwards' and had to figure out the shaping by myself. However, I"m stubborn.

Really stubborn.

So now I crochet thread and knit yarn; I figure that crocheted yarn garments are too stiff, but crocheted thread stuff is THE way to make lace. I love Irish lace.

I envy you your Wal Mart. Now, my two youngest girls work for Wal Mart...and THEIR Wal Mart has all the good stuff, but they are in Utah and I'm.....

not.

(sniff)

'course, not being in Utah right NOW is rather nice, given that they are ear deep in snow and cold, and I'm walking barefoot in the front yard, but hey.....I have such a lovely excuse to knit gloves. And hats. And scarves--things that I get to wear maybe two months out of the year. Maybe.

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Diana

My mother had a saying like that. "A man in a runaway horse and cart will never stop to look". I think she meant that although you know it isn't exactly according to purist instructions nobody else is likely to notice. If your way works - go for it!

.... and welcome to the group. :-)

Bernadette

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Bernadette

Thanks!

.....and yeah, that's pretty much what it means. I think....

She has another saying that is similar, though it does stop to make one go 'hmmn....' one of those double take sort of sayings: ''It's good enough for who it's for."

She would use it when she discovered something not quite right...and decided to leave it alone rather than go back and fix it. On the other hand, she also used it when she saw something not quite right...and DID frog it back to fix it.

Made me think twice about "who it's for."

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Diana

I love that one - it could be taken either way (lol). My Dad was Irish and if we had unexpected visitors he'd always greet them, "Come in and make yourself at home where you ought to be". It always made people think and then they'd end up ROFL.

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Bernadette

Diana,

You should hint to them that yarn makes excellent padding when shipping gifts. They can stuff a little extra in with that beautiful vase they're sending you for Christmas!

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Mystified One

Ah, yes. The Galloping Horse Theory. One of my fondest quilt phrases. We use it when we can see every minute flaw that no one else can. If a person passing by on a galloping horse can't see the mistakes, it passes muster.

I myself like the "humility block" theory for quilting and other crafts. I've heard it for Amish and other groups, so I'm not sure where it started from. Basically, because no one person is perfect, it would be a sin to make a flawless quilt. Therefore, it is essential to make a block "wrong" intentionally, as only God is perfect. Yeah. I'll go with that. That's why the flaw you see is there. Yup. Uh huh.

On top of that, I had a friend who told me not to try so hard. If it has a flaw, it looks like folk art. Rustic and yet charming at the same time.

Now you have three new ways to accept your inner beauty and let your creative side take over. Knit to your heart's content! Perhaps we'll all learn to frog less.

Higs,

Mystified One

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Mystified One

Ooooh, what a lovely idea!

.....and since they are actually DRIVING down here (I mean, really, wouldn't YOU drive to Southern California to spend Christmas with your mother???) they will have so much more room to pack stuff, and so much more reason to pack it well. (snerk...)

I do have this yen to do something in bamboo.....

I wonder if David ever got his crochet holder? (thinking about the subject title, and all....)

I just thought, though...David? you mignt not be able to find specific crochet hook holders, but everybody sells CD holders; hard case, soft case, leather, fabric, you name it. Some of them have envelopes to put CD's in. I just experimented with one of mine, and they are the perfect size for crochet hooks. You slip them in the envelopes slant ways, and voila...

I honestly think they hold more hooks than the dedicated holders. Hmmn. I'm going to have to check this out further.

Diana

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Diana

(grin)

Y'know, I've always been amused at the irony of the 'humility block' ...also the idea that one must include a deliberate flaw somewhere in handwork to 'let the devils out,'

I mean...can there be a more prideful attitude than to think that one must deliberately include a flaw in one's work in order to show that nothing can be perfect?

Me, I don't have to deliberately create one. They just show up. ;-) However, like you, as long as other people think that we have to deliberately include them, I can point to mine and simply look wise in folk-ways.

Diana, who has a really solid knowledge of her own penchant for screwing things up.

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Diana

Hi Marilyn,

Thanks very much for your research and reply! I had such a crochet hook holder two years ago but threw it out - I had extensive troubles trying to fit my hooks into the elastic/bungie "slots".

Perhaps I'm fussy - I want something rigid like the plastic holder I had a couple and more decades ago when I could still see - the hooks snapped into specific "slots" and did not move at all.

Unfortunately the case went the same place as my eyesight - how the heck do I know where?? *chuckle*

Thanks again

David

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David R. Sky

Hi Christy,

Thanks for your offer. As i just replied to marilyn I had one such case a couple years ago but threw it out in frustration at trying to put my hooks into the elastic/bungie holders.

Thanks

David

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David R. Sky

I entirely agree - a few years ago I picked up crocheting for the first time since going blind in 1984. At first I was highly self-critical when I didn't get a stitch absolutely perfect and would frog back when I found a hole even many rows previously. But I finally decided not to try to be so "perfect" and now enjoy making stitches I haven't read about.

It even seems to be somewhat like jamming, when I've played with other musicians - so-called "mistakes" can turn into unexpected and beautiful music!

David

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David R. Sky

I am new here and just wanted to let you know David that the best thing I have found to hold crochet hooks, especially the little ones, is an empty cigar tube. You do have to look through them to find the one you want, but if you catagorize them in different tubes it works out great. They stay together, and the tubes come in glass and metal. Now you just have to find someone that smokes an expensive cigar.

I would ike to introduce myself a little. My name is Kelly and I live in west central Texas. I have many, many hobbies: knitting, crochet, spinning, tatting, embroidery, and reading.

I hope to get to know you all in the future.

Kelly snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com

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