When crocheting do you hold the hook like a pencil or a knife?

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   Mama Kim 8posted 12 years ago

   When crocheting do you hold the hook like a pencil or a knife?

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   dezalyxposted 12 years ago

   I prefer to hold it like a pencil. Having zero experience cooking, I'm just used to holding pens over knives.

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   kat_thurstonposted 12 years ago

   hmm I've never really thought about before but I guess when I am crocheting I tend to switch from holding it like a knife to holding it like a pencil. Don't know why just always have done it that way.

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   Katiadejuanposted 12 years ago

   Usually I hold it like a knife, but some other times I found myself holding it like a pencil. I think it depends of the work I am doing at that moment.

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   joanwzposted 12 years ago

   I usually hold it like a kinfe because it's more comfortable for my hand.

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   Wonder woolposted 12 years ago

   I usually hold it like a pencil, but it really depends on the stitch and how my fingers feel comfortable with.

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   sangreposted 12 years ago

   I use the pencil technique. It just works out easier for me.

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   melbelleposted 12 years ago

   I hold mine like a knife, because it is not only more comfortable but the hook doesn't seem to slip as much.  I have asked other people who crochet, and one person who took lessons said that her instructor told her that the correct way can be the pencil way or the knife way -- it is the preference of the person crocheting.

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      Mama Kim 8posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      That is absolutely correct... How you go about making stitches is entirely up to your comfort.. how you hold the hook or yarn is of no consequence. I hold it like a knife and find it funny when people tell me I'm not doing it right.

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   Shastinamarieposted 12 years ago

   When I was first taught to crochet my grandma told me to hold the hook watever way feels comfortable!

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    Sharkye11posted 12 years ago

    I was taught to hold it like a pencil. All the older ladies that I knew crocheted that way, as did my mother, and always held their fingers curled out very gracefully while making the stitches. Not only were the crocheted items beautiful, but they made the act of crocheting lovely as well.

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    mouse7i7posted 11 years ago

    I hold mine like a handle. I've been told I don't hold my hook like other people.

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