I'd read about this odd thing happening before

[faithpa76]

but never really "got" it. My yarn feels like rope now!! I can't get over how big it (and the hook) seem to me now! My hands needed a break from the thread (I'm surprised by how tender my left index finger is) so I grabbed one of my squares for the swap and boy does it feel strange.

 

[Stacey]

I haven't had the rope phenomenon happen yet even going from thread to double-stranded worsted but

I'm surprised by how tender my left index finger is

Would you believe I got a callus on one finger when I made nothing but doilies and snowflakes for a week or two? I think it's the spot where I'm holding the work in my right hand (I'm left-handed) and so I'd be working into a stitch and the hook would rub against that spot. It didn't hurt, but by the time I noticed that sucker it was bad enough that I practically needed to break out hubby's belt sander on it LOL

[smyz64]

break out hubby's belt sander on it

 

Yeah, I've got one of those on my middle finger. I clip on it with finger nail clippers once in a while. I have tried putting Vasoline on it and letting it soak in, but the next time I get a hook in my hand, there it is again, I've just left it.

I have a very hard time working with yarn since I went to thread. I loved thread so much that I couldn't stop, then I tried to make a baby blanket for someone and felt like I was working with a spoon!

[Irishkitty]

Yeah, I've got one of those on my middle finger. I clip on it with finger nail clippers once in a while. I have tried putting Vasoline on it and letting it soak in, but the next time I get a hook in my hand, there it is again, I've just left it.

 

Why not use thread to solve the thread caused problem? You can crochet a tube or cap type thing out of thread that will fit over your finger like a thimble. Wear it when you crochet so the thread rubs the thimble and not your skin.

[RachelG]

but never really "got" it. My yarn feels like rope now!!

 

Ha ha ha...join the club! I crochet in thread 99% of the time and so the other day when I tried out LB's Suede with a G hook it was like, well...rope!!

[DesertCrocheter]

Yup, happens to me. Takes me quite a while, like two days, to stop feeling clumsy w/ yarn. Patty

[losingmymind2]

When I had to work with thread, I found it had to be the first project of the day, or I couldn't work on it. If I picked up my worsted weight project first, it was impossible to hold onto the thread. I'll stick to yarn, thank you.

 

Kathy

[klouised]

It's not the yarn that I have the problem with. It's the "club" that I have to crochet with.

[faithpa76]

It's not the yarn that I have the problem with. It's the "club" that I have to crochet with.

[Raven]

Yeah the back of my right hand is sore but that's my fault.

 

I completed a Baby Blanket for my neices soon-to-be new arrival on the same day that my yarn arrived from Hancocks for my 3 yr old great-neices blanket, so I went straight from one project into the next

 

~ Raven ~

[butterfly_girl]

I had this experience too. I made a crocheted choker, with black crochet thread. Then I moved on to regular yarn! It was so weird. I"ve noticed a similar effect when doing beadwork, and using the super tiny beads, then making something with the regular seed beads. Its' like working with marbles! lol

[FelixLake]

I crochet with both and really haven't noticed the size thing. I guess I switch back and forth so often that I really don't get used to the size.

 

As for the calluses (sp?), I play the guitar at church, so my fingers already have them. I hardly notice them anymore. The good thing is, when I'm sewing, I don't get sore fingers from pricking them with a needle.lol

[Tikki]

A tip for the sore finger and maybe to reduce the callus too: I cut off a small piece of the sticky part of a bandage and apply it to where the crochet hook hits. I prefer the plastic type of bandage to the cloth as it protects the spot but doesn't affect the way the thread feels as I work it. I keep the rest of the bandage with my crocheting supplies so I can cut another piece at my next sitting.

 

Referring to the giant yarn phenomenon, I did only thread crochet for years. When I would try yarn crochet, it felt so big and awkward that I would soon give up. Then, a few years ago, I started making hats for cancer patients with a great group of ladies and the sensation quickly passed. I'm a hat making fool now.

 

Switching back to thread crochet now feels strange but it seems easier to me than that leap to yarn did.