Do You "Yarn-over?"

[Hello Again]

Because actually, I don't. I "hook-over" by passing the hook across the stationary yarn. And whenever I have taught someone, I have given them the choice of "yarn-over" or "hook-over" approaches, they have always chosen "hook-over." I'm not sure why except that I think its easier to keep consistent tension, and makes the yo part of a neat swooping motion that creates the stitch. The hook jumps up, catches the yarn, the swoops down through the stitch with a nice little rhythm.

 

How about you? Do you "yarn-over" (pass the yarn across the hook with your left hand) or "hook-over" (pass the hook across the yarn with your right hand)?

 

(Lefties, vice versa)

[tropicallie]

I'm not co-ordinated enough to do anything with my left hand (thus I do not hand knit!) so I do the hook over. My hook does all the work while my index finger just holds the yarn in position.

[Lucki721]

I yarn over, my mom is a hook over, lol! I guess that is why it takes me longer to do projects.

[Crocheting_MammaII]

Good Question. and now that I have thought about it I hook over.

[sunshine1977]

I guess I am a "hook over" too! I am a lefty and had never thought about it, but my right index finger basically just holds tension on the yarn, and my hook does all the motion! Interesting topic!

 

Laurie:hook

[antara]

I never thought about that. I hook over, too.

[kellyv]

I too am a hook over!! Never thought about that though!! Interesting!

[Stacey]

Yarn over.

 

(I think that's partly why I was totally unable to learn to knit continental style, because I'm used to tossing the yarn over a crochet hook...)

[kittylou]

I've never even heard of a crocheter doing a "yarn-over." Also, what you call a "hook-over" is what I and every book I have calls "yarn-over." Guess you learn something new all the time!

[CrochetMonkey]

I am a "yarn over" type, but I figured this was because of how I hold my hook (like a butter knife). I wish I could get into the habit of holding my hook differently, and doing the hook-over, because after I have been crocheting for a few hours, my left wrist begins to make a snapping noise. Probably more information than what you really wanted to know with this question eh?

[crochetkel]

I hook over. I tried yarn over when I first learned to crochet but my tension would get all screwed up until I tried hook over. I thought I was the only one that did because all the patterns call for yarn over. I thought I was a crochet outcast. Now I know I am not the only one.

[stitchjunkie]

I yarn over too, I learned to knit first and was used to doing it. My teacher still laughs at me, but my tension is quite even. Although my gauge tends to be one too high and I have to use the next size hook down.

Lisa

[donnalynn2]

I never thought about it either! I'm a hook over person myself!

[OnceUponAHook]

Hook over - as i started with a thread table cloth and the only way to keep tension was by keeping the thread tight in my left hand. I also hold my hook as a knife but have the butt end of the hook between my ring finger and over my pinkie. This allowed me to hold "tension" on my hook between the press of the pinkie and thumb.

[AidanM]

Yarn over, and I have nooo problems with it!

[NexStitch]

I hook-over too. It's faster. I was just mentioning this in the review thread of the Happy Hooker book. Stoller mentions it on the back of her book, sort-of. But yes, I think most fast crocheters do it this way.

[ChainOFools]

Like many of you I never thought of it before either, and I hook over too!!

[Jimmie Lu]

I yo

[Aggie May]

Do you mean that you actually move the yarn around the hook with the same hand you hold the hook with?

I move my hook, with my right hand, under the yarn which is held in my left hand, using the Pen grip and keeping my hands very close together.

I work with my thumb and index finger together, and work between that and the next finger. The other two fingers hold the yarn.

I notice that my left thumb moves up and down, keeping the tension on the work as I do each stitch.

Keeps a good tension if you keep your hands closer together and your fingers and thumb changing position a lot.

It becomes automatic so I had to really look at what I did with my hands to even try to explain how I crochet.

Seems like some are doing a mixture of knitting and crochet.

Interesting subject.

Have fun.

Colleen:hug

[BreaGia]

I hook over.

I never thought about it either.

I haven't seen many using yarn over and when I tried it their way it was impossible.

Hook over is much faster IMO, too.

I find it nearly impossible to knit and am beginning to doubt I'll ever get it.

[sewmom]

Wouldn't you actually hook UNDER (which by the way, I think I do)?

[marnie413]

I never thought about it either! I'm a hook over person!

[faithpa76]

Wouldn't you actually hook UNDER (which by the way, I think I do)?

:lol

 

Me too!! Good point!

[Desiree]

I hook-over and hook-under depending at what stage I am in doing the stitch. It seems faster and easier to do. I seem to have more control over the tension of the yarn in my left hand.

Desireé

[Julie]

I yarn over, even when I knit (continental style) too.