Look what I made!! (more hooks pg 2)

[Tracey4610]

I decided that I'd try my hand at making some hooks, since I can't seem to talk dh into trying to carve some for me. I had some extra sculpy clay on-hand, leftover from making knitting needles, and so I made a few hooks. Welllll, they're not too bad, great to look at, but they're a bit bendy. I tried making a swatch with them, but you have to use a reeeeeaaaaly light hand with them. The good part is, so far, they bend right back into shape once you're done...I was thinking that if I test them a little further, they might be good for those with carpal tunnel or arthritis...Let me know what y'all think!!

 

this is all four of them together. There's a light pink one (the one that looks white), a gold, a black (which looks blue), and a black-and-gold one.

 

Closeup of the pink...

 

 

...the black...

 

...the gold...(sorry about the green appearance...still not used to the blue curtains yet)

 

...and the black-and-gold...

 

 

I think to keep them from bending so much, I'll use a wire core next time, or maybe a really thin dowel? What do you all think?

[Tampa Doll]

...the black...

 

 

 

This is the one I like the most. Really pretty.

[needlesandpinza]

HOLY CATS1 thats all clay?

WAYYYY cool! I would love to see how they preform

[Tracey4610]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the brown (er, it's supposed to be brown) swatch to the right was made with all four hooks...I did three rows with each hook. I have to refine the hook part just a tad when I'm sculpting it, but they work pretty well...You just can't use an extremely tight grip with them.

[theworm]

What a great idea! I have so much clay and can never think of what to do with it. You did a great job. I'm "rough" and I'd be afraid that I'd snap them in half, but they're beautiful! I especially love that twisted spiral one! Very pretty!!

[neicy crochets]

Very nice! I bet they'd be great for stiff old tired hands (like mine!!!). I never would have thought of sculpting clay. I'm impressed with your way of thinking!!

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

How cool I've made some for the handles of hooks but not the whole hook What a cool idea

[crochetluvknot]

great job on the hooks and being clay wow

[lhasaapsolady]

The blue is my favorite, all look really nice.

[MoONi]

they are all great .. oooo i really want one . but sometimes i crochet with nervousness .. so i need something strong hehehe .. good work.

[Tracey4610]

Thanks, all!! I'm going to try to make another batch today and see what I can come up with...I might have some wire somewhere to make a stiffer core to prevent some of the flexibility. The first ones haven't broken yet, but I do need to work on the hook (I didn't come up far enough on the left side, so it makes for some awkward crocheting). I'll post more pics when they're done.

[Riohnna]

That is amazing!

[Tracey4610]

Okay, here is a better pic of the hooks I made yesterday...I discovered that light from the windows made the black look bluer and the gold look greener. so, I closed the blinds this time/

 

These two I made just like the ones I made yesterday, only with a better hook. Unfortunately, when I was testing the black one, it broke--I forgot to seam the clay a little better where the neck meets the handle.

 

These two 'beauties' (not sure yet if I like them) have a twisted wire core inside. I didn't have a heavy-enough gauge wire, and I think the twists make it just a tad stronger, anyway. That, and the clay sticks better to it. These puppies are pretty strong, and can rival a plastic Bates hook!!

 

All my hooks together (before the second black hook broke )...

[needlesandpinza]

Maybe its the sizing that makes the difference. What sizes did you make.

[yellowrose]

Nice looking hooks great job.

[Tampa Doll]

This may sound silly, but have you tried using a coat hanger. Wire hanger that is. Some of them can be pretty strong and you won't get the bend you would get with other wire. Just a thought.