How Do You Hold YOUR Hook?

[ducky73]

had to pick up my hook to respond to this HA HA!

i hold mine like a handle...hook in hand near palm with fingers wrapped round and thumb against hook

[BreenyBeanie]

had to pick up my hook to respond to this HA HA!

i hold mine like a handle...hook in hand near palm with fingers wrapped round and thumb against hook

 

HAHA! I just did the same thing..had to pick up my hook to look!

 

I too hold like a handle with thumb against the hook.

[Koala-girl]

I used to do over hand, but I changed to pencil hold and I find it more comfortable, except when I have to insert the hook into a chain stitch, which is tricky and then I revert to over hand.

[faedragon]

In my hand

[ducky73]

ive tried to do the pencil hold.lost grip on it. it went flying across the room and hit our (then) sleeping kitty. kitty is now an adult 15 pound cat that runs like **** when he sees anything related to crochet!

[hookedoncrochet26]

Overhand, I hold my pencil wrong so there is no way I could crochet underhand.

[momwithahook]

I hold my hook almost like a knife so I guess that would be considered overhand. To hold the yarn I keep it in between my middle and ring finger - I know that it's not the rule the way I do it but I've been doing it this way for so long any other way messes me up.

[momwithahook]

Same here, @hookedoncrochet26, I remember getting disciplined at school for holding my pencil wrong. I just can't write the 'proper' way.

[momwithahook]

@ducky73 Love this explanation -- bad flashbacks huh?

[gdenesse]

I hold overhand. I tried to hold like a pencil, just to see if I could. No way. I learned how to knit. I understand that the best way to hold the yarn is in the left hand, but I can't. I hold the yarn with the right hand to knit which is slower. If I can crochet with yarn in the left, you would think I could knit with yarn in the left hand.

[RusticOkie]

I do mine underhanded but my sister (who I'm trying to teach) does hers overhanded and it confuses the heck out of me, lol.

[craftyqueen415]

Overhand for me...however I have tried holding it like a pencil and I can do both. Either way...but I am used to working overhand.

[ecl1_mylittleman]

I'm also an overhanded crocheter....I've tried under-handed work and it seems too busy and it's also uncomfortable for me.

[ienjoycrochet]

ok I hold my hook both ways. Thread is held like a pencil. (always) Yarn is both because my hands get tired and I need to get my projects done. When I was taught to crochet I was taught overhand, than I got brave and started holding the hook like a pencil...

[Martha Z]

Overhand for me....it looks so awkward holding it like a pencil, but I have a couple of friends who holds the hook underhand.

[Keera]

When my sister taught me how to crochet, I guess she held it overhand too so that's probably where I picked it up from. I was going through a crochet book by Debbie Stoller (if you haven't read it, it's really good ) and she had in there the "correct" way to hold it - which was like a pencil. ..I tried it and failed miserably at it ^^; I just feel much more comfortable overhanded. I don't hold the yarn right either. I guess I kinda hold the yarn overhanded too o.O

[Layisblessed]

Overhand, that's how my mom taught me. When I started looking at tutorials on youtube, the ladies were holding it like a pencil so I tried it too...FAIL!!! It just doesn't feel right.

[pamdaley]

Overhand, that's how my mom taught me. When I started looking at tutorials on youtube, the ladies were holding it like a pencil so I tried it too...FAIL!!! It just doesn't feel right.

 

It's nice to know I'm not a mutant crocheter!! I've tried the 'pencil hold' as well and there is no way I can do anything that way! Although I've often thought maybe I should try that when my wrist gets sore from too much crocheting to see if it uses enough different muscles that I could keep going. Eh, not. <----I think she's holding her hook overhand...

[cris]

Hmm I hold mine like I'm cutting steak LOL

[cris]

Overhand, that's how my mom taught me. When I started looking at tutorials on youtube, the ladies were holding it like a pencil so I tried it too...FAIL!!! It just doesn't feel right.

 

HA! Same thing here

[tiniree]

I also hold my hook like I am holding a knife (overhanded). I find it interesting that all my older "how to" books and most of my newer books still advocate the pencil hold when its clear that most of us use what I call the "knife hold"

 

But, as I have always said, "Whatever gets the job done and makes it enjoyable for you!"

 

Marie

[cassie1955]

i have always held like a pen

[Chrysantha]

I hold mine like a pencil...I didn't know there was another way...and I also weave my yarn in my left hand over/under 3 fingers...I've never seen anyone but my mother crochet and it's been 40 yrs or more since I've seen that..so I have no frame of reference as to whats 'right/wrong'...

[rebby]

I hold mine like a pencil. I have read that holding like a knife is less stressful for your hands and wrists, and I tried it that way but it's very awkward and slow for me.

[MalisaMeesa]

I clicked the wrong choice but I hold mine in my hand like I would a knife when cutting something. thats how I was taught and I've tried to hold it like a pencil and I can't control my tension that way.