My father made me a crochet hook!!!

[skydramini]

My father started woodturning recently and he's made me a gorgeous satin-ruban wooden hook. It's his first hook (he normally makes other things but finally caved to my harassment!) and I'm to test it and comment on it and he'll see if there is demand for them (other than from me).

 

Check it out in the (bad) picture!!

[hookdonU]

Beautiful!!!! Let us know how it works out. I like the design and would order one if he were willing.

[Tampa Doll]

That is just beautiful.

[crochetluvknot]

how cool is that

[jmccrochet]

How cool! How'd it work out?

 

Joyce

[angelfire]

I think it is very nice,,,a great gift from your father

[brennae74]

That hook is beautiful!!!

[Peggy85225]

What a wonderful gift to treasure for years to come and hopefully to hand down to the next generation of crocheters in your family, or to me!

[luvmnms]

That is so cool! You are very lucky to have someone who can make these wonderful treasures for you!

[monkeybabies]

Wow....that is really nice. I would be willing to purchase one too....(not this month...way over yarn budget)

[beth eathorne]

i am so happy to see that wooden hooks are becoming an art that is useful. thank you dad and i hope that more people take up this wonderful hobby. i love the wooden hooks.

[Empress Busy Bee]

That really is very nice.

[woolcat]

This hook looks great! Your dad did a wonderful job!

[Thia]

That is beautiful! I wonder if I could get my dad to make one for me...(he is a woodworker). Did your dad follow a pattern?

[luckybmr]

Great hook! My dad did woodworking also, but unfortunately, I didn't crochet when he did woodworking or I am sure I would have had some wooden hooks made by him.

 

Tell dad there is a demand and to keep them coming.

[crazycrochet]

Very nice, he did a great job.

[QueenslandRainbow]

Wow! You lucky thing! It is gorgeous! I keep eyeing off Jimbos hook. There definitely is a demand.

[chrissyf]

I think it is beautiful. almost too beautiful to use. I think Jimbo has some new competition.

[awnm]

Gorgeous hook! My husband is talking about trying his had at making one. I saw a woodworking pattern for them somewhere. I need to look for it again.

 

Tell him he does Excellent work!

 

awnm

[amberslipstitch]

ooohhh....that's so pretty!

[Thimble]

I love the hand turned hook! I have one here, it's a size G I think.. I would love a rosewood (or any wood) hook in maybe a size bigger.. bet it is nice to hold. Are the beadings comfortable in your hand, iin other words is it a nice grip while crocheting? It sure is pretty!

[CrochettingMama]

Beautiful hook!

[champygirl]

Gorgeous, a piece of art.

[alibra]

What a beautiful hook and what a great Dad!

[skydramini]

I told my father about the beautiful comments received in this thread. He's excited about it.

 

He's on vacation in Boston for a couple of weeks with my mom, and while he's away I'll be looking at setting up a website for him to list his products on (his other woodturning items since this is the one and only hook right now).

 

For those who asked : he's self-taught, and works with the wood rather than patterns.

 

The hook is wonderful; I was toying with it and the grasp is just great, as is the groove. The weight too, unlike the one bamboo hook I have it's just the right heavy (I find bamboo to be uncomfortably light, and some metal to be uncomfortably heavy).