Yes, I am jealous, I made one too ☺ a hook!

[anthrilliel]

Hello everyone, I just finished it :cheer:clap:cheer:clap:cheer

I have been messing around with wood... Yes you heard right, wood. And last night after I got a bit jealous, I decided to give a try at sth.... You can see the results here....

 

 

Of course I was inspired by Jimbo :hugI have been admiring his work, but sadly the hooks are out of my budget for now ( I am getting one oneday though!)

I made this one using a branch from a rosebush and I was pretty surprised to see that the wood smelled of roses (well I thought only the flowers smell...)

It s about a 7.00 mm hook (that makes it close to a K, I think) I love the result and I will be sure to make more.

Anyway I started this last night and finished it this morning :yay What do you think of it? here are some close ups photos

 

 

 

I decided to leave the tiny bit at the end, cause it looked good and I wanted it to show where it came from. I am not sure if I am going to varnish this one, I think I will just go for a beeswax finish ☺

[coolhockeymom]

very nice, never thought to use wood from a rosebush:manyheart

[CrochetLiving]

That is just beautiful! I admire your work! A cane from from your own rose bush is a great idea! I'm going to look at my rose bushes and see if there is a suitable stem there.

[Tracey4610]

WOW!! I just wish we had roses...someday though...

[anthrilliel]

Thank you everyone I never expected it to turn out like this

[RoseRed]

Beautiful!

[hhensler]

You did a fantastic job! Have you used it yet?

[anthrilliel]

It is a bit biggy and yes I did a test run with it it runs so smoothly

[Krakovianka]

That's amazing! What kind of tools do you use to carve like that?

[anthrilliel]

To start with I used the biggy one in the middle that I borrowed from my dad, when this morning I found that kit on sale It just cost me 8€, this is 12 $. I couldn't resist and I got it

 

[melindascrochetbits]

that is soo cool. I have plenty of wood lying around and I have a rose bush. So.. I was wondering if you would come over and make me a couple of hooks because I don't think I can make a crochet hook myself. lol

[anthrilliel]

This is what I thought to... until I tried it it s not perfect, but it works well , I already have so many projects in mind to do , but my hands are itching to use this hook (I ve only made a swatch so far...) We ll see I will make more now I know how relaxing and rewarding it is Thank you Jimbo for inspiring me to do this

[Monique39]

Very .. very nice.. pretty wood!

[lil_mama06]

That is BEAUTIFUL!!!..Never thought about making my own hooks before..hmmm....But yours is very BEAUTIFUL!!!

[samijofitz]

Wow, that's great! Wish I could do that...lol...the wood around here is safe from me.

[jimbo]

VERY nice!! I've tried to use my local Rose bushes but aside from getting poked, the wood isn't firm enough for hooks. You've done well!!! I especially like to leave a bit of bark, bug tunnels, knots, even cracks (that don't affect hook use) to keep some character of the stick before it became a hook. I'm pleased that you see that too.

 

Jimbo

[mamaoso]

Great job... You made a beautiful hook..

[JCB]

That is great! I love that you left a little of the bark on the end. I'd love to learn how to do that, but I don't have a clue where/how to start.

 

Joan

[ZoeZoesmom]

Now that is cool! I wonder if my hubby would like to take up a new hobby?

[justwantacraft]

That is so beautifull!:cheerI don't have any rose bushes but now sure wish I did. I did not know the rose bush branches smell too wow. I love the bark at the end too.

[threadlover]

That is a cool hook. I like the way you did it.

Marcia

[joyfulyarn]

That's a lovely hook! I love the fact that it still smells like roses!

[lpgeorge123]

I love the little bit that you left on the end. It really adds character to the hook. Great job!

[darski]

Great artistic and crafter's achievement. I love that bit at the end and it brings back the smell of my rose bushes from days gone by. :dreaming

[Elle]

You ladies are just amazing the daylights out of me this week! Now I'm chomping at the bit to try to make my own hook out of wood! A couple of months ago I bought the booklet from Annie's Attic on how to carve your own crochet hook from wood for DH, but we still have to purchase the X-acto knives and other stuff that we're going to need to do it. As it is, I'm so jealous of you girls carving your own hooks that DH is likely not even going to get the chance to make some for me, because I'm going to be trying it out myself!

 

I LOVE the rose hook! The bit of bark at the bottom of it is just beautiful! It gives it such character and individuality! And I LOVE the way you described that it still smells like roses! Congrats on a teriffic achievement! You did great!