Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
What's the person going to be starting with? Yes, J is a good starter hook. I think I started with a J hook when I was learning.
Which reminds me, I need to dig up my hooks so I can make some random lace things. (I know where my thread is. I know where my patterns are. I don't know where my hooks got off to.)
Hmm, I've done most of my afghans with a G or H.
J is good for heavier and chunkier yarns. It's a little too thick for most worsteds, unless you double them. If you use Js, you'll crochet something up right quick.
H hooks? I seem to own 4 or 5 of them because I can never remember which ones I actually have. AM AN IDIOT.
Betsy, the ebony one is gorgeous, but I wouldn't pay that for any hook.But I'm cheap. I love the look of these glass needles but I'd have arm fatigue if I ever used them.
Tim, I should teach you to knit. It's good procrastination.
I like the idea of Tim knitting.
That would be adorable.
H hooks? I seem to own 4 or 5 of them because I can never remember which ones I actually have. AM AN IDIOT.
It turns out I am Kat. Except perhaps not quite so witty. Who knew?
Like Kat, I would at least start out with cheap hooks, the kind you can pick up at JoAnn's or Michael's for $2. The problem is that these cheap hooks will probably last forever, so there may be guilt if you decide to upgrade, at least if you're like me.
My problem is that I like shiny things. Or, in this particular case, hand-carved wooden things, even though the dime-store metal ones are probably more ergonomic.
Ooh. As long as we're learning to knit, that's something I could get behind for out of boredom or out of stress.
Betsy, the dime store ones are often metal, and thus shinier. IJS.
Or, everyone could learn to make pop-up books!