Sorry I haven't been so active

I must apologize for my absence.  I haven't been very active on my blog lately.  It's not that I don't want to, but I have a part time job, I am mother of 3 and wife that has decided to go to college to fulfill my dream of becoming a RN.  I have been very busy at school and next month I finally will be able to apply for the Nursing program.  I will try to pop in as much as I can to answer any questions I see in comments.

Happy Knooking

Another Knook Hook

So I made my own knook hook that has a pointy end like a knitting needle. And found that it made purling much easier to do and over all knooking quicker. Pictured below.

But I found it to be alot of work to have to wittle the wood.  So I had a bamboo set that I ordered from ebay and did the unthinkable.....but it worked.  I put my hook into a pencil sharpener and sharpened away and got a beautiful point to my hook.  I just sanded it down a little to get rid of any roughness and you have to be careful not to over sharpen the hook off.

Bamboo set from ebay

My handy pencil sharpener

My hook after sharpening.

Lefted Handed Version Available

With much discussion recently on left and righted handed directions, and I only having right handed directions available.  I sat down and made up a left hand version of "I'd Rather Be Knooking".  All the same information is available in left handed version is in the right handed version.  When you make a purchase of the book please indicate with your payment which version you would like.  I hope this will help out everyone.

Ravelry

For those of you who are not a member of the Ravelry site or are and don't know about the knooking group there, It is worth checking out.  I am co-moderator there with 3 other helpful ladies and many other supportive members, if you need help with knooking.

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Knooked Bobbles

Knooked Bobbles

By

Ronda Chapman 2011

Supplies:

Worst yarn

G Knook hook

Notes:

Double Crochet Cluster: 3 double crochet together

** Across

DO NOT BIND OFF STITCHES KEEP THEM LIVE  ON ODD ROWS SO YOU CAN PURL THEM ON EVEN ROWS.

Cast on 22

1)      Chain 2 in 4^th chain from hook, Double Crochet Cluster (in next stitch), *chain 2 in next stitch twice, Double Crochet Cluster (in next stitch).*               * * across

2)      Purl across.

3)      *Chain 2 in next 2 stitches, Double Crochet Cluster, Chain 2 in next 2 stitches.*    **across.

4)      Purl across.

5)      Steps  3-4 for length wanted.

6)      Bind off, weave ends.

Sock Knooking Hook

So many want to knook a pair of socks, but it has been hard finding a small enough hook to do that. If your handy then here's a way to make your very own sock knooking hook.

Supplies:

Pony Bead Lacing  2-3 Feet
Hand File
2.75 mm Boye Aluminum Hook (or hook of choice)

File around the end of the hook creating a post so it can accept pony bead tubing.

Slip tubing on to hook.And happily knook a pair of socks. For more sercurity you can glue tubing onto hook to make sure it doesn't slip away.