The Making Of The Giant Crochet Hooks


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Today, I am going to share my experience about the making of the giant crochet hooks. The other day Raaj, my hubby got a tall, pruned, discarded tree branch for me. I wanted it for 1 of my craft projects. It was about 72+ inches long. I cut it in 3 parts, shaved off the outer layer including the fibers and the bark.

Giant Crochet Hook

 

30mm crochet hook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am going to make yarn out of its fibers. The 3 branches are drying in my balcony. I realized today that I can even make crochet hooks out of it. So here I go… giant crochet hooks in the making now… Yay! to recycling!!!

Wooden Crochet HookThe hooks are going to be quite big, about 30mm in size. I am quite fascinated with giant crocheting. The best part about it is that it burns the yarn stash quickly. Ha, this way I will have the excuse to buy more yarn soon. :P

I recently made Earth Mandala Rug using a 15mm crochet. It gobbled up 4000 meters of yarn in such a short time. I am very happy with the results. I wanted to use larger hooks. But we don’t get larger hooks here in India. So I thought, I will buy it online later.

Now when I have the wood at hand, I can’t wait to make my own hooks. Wish me luck. :)

Handmade Crochet Hook

UPDATE:

I finally completed carving the hook with a cutter. Here is the before and after pictures.

Marked with a marker for ease in cutting:

Crochet Hook Carving
Crochet Hook Carving

My crochet hook before it is sealed with wood varnish.

Crochet Hook
Crochet Hook
Giant Hook
My giant hook that looks like an extra terrestrial being. :) Don’t you just love it!