I thought needlecraft was a safe topic until I was asked "you hold your hook like that?" to which I replied HELL YES and then felt bad, then looked it up and discovered that there are two major ways - I am overhanded, she is underhanded and that's all I will say about that until I'm ready to say some more. My afghan is going to be MADE OF OVERHAND AWESOME. (squares pictured above are from an older project.)
(non crochet controversy report: what is it with the sneery "global warming" comments? Climate change! Climate Change CLIMATE CHANGE (which I may or may not have been screaming in my mind). I don't get how it makes you a really great conservative if you have no thought for conserving anything but the interests of business. Except the dumb thing is that these relatives, whom I love dearly, are also big nature lovers. I don't get how there's conflict or controversy in suggesting that human industry has a deleterious effect upon the natural environment. To be fair, these particular relatives just got back from a liberal interfaith wedding in the socialist pacific northwest, so maybe they were just twitchy.)
I could discuss this one on one with any of them (some with better results than others), but it just felt rude to get into it while we were all having a good time eating mixed berry shortcake.
I also apparently hold the hook "wrong" but since it's the only way it works for me, I call it just fine--also the results are the same. It's that or no crochet! I don't know how people do it the other way--it seems very awkward.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of those things where however you do it is fine. Kind of the opposite of the other thing you were talking about!
I don't really understand the way people think there's room to have varying opinions on thoroughly researched and overwhelming scientific evidence.
How can they think there's a right way and a wrong way to crochet, even though they give the same result, but only one possible way to read overwhelming evidence? Ack! Head exploding now.
Your squares are gorgeous! And making me want to crochet things!
I did a little research and the underhand method is often used when crocheting delicate lace, which made some sense (it keeps your hands out of the way), but overhand is how I do it and that's just fine. (crochet high five!) I understand that underhand is how she learned, but what killed me was that since my way was different, it was suspect. (like it was some wacky thing I made up to be difficult!)
ReplyDeleteand YES x 10000 to your point about overwhelming scientific evidence! My head is exploding, too. Crochet lady and global warming lady were two different ladies, but since I think they agree on both I suppose it doesn't really matter.
Thanks about the squares! My new afghan is circles in squares and will be so super rad I can't wait!
Wow, I don't even know which one I do! All I know is my mom keeps telling me I'm doing it wrong. Hee. I think I have the hook part facing up or down or not the way people usually do it, but I can't make it work the other way.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it seem like there's science realm and personal preference realm and some people are REALLY CONFUSED about which one is which?
I know!
Those are awesome squares! Be hard to nap for trying to decide which is the favorite.
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