Knooking anyone?

[richila]

http://youtu.be/igAypsLsddI

Some one mentioned this on a doll crochet and knit group that I belong to. Has anyone tried it?

I found a tutorial to turn regular crochet hooks into knooks with the use of plastic tubing. The knooks sold are way too big for the size work I like to do. I also read that a locker hooking needle can be used and I found one of those in steel that has a 2mm hook. Still a bit big, but a lot better than an E or G hook.

[E-Beth]

That's interesting. I knit, but don't crochet. This might be easier to control than two tiny tiny needles and a skein of tiny tiny yarn. Another thing to try!

[DollyKim]

Is Knooking like the Tunisian stitch? I've seen it around and been curious about that.

Doll crochet isn't hard with the right hooks. All my 00 and smaller have flat handles.

[DollyKim]

I got a Knook starter pack yesterday. Let me play with it and get a hold of the idea then I'll see what I can figure out for doll size.

*It has a similar idea to Tunisian but there's a bit of a difference, maybe knooking is an easier way to do Tunisian. You just need a hook or a part of a hook with a strait shaft which might get uncomfortable to hold in small doll sizes. The trick with the string is it works as a stitch holder after you've "knitted" a row. Once you've gone back over it the string gets pulled out.

Maybe use clay or something to put a hook head on the end of a doll sized cable needle? IMHO regular old fashioned doll knitting is just as good.

[richila]

I got a 2mm knook to experiement with. I tried myusual thread, but had to go up to a size 10 to make any progress. It is still ugly, but not as ugly as my tiny knitting and it doesn't hurt my hands like tiny knitting does.