Carving a new Snowman crochet hook
January 27, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet
We’re in the middle of a blizzard right now. The snow is so intense that I haven’t been able to see out the studio windows all day – they’re covered with snow! (good insulation!)
Actually, I’m not all that thrilled with what I CAN see, as it is mostly white, fierce and blowing horizontally! We can’t see to the fence line, the snow is so bad!
The high today is – wait for it: -25 with a windchill of -38.
oi vey.
It’s too cold to go outside to build a snowman, so I have been working in the workshop all week, to carve a new little snowman crochet hook.
Here’s how the snowman evolved:
First, I did a rough sketch with pencil on the wood:
Then I sawed out the rough hook:
Once I’ve got the rough hook, I can start carving, sanding, filing and shaping it:
This is a long slow process, and takes a lot of hours. When I am happy with the hook, I can paint and varnish it and spool knit the hat and scarf:
VOILA!
A little snowperson who doesn’t get cold feet!
This is totally cute. You are a very gifted artist. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much! I just love making the snowman hooks!
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I have been contemplating making snowman spool knitters, too!