I do love how laid back and down to earth this channel is. I don't like crochet channels where the creator always has a perfect manicure and just acts smug. Also there's nothing wrong with making a fun video where you just play with a stick for a bit. I enjoyed watching it with a brew.
Aww thank you!! Yes, a lot of channels these days are so high production then they complain of burn out lol I have always simply filmed in natural light on a point and shoot, it's usually the editing that exhausted me so I really enjoyed doing a simple video on my phone just of something I'd do normally ☺️
This is awesome! My husband does wood turning, and they like to use a microwave or oven on a really low setting, maybe the lowest your oven is capable of, for drying out wood. If you use a microwave I'd do maybe 15 seconds, let it cool off, then another 15 seconds and so on. If you dry too quickly it may crack.
Love your hook. The design in the hook is beautiful. Hopefully it doesn’t dry to fast and splits. That would be a great shame. I have made quite a few hooks of different sizes using dowels since my legs won’t let me walk in the woods to collect branches. 😩.. And I could buy a package of different sized dowels for just a couple dollars. The first one I made was a Tunisian crochet hook because I couldn’t find any around where I live and quite a few people on TH-cam were doing Tunisian crochet. I sanded it down very smooth and had no problems with it. It was about three feet long and I made a blanket with it. It came out beautifully. I also made some regular length hooks and coated a couple with clear nail polish since I didn’t have any varnish and they worked just fine. The thing you have to do is sand them down really good with extra fine sandpaper and run them over some scrap yarn to see if you got all the snags out. Stay safe and healthy and keep on crafting
i was thinking about doing this the other day funny enough, i’ve a load of chunky wool i want to use but never had the right hook for it but now i know this works
An artist is always creative. I loved the video and it turned out great. After, it dries, more sanding, and a couple of coats of varnish, I think you'll have a wonderful handmade crochet hook.
I’m very impressed by this and you answered my question. Anyways that fun to watch and learned something from video and I can save my money so I don’t have to pay it from the store. Thank You for sharing this video with us.
My grandmother used hand whittled hooks to make rag rugs. Loved the video. I wouldn't use tung oil because it could stain your fiber. Clear poly would make a smooth, finished hook.
Wow ! That was amazing! It makes me think about how people must of done a long, long time ago to make their garments with the wool they spun from their sheep. Makes me want to try it! Use tung oil to help seal the wood if you'd like. Can't wait to see what it ages into.😊
They seem more personal too, I'd imagine a lot of love went into carving hooks, crafters adding their own designs and patterns, we really did lose something along the way 😊
Thank you for this video! I was inspired to make my own hook from black-walnut wood, and it turned out great. ( I added a thumb-rest too) I love all of your videos!!
For the first try you did really well! Congrats 🍾 See.. don’t need to be a „expert“. Learning by doing ist the best anyway. Shall be proud of yourself 😃
Kudos on you for whittling such a fine tool. Agree with aging and a couple coats of varnish with sanding between each. You'll have to try it out with some chunky yarn from Rowan brand. I may try this out with some birch branches I have rather than buying the hooks on line.
You are so industrious! This is definitely a unique crochet video. Thank you for posting this. And good job on your hook! (I am going to send this video to another TH-camr who whittles and ask him if he can whittle a size 3.75 and 5.00 for me. *~ Subscriber*
Definitely! I'm going to give a few months, dry it slowly and see what happens, I want to paint it with some rowan berries to show gratitude to the tree ☺️
Hi there! Your crochet videos are so clear and easy to follow and I’ve been wanting to try crocheting an airpod case but there aren’t any good videos on it, could you try making a tutorial for it if possible? Thanks 😊
I was on a long ride with my son one day and I brought my crochet with me. Well I went to start my crochet and found I forgot or lost my hook. My son had a pen in his car with the tip cover broken. I used that pen as a hook and it work wonderfully.
Very interesting 👌 (I wondered how you measured the hook to find out the size 🙂) I must try this 😊 looking forward to seeing how it turns out once dried 😀
My Brooms now lost it's handle. Lol. Maybe this would work with odd Bamboo knitting needles, & maybe a pencil sharpener would round the ends of. You've given me lots of ideas. 🤗 Thanks for sharing. Take care too everybody. ♥️🙂🐶
Wow Laura you've come back with a bit of a twist to your channel 😃 this was rather interesting to see. Well done Laura on actually perfecting a homemade crochet hook with a tree branch found in your garden 🥰🌿❤ it is rather lovely i must say 🥰❤
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I do love how laid back and down to earth this channel is. I don't like crochet channels where the creator always has a perfect manicure and just acts smug.
Also there's nothing wrong with making a fun video where you just play with a stick for a bit. I enjoyed watching it with a brew.
Aww thank you!! Yes, a lot of channels these days are so high production then they complain of burn out lol I have always simply filmed in natural light on a point and shoot, it's usually the editing that exhausted me so I really enjoyed doing a simple video on my phone just of something I'd do normally ☺️
This is awesome! My husband does wood turning, and they like to use a microwave or oven on a really low setting, maybe the lowest your oven is capable of, for drying out wood. If you use a microwave I'd do maybe 15 seconds, let it cool off, then another 15 seconds and so on. If you dry too quickly it may crack.
Great suggestions, thank you!
Please let us kn how it turned out after some drying & a bit of varnish. :)
Absolutely! ☺️👍
It is amazing.it may be a liittle difficult to carve the stick.but the output is amazing
Love your hook. The design in the hook is beautiful. Hopefully it doesn’t dry to fast and splits. That would be a great shame. I have made quite a few hooks of different sizes using dowels since my legs won’t let me walk in the woods to collect branches. 😩.. And I could buy a package of different sized dowels for just a couple dollars. The first one I made was a Tunisian crochet hook because I couldn’t find any around where I live and quite a few people on TH-cam were doing Tunisian crochet. I sanded it down very smooth and had no problems with it. It was about three feet long and I made a blanket with it. It came out beautifully. I also made some regular length hooks and coated a couple with clear nail polish since I didn’t have any varnish and they worked just fine. The thing you have to do is sand them down really good with extra fine sandpaper and run them over some scrap yarn to see if you got all the snags out. Stay safe and healthy and keep on crafting
That's amazing!! What lovely Tunisian hooks to own and work with ☺️ I plan to slow dry the hook on the windowsill so hopefully it won't split 🤞
What experts....I can not believe there are experts for this...lol. you are a trooper!
I remember my mom doing this and my dad varnishing the hook. I have never tried. Thanks for the memorable video.
That's a lovely memory 😊
I like the sound of your parents. I remember watching my dad watch football constantly and my mun drinking lambrini!
Look what you can do! That was fun! Great job! You’ll never be without hooks or needles!
I'll have no excuse now when I'm camping out in the forests 😄
@@HappyBerryCrochet true, lol! You’re very crafty!
Laura, thank you so much for such an interesting video, you kept my attention the whole time!
Aw you're so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
i was thinking about doing this the other day funny enough, i’ve a load of chunky wool i want to use but never had the right hook for it but now i know this works
Absolutely! It's much easier to craft a chunky hook, I'm not sure how I'd get on making anything less than a 5mm
After seeing you actually make that hook out of a branch that fell from a tree I'd say you are a crafter 'extradinaire'. 😲 WOW!!!!!
lol thank you!! 😄
I really enjoyed this video 😀... now you have me with lots of ideas. Thanks much for sharing.
You're so welcome!!
All I can say is Wow. Loved the video. Thanks for sharing your experiment.
You're so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed this fun video ☺️
An artist is always creative. I loved the video and it turned out great. After, it dries, more sanding, and a couple of coats of varnish, I think you'll have a wonderful handmade crochet hook.
Thank you!! Yes, a true creative never loses ideas 😄
Wow this is brilliant! You never know what you can do until you put your mind to do it. Nice work!
Thank you!
I love that you tried it. Too fun!!
Seems sad to just throw it away, I do get bored easily 😄
I’m very impressed by this and you answered my question. Anyways that fun to watch and learned something from video and I can save my money so I don’t have to pay it from the store. Thank You for sharing this video with us.
Always up for saving money 😊
What a fantastic idea. I love the fact you made your own natural hook. lol
So natural, it still amazes me ☺️
I really enjoyed watching this :) I've been thinking about doing one myself for yonks, you've inspired me to get my bum in gear and have a go!!
Brilliant! Definitely give it a go 😊
Very clever! It looks beautiful too!
Thank you!
fantastic job, well done. Cant wait to see what you make with this unique crochet hook
OMG you are truly amazing. Thanks for sharing.
So happy you enjoyed this video!!
Wonderful! You did it! I was thinking of doing that, but you did it! Rock on
Well done, that's amazing. You are clever xxxx
Thank you so much!!
Wow! You are talented!
Brilliant! Loved watching you follow an idea to creation. Inspiring! 😃
Thank you so much!!
Natural Stick good job!
WOW You are so crafty. When I saw t stick I didn't have any idea in how you were going to make it possible . 😝
To be fair neither did I 😄
😝
GREAT JOB now you'll never be without a hook.... Love the job you've done maybe you could sell some 👍😸
I will have no excuse now when I'm out camping in the forests lol
Totally brilliant! Love your videos and patterns.
What a fun video idea this was; I very much enjoyed watching this! What a lovely job you did; I look forward to perhaps seeing the completed hook.
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it ☺️
That looked fun!
It surprisingly was!!
Really this is another income stream for you. Granted it's a lot of work but you have the talent! I'm just amazed!
Lol thank you, but don't think I'm quite at that level 😅
My grandad was a gamekeeper and he made walking sticks they were amazing xx 😘
Amazing!!
Wow, that's awesome you made a crochet hook. You are so creative!
I hope to do a second video on this in time when it's dry, maybe painting some Rowan berries on it and varnishing it ☺️
@@HappyBerryCrochet That would be awesome, I know it will be beautiful ♥️
That’s fantastic! You did a great job. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much!
Wow you're talented. Would love to hear about this hook once it dries out n u have it sanded and varnished some more. Tyfs God bless you
Absolutely! I promise to do an update when it's dry ☺️👍
My grandmother used hand whittled hooks to make rag rugs. Loved the video. I wouldn't use tung oil because it could stain your fiber. Clear poly would make a smooth, finished hook.
Great advice! Thank you 😊
That's a lovely idea for discarded branches! I'm curious to see how much it does or doesn't change with drying out. Please do keep us updated!
I definitely will, it's a fun experiment!
Wow ! That was amazing! It makes me think about how people must of done a long, long time ago to make their garments with the wool they spun from their sheep. Makes me want to try it! Use tung oil to help seal the wood if you'd like. Can't wait to see what it ages into.😊
They seem more personal too, I'd imagine a lot of love went into carving hooks, crafters adding their own designs and patterns, we really did lose something along the way 😊
Welcome back Laura, your so talented keep it up. 😊
Thank you so much!!
I LOVED this video!!!!!! You did an absolutely AMAZING job❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!!
Wow That Blew my Mind 🤯 Great job💕
Thank you!!
That is so beautiful thank you for explaining how to make one
There's probably easier ways lol
Love the random video! Was fun watching you! Inspires me to try making my own hooks. Thank you for sharing!
Aww wonderful!! I'm glad you enjoyed watching ☺️
This was fun !! Thank you Laura , for showing us another creative side of you 😃 Looking forward to the update on your Woodsy Hook !!
You're so welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed watching ☺️
So creative! Do you still have it? Such a cool idea!
I do!! I hope to paint it one day ☺️
You are so talented! I think painting it will be very nice! You should be so proud! 🙂
That’s absolutely brilliant 😃 I’m totally inspired to give that a go. Was hoping to do a Tunisian hook. Yours is so beautiful, great job 👏
Wow, how cool is that! Noone lets me near sharp objects like saws or box cutters, for good reason😳
Can't wait to see after dried!!
I usually end up cut to shreds too lol happily did well today!!
Thanks for your teaching
Great job! Enjoyed watching how you did this.
I'm so glad!
Thank you for this video! I was inspired to make my own hook from black-walnut wood, and it turned out great. ( I added a thumb-rest too)
I love all of your videos!!
That sounds amazing! ☺️
For the first try you did really well! Congrats 🍾 See.. don’t need to be a „expert“. Learning by doing ist the best anyway. Shall be proud of yourself 😃
Amazing work!👍
Wow Laura you did a great job of that hook , you are so talented , thank you for sharing this 😊Amanda xx💕
Thank you! Hopefully it will dry out and smooth up in time ☺️
I am very inspired by watching this. The crochet hook looks really good.
Maybe i could try to make one too.
Thank you for showing 😊
Thank you so much!
THIS WAS AMAZING !!!
I often wondered if I could make a hook from a stick....now I know it IS possible! You've inspired me... 💖
Awesome!!
I love this, I have 2 Rowan trees and am definitely going to try this 😆
Kudos on you for whittling such a fine tool. Agree with aging and a couple coats of varnish with sanding between each. You'll have to try it out with some chunky yarn from Rowan brand. I may try this out with some birch branches I have rather than buying the hooks on line.
Let's start a new trend ☺️👍
That is so beautiful thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed watching!
That's really cool! You did a good job! :D
Thank you! ☺️
You are so industrious! This is definitely a unique crochet video. Thank you for posting this. And good job on your hook! (I am going to send this video to another TH-camr who whittles and ask him if he can whittle a size 3.75 and 5.00 for me. *~ Subscriber*
Awesome! I'd love to see their results too!
What a great idea!!!
This was awesome!!! Please make a part 2. I’d love to see this after it dries out some and after varnish. 😄👏👏👏👏❤️🙏
Definitely! I'm going to give a few months, dry it slowly and see what happens, I want to paint it with some rowan berries to show gratitude to the tree ☺️
That's AWESOME 👏 👏 👏 great job
Thank you!
Excellent job, you only did what has always been
That is very very true, I hope I did it justice 😊
This is just to neat 💕
Thank you ☺️
Thanks for sharing makes me want to try to make one
You might put it in your oven on the lowest setting to dry out the wood. Loved this video
Hi there! Your crochet videos are so clear and easy to follow and I’ve been wanting to try crocheting an airpod case but there aren’t any good videos on it, could you try making a tutorial for it if possible? Thanks 😊
That is so cool!
This is amazing 👏🙌😍
Thank you!
This is very nice idea
Yes this is video wow happy Berry crochet
Great video Laura your hook looks great 🙂 makes me want to try it
Thank you!!
You have a great talent keep it up I love your new job kabisa 😮😮😅😊❤
Laura ! FAAAABULOUS ~~~~ and you speak 7 Languages as well, right ??? SO talented, and brilliant !!!! xxm
Lol thank you but no, I don't speak 7 languages 😄 I barely speak 1 lol
I was on a long ride with my son one day and I brought my crochet with me. Well I went to start my crochet and found I forgot or lost my hook. My son had a pen in his car with the tip cover broken. I used that pen as a hook and it work wonderfully.
That's amazing! Super creative he he ☺️
I loved this video. Good job
Awesome! Thank you ☺️
That was awesome 👌...
Thank you!
Soon there will be happy berry whittling!
Lol you never know! 😄
Very interesting 👌 (I wondered how you measured the hook to find out the size 🙂) I must try this 😊 looking forward to seeing how it turns out once dried 😀
I measure it in the video, it's a little difficult but I can match it with 'real' hooks, can I say real lol
Now I want to make one 😂
It's a lot of fun!
Fantastic idea. I whittle nalbinding needles. Never occurred to me to try a crochet hook.
New project idea ☺️
I made wooden knitting needles out of dowels a while back. Found they worked well with Plarn (plastic yarn) better than metal needles
This is AMAZING!
Omg, try willow wood next!
I'll have to find a tree 🌲😊
Yes let us know how it works out after some drying time 😀
that is awesome!
Thank you!! ☺️
This was pretty cool, I wanna try it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Now I'm going to try it, it looks fun 😂👍😁
Go for it! ☺️
Smart cookie! What did you say you had been cooking.
I was actually making health shots, a blend of frozen cherries, ginger, lime juice and tumeric! 😋
My Brooms now lost it's handle. Lol.
Maybe this would work with odd Bamboo knitting needles, & maybe a pencil sharpener would round the ends of. You've given me lots of ideas. 🤗 Thanks for sharing. Take care too everybody. ♥️🙂🐶
😂😂😂 that would make an amazing chunky hook!
@@HappyBerryCrochet Yeah, but I haven't really thought it through, where would I get the yarn, or maybe rope. Lol. Take care. 👍🤗♥️🙂🐶
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@@HappyBerryCrochet 👍🤗❤🙂🐶
Wow Laura you've come back with a bit of a twist to your channel 😃 this was rather interesting to see. Well done Laura on actually perfecting a homemade crochet hook with a tree branch found in your garden 🥰🌿❤ it is rather lovely i must say 🥰❤
Thank you so much lovely! I really enjoyed filming a more personal and relaxed video, definitely random though lol it could have gone terribly wrong 😄
@@HappyBerryCrochet lol i am really glad that there were no plasters involved in this video 😅🙈
Amazing for ur good effort madam👏👏
Thank you 😊
@@HappyBerryCrochet welcome madam
Very interesting. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Will await the final 6 month test lol but this was awesome to watch and lots of fun!
Hope it works! ☺️
Brillant !!!
Thank you!
So fun!
❤❤ Love The work 😻 but please do using a razor blades 🙏🙏🎉
Hiya Laura, 🎊Welcome Back🎉 so missed you, even though u put some vids on. 🤗❣
Aw thank you!! 💕
I love how PC you were about that. You don't want to be fat shaming pigeons, you'll never hear the end of it haha!
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