Hi Vivian! Thank you so much for watching :)

Hi there! Thank you so much for watching :)

Thank you for watching, Kristy!

Hi Barbi, we have a playlist on a beginner Knitting series here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLU-tvdaf-Fnd1kKOZ97YNdcO_-Yq2o52L

Hi Marie, we're happy we could help!

* giggle * Thank you Lori!

Hi Kay! Thank you so much :) And thank you for your suggestion! Doughnuts are so cute :)

+Jayda InStitches no problem and i forgot to say I'm on my mums account my name is Maariya

Hi Sandy! Thank you for watching :) I love collecting tools!!

Sandy Grogg cc

Hi Maxine, we're so glad we could help! Thank you for watching!

Fantastic! Thank you for watching 😊

Hi Barbara, we're glad it was helpful!

Hi Eilzmo, we're happy to help! Thank you for watching :)

Hi Sandra, we're so glad we could be helpful! Thank you for watching :)

You are so welcome!

Hi Christine, we're happy we culd help :) Thank you for watching!

Thank you for watching 😊

Hi Rose! Thank you for watching :) There's a little learning curve with everything! We were running this channel for 2 years before we realized we could use the search box on our channel homepage to find specific videos we'd made!

Hi Nadine, we're happy we could help!

We're so glad we could help!

Hi Elaine, thank you for watching :)

Hi Sandy! That's great :) Thank you for watching!

Ha! I bet we have the same hook :) Vintage plastic crochet hooks are notorious for losing their sizing, but they're so nice to use!

Wonderful! Thank you for watching 😊

Hi Tammy, glad we could help! That big blue hook of mine is older than I am LOL, I'm glad to be able to size it correctly!

Jayda InStitches, yes my big blue one is old, too. My mom had it long before I even thought of learning how to Crochet

Thank you for watching!

Hi Tina! Knitting is a lot of fun too, in fact I started knitting before crochet :) Most of my knitting needles are hand-me-downs from friends (and their grandmothers) and I've also found several sets in second hand stores! Thrift stores are a great place to look for crochet and knitting supplies (especially if you're on a tight budget!)

Hi Luz, thank you for sharing! Hello from Canada :)

Hi Margie! The skinny steel hooks are typically super tiny hooks (like 1.50 mm 😲) usually used for thread crochet. They make them out of steel to make them stronger and less likely to snap. A plastic thread crochet hook would snap in a second and an aluminum one might bend. In fact, I'm sure it would! I have old aluminum knitting needles that are very small in diameter (3.00 mm and less) and they all have a bit of a bow to them from years of use.

Hi Gwendolyn, we're happy to help! Thank you for watching :)

Thank you for watching Patricia 😊

Either either the hole on your measuring device or the hooks could be out .25mm or it's merely that they rounded up or down when labeling. .25mm is so small it makes very little difference 😊

Hi! Welcome to the big, crafty family :)

Hi Becky! Thank you :) I bet back to school is ramping up at your place! (the fall means more time for crochet, yay!!)

+Jayda InStitches Yes! Kids go back to school September 6 and Julia has middle school orientation on August 30. I can't believe she's headed to middle school and Jake's a Junior in HS! Cheer practices have also started again. I'm slowly starting to crochet again. This summer I really didn't crochet much, but I'm looking forward to fall and crocheting fall/winter wearables (hats, scarves etc) and home decor as well as whatever other goodies you have planned for us. 😊🍁

My girlfriend's two went back TODAY! Wow, Julia's in middle school. Wow! I have no idea where this summer went! I just know it was way too hot and dry (my poor garden!!). I love fall, I think it's my favourite season and I've got so many ideas for projects I'll definitely run out of autumn before I run out of stitches LOL

+Jayda InStitches yes a lot of kids in the U.S. are starting to go back to school now too. Our kids go back on the later side for some reason. hahaha...really looking forward to fall and fall crochet.

We're happy we could help!

Hi Anita, have you tried permanent markers? Of possibly taping a little note on them...use a lot of tape so it doesn't come off :)

Hi! We're glad it was helpful! At that size, the difference is so minimal I'm not sure it has a crazy difference on tension or stitch size. I would use the one that is most comfortable in that case 😊

@@JaydaInStitches Thank you! I have been wondering why they would even make crochet hooks with that little of a difference, as I agree with what you said. I think the minimum should be 1/2 mm in difference. I have actually seen one that stated 3.125 mm (!!)

Thank you for watching Beth 😊

Ah! Mysteries solved :) Thank you for watching!

HI Ashley, that's a pretty idea :) Might take a little experimenting!

Hi Brittany, thank you for watching! That double ended hook (I have two of them) is one of the coolest tools I've ever had the pleasure of getting my hands on - you can work two-sided Tunisian crochet with it. You use two skeins at the same time, one at each end of the hook!

That sounds awesome! I have so much to learn!

Hi! We're so happy you found it helpful! Thank you for watching 😊

Hi Priya, Thank you for watching :)

Thank you for watching! :)

Hi Kathy, we have a handy crochet hook size conversion chart over on the TOOLS page of our website (you can find the link to our website in the description box). The links for each of our website pages are across the top of the homepage :)

Hi Carol, 1 cm = 10 mm. Hooks and knitting needles are so small that they are measured in mm vs cm. A mm is so small that a measuring tape does not typically show/list measurements in mm, but rather cm. If you know that something measures half a cm, then you know it's 5 mm. i.e. A typical hook (5.50 mm) would look like it's covering just a smidgen over the half a cm mark. I hope that helps 😊

That's a good idea! I'll have to see if I can find some!

Hi Melissa, if you find measuring the circumference easier, you have to divide by Pi (or 3.14) to get the diameter :)

+Jayda InStitches you are correct brain fart lol. Thanks for all the videos I love them all.

Hi Savita, I have had a chance to work with aluminum, bamboo and plastic hooks and I like them all for different reasons. We did a video on my favourite tools a while back, you might find something helpful in it :) You can find it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJ-Srct8t9_Uj2w.html

Hi Tracy, you want to run your hook through the last hole which it will fit through up to the thumb depression on the handle. Cable needles are measured from tip to tip :)

TY very much@@JaydaInStitches

Hi Kate, that's definitely a manufacturer thing. I've noticed that sizing varies from one country to another, for example, I often use a 4.25 mm hook, but the same hook made in other countries is marketed as 4.5 mm or even 4.0 mm. The fraction of a millimeter honestly won't make a gigantic difference over all in the size of a project (our personal stitch tension alone means that two crocheters could use the exact same hook and yarn and get two totally different sizes) so you could use that 5.25 hook in place of your 5.5 mm for sure.

Thanks, Jada....Kind of what I figured, and have been using them with success If it is too tight, I go up a size. Love your videos, making a sunflower granny sq afghan now. I looked for your facebook site and didn't find it.

That's the circumference. She said to measure the Diameter.

Hi Meena, thank you :)

Ahhh, summer is coming! (At least that's what they tell us LOL!)

Thank you for the suggestion! :)

Hi Yasiradell, if you're looking to purchase a couple of crochet hooks and you don't have any so far, I would recommend that you pick up one that is 5.50 mm and one that is around 4.50 mm (sometimes it's 4.25mm but they're very similar). These get used most frequently with worsted weight yarn (size 4 yarn). Another good size to have is a 3.50 mm because it works very nicely with slightly thinner yarn like baby weight yarn (size 3 yarn). I hope that helps!

Thank you for the suggestion :)

Hi Donna, that's a wool needle, they're so much easier to thread than a standard one! If you can't find any in your local craft stores, we have links on our website on the SHOP page (link is in the description box to our website) to a couple of sets of three, that you can order on line. Just scroll down the page and you'll find them :)

Hi Kerry, the sizing of hooks has varied from country to country and from decade to decade. Once manufactures started selling their hooks and needles to other countries, they soon learned that they had to include the local comparative sizes on their wares, or no one would understand what they were buying (since their patterns would call for a certain hook size G or possibly a 6). We don't have a universal hook and needle sizing chart (just yet) but it looks like much of the world is moving towards accepting the actual measurements (in most cases, mm) since it's a more accurate description of the hook size :)

The numbers or sizes can wear off over time, another good reason to be able to measure them!

Hi Vesta, you can measure the needle part with your measuring tape, the length of plastic tubing in between is less important (this is just so you can make hats, sweaters and blankets).

I use my Clover Amours (ergonomic) hooks the most, they're the most comfortable for me 😊

That's a fun suggestion, thank you!

That's a great idea . A crocheted hamburger to use as an applique to sew onto kids hats and gloves etc😉

Hi Char, I have a tutorial on making a simple Tunisian stitch dishcloth. In it I use a straight afghan crochet hook (rather than a cable). The cable hook is a longer, more flexible and less cumbersome way of using a straight afghan hook. You might find it helpful :) You can check it out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m-CdfK2E2djQhmQ.html

Thanks Jayda