Learn to Crochet
Getting UK Knitting
Starting to Crochet
Holding the hook and yarn
Everyone has their own personal way of holding the hook and controlling
the yarn in crochet. Right handers hold the hook in their right hand, usually
as though it were a pencil, (Fig.79), or in a firmer overhand grip (Fig.80).
The left hand holds the work and at the same time controls the yarn supply. The
left hand middle finger is used to manipulate the yarn, while the index finger
holds onto the work (Fig.81). To maintain the slight tension in the yarn necessary
for easy, even working, it can help to arrange the yarn around the fingers of
the left hand as shown in Fig 82.
Left handers Prop the book up next to a mirror, so you can see the illustrations in ‘mirror image’, while still being able to read the text from the original page.
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