tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post3366971252048427688..comments2024-03-07T01:00:28.990-08:00Comments on Ask The Bellwether: How do you use a Pickup Tool?Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-10344413549222622062008-12-26T17:19:00.000-08:002008-12-26T17:19:00.000-08:00It's similar, but alot smaller, than the latch hoo...It's similar, but alot smaller, than the latch hook I used in 5th grade. But the latch hook was pulling thick worsted-bulky yarn through a canvas, where this latch hook is more sized for sock yarns.Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-4843405555337802202008-12-26T16:03:00.000-08:002008-12-26T16:03:00.000-08:00Isn't that the same tool for latch hooking? I use...Isn't that the same tool for latch hooking? I used to do that in 5th grade :)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310389186653478517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-1328179095068065042008-12-26T15:10:00.000-08:002008-12-26T15:10:00.000-08:00@Pork with Bones -- thanks for asking!The pickup t...@Pork with Bones -- thanks for asking!<BR/><BR/>The pickup tool's main advantages over a crochet hook are that it latches shut, so the yarn can't slip off the hook; and since the pickup tool's latch completely encloses the yarn in a closed loop (the latch is shut as it comes back through the knit stitch), you don't need to fiddle it through the knit stitch to prevent the hook from getting caught Amelia of Ask The Bellwetherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837966439073456616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183250014956175356.post-40193423817227085632008-12-26T14:46:00.000-08:002008-12-26T14:46:00.000-08:00What I've always wondered about this and similar (...What I've always wondered about this and similar (latching) tools is, what's the advantage to using this as opposed to a crochet hook?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com