@@nadeenm8 I must check the downloading system. You can download it directly here drive.google.com/file/d/1pN85bBn7yMpnmQbtRjFMYEz11mJlWh2-/view?usp=drive_link but that doesn't add you to my email list. It will be next week before I can get to see why the form doesn't work!
I think it’s such a shame that children are no longer taught basic “home economics” skills like cooking, sewing, crochet/knitting, balancing a checkbook, basic home and auto maintenance/repair, etc. in school. These skills are still so useful, even in today’s technologically-advanced world. What we learn at a young age stays with us for life :)
Time for parents or grandparents to step up before these skills are lost.
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@@Karin000yes they start it back in my Area too. friday after noon. crochet ,knit, wood,cooking and more ,they chose it for 6 week then switch with a new one
I learned all those things from my mom, grandmas, older aunts and school. I taught all my children all of that and now my granddaughter. I've told my nieces and nephew all they have to do is ask and I'll be more that happy to teach them crochet. They all know everything else. I also offer lessons at my nearest library, my church and the local schools. These skills need to be taught to every generation. It amazed me to see the interest in crochet, knitting, cooking and baking take 8ff during the pandemic here in the USA.
I totally agree, most countries don't do it! Here in Finland they do, it has actually been spread out more in that when I was at school, girls only learned to knit, crochet and sew, now it's boys too. I hope more countries will start to do it!
I use a rope splicing technique. I weave in ends (tails) still, but i weavs in half tails. Rather crocheting or knitting over the halftail, i twist it into the working thread so it hitchhikes along for 3 to 7 stitches, more for acrylic because acrylic yarn tails slides out easier.
Twisting works well! No, they don't come apart when done right. I have knitted and crocheted for over 50 years, never used knots and never had anything come apart in washes 😊
I am a knotter too and I am always afraid it will come apart so I put Fray Check on the knot, but after seeing the new method of how to join 2 yarns together I AM SOLD. THIS WILL BE MY NEW METHOD TO JOIN YARNS!!!
Well, I actually can’t afford any other yarn than acrylic here in the US, because other yarns are too expensive! Wool is WAY too scratchy and it itches.
I appreciate that you are sensitive to the amount of plastic our world is dealing with. I’m a quilter just learning to crochet. I try to be mindful of waste and using eco friendly materials and supplies. I’m so glad I found you on RU-vid!
There are 50 things made of plastic visible to where you are sitting. We cannot survive without plastic. If people would just learn to recycle instead of tossing it on the roadside, we’d be okay.
I normally wind my skeins into a cake. Not only does it create a smooth center pull, but I also am able to find any irregularities in the yarn ahead of time.
Me too thankfully as I found some terrible joins I could make less severe before I started working with the ball not to mention the terrible tangles, I made them all nice and smooth after I had it on the wool winder - you can also use both ends at the same time working with 2 strands of yarn from the same ball/cake 😉
My favorite Aunt taught me to crochet granny squares when I was 28yrs and I made a blanket for my daughters upcoming birth. That was the first and last thing I crocheted. (I never lost the desire). I never would have stopped crocheting if I had a mentor available like you! So now at 70yrs young I have the privilege to learn the correct way to crochet again. Even if I have to take it apart and start over again (if I didn’t do it right Auntie made me start over) 😂that was love and pride in my work Auntie said.
22 and crocheting for about a year now. Couldn't agree more about restarting. I always take apart pieces until I feel they've lived up to their potential. it's integral to the craft. Congrats on reviving an artistic passion!
Interesting Video !!! My absolute No-Go is swimm-suits, which where popular some decades ago... ...they just get soaked with water, loose their shape, play their role in gravity and entertain the public.
True, if you crochet swim suite or bikinis, really need to test to find the right yarn that doesn't stretch or shrink when wet! I won't try that either!
I started crocheting because of the COVID shutdown. I learned from videos like yours and haven't stopped learning since. I love your teaching style, Tuula Maaria. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing things that you don't do in crochet. It really enables the beginners to understand things that they must avoid while learning to crochet.
I agree with you on all of these except for working with acrylic yarns. I live in the USA and I work with acrylic yarns for charity & for gift giving because the person getting these items won’t know how to care for these items. My family members are the only ones who get crochet items made with higher quality yarns🧶
For charity knitting and crochet I normally use the so-called sock yarns that have mainly real wool but 15-25% polyester and machine washable, then they don't get ruined in washing.
I used to be really against using acrylic for wearables, but then I started paying attention to the contents of fabrics used for garments, and many of those are not natural fibers either. So, I no longer think it's such a big deal.
I never realized the larger hole on a skein was the one to look for the center pull..thank you! You should give amigurumi a try! There are lots of patterns that have multiple stitches in them, and they're so cute!
Yes, it's mostly the one to go for, that has something to do with how the skein or ball is in the machine when it is being made! Maybe you are right, who knows, maybe I would fall in love with amigurumi if I made one! 😀
Also, feel around for the "looser" strand before attempting to pull it out. If it feels loose pulling it out, you are probably ok. If it feels tught when you first start pulling, it is probably not the end. Don't keep pullinging. Put your fingers back in and tug lightly on the strands inside the hole till you think you got the right one. With all my experience, 40+ years, I usually grab the right strand on the first or 2nd try 😀
Thank you for the stitch calculator! It's such a handy tool! I think I do most of the things you do not do, but I love your tutorials, advice, and expertise. Thanks again!
Stitch calculator? Did I miss something??? Just found Tuula tonight and really enjoy her and have watched several of her videos. Haven’t see anything about a calculator.
@@renaweatherspoon6710 All the links mentiooned on the video are in the description. Here's the calculator link, it can be sent to your email address: How to calculate the number of stitches: resources.knit-crochet-blog.com/stitches
I used acrylic for years knitting sweaters for my nieces and nephew....my sister would not have been happy to have to hand wash natural fibers for 4 active kids! Acrylic has it's place. But natural fibers are a joy to work with!
For blankets for babies it is important to check that the wool is superwash so it is machine washable. I also use so called sock yarn often for blankets - it has the warmth with 70-80% wool but also something to add strength and washability and then it doesn't shrink. There is such a choice in those yarns available.
So many people are under the understanding that real wool needs to be washed by hand - this must be the 10th comment like that! Certainly an idea for a future video to list the many different machine washable wool yarns, I really didn't know that it is so little known!
I also learned to crochet at an early age. I’m Finnish also. A friend of the family was crocheting the most interesting little pansies. With thread a a very small hook. In Finnish she said “istu” and watch me. So by that afternoon I was making little pansies too. Then she gave me a couple hooks and different balls of thread and yarn. At ten yrs old I was hooked. Now I’m an avid crocheter. My sister and I went to Finland for 2 weeks. Our relatives are mostly in Raahe. Memories with them and the language and watching you videos and your hearing your voice is a happy time for me Sharon from Medford, OR. (is there a way to reach out to you)
I am 22 and I love learning tips from crocheters older than my generation, I think it’s amazing you learned to crochet so young (and in school!) and I have so much respect for your age and how long you have been doing this art and the tried-and-true advice you have to give! I’ve never heard the tip about center pulling from the larger hole thank you!!
Lovely to hear young people crocheting 💙 I have 3 daughters all in their 30s and none of them crochets or knits now even though they also learned at school. I love seeing some of the young crochet youtubers, they have a different way to approach crochet, very relaxed compared to older people!
I always thought that people were being ridiculous about center pull balls. I thought it wasn’t that big of a deal, and I had such a hard time finding the center pull in most skeins, so I wrote it off as something I’d never understand. But recently, I had to hand-wind a ball of yarn, so I followed a tutorial for making a center-pull ball. It changed my life!! I have now hand-wound every skein in my collection just for fun. I love the convenience of the center-pull ball. I’ll never go back!!!
I like to put the ball of yarn behind something and pull the yarn if I have trouble with finding the middle, just so it doesn’t move. I definitely prefer pulling from the middle though, it’s just so much better!
I love your Finnish accent and your easy to follow directions and this video. My daughter and I met 23 of my relatives from Paimio, to Sotkamo to Aavasaksa and many more cities. Finland is a beautiful country with beautiful/kaunis people. Thank you very much/ Kiitos paljon. From California.
Thank you! Great that you have been in many places in Finland 😊 I used to live near Paimio for a number of years and just half of hour from it now! Hope you will come to Finland again!
I learned a couple of things, so thank you! One was to look for the bigger hole on the end of a skein of yarn to know where to pull the center pull yarn. I am not intrigued by amigarumi either, but once I made a banana and it was quite fun and cute and our young grandkids have played with it a lot, as in "Hide the banana".
Another hint is to look for a yarn going in, which is the outer end of the ball. You’ll likely find the inner end at the other end of the ball. If you pull a whole chunk out at once, count the number of strands joining the inner ball to the outer. If it’s an even number the end is still inside the main ball, so stop unravelling it! If it’s an odd number, the end is in that clump somewhere! I call that string theory!! 🤭
I personally did not like taking end from the middle - when the roll is becoming thinner while u knit or crochet it kinda collapses and twingles with each other. So i prefer taking from outside. Never had a problem
I enjoyed this video and totally respect your perspective. I am so impressed that you crochet for magazines and even more impressed that you were crocheting at 11 years old. I was about that age as well, when I started crocheting.
Thank you so much for sharing important information about crochet, I love ❤ to learn from your tutorial 👍 it's very clear to understand how to improve crochet art more and more better ways ...... thank you again 🙏
I just love acrylics! In the old days like when my mum was a girl there wasn’t much in the way of acrylics and what you got was definitely of very poor quality. Today there are so many beautiful yarns mixed acrylics or acrylic blends and they are so soft and so beautiful I love knitting or crocheting them for baby plus there’s the anti-pilling which is a super bonus. I used to use 100% pure wool but found many times it was very scratchy and not suitable for babies. If I do use a wool it’s either an alpaca or a merino
I love acrylic yarn. There is such a variety and the care is insanely easy. I can't afford large projects with natural fibers. I have been crocheting for over 50 years and it's the best therapy ❤
I just discovered you! I like how direct and clear your videos are. And the acrylic I never even thought about! Now I will thanks to you. You seem like a lovely person as well. Thanks for the tips!
Tuula thank you. I love these helpful tips. What a wonderful thing to be taught crochet in school! I was taught at 11 by a neighbour, and fortunately she had skills that were passed down for generations of women in her family. Again thank you for passing on your skills. Blessings Linda in Australia.❤
Thank you Linda! Great that crochet skills get passed even where they are not taught at schools. Most of the world doesn't seem to have crochet at school. For a long time here in Finland only girls learned to knit and crochet at school but now it is both boys and girls.
I enjoy working with natural fiber & acrylic blends! I knitted a vest for my Uncle years ago from a wool/acrylic blend. He still wears and enjoys it!!!
I learned to crochet from my grandmother almost 50 years ago. She taught me using a pencil and scrap yarn. Everything I've learned since has been self-taught. I learned how to read a pattern from RU-vid. I also don't use knots in wearable projects (except maybe scarves). I prefer natural fibers over acrylic but will use the colors I like best depending on the project.
I strongly dislike the look of granny squares. I understand that many people like them and I have nothing against them but I just can't seem to find them cute and I never had a desire to own or create anything with them. Never made one, not planning on starting any time soon.
I’m with you. The basic ones just leave me cold 😂 I must admit however that I have seen ones using a variety of stitches within the square, and the squares vary is size. I found some of these appealing. Are they still considered “granny” squares? I’m not sure. Perhaps someone can enlighten me.
Varies so much what people like. I never used to like granny squares but little by little I have grown to like them quite well. Nowadays also people use the word "granny square" for almost any crochet square!
Totally agree, except that I nowadays prefer pulling the yarn from the outside. What you said about enjoying the feeling of the yarn is very important for beginners. Without pleasant yarn and excellent hooks I wouldn't have continued crocheting. Your channel is very nice by the way.
Thank you so much! I'm happy the channel passed 200K subscribers today 😊 So true, if crochet doesn't feel nice overall, people don't continue as it is not something you would have to do!
This was interesting! I did not learn to crochet until last year, at the age of 70, so I'm still learning. I do knot sometimes, but it's because I don't feel secure in weaving ends when I have a lot of color changes, but for few or no color changes I don't knot. I also don't care for amagurie, but don't have any interest in yarn bombing, either 8:14 . I do swatch w h en I knit, but haven't made anything with crochet that is fitted, though I do find my stitches to be pretty accurate when I do a swatch for practice. The one thing I wish I could do is to only use natural fibers, but I have to use acrylic or I would not be able to afford yarn! I do use a lot of natural fiber blends, and have been lucky enough to find some natural wools at a resale shop. Once, I even found some cashmere in tiny skeins. It's so soft!
Wonderful to hear that you learned to crochet just recently at your age! It is a great hobby to start at any age. I agree with cashmere, feels lovely, I have made a couple of hats using it. But quite expensive!
I learned to crochet at age seven. My mum was trying to learn and I was stuck indoors on a summer day due to rain. My mum made me sit down and work 10 foundation chains, figuring I'd take forever but when she looked up I had a long trail of them! She started me on reading patterns, learning stitches and it turned out I was more skilled than she was - her tension was really bad. She wound up calling her teacher and telling her that her daughter was better at it and let me finish the project! I still have it.
I learned to knit, crochet and sew in Year 1 (aged 6), which was the norm at the time; having learned to crochet a chain stitch, I got onto such a roll that I just kept going and eventually had a ball of chain that was 1,000m long. My mum kept it in a drawer somewhere for years, but I don't know what happened to it afterwards - well, that was more than 60 years ago! Still love crochet now, but I often prefer making a foundation double or treble to start rather than a foundation chain because I so often find that the chain is too tight for the rest of the project. And by then I'm reluctant to frog back to 0.
I learned from a torn book that was about to be thrown away in my elementary school. I asked a teacher if I could keep it, it was a home economics book and three quarters of it was missing. Then I stopped cause I didn't have materials for it, but I picked it up again in college when internet was more available and I could learn more. It has always been my relaxing hobby since.
What an adorable story ! My mom can't crochet at all her grandmother tried to teach her but she couldn't get it, I tried to teach my daughter but she's a lefty so it was hard , I since taught my daughter in law, we started with hdcs, she caught on like a champ , were now learning other stitches and I couldn't be prouder! Now I have a crocheting buddy
@MidniteSpectre it is such a relaxing hobby ! Yes, great call out ! I fall asleep every night crocheting and my kids tease me because I'll be in my chair asleep and I'm still working my stitches !
Your advice on what to do and what not to do and why, is excellent. Your explanations are very clear and understandable. Thank you for your time. Kudos to you.
I learned to loom knit to make hats for the homeless in my area. I learned to crochet when I was young but have developed neuropathy losing feeling in both of my hands. Recently I re-learned to crochet but when I was knitting my husband found an estate sale of a very crafty person and bought all the yarn she had. 12 garbage bags, the lawn size huge ones, full of yarn and brought them home. I spent hours on the living room floor just sorting them but realized that very few had yarn labels so instead of measure every skein I just make due. I still loom knit for the lass fortunate but am crocheting. I use the cotton yarn for placemats, pot holders and washcloths, all the rest are made into hats, scarves, slippers, socks and any other things I want to make. I crochet slowly but everything turns out just the way I want it. I am now crocheting myself a purse. Don't let the words "You can't" stop you. Where there's a will, there's a way and as my grandmother always said "Can't never did anything"
Wonderful, thank you for sharing! Great that you have continued to knit and crochet in spite of challenges. That's a great thing to say, "Can't never did anything"! All the best!
Thank you for the tips. I do some of them, my crochet journey began when I was 5, things have changed big time. I love to see what others do, and some of my best ideas , come from all the skills shown on U TUBE.
Your tips are very good and I can tell you speak from much experience. As a beginner, I knotted everything when I joined yarns because I was afraid they would come undone. But I don't anymore. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I am Australian and when I was young there was no acrylic yarn. Everybody knitted in wool or mohair etc. The one problem with that was my brother was allergic to wool and he could never wear jumpers. Our baby hospital, which my craft group crochet or knit baby beanies for, only accept acrylic yarn hats because of possible allergies. I myself use any sort of yarn but I must admit natural fibres are the nicest to crochet with. That was interesting. Thanks for that one Tuula.
Thank you! I wonder why the hospital doesn't ask for cotton hats - I haven't heard of anyone being allergic to cotton and in Australia it probably would never be very cold. Thank you commenting!
@@TuulaMaaria I have wondered about cotton hats too. Guess they have a reason. I might ask the person who organises all this and see what they say about it.
This is the first time I watched your video, it popped up and I gave it a go. Well I found it extremely interesting, you gave some great and useful tips. I learned to knit and crochet from my Italian mother, she never used a pattern nor made a swatch, and yet all garments fit perfectly. Mind you there was a lot of measuring along the way. Watching from Australia.
Great to know the video is recommended to people who haven't known my channel earlier! Yes, measuring can be a way to start without swatching but with a good swatch you don't need much measuring. Greetings from Finland!
I agree with ALL your don'ts! It's especially such a pleasure hearing someone else talk about not using acrylic, aka plastic! Since I began crocheting 2 years ago I made the mistake as a newbie using it for projects and my work never looked like the pattern's photo, even when I followed the gauge, stitch count, and all...I realized it's the quality of the yarn, acrylic is always trying to mimic REAL yarn. Since using wool, cotton, etc...my projects always look so beautiful! Thanks for sharing and I always enjoy listening to your wise input! Best regards from Malta.
Thank you for sharing! Using acrylic is not common in Finland, knitters and crocheters don't easily mention it to others if they do use it! - Malta is one of the places I would love to visit but never have so far!
Thank you for these tips/suggestions. I am eighty two and taught myself to crochet about six years ago on RU-vid so any tips are very much appreciated 👍
Thank you! Several people have been asking, the garland on the wall was my design in the Simply Crochet magazine a couple of years ago. So far I haven't made a video about it, the written pattern is for sale in my Etsy and Ravelry shops. www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/frills-party-garland or www.etsy.com/fi-en/listing/1260347199/crochet-pattern-for-frills-party
When I was in my teens my mom showed of doing a slip knot to start to crochet a chain I stopped crocheting for many yrs but now I've been doing it for a few yrs so I'm still learning how to crochet
We in South Africa can not buy wool because it is expensive I use good quality acrilic because we rarely get snow our winter are not so cold . I would love to crochet with wool I think it will be wonderful
There are a lot of good quality acrylic yarns available now, that feel lovely and soft and have many advantages such as for blankets. We shouldn't be made to feel guilty for using it. I'm allergic to wool so it's not for me. The plant fibers such as cotton and bamboo are lovely but are not suitable for all projects. I think use whatever yarn makes you happy.
That’s exactly what she said. She does not prefer acrylic that is her choice. If you’re feeling guilty about using it maybe you should take a minute and ask yourself why.
Hi Tuula lovely to see you and I agree I use mainly wool. Growing up in New Zealand we had lots of wool. 60 years of crochet the nuns taught me age 10. Now 71.
Thanks for sharing! You certainly have a lot of experience in crochet 😊 Yes, New Zealand often gets mentioned when people talk about high quality wool!
I enjoyed your tips but have to say I can't wear wool and most cotton isn't suitable for clothing so I use acrylic. I think if it gets years of use it's much better than the plastic jugs people buy laundry soap and milk in. I avoid those always!
You wear whatever fibre that suits you. Natural or otherwise. I find wool very itchy and uncomfortable my children would never want to wear any wool jumpers I made. Too many rules in this video!
@didi8835 Many people haven't tried the many different types of wools that exist so they stop using it. I especially love soft washable merinos for babies.
i've been knitting and doing crochet for about 50 years or more and i agree with all of your don't items you mention, maybe it's because we were taught the proper way of doing things
Yes, no acrylic, no aragami and only center pull...I love you! So glad I found your channel! There is so much you have taught me already just in this short video. I look forward to watching all of your videos and learning so much more from you. Thank you!
Hello my friend I am so glad to find you. I live in New Jersey USA I crochet for a very long time myself and I appreciate your tips. I will follow you forever. Blessings.❤
I think that's why I have been avoiding mine. I started out with The Woobles, but after I got the hang of it and made a few, I started on blankets and granny squares. I think the fact that there are so many steps and details is why I'm not as big of a fan as I thought I would be.
If you're using acrylic yarn for yarn bombing, isn't that wrapping a tree in plastic? You make beautiful things with it, but isn't it still putting plastic in the environment?
Yes but yarnbombs are very short-lived and just on the surface. I could have taken more time to talk about it more in detail because 90% of my yarnbombs are wool and cotton! Just that occasionally I have added something that has been acrylic. In this year's yarnbomb I didn't have any acrylic.
@TuulaMaaria oh I see! You must do yarn bombing differently from where I live. In my city (in the US), a yarn bombing piece will stay on the tree or bicycle rack or lamppost for years on end, long after it has ceased to be pretty from exposure to the elements. And I don't think I've ever seen one up close that didn't feel like acrylic. It sounds like your yarn bombing culture is just different from what I've seen!
Really like your suggestions and your thoughts and your learning skills I have been crocheting for many years and really never got the basics, so I really appreciate the time you take to do your videos
Your banner is really cute. I learned from you. Thank you. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord
Wonder full tips that I learned tonight from you - thank you really very much - want to walk a happy crochet road with you and I like the trees with all the beatiful dresses around them - it looks amazing
I learnt crochet when I was in my teens, that too by watching my landlady who was an expert in crochet. I love to crochet so much that I never get tired of it. I also love to see different patterns of crochet.
I learned how to crochet from my grandmother who came from Scotland. I passed her techniques on to my granddaughter? They are very much like yours. It’s nice to watch your channel.
Thank u for your beautiful story of childhood and techniques that u have. I am from the USA and was taught to crochet and cross stitch at an early age also, which is something very rare here because most kids aren’t interested in it but I was. Again thank you and keep on crocheting 🧶
Thanks for the video! As you say, everyone is different. I always crochet or knit from the outside of the ball. I don't like when they collapse on themselves as the yarn is used.
You have a very interesting list. This will sound odd, but I didn't know there was any type of yarn but acrylic available for years! The places we shopped at only carried acrylic. Even now, if I want a different fiber, I usually need to order it online. Unfortunately I live in a small town without a yarn shop. I have used cotton, mainly for kitchen things, and it hurts my hands to use it. Probably another reason mom never used other yarn is my middle sister is seriously allergic to wool. She swells up horribly, just touching wool. You are very blessed to have so many natural fiber yarns available. I enjoy your channel and will watch your video on joining using split yarns. I have loved the magic knot every since I learned it a few years ago. That is probably more because I am blind and have trouble finding all the yarn ends to weave in when I've finished a project. Yes, I suppose I could stop crocheting and weave them in when I have a wide enough section of new color or when I've joined another ball of the same yarn. I just find it distracting and too easy to lose my place in the pattern. Thanks for all the videos you make! I've learned some of the most interesting stitch patterns from you, and I love all the Christmas ornaments you have made. I use them for small gifts to Bible study friends or instead of a bow on a gift.
Thank you so much for your comment! I used to live for many years in Northern Ireland and then you almost only had acrylic available, that has changed since. Wow, you continue to crochet even though you are blind, I haven't heard of many who can do that! That of course changes things, as you say, so important to feel what you are doing. All the best, continue enjoying crochet, I'm happy that my patterns and videos have been useful to you!
for starting balls - I have a ball winder and one of those tools where you stick on the ball and it rotates as you pull for easy unravelling of the ball. has helped immensely with strain on my joints and every skein is now a convenient yarn cake. If I want to start from the color on the inside, I usually just re-wind the cake so I can still put it on my unwinder. (I have no idea what they are called in english) I learned how to russian join recently and haven't done anything else since, though the twist method looks really convenient. going to have to give that a try! I'm also allergic to wool and don't really like cotton so acrylic it is for me too.
I wish I had a local group that I coule crochet with. I would love yo make wearables but the ifea of doing it on my own and figuring out gauge and all of that on my own is so overwhelming. Your videos have helped me a lot throughout the time I've learned though. Thank you!
Thank you! A local group would certainly be helpful. Maybe there is one, it can be hard to find them Is there a yarn store where you could ask if they have one or know where there would be one. Or Facebook group where someone would know? Hope you find one!
I made my first wearable, a duster type sweater in December. Pick a pattern that has a video tutorial and you are on your way! I can't stop now! So rewarding to make adjustments for my measurements and to buy yarn colors I love.
I just found your channel and this is the first video I watch. There is one thing I noticed you do and I absolute love and appreciate: you hold the hook the classic way and not as if it was a screwdriver. Thanks so much! I’m also European and have been crocheting since I was 14 (now 63), mostly with very fine thread and my eyes truly hurt when I try to watch crochet videos where the hook is held like a garage tool.
