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[ybird]

Hi,

Thankyou for all the lovely replies to my introductory post.  The thing that is hindering me the most is holding the yarn in my left hand and putting it over the hook - it slips off and i feel as if i am all fingers and thumbs.  Now if i hold the hook and the yarn in my right hand, I can control it better, but i dont think thats right.  Well i am persevering, the correct way and am slowly getting there.  Never a quitter, as they say Wink

[LaraKN]

There are lots of different styles, but I usually hold the hook in my right hand (I'm right handed) and the yarn usually comes up through my left hand & over my pointer finger.  I use my finger to control the tension & yarn over.

[Carol Ann]

Hi, again "Y"  Manda and I responded to this where you mentioned it in your intro post but here it is again (copy /paste) :

I'm with Manda  (and it is soooo nice to see our Manda posting again )!  What works best for you and is comfortable is surely YOUR "right" way to do it.  I hold my hook and yarn differently than most people but my results are as they should be and it reduces the pain and stiffness in my arthritis and tendonitis and carpel tunnel ridden hands more than holding the hook in a conventional fashion.  So!  Have faith, be confident and decide if your work is satisfactory no matter how you hold hook and yarn.  If your tension is satisfactory and you can perform the stitches---no one but yourself should ever judge anyway!     

[LaraKN]

Carol Ann is right, there is no wrong way!  I have a friend who holds it completely different than I do, we've both tried each other's methods, with bad results.  I have also watched video's on youtube and seen different methods and think "how can they do that" with their yarn.

If you don't feel comfortable, keep trying different ways until you find something that works for you.  If you are having problems look at several sources, even if it doesn't work for you, usually you can pick up one thing some tip trick or idea and you can take those bits & pieces of info, tweak them to meet your needs and develop your way that works for you.

[tweed]

Ditto!

[Buttercup]

Ditto Two.

Do what is comfortable for you.

[Muffins^]

I've never understood how to hold the yarn the "conventional way". Let alone then start making stitches.

Like the girls say... so long as it works for you, then carry on!