Memory Magic In A Hook

I have used the same hooks for years. Since working in crochet professionally I have learned that there are many different hooks with different subtleties and that there are many people that love them for various reasons.  However I still believe the most powerful hooks are the ones that share memories.

I am hard pressed to find a crocheter that doesn’t have a hook that shares memories, some remind me of particular projects, some remind me of people, and some remind me of times. I even have some that simply share a memory as an idea or inspiration.

I have a hook that reminds me of the time I began crocheting with wire and all the craft fairs I worked selling necklaces. I have a set of hooks that were gifted me upon a friend’s death, so obviously these hooks remind me of her. I have a hook that reminds me of my grandmother. I have a little glass jar of hooks that reminds me of my aunt while stirring my imagination about my great-grandmother. A hook that reminds me of appreciation, a hook that reminds me of a friend.

I have a hook that reminds me of an incredible trip I took, a hook that reminds me of the lunch with a friend. I have a hook that reminds me of a design that an editor of a magazine really loved. I have a hook that reminds me of student’s questions. I have a set of hooks that reminds me to be humble, a set that reminds me to be kind, a set that reminds me of friendship, and a set that reminds me of generosity; all because of the stories behind them.

These memories might be more powerful in my designing as the yarn itself. These memories somehow have become embedded in the handles and find themselves helping to create new magic. Memories can be magic, and I am in awe of how much magic sits in my jar.

2 thoughts on “Memory Magic In A Hook

  1. What a wonderful blog entry! I have an old AlkaSeltzer bottle with steel hooks that once belonged to by best(est!) granny-friend, Flercy Turner. Although she was 60+ years my senior, our mutual love of crochet brought and kept us together. I would visit her and we’d just talk and crochet (and nap) for hours! This was a woman in her 90’s who could still crochet with size 20 cotton thread with no issues what so ever! She even entered some of her crochet work into the creative arts contests at the state fair of Texas for the very first time at almost 100 years old and came away with ribbons! She was (and still is) my crochet guardian angel. (\O/)

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