Hooks, Books & Me

After months of heat and humidity, finally India's South-west Monsoon has arrived (a week late but well within the time frame) and I couldn't be more happier..!! The scorched earth breaths and what we experience is the pure earthy smell of first rain. Rain in India has become synonymous to Chai (Tea) and Pakode (Onion fritters), Ah, I am already salivating..😛. When its raining cats and dogs, I just want to sit in my little balcony sipping hot chai and reminiscing my childhood and how we used to enjoy rain, leaving paper boats in small streams of water that used to flow along the streets in rainy season and get wet and then mum's scoldings..!! Gone are those days, sigh..!!  If you are monsoon lover and has a passion for reading, I would recommend you to read a travelogue named " Chasing the Monsoon" by Alexander Frater. The author aims to follow the monsoon, staying sometimes behind it, sometimes in front of it, and everywhere watching the impact ...

Hi y’all. Very hot and humid in my part of world, so my postings are also getting delayed. Just to revise, so far we have learnt a little history of crochet and various types of crochet. Also we learnt some standard crochet stitches, post stitches and increase/decrease stitches. In this post, we are going to find out what material is used to crochet and some special stitches which are commonly used. Crochet Supplies: Hook What can we do without hooks.. 😃 Hook is a tool used in crochet to make loops and stitches. Crochet hooks are available in various sizes from as small as 0.35mm to as large as 25mm. You have to select your hook size, depending on which type of yarn you are using in your project.  Hooks less than 2mm are mainly made up of steel and are commonly termed as Steel hooks/thread hooks, these hooks are used to work with thread. All other hooks are termed as regular hooks and are predominantly made of aluminum. Nowadays, custom made woo...