Thinking back on my hooking days....
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
September 21, 2015 7:24am CST
Yes, I did some hooking but that was when I was younger and more agile. It started out as a hobby, but then I really got into it. My mother actually got me into hooking. She taught me all I knew about it. My first husband never could figure out why I enjoyed it so much.
But, as they say, with age comes wisdom and the older I got the wiser I got. I finally realized that hooking was not good for my eyesight. I had to taper myself off but eventually I was able to quit.
Now you know why I had to put away the wool and the patterns and the little gadget you use to hook rugs. I do have some wall hangings and a beautiful Christmas Tree skirt that I still use today.
I was a very happy hooker, but those days are over.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Sep 15
mwhahahahaha, hooking. lol. I love some good handcrafted goods.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Sep 15
I never learned to knit or crochet, but other type crafts I did all the time. No time or energy now.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill I write and draw some, I can bake, and can if I have too sew on a button and fix a hem. oh and cross stitch I used to love cross stitching.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Sep 15
@Jessicalynnt I can't sew on a button, not so it would stay anyway.
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@Jadedjinn (118)
• Pea Ridge, Arkansas
21 Sep 15
I've not heard this word used like this since I was a small child lol :-) .. I have never hooked before but I do greatly enjoy embroidery and patch quilting. Like you my eyes as well as my hands no longer allow for it. Now I make braided throw rugs they do not require the fine sight or dexterity. Not my first pick but it's still a fun craft to pass time with.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Sep 15
Those 'rag rugs' as we call them are very popular in the south. I don't remember seeing many of them when we lived in the north.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Sep 15
@Jadedjinn What you have to be careful with if you use them is they slip and slide!
@Jadedjinn (118)
• Pea Ridge, Arkansas
21 Sep 15
You know, now that you mention it i don't recall seeing any when I lived in the north either. I just thought it was country style vs city style. The North is more city and the south does have a country tune, I guess they go hand I hand..
, good play on words.
@PrarieStyle (2486)
• United States
21 Sep 15
I "hooked" years ago in high school. I loved it and haven't been able to find the time or the money, or both to get back into it.
I plan to pick it up again soon though, I've got some patterns in my head that I've just got to hook.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Sep 15
Good for you! When I did hook my mother did the binding for me, she is gone now and I don't sew.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
22 Sep 15
You did not fool me one bit
but maybe that was because I come from a family of hookers! 
I've never been crafty though.
but maybe that was because I come from a family of hookers!
I've never been crafty though.@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
22 Sep 15
LOL! I knew there would be some out there who 'got it'!!!!
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Sep 15
Plus the finger dexterity is problematic.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Sep 15
@ladyduck @abbygreenhill why is hooking bad for the eyes?
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill This also becomes a problem.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Sep 15
We do have to change course when those problems pop up.
