Broke another crochet hook!

Darn it! I broke another crochet hook last night! Once again, I used polymer clay to fix it. It works better than the last one I fixed with polymer clay. I guess I learned a couple of things, huh.

The good news is that Joann.com had hooks on sale, so I ordered 6 more this time. I also had a couple and got one for half price, and I registered (thought I was already!) for an account and got 2.95 shipping.

Crocheting with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

I was diagnosed with a mild case of carpal tunnel syndrome close to 20 years ago. I was crushed, as I LOVE to crochet and have been crocheting since I was 8 years old way back in 1973 when my best friend taught me during recess in the 3rd grade.

I quit crocheting, wore a brace, and changed jobs. But I missed crocheting so much and tried to get back into it. Glucosamine helps a lot! So does wearing the brace like I'm supposed to and a hot wax bath, like the one here.

Now my hands hardly every hurt, but I still had a problem with smaller hooks. So I made my own. I just took a hook, put it inside a sponge, wrapped it with non-stick drawer liner like the one here (by the way I did get my liner and my sponge at the Dollar Tree, love that place), and wrapped thread around to secure. It's working great!