Latch Hook

[CaroPhoenix]

BACKGROUND:

I love to do Latch Hook Rugs. I usually buy the kits (they come with the pre-cut yarn, the canvas - with the picture on it - and a set of instructions). I've been doing this for almost 30 years. My parents taught me and yes, my Dad even used to do these kits with us back in the mid-to-late-80s.

Actually, my dad made a free-hand designed latch hook pillow. (Blank canvas, left over latch hook yarn, and bascially made a little pillow with it - not much of a picture, but it was nice just the same).

END OF BACKGROUND

What I want to know is if anyone here on the board does latch hooking, and have they ever done a picture they just made up?

I'm asking (in a very convaluted way), because I found a cute little cross stitch picture that I think I could convert to a latch hook design.

However, I've never done anything with a blank latch hook canvas. And I'd have to buy my own yarn (I've found a website that sells the yarn pre-cut).

I'm just looking for help, I suppose.

And ideas from anyone who has done this sort of thing and haven't used the kits, but their own creative minds.

Thanks!

[sms001]

However, I've never done anything with a blank latch hook canvas. And I'd have to buy my own yarn (I've found a website that sells the yarn pre-cut).

Thanks!

To transfer the design, print or copy it to a piece of paper to match the size of your latch hook canvas. Go over the lines with a thick marker. Put the canvas on top and trace from what you can see through the holes. If your pre-cut yarn supplier doesn't have everything you need, making the strands yourself is pretty easy - just wrap the yarn around a heavy piece of cardboard as wide as you want the string and cut at the top and bottom of the cardboard. Hope it turns out well. Have fun.

[CaroPhoenix]

Thanks for the advice! I'll have to try the photocopying/marker thing.

Or I might try it free hand, but I don't think that will go as well.

I love to latch hook. I find it to be very calming.

BTW, this is the website where I found I could buy the pre-cut yarn

I know nothing about the company/website, so if anyone else has dealt with them, could they let me know how their experience went? Or if they know of another website/company to work with?

[Andara Bledin]

Considering that Cross Stitch specifically takes advantage of partial stitches and other line stitches, I would think that Petit Point patterns would be closer in application to Latch Hook.

Just a note of warning: Don't search for "latch hook pattern" on Google Image search with safe search turned off.... O.o

^-.-^

[CaroPhoenix]

I will remember that if I ever do a search for that.

However ...

Let me guess ....

My eyes will burn right out of my head?

With the half stitch (I looked @ the pattern I want to do, I don't see any half-stitches), but I figured I'd wing it and do the dominant color - or toss a coin - whichever is easier.