Red --- most ladies on this list
MoEZ hook sizes and their equivalents:
| MoEZ Color |
Diameter
(Inches) |
Diameter
(Metric) |
Hook Size
Equivalent |
| Green |
5/16th" |
8 mm |
Size L |
| Black |
3/8th" |
9.5 mm |
M |
| Red |
7/16th" |
11.1 mm |
Close to P |
| Yellow |
1/2th" |
12.7 mm |
About P |
| Super Blue |
5/8th" |
15.9 mm |
Q |
| Super Orange |
3/4th" |
19 mm |
S |
| Ultra Maroon |
7/8th" |
22 mm |
|
To Order/Buy MoEZ Hooks:
http://www.moezunlimited.com/hooks/default.html
How To Make Your Own Hooks by Dave:
http://serendipity.gpvm.com/handydir.html
What's the difference between the MoEZ hooks and regular afghan hooks other than they are made of wood as you can buy the afghan hooks in these large of size?:
The regular afghan hooks can not be purchased in these sizes. That is why I had to have them custom made for me. Also because they are wood they are more comfortable to use and the yarn slides better than on plastic or metal. The smallest diameter, the green one, is about twice the size of the "K" and there are 5 larger sizes. With the 2 largest, the blue and the orange, you use multiple strands. I made a queen size in a weekend with 3 shades of plum and the orange hook. The blue uses 2 strands or 1 strand of chenille. Hope this helps. -- Val
Do I need to oil the MoEZ hooks since they are made out of wood to keep them in good condition?:
No, if you oil the hooks, they will absorb the oil and redeposit it in the project you are working on. By using them regularly, the oil from your hands will be sufficient. Just be sure to store them in a dry place. If you live with terribly high humidity, you may want to have some "chalk" or "silica gel" stored with them to prevent liquid absorbtion. Mine, of course, are used all the time and they just keep improving with age. The more you use them, the better they get. They develop a
protective sheen to them. -- Val
How do I take care of the MoEZ hooks and how should they be stored?:
Keep the hooks in a dry place and normal use will put enough oils into the hooks. Use keeps them in tip-top shape and if you don't use them for a while and they haven't been broken in by using them for a project, they may absorb some of the humidity or moisture in the air. If you feel some drag, just a
very fine sand paper used sparingly will bring them back to being very smooth. The sandpaper should have almost no grit at all. Hope this helps. -- Val
What size hook and what kind of yarn works best?:
Hook Size
(in millimeters) |
Yarn Weight
(in basic afghan/tunisian simple stitch) |
| 2.0-2.5 mm |
Size 20 or 30 thread (DMC) |
| 3.0 mm |
Size 10 thread |
| 4.0- 5.0 mm |
Fingering or baby yarn |
| 5.5 mm |
Sport or DK (double knitting) yarn |
| 6.0-6.5mm |
Worsted weight yarn |
| 7.0 mm (hard to find) |
Worsted to bulky yarns |
| 8.0 mm |
Bulky |
| 10.0 mm |
Chunky |
When you are using the "MoEZ" hooks, a single strand will work for everything up to the "blue." The blue one you use 2 strands, and the orange one you use 3 strands or maybe 2 if you are doing the knit stitch. Because it is not an open stitch, like regular crochet, there aren't any open holes, like in regular crochet. -- Val
My rule of thumb is to use a hook that is 3 times thicker than the yarn I want to use. I do this because 2 strands of yarn run horizontally thru the vertical strands in the basic stitch. I go down one hook size for tunisian purl st. and up one or 2 hook sizes for t. knit stitch. I almost always get a nice drape to the crocheted fabric with this system. -- Allison in Santa Fe
The orange and maroon MoEZ hooks work great to crochet rugs with fabric strips. Maroon is 7/8" and is done by special order only. -- Val
I use the maroon MoEZ hook to make rugs using 5 strands of yarn or up to 2 strips of material - depends on how thick you want the rug to be. I've also used it using 3 strips of plastic bags. I also have to admit to having made a special order lap afghan with it using the special pattern I made up for Q hook afghans and 5 strands of worsted weight yarn. It was for my mother who is in a wheel chair and wanted something to cover her legs when they are outside or traveling. It turned out very thick and comfy. -- Kathy
What MoEZ hooks should I buy?:
The blue super hook is the most popular "super" - the red and yellow are the most popular other hooks. The red can also be used for the "puff" stitch, the yellow is too loose to hold the puff but the super blue with 2 strands can do the puff also. The 18" is the size to use for the afghans, 9" is for the finishing work on the edging. Hope this helps some. -- Val
Should I order the 9" or the 18" MoEZ hook? Or both and which size?:
First for those of you who asked about the length of the hooks. If you are making an afghan then the 18" is a must have. The 9" are for the finishing work, however I have recently been using the 9" blue for making chenille scarves using the afghan stitch. It was great because you use less yarn and chenille is so expensive any I can save is great. For those of you who have worked with chenille before you know what I mean when I say it is hard to tell where you are when you are doing single crochet. With the afghan stitch you have those little windows when going from right to left so it is very easy to see where to insert the hook next.
The largest size that you can use a single strand on would be, I would say, the yellow. The red is the largest, single strand hook to use, if you want to do the "MoEZ" puff stitch. (This stitch is nothing more than a chain 4 stitch where ever a puff is called for, going from "left to right", it forms a loop. Then on the return row you just do the afghan stitch like normal and when you get to a loop cinch it up at that stitch, now you have a puff. The puff stitch instructions are on the instructions on my site and on the instructions that come with the hooks.) You can also do the puff if you use the blue hook, but you need 2 strands. The orange hook uses 3 strands of yarn and I wouldn't advise a puff, although it may work, you would have enormous balls on your afghan. I made a "queen" size afghan in a weekend using 3 shades of plum, it gives it a tweed look. The "MoEZ" type of crochet uses so much less yarn. Very small cross-stitch or graph patterns are all that is necessary.
In answer to the question about what do you use to finish after making it with a blue hook, there really isn't a similar hook other than the 9" mate in blue. You can just use the 18" but it will be a bit cumbersome. The way I finish most of mine is: single crochet in back loop only of each stitch, at the corner 3 sc in both loops, continue around join with slip st.. Turn, working on the back side, slip st to the corner, ch 1 sc in same space, ch 1, 2 sc in next sp of corner use both loops, now skip the first sc after the corner and sc in the "front loop only" of the 2nd sc, now sc in the 1st sc (the stitch you skipped) (frt lp only) this forms and "x". Now repeat: skip next sc, sc in fr lp of next sc, now sc in the one you didn't do to form another "X". Repeat around and only use the front loop only except the corners where you do 2 sc in both loops, ch 1, 2 sc in both loops. Slip st to ch 1 and turn. Repeat 1st round and turn and repeat second round. This creates a nice edging but also helps to tame what little curl there is. Twice around seems to do it with the smaller hooks. The larger hooks may not need that much. I have also sc around with 3 in the corners (bk lp only) then I reverse sc or just slip stitch around to make the edges heavier, they will lay quite nicely this way. -- Val
Holding the MoEZ Hook:
If you are holding the hook all the way to the end you won't lose stitches at that end. As far as the hook end goes, here's a couple tips. When I am going right to left (Opposite for you lefties) I put my thumb just left of the vertical that I am about to go under, it slides under my thumb with the nail holding the vertical out of the way. Going from left to right I hold the afghan between the next 2 stitches (after I yarn over) so when I pull the loops off the hook I am only taking off the 2 loops right by my thumb, 1 to the left of it and 1 to the right of it. It helps to keep those extra loops from following by mistake. Everyone knows that this type of crochet is done "overhand," right? Underhand, I'm afraid, would be a real killer. If you do it overhand, it pretty much balances itself with the counter balance of the afghan weight.
I hold the hook "overhand" with my thumb resting against the side of the hook that faces me, my fingers loosely drape over the hook so the hook fits up inside my hand. At first I have to hold the hook a little tighter until I get some weight on it. Once you have some weight to "counter balance" the hook, you can loosen your grip.
By overhand crocheting, I mean your hand on top not under the hook. Some people have learned to crochet like holding a utensil (a fork or spoon) and this is not going
to let the gravity work with you; it will work against you and make things more difficult, but whatever is comfortable for you will work for you. Hope this helps. -- Val
What are crochet hook/knitting needle size equivalents?:
* Means that there are some differences between U.S. manufacturers for these sizes.
| U.S. |
Metric |
U.K. |
| Hooks |
Needles |
Hooks & Needles |
Hooks & Needles |
| |
0 |
2.00 mm |
14 |
| B-1 |
1 |
2.25 mm |
13 |
| C-2 |
2 |
2.75 mm |
12 |
| |
|
3.00 mm |
11 |
| D-3 |
3 |
3.25 mm |
10 |
| E-4 |
4 |
3.50 mm |
|
| F-5 |
5 |
3.75 mm |
9 |
| |
|
4.00 mm |
8 |
| G-6 |
6 |
4.25 mm |
|
| 7 |
7 |
4.50 mm |
7 |
| H-8 |
8 |
5.00 mm |
6 |
| I-9 |
9 |
5.50 mm |
5 |
| J-10 |
10 |
6.00 mm |
4 |
| K-10½ |
10½ |
6.50 mm |
3 |
| |
|
7.00 mm |
2 |
| |
|
7.50 mm |
1 |
| L |
11 |
8.00 mm |
0 |
| M, N * |
13 |
9.00 mm |
00 |
| N, P * |
15 |
10.00 mm |
000 |
| P * |
|
11.50 mm |
|
| |
17 |
13.00 mm |
0000 |
| |
19 |
15.00 mm |
00000 |
| Q |
|
15.75 mm |
|
| |
35 |
19.00 mm |
|
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