Restock

[threeolivemartini]

can i just say .. i shouldnt torture you or myself but Bill just restocked hooks ...

[Julie]

OH NOOOOOOOO! I have been scared to death of something like that happening!! :yay2

[threeolivemartini]

oh yeah julie some really pretty woods too !!

[natalie058]

So great of you to let us know... :bad But really I'm glad, I've been waiting and I've asked for 2 more cocobolo hooks, sizes J and K this time... maybe :fc they'd even come before XMAS...I just can't fawn over these hooks enough.

[threeolivemartini]

they should come if you order them in a timely manner .. that is one thing i can say about Bill he has great service and once your payment gets to him.. he sends the stuff out priority mail usually gets to me in like 2 days..

[kariholtz]

:eek2 :faint

you :bad !!!!

lol

[Julie]

I resisted looking last night, I won't be able to resist it today. Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE to have new hooks but I must resist. (I'm not sure why, I just know I must! :loco )

[Donna]

Okay, you got me Beth. :ohdear :lol I e-mailed Bill about a hook this morning. Just one, though, because I need to try it out and see how I feel about a hook without a grip. :thinking1

[Julie]

And she told me which one she requested and it's PURTY. LOL :hyper

[natalie058]

So - my limited "struggling student" funds allowed me room enough for only one hook - clothes took precedence this holiday, as I have only 1 pair of jeans right now..:eek2 But i ordered the K hook, #6 (http://www.turn-of-the-century.com/1khook.htm) if anyone wants to take a peek, i think it's just lovely... After the holidays, I'll (hopefully) be able to buy the J hook that I want. I also really want one of his rug hooks, a size P i think, but all the nice big ones have sold for now, I especially like the cherry and maple hooks.

[threeolivemartini]

i know i am the devil but i am really sure you are gonna love your hook.. which one did you ask for donna? and the one you got natalie is gorgeous.. :*cgrinch

[Donna]

Hee, hee, you're not the devil, Beth. :p I'm in the process of expanding my hook collection (I hate to call it a collection, though, because I really do use them all! :D! ) and trying out different types of hooks anyway. :cloud9 I did get the one I requested, which was H-32-Purpleheart (http://www.turn-of-the-century.com/1hhook.htm). I know it's one of the most plain ones there, but that's the way I like 'em :heart ... what can I say? :p

[threeolivemartini]

i like the plainer ones too .. so dont feel bad sometimes simple is better ..

and that is a very nice choice

[Julie]

Okay, my PayPal account is safe so far. When I looked earlier there still hadn't been an update to the rug hooks (N, P, 13mm, Q, and S) and I really want another P. Natalie, you'll love it when you get it. So much nicer than those ugly plastic P hooks!
:w-grin

[threeolivemartini]

pssst Julie.. that update is supposed to be finished tonight

[natalie058]

Aww Beth u r sooo :bad

[Julie]

This is me: :goodbad


I'm going to be :w-angel and not order anything right now because I really shouldn't. But that doesn't mean that the :bad of me isn't trying to figure out how to whisper it into Rick's ear. I know the moment he finds out he'll tell me to order something. :tryme I've just got to be good. :wink

[natalie058]

I just have to say again that Bill is such a great guy to do business with! :D! I just got an email from him today - and I felt that I should say it again since I am just so pleased!! :yes

[yarnyviolet]

He has mailed hooks to me here in Europe I had great service from him. I have every size he stocks and a case for the smaller ones.

Rachel:*hmenorah :*hdreidel

[natalie058]

I think I should be getting a package from Bill tomorrow or the day after, :mail containing my gorgeous K #6 (http://www.turn-of-the-century.com/1khook.htm) AND (yes, and :woohoo ) this J #4 (http://www.turn-of-the-century.com/1jhook.htm) I'm trying to collect a whole set of cocobolo... I love saying it as much as i love looking at it... but I never really use sizes F-G, so the big hooks are next, you all say such great things about them I can't wait!

[natalie058]

Hmmm, I don't know why that one about HTML is there, could someone delete that please? (thanks!!)

Anywho... don't look now but Bill has put up his new rug hooks... man are they ever beautiful... I've asked for the P #1. *sheepish*

[Donna]

It's deleted, Natalie! :thumbsup HTML comments are particular tags in HTML and you may have inadvertently put in something that looked like it might be one. Then ezboard changes the whole post to read "HTML comments are not allowed." There's more info about it here (http://p079.ezboard.com/fezboardfrm73.showPrevMessage?topicID=37.topic), for anyone interested.

[natalie058]

Thanks, Donna!

[crochetdiva]

I hope my sister likes the one I am sending her for Christmas. If not, she can give it to me....but somehow I doubt that will happen. I have never used his hooks before. How do they feel? I used to use bamboo knitting needles but got splinters from them.

They are so beautiful, how durable are they? I used a lucite 4mm hook last year and it snapped on me. That is the ony time I have had one break. I ordered my sister J-21

[Julie]

I've never had one of his hooks break on me, and they feel wonderful! You'd have to take a little more care with them than you would an aluminum hook, of course, but they only look better every time I pick mine up. :)h

[natalie058]

I just got my J in the mail yesterday, :mail and started using it in the blanket I'm making immediately. The stitches are exactly the same. This hook is silly pretty - my mom gets such a kick out of me cuz i have to show everyone my new baby. I have a K in waiting, I can't have it til Christmas... And Bill is holding a P for me... (Can you tell I'm a little obsessed? :blush ) I have to say, these bigger sizes feel more solid than the smaller ones I have (H and I) but even those I don't feel that I would snap easily or anything. I really want the smallest sizes to get a whole set, but I just don't use them so they'll wait til after I get the rug hooks, which I am so excited about getting. :bounce I love the one you got for your sis... so will she, I'm sure and I bet you guys will TOTC junkies now too!! :lol

[Julie]

I feel so much better now. :)) Bill emailed me and I just paid for P #2, Cherry and Q #1, Cherry (http://www.turn-of-the-century.com/bighook.htm). :clap It will be cool to have new cherry hooks that aren't aged like the others I have, still no red tint to them. I can't wait! :D!

[threeolivemartini]

i emailed about the Q i wanted.. some one beat me by 2 emails..
bummer

i am happy for you though Julie !!

[Julie]

LOL It wasn't me was it? :oops

[threeolivemartini]

no and even if it were.. i wouldnt tell you.. i would hate for you to feel bad.. it was Number 5 walnut

[Julie]

Okay, I feel better. We could have shared though. :wink

[threeolivemartini]

awww that is sweet!

i would gladly share with you !

[JPorter718]

Guess what everyone.... :yay2

Bill restocked AGAIN - Dec.18th I believe.
His hooks go so quickly, especially this time of the year.

Hold me back!! :wowdrool

[Julie]

My sister (I'm so proud!) just started to learn to crochet. I will be sending her a hook or two if she keeps it up. She has a track record of giving up on new crafts if she can't learn them quickly enough, and I don't want her to feel bad if she got them and doesn't keep going. I hope she keeps working at it!!
:yay2

[natalie058]

Keep encouraging her, Tiff, once she gets the hang of it I'm sure she will be "hooked" just as all of us are...:yes