Locker Hook Pattern: Welcome Home Rug

Told you that I haven’t got enough with locker hooking. This craft is really hooking me up. If you haven’t known how to do this, I have the tutorials for it, from basic preparation, locker hooking and finishing touch. Hover over to the tutorials now and get started with this fantastic craft.

This Welcome Home Rug / floor mat measures 78cm x 52cm (30 ¹¹/₁₆“  x 20 ¹/₂“).

As for the material, I used 4 solid colors of poly jersey interlock, dark brown (1 meter), turquoise (2 meters), olive green (1/2 meter), and baby pink (1/2 meter), cut them into 2cm wide strips. I specially love jersey interlock because both sides of the fabric are the identical, and it frays very little. Thus, it will give a fresher color and neater look to the project.

Let’s get ready for this project….. ….

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Locker Hook Tutorial: Chinese New Year Ornament

恭喜发财， 迎春接福， 新年快乐， 万事如意! 恭贺全球华人庆丰年! These are the common words that we wish each other during Chinese New Year. Hopping the best wishes will bring good wealth, happiness, good  luck, auspicious, prosperity, good health during the early spring of each year.

春 – spring, 福 – prosperity are the most conventional character found in Chinese New Year decoration， which means 迎春接福 – Auspicious.

Let’s get into the tutorial on how to make this auspicious decoration for the Chinese New Year. ….

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Locker Hook Tutorial: Finishing Touch

Now you have seen my Locker Hook tutorial on the Basic Preparation and Hook-Loop-Lock, and probably finishing a project up to this point (pattern here). I am going to show you how to tidy up the project by hiding away all the ends (fabric strips and locking yarn) and cover up the back of the work.

I am so proud of myself to come out with these coasters which I am giving them away! I brought them to Starbucks one afternoon when I needed a coffee kick to get my brains going. Took some photos of them with the coffee mug for the keepsake as I am going to mail this to Diana, the lucky winner who won them in my January Giveaway Draw. Well, I can always reproduce them, but the feeling will be different. ….

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Locker Hook Tutorial: Let’s Hook And Lock The Loops!!!

Now, you have all the materials ready, let’s hook and lock the loops!!!! I illustrate it with one of the coasters I made for the giveaway.
I am currently working on a bigger project for my home, should be able to complete just in-time for the Chinese New Year which falls on the same day as Valentine’s day this year, yes, double celebration on 14 Feb 2010!!!!
As I mentioned in my basic preparation post, my method is a little different since I am using my own locking chopstick. Pro – this is suitable for beginners and for those who can’t find a locker hook, Con – slower in process. If you are able to find a locker hook, Theresa is more than happy to share with you how to locker hook with the hook. Please find ….

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Locker Hook Tutorial: Basic Preparation

I fell in love with hook locking after I bought the book “Hook, Loop & Lock” written by Theresa Pulido at Kinokuniya last November. The moment I saw the cover I knew I was not going to leave the bookstore until I owned it. Confirmed that I must get one after flipping through the books. The instructions and the projects in this book are so appealing and tempting,  I can’t help myself for not trying 1 out.

The way I hook and lock is a little different from the book, so if you want to know how Theresa did it, please refer to “Hook, Loop & Lock“. As a beginner and without a proper locker hooking hook, I am afraid that I don’t have an even tension and might spoil the beauty of the crafts. So…. I made my own loop-lock tool by using a disposable chopstick. This method works, just look at how my first locker hook project turns out in my giveaway post!!! It is simple, just engrave a groove (approx. 0.5mm deep) about an inch from the tip of the chopstick so that you can tie a yarn or strong thread there. I used only about 3 inch length of the chopstick but you can use a full length if you prefer.

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