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Lovely Repairs: Sugru Heart Crochet Topper

Repair and personalise a broken crochet hook and love your craft again!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/lovely-repairs-sugru-heart-crochet-topper • Posted by Delicate Stitches

I had a crochet hook with a broken end that stabbed me every time I tried to use it, I also had some sugru to test out and I decided to see if I could combine the two. Turns out I could and now I have a crochet hook that not only doesn't cause me injury it looks pretty too! You could use this tutorial on a non broken hook just to pretty it up.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 15

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

I had a crochet hook with a broken end that stabbed me every time I tried to use it, I also had some sugru to test out and I decided to see if I could combine the two. Turns out I could and now I have a crochet hook that not only doesn't cause me injury it looks pretty too! You could use this tutorial on a non broken hook just to pretty it up.

Instructions

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    Warm up the sugru in your hands.

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    Roll it into a sausage with two fat ends, do this by rolling with one finger in the middle of the sausage.

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    Fold the sausage in half to make your heart shape.

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    Smooth out the shape with your fingers.

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    If you like, add some glitter, just sprinkle on and press gently into the surface.

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    Stick the broken end of the crochet hook into the sugru. Or, if you're just doing it for decoration just push the non-hook end into the sugru.

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    I added a little start sequin to finish it off...

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    Leave to cure for 24 hours then hook to your hearts content with your lovely refurbished hook