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We have put together this guide to show you how to do Latch Hook and how to use the special Latch Hook Tool. We hope it helps to make your projects quicker and easier to complete. Should you have any comments, suggestions or improvements we could make to our How To guides please contact us.
How to use your Latch Hook Tool
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Loop a piece of yarn around the hook, behind the latch
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Push the hook down through one square and up the one immediately above until the latch is through. Then pull the hook back slightly, just far enough until the latch begins to close.
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Bring the two ends of yarn across, into the eye of the hook.
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Pull the hook back slowly the latch will close and grab the yarn. Release the two ends of yarn and pull hook out.
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Keeping the two ends even, tighten the knot by giving it a slight pull
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How to Latch Hook
Always leave at least 2.5cm (1 inch) of blank canvas all the way around the design. This needs to be turned under when you have finished hooking and either binding sewn on, or you can use Iron-On binding. (See out how to guide for “Latch Hook Rug Binding”)
I do not recommend washing pure wool rugs. Pure wool naturally repels dirt anyhow and can be vacuumed in the normal manner. If you need to have it cleaned take it to a professional cleaner.
Working from a graph pattern is not as daunting as you may think. You will see the graph is marked off into sections, each section comprising of one hundred squares. In each of one small square is a letter or symbol.
All patterns come with a key i.e. a letter or symbol showing  its designated colour.
Each small square represents a stitch.
The canvas when looked at closely has parallel horizontal threads and twisted vertical threads. The knots are made over the horizontal threads.
Start at the lower left hand corner of the canvas, remembering to leave 2.5cm (1 inch) to the left and bottom of the design, this extra canvas you turn under and bind when the rug is completed.
Commence hooking following the graph and symbols for the colour required. Hook all the way across then start the next row. You may like to hook one section (one hundred small squares) at a time, I find this is easier to find your place the next time you pick up your work, especially with the Graph & Latch Canvas as it is marked in the same way as your pattern.
After you do a few inches in this manner you will see how easy it really is. It certainly provides more definition than painted or stamped canvases and you are always sure you will be using the right colour. Quite often painted or stamped canvases do not correctly depict the right shade of colour
(Example of a graph)
A = Aqua
R = Red
B = Black
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