How do you hold a crochet hook?

[mariyel]

I'm a "B".

[jenhen]

I'm not A or B. I hold the back of the hook down with my pinkie and ring finger and balance it against my thumb. I use my other fingers to steady it or hold the yarn. Self-taught!

[crochetqueen]

I hold mine similar to B,

[hischildsindi]

Closest to B, but not quite and I'm a loose crocheter.

[luckygrrl]

I hold it like B, and am a fairly tight crocheter. There is absolutely NO way I could hold it like A! I think part of the reason is that I'm left-handed, but taught myself to crochet right-handed, so the idea of holding a crochet hook in my right hand like I would a pencil would be on par with dancing on top of an elephant difficulty-wise.

[leppardess]

I'm a 'B' too:hook When my grandmother was teaching me, she tried to get me to hold it in the 'A' position but it was so hard for me to keep the tension constant I must say though that she could go really fast the way she held the hook

[b1jah2]

I'm a "B"er

[Lavelle26]

B. Heard that this is they way to hold a knitting needle!!

[fairietat2]

I guess you could say I hold mine like a C. It's the way I learned. I recently had a friend tell me I crochet like a truckdriver with the way I hold my hook (whatever that's supposed to mean). I can't hold it any other way. I feel like I have less control when I do. My stitches are even but on the tight side.

[Tracy1cg]

I've actually never noticed...going to go check brb...

 

B!

[CarolL]

I'm a B!! Had to pick up some work to see how I held the hook.

[fruggs]

B

I can do a too but b is a bit more comfortable. I read somewhere that the different ways to hold were dependant upon the material you were using...

 

I crochet i think tight but even.

[justgreen]

I'm a B...I'm glad to see others that hold the hook like I do. I've had crocheters tell me I hold my hook wrong, but I can crochet rings around them. When my mother was teaching me to crochet, my hand would cramp. So she told me to hold the hook in whatever was the most comfortable for me. I was never one for going by the book, even in cooking.

[Lanik]

A!

[13bodies]

I'm a neither. I grip my hook in my palm like it's the only thing keeping me from falling over the edge of a cliff. It's not pretty, but it's the grip that hurts my wrist the least.

[Kelle]

I am an A, and I think my stitches are even but not too tight.

 

Actually I'm a modified A, holding the hook more like a flute than a pencil, if that make sense....

[MARCILEE]

I think I've tried A-B-C-D....whatever works. I haven't quite figured it out yet.

[melectric]

I am a b, but I wish I was an A. I have a nice callous where my hook rubs on my finger.

[crochetingfool]

I'm a B only left handed.... Ü

[hollylayne]

I'm a B

[crochetcrazy]

BI am glad to know that others crochet like me,....I've had many people tell me that I hold the hook the wrong way. I've tried doing it in the "a" position, but it just doesnt feel right to me.

[Crocheting_MammaII]

B is closest to how I hold my hook. I can crochet tight or loose and my hand don't cramp.

[ThreadHeroine]

I'm a B! I tried doing the A way and my tension is wonky not to mention I slow down to a crawl.

[lyrakristine]

I'm an A.

[grrlsmom]

I'm an A, only with straight fingers! Don't ask me why - I don't have arthritis, but that's just the way I do it and my tension is fairly even.