What is this hook for?

[Sleepystitcher]

I recently purchased a large lot of knitting needles on ebay.  Mixed in with the knitting needles were a few crochet hooks. There is one I don't know what it's for. It appears to be a normal aluminum hook, except that extending from the end of the handle is a length of nylon, much like what is used in circular knitting needles, and at the end of the cord is a cicular tab.  I thought it might be for knooking, but the knook tools I've seen are wood and the hook part is sort of flat. Does anyone have any idea what this hook would be used for?  Thank You!

[Tampa Doll]

If this is what you mean, it is an afghan hook.

[Shining_Star]

That sounds like an afghan or Tunisian hook to me.

[Sleepystitcher]

Thanks TampaDoll! Yep, that be it! Although the little doohickey at the end of the cord is different on mine, it's basically the same thing. Now all I have to do is learn how to use it. I've got tons of regular tunisian and afghan hooks as well as a couple double ended hooks and haven't yet learned to use them. 

 

Thank you, too, Shining_Star for your help!

[billynomates]

there are a lot of tutorials o ytube look under Tunision crochet, what you have sounds like a tunision crochet hook to make things in the round.

I do tunision crochet.