Favorite hook!

[tbearinoh]

is a Susan Bates with the Bamboo Handle. I have discovered my hands don't seem to cramp as much using them. I have a complete set. Jenny

[Mandys76]

i think i may have replied once before, but have recently found new hooks that are fantastic. Kollage Square Hooks are AWESOME! I suffer with aching hands and these hooks have solved it.

[Taphy]

Hobby Lobby sells crochet hooks with bamboo handles. I find them easier to work with, because I don't hold my hook the way you are supposed to. I hold it in the palm of my hand. Though, I've read that the way I hold my hook is easier on the wrist. (Maybe they are the Susan Bates hooks. I never paid attention.)

 

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[PWhitlee]

The Boye aluminum ones are the only ones I've ever used, and I've never had a problem with them. They're also the cheapest ones; I'd love to have some of the more expensive wooden ones because they're absolutely beautiful, but working at Family Video and having my fiance work at a dog kennel means that I can't afford to buy a whole set, and it would irritate me to just have one or two wooden ones and the rest of the set in aluminum.

[jessicali]

I use the Boye ones that I can get from our walmart. I'm guessing they're steel lol.

[SimpleSariah]

I'm a Boye aluminum girl.

[hannie's grannie]

I definately have a mismash of hooks, but I really like inline hooks the best. I have some Crystal Lites, but the smaller ones tend to bend sometimes and I even broke one!

 

I really do like the few Susan Bates that I have. I learned (many years ago) how to crochet on Boye aluminums, but I don't like the tapered shank because I tend to crochet as bit tight.

 

I didn't go thru all of the posts, but would like to know what you guys think of bamboo. I think I am due a serious new set of hooks!

[spiritwalker]

My favorite hooks are wood. They help warm my hands as I work.

Some of these are older and where given to me by my Grandmother

and Aunt. These came from Ireland and England.

I recently purchased large hooks: P,S, and Q these where handmade here

in the states by Ed Jekins @Stitch Diva.

I love the feel of the smooth woods in my hand as I work.

[KeepsakeKrochet]

I've always used Boye hooks, and I've never had a problem. I also use boye ergonomic hook set they have. So nice!

[Lottie's Creations]

I love my collection of Clover soft touch hooks. I think they work well with the way I crochet and hold the hook

[mamarose22]

I have a very old wood hook that I think is a size L. My sister gave it to me (I don't know where she got it, but I think an elderly neighbor had given it to her over 50 years ago.) I used to cut up old cotton sox and use the wooden hook to crochet small rugs with it.

[Snowbaby]

I don't know what the difference between the 2 brands of aluminium hooks is, but I do love my aluminium hooks!!

[Crocheeyore]

I got a pack of bamboo hooks for Christmas last year. These are by far my most favorite!

[Gigix3]

Of all of the hooks that I have used (many brands) I love my Clover Soft Touch hands down!

[Allik]

I mostly use susan bates aluminum. I really like the way it is shaped. I do want to branch out a little more and try clover hooks, but I haven't done that yet.

[jpr54_]

http://www.turn-of-the-century.com/hooks.htm

 

the hooks are beautiful - the customer service is good

 

he has shawl pins, hairsticks, afghan hooks

[Addicted2patterns]

I only use Boye.

[crocheting4others]

Boye.

Just started using Boye yesterday, and I instantly fell in love. Started out with yarnology, and it was ok. Switched to Susan Bates which I loved, but then when I tried Boye there was no turning back. If only there were more places to get them here.

[cindra]

Clover Soft Touch! Definitely! I have an afghan I'm avoiding because it was started on Boye hooks before I got my Clovers. Even though I'm still loving the project, my hands ache after a short time using the Boye hooks so it's not been as much fun for me.

[Bailey4]

Love the Bates Bamboo. I FINALLY can crochet with thread!!!

[ReniC]

Glad to see this thread bumped up again!

I have a new found hooky-love. Clover Amour hooks. I like the way they glide through the yarn and especially they don't snag. I still put a gel pencil grip on them as the ol' King Arthur-itis always talks to my right hand knuckles. The hooks do allow me to crochet a bit longer without as much discomfort. Mainly, the stitch tension comes easier.

[fayn]

Clover Soft Touch! I still like my Bates aluminum hooks, but I can crochet for longer without problems with my Clovers.

 

Addi Swing for most projects, I just wish they weren't so darn expensive!  I have two (4.0 and 4.5) and they both cost around $16 each on Amazon.  Sooo glad I just found a place in town that stocks them for a few bucks cheaper (still going to have to buy them one at a time, alas).

 

I have found that my trusty Bates hooks work best with fibers like cotton (and lending to my knitting roommate so she can pick up a dropped stitch).

[ExRea]

JIMBO interchangable thready set is the greatest!  My arthritic fingers don't work so well with the thin handles of regular hooks.