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| Open the door and come on through There is so much more crocheting to do. The hook will be your key to your crochet artistry. Collecting hooks many or few? Doesn't matter only one will do. With yarn and hook and maybe a your special book Crochet, crochet, crochet and make it your way. |
| Below are the general sizes that crochet hooks come in. Do not think that you must use a specific size for a specific fibre. Experiment! United Kingdom United States United Kingdom United States 0.60mm 14 steel 4.50mm G 0.75mm 12 steel 5.00 mm H 1.00mm 10 steel 5.50mm H 1.25mm 8 steel 6.00mm I 1.50mm 7 steel 6.50mm J 1.75mm 4 steel 7.00mm K 2.00mm 0 8.00mm 11wood 2.50mm B 9.00mm 13 wood 3.00mm C Q plastic 3.50mm C R plastic 4.00mm F S plastic There are now double ended hooks swivel double ended hooks crochet bullion hooks Afghan hooks |
| In order to begin the crochet journey and exploration you will want but not necessarly need a crochet hook. There are types of hooks. These are generally know by brand. Crochet Hook Manufacturers Addi......................... Aero..made in England Boye.. made in USA Brittany..................... Caron..made in USA, Mexico Clover........................ Inox .......................... Skacel ..made in Germany Specialty Custom Made Once you have tried the brands you will more than likely choose a brand that you will prefer. |
| Do you know the parts of a crochet hook? Here we go. There is the �point � or sometimes called the tip. Then there is the �shank�, this is the place where your yarn rests before forming a stitch and determines the size your stitches will be. Then on most hooks there is a �thumb rest.� The rest of the hook is for balance and as shown on this hook decoration. The crochet hook shown does not have a thumb rest however most all hooks now have them. When I was at the CGOA Chain Link in Seattle I took a class on making crochet hooks. It was great! I recommend all to at one time, make a crochet hook. Maybe not as fancy as the one shown here. How many different types of hooks do you have? Do you collect hooks? For me I do not collect as a collector, however I do collect all types of hooks. I like to have them available so I can leave them with my works in progress (WIP) and be able to try different sizes on different types of yarns. Each hook changes the way I work with the yarn. The bigger the hook the more of my hand I use and the smaller hooks the more I use my fingers. I do have trouble with the ornamental hooks because they rub on the side of my palm. |
| Here are the Crochet parts----------------------------------------------------->{Thumbrest�}{Shank�}{Throat�}{Point} |