A crochet hook is literally a stick with a pointy hook on one end.
This small tool is used to loop yarn or thread, and interlock them into crochet stitches. Available in materials like steel, aluminum, clay, glass, bamboo, wood and plastic, and sizes ranging from 0.35mm to 25mm, it is the workhorse of the entire crochet industry. I mean, this tiny stabby pokey thing is so different, and creates such a unique fabric, that there is no machine that can replicate what it can do! Every item that is crocheted will most certainly be handmade by a human. (I did try to Google and search if monkeys can crochet, but nope…no such information available :P) Amazing or what?!
Want to know something even cooler than this? A light-up crochet hook, rechargeable via USB! I mean, seriously, there’s an LED light at the hook – perfect for crocheting with dark-coloured yarn or when you just need more light to crochet.
So I’ve got about 11 of them, in steel, aluminum, bamboo and plastic.
The 0.60, 1.30 and 1.60 mm hooks are made of steel. Usually hooks below 2.00mm are usually made in steel for its strength and don’t go all bendy while you work, and are used to crochet lace mostly. These hooks used to be the only ones stocked by local Indian crafts store 20 years ago. Things are much better now!
The 2.50, 3.00, 4.00 and 5.00mm hooks are made of aluminum, and are needles used regularly by me, especially the 5.00mm one which I fall back upon regularly for the Mini Rings of Change project.
The 6.00mm is a bamboo one, and is absolutely a pain to work with tbh. Its too stiff, very unwieldy, and the hook is too sharp and damages yarn by snagging. It has no friction whatsoever, so if I am not careful, stitches just slide off when they are not supposed to!
The 7.00, 8.00 and 9.00mm hooks are used for larger projects with bulky yarn or T-shirt yarns. Breeze to work with, since projects get done faster 😛
So, what do you think? I am truly ‘hooked’ to crochet, right?