I’ve done an image search and can not find any information on this hook. The only marking on the side I found is the number 18. Does anyone have a clue?

I want the best (IMO) of both worlds of a tapered and inline hook... Taller head/point and rounded lip/nose like a tapered, but a deeper bowl/mouth like an inline... Any suggestions? My husband has lots of tool and I'm soooo tempted to file into a tapered a bit to get what I want, but too scared to try 🫤

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Finally got my bronze set from the halloween release and disappointed that I didn't receive a temporary tattoo or anything. Lol I ordered as soon as it was released to!

Ive crochet on and off my whole life, usually I'll buy a cheap hook for the project. Then once the project is complete loose the hook or whatever. Now that I'm crochet more often I picked up a few different hooks. The "cheap" tester hook for the pattern I tried was a Susan Bates 5mm. Once I got home I HATED this hook. It was just so short and I felt my hand cramping immediately, but I refused to buy a new hook until I knew I liked this pattern, yarn all the stuff. Okay, so I figured out I can do the thing, and then I decided to buy an Omni ergonomic hook. It's beautiful. But now I feel like I'm crocheting so slow!! I thought that maybe it's because of the tapered neck that I need more practice with, so I started doing practice stitches on a plain scarf yesterday. I binge watched 5 hours of TV and while my stitches are much more uniform and my arm doesn't hurt so bad, I'm BARELY done with 1/3 of the scarf!!! I'm crocheting so slow!?! Does anybody else experience this with new hooks? Or have any suggestions? I'm trying to decide if I should give a new hook a chance like the clover since it has the straight bit and it's ergonomic, or if I just go back to my crappy Susan Bates hook and get the blanket done.

I’m new at posting so tell me if I’m doing it wrong please. Question .. If you use furls crochet hooks which one is lighter the resin or the aluminum hook? I’m going to order but need something light as I have arthritis in my hands. Thank you

I found the Charmin hook (4.5mm) just laying in a random box in the house, my mother says she has no idea where she got it from. I bought the Red Heart aluminum hooks (3.5mm, 4.5mm, 6mm) from the Smileys Yarn website about a year before the owners retired.

The red heart is an inline while the Charmin kinda looks like a tapered hook with a flat back (all the edges are rounded). But I think the Charmin hook might be a mix of inline and tapered. I really, really love using them, especially the Charmin and tried to find more but can't find them in any craft store sites. Some results for charmin show up on amazon and etsy, but they go for almost $20!

And the only red heart hooks I've seen are the plastic or crystalite ones, there was one set of five for the aluminum ones on a random website, but it was out of stock and looked like an old listing. I guess they're all just susan bates hooks, but I've never seen any bates with a matte finish to them like these.

I adore the aluminum Clover hooks that I currently have, but I am doing a project that requires an 8mm hook. I noticed at that size, the Clover hooks look to be plastic instead of aluminum? I love the brand so I was curious if there is a noticeable difference, since I've really enjoyed the aluminum so far it worries me a bit.

Loops and Threads brand has an 8mm with an aluminum hook, but the top part seems a bit shorter, and since I have tight tension I like using that base to make sure my stitches are even.

I will be using it with acrylic yarn, if that's any help. Thank you!!

Aside from the grip handle, what makes Tulip better then Clover or vice versa?

I’ve heard of yarn being smooth on the Tulip and its color not fading even after heavy use. But then people also find Clover to be very good and swear by it.

What qualities of either hook sets do you like? Which would be the winner in your books? And thank you in advance for your answers!

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Hello!

I’m looking for Tunisian hooks or “knooking” hooks that are small (2.5mm, 2mm, less) for working on projects in the round. I would love to have one with a cable instead of small hooks and using multiple.

Knooking is another sub on Reddit and many of them make their own tools out of things they have already in their kits because it’s not widely available.

I would be willing to order something custom from a good seller if they’re able to make a small enough hook for my project needs. I’m not able to find anything online and I’ve contacted some sellers to no avail so far. The small size is essential for what I’m looking for.

Thanks for any help!