Susan Bates Crochet Hook Cushion Grips 3.75"-2/Pkg

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The wooden, brightly coloured hook on the right is an example of an inline style (the head is the same width as the shaft) and the yellow handled metal one on the left is the tapered style (the lip sticks out beyond the shaft). The original owner sold it to the current owner who has had trouble marketing it and keeping an online presence. It was only last year I tried the clover soft touch for the first time (this one has a flat handle so is quite different from what I’m used to), but I really enjoyed working with it. To hold the crochet hook like a pencil, position the handle between your thumb and index finger with the middle finger supporting right above the hook’s shaft.

To create consistent stitches and maintain an even fabric, it is important to keep a steady tension throughout the work. I bought the egg shaped wooden oval handle (looks like a large egg) with the different crochet hooks screwed on. To test it out, I grabbed some scrap Lionbrand Mandala yarn and whipped up this little cutie: Image by Chanel of cbfiberworks. Add them to any value crochet hook to enlarge the handle and prevent hooks from slipping out of your hands.Place a cushion behind your back or raising up your work on a cushion can both help to improve your posture and enhance your crochet experience. I wonder if I can make something similar out of leather effect clay, because it doesn’t bake as hard as normal polymer clay and has a bit of “give” to it. It’s thin, pointy, and the shaft is narrower than the size of the hook, which makes it more difficult for me to maintain my usual tension.

Generally, a narrow cushion on the handle is better for those that use a pencil hold, whereas the full roll is more comfortable for knife holders.The amount of hook shaft that extends from the mechanism is quite short too, which, once I have my fingertip resting on the shaft, makes it really short. I enjoy your newsletters and as someone else commented you cover subjects that are important to crochet but we rarely think about. I can adjust where it sits on the hook to suit my grip, but it definitely doesn’t move around while I’m working. If you make stitches with the throat instead of the shaft then you will find your will be very tight when you try to work into them.

I have problems when I crochet with small hooks as well, and I really like the Clover hook I have (size F since I use almost exclusively that size hook for amigurumi).It’s like exercise – if you run 5km every day your body eventually gets used to it and you need to change your exercise routine to incorporate something different.

If you experience pain in your hooking hand or problems gripping a regular hook, I definitely think the egg shape would help you – it is comfortable to hold and lets you control more of the positioning with the palm of your hand, so there is less pressure on your forefinger and thumb.I’m not entirely sure where my forefinger and thumb are supposed to rest on the hook – is there a preferred way to hold it? As a knife-grip hooker, I’ve found the opposite to be true about tapered head hooks–rather than letting the stitches slide and tighten more as I work, they slide and loosen up so I have gawdawful floppy loops on top of my stitches. You may find that you prefer different hook styles for different project types, fibres and yarn weights.