My Favorite Crochet Hooks: The best and worst from my stash!

Since crocheting for over a decade I’ve collected a lot of hooks. In this blog post I share all of my favorite crochet hooks from my stash along with some not so favorites.

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Favorite Crochet Hooks

Susan Bates Bamboo Handle Crochet Hooks

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Beautiful metal crochet hooks with a bamboo handle. I have several of these and find I reach for them often. These ones are my second favorite! The style of these hooks are “inline”. Some folks have a preference between inline and tapered hooks – I don’t have a preference, and use both types of hooks interchangeably.

The pros:

• Aesthetically pleasing! These metal hooks come in a beautiful range of colors and the bamboo handle compliments them well. I love using these hooks in my crochet photography!
• Comfortable to work with due to the ergonomic bamboo handle
• Light weight
• Has a smooth hook and shaft that glides easily over yarn
• Budget friendly
• Easy to find in most chain craft stores or on Amazon

The cons:

• They do not come in a set, and must be purchased individually, to my knowledge. (Though I’m not sure this is really a con…)

Clover Amour Crochet Hooks – my #1 pick!

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The Clover Amour are my favorite crochet hooks thus far! They are a great work-horse hook and I find myself reaching for them as soon as I’m starting a crochet project. If I can’t find one of my Clover Amours, I reach for a Susan Bates Bamboo (which we just talked about!). The style of the Clover Amour hooks are “tapered” which may be a pro or con to you depending on your preferences.

The pros:

• The brushed metal hook is high quality and buttery soft. It glides wonderfully over yarn
• Ergonomic handle is a soft grip rubber material that is extremely comfortable to hold. The handle seams are barely visible and nearly (if not completely) non-exsistent to the touch. The seams are not distracting in anyway.
• Lightweight but solid and extremely comfortable to use
• They look and feel high quality
• Can be purchased individually or in a set
• Easy to find in most chain craft stores or on Amazon

The cons:

• An entire set can be a bit pricey
• The handle colors are not my favorite
• Lint can sometimes stick to the rubber handles

Furls Odyssey Crochet Hooks

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My Furls crochet hooks are my favorite hooks to use in photos! They are beautiful luxury hooks, and I love to not only use them but look at them too! The style of these hooks are “tapered” which may be a pro or con to you depending on your preferences.

The pros:

• Aesthetic. These hooks hands down are the most beautiful in my collection. They come in variety of colors so you can grab what suits your taste! These are my go-to hooks for photography and some of my youtube videos.
• Unique ergonomic shape that is comfortable to hold
• High quality that can be seen and felt on the hook

The cons:

• These hooks are pricey. Luxury does come at a cost.
• They are heavy, so I don’t find myself grabbing these regularly projects. They are more of my “show hooks”.
• Can only order these online or maybe in select yarn shops. (Can have long shipping times, in my personal experience.)

Okay-ish Crochet Hooks

Boye Ergonomic Crochet Hooks

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These can be a great option for a budget set of hooks. I’ve used these on many projects, and put some major miles on them. These are usually my third choice for when grabbing a hook for a new project. The style of these hooks are “tapered” which may be a pro or con to you depending on your preferences.

Pros:

• Budget friendly
• They have a chunky ergonomic rubber handle that is uniquely shaped and comfortable to hold
• Lightweight but solid and comfortable to use
• Beautifully colored handles
• Comes in set
• Easy to find in most chain craft stores or on Amazon

Cons:

• Some of the metal hook tips in this set are not perfectly smooth. Some of the hooks in my set have minimal roughness under the hook, which at times can cause some snagging. Roughness generally wore away after a few stitches.
• Seams on the ergonomic handles are visible and can be distracting to the touch
• Lint sometimes sticks to the rubber handles (more than the Clover Amours)

WooCrafts Crochet Hook Set (Amazon)

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These hooks are another great budget friendly option. They can pass for a dupe of the Clover Amour crochet hooks and are less expensive than the Boye Ergonomic hooks. I will say that I barely reach for these though, not because I necessarily dislike them but because I have a lot of other hooks to choose from that I love to use! The style of these hooks are “tapered” which may be a pro or con to you depending on your preferences.

The pros:

• Super budget friendly – the lease expensive of all the hooks on this list.
• Can be great for someone new to crochet and wants to get multiple hook sizes for a great price
• Can visually pass as a dupe for the Clover Amour hooks
• They come in a set and also with other goodies such as a floral storage pouch, stitch markers, and yarn needles
• Comfortable soft grip ergonomic handle
• Colorful handles

The cons:

• Metal tips are not as smooth as the Clover Amours and some tips have visible rough patches, and can cause snags on yarn.
• Visible seams on the rubber handles and can be a bit distracting to the touch. Though not as noticeable as the Boye Ergonomic hook seams.
• Printed size listed on hooks rub off easily

Least Favorite Crochet Hooks

Sewrella Yarn Hook

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I purchased one of these hooks about a year ago during one of Sewrella Yarn’s Oopsie sales on a heavy discount ($5), and don’t ever find myself grabbing this hook to work with. The compIete set comes with 10 hooks for $115. I wouldn’t normally include a small business in a list like this one but since they are a high dollar and popular brand in the indie crochet market and the hook is in my stash, I wanted to include it. I will say the hook I own is beautiful (I have a 5.5 mm, but there’s a bunch of sizes) and comes in a perfect shade of millennial pink. The style of these hooks are “tapered” which may be a pro or con to you depending on your preferences.

Pros:

• Aesthetic. These hooks are beautiful and I love the color of them. I also love that the brushed metal tip is a gorgeous shade of rose gold.
• Brushed metal tip is extremely smooth
• The set comes in a beautiful storage case
• Your purchase helps support a small business

Cons:

• Uncomfortable to use. The length of these hooks are too short for my hands, and I have pretty small hands. (They are about 1/4 inch shorter than the Clover Amours, which doesn’t sound like much but makes a world of difference!) Pictured above in comparison to Clover Amour, and Boye Ergonomic .
• The hook feels hollow and sounds hollow to the touch. And is too light in my hands in comparison to all the other hooks in my stash
• Very pricey, unless you purchase the hooks individually when this shop has sales

Metal Hooks (without ergonomic handles – Boye and Susan Bates)

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These hooks are likely the hooks you think of when you picture a crochet hook. Long, straight, and metal with no frills. My first crochet hook was a Boye metal hook and served me well for a very long time. While I still have a lot of these in my stash, they are usually 4th string choice when picking up a hook for a new project. These hooks come in both “inline” and “tapered”.

Pros:

• Budget friendly and great for beginners who don’t want to invest in a more expensive hook/set just yet
• Easy to find at any craft store and on Amazon
• Durable

Cons:

• Lacks an ergonomic handle and can be less comfortable to use during long crochet sessions
• They have no grip and are super slippery (think, frequently falling between couch cushions to be lost forever, lol)

Acrylic Hooks (Boye and Susan Bates)

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After using my first crochet hook for a long while, I wanted to branch out and get a few more sizes into my stash so my second ever crochet hook purchase was an acrylic set. The 5.5 mm was (and still is) my favorite hook size so that one got the most love. After making a few crochet projects I accidentally snapped it in half mid project! I will say the above jumbo hook is pretty and comfortable to hold, but it’s the last remaining acrylic/plastic hook in my stash.

Pros:

• Budget friendly
• Easy to find at any craft store or on Amazon

Cons:

• Not very durable and can break (learned from personal experience!)
• Can sound squeaky with your yarn as you work crochet stitches
• Not usually very comfortable to hold