I was just going back through previous threads trying to find out what everyone’s preference was for crochet hooks and discovered that Addi makes them. Are they worth the money? I’m assuming they’re expensive. Would like to get some good steel ones.
Anyway, I like using the Clover/Takumi brand and have a good set of the metal ones (no brand name on them, go figure!). Does Susan Bates make Quicksilver hooks, and if so, are they good to use?
I’ve read in previous threads that a lot of people like the Bates brand, but wasn’t sure if they were referring to the metally ones or the other.
Funny how they all vary from brand name to brand name. Some have more of a crook to the hook, some are pointier, etc. etc. Just one more thing to drive everyone nuts, I suppose!
I use Susan Bates and Clover. Metal and plastic, and they both work fine. Don’t know too much about Addi, but personallly, I don’t pay a fortune for hooks, would rather spend money on yarn!! LOL
I have Susan Bates Silvalume hooks and a few of the bamboo handled ones. They’re my favorites. I’ve seen the Addi hooks but I’m afraid to try them. I’d probably fall in love with them (like I did their knitting needles) and have to buy them all. Ack!
I have Susan Bates Silvalume hooks and a few of the bamboo handled ones. They’re my favorites.
I think I’m gonna try the Silvalume just to see what they’re like. But I totally get that about the addi’s. Didn’t even know they existed until the knitting teacher clued us in. All it took was a few stitches and I was hooked!! cloud9
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I use Boye hooks, they have a different head style from Susan Bates. I like the smaller, tapered head, especially when working with a yarn that is prone to split. I find them easier to use in smaller stitches. Now if I were to do popcorns, bullions, or other stitches with many wraps, I would switch to a Bates since the shaft and notch are easier to pull through multiple wraps.
Wrights is a US based company and Bates is UK based. You will find their leter sizes will be a bit different in mm equivalents. I find the surface of Boye aluminum to be just right (not too sticky, not too slick) and a feel much like the Bate Silvalume needles I own. My mom gave me two sets of Boye hooks (one a steel set for crochet thread) I also have a couple of Hero brand crochet hooks. I haven’t looked for any Internet info on them… yet.
My thoughts on plastic or wood hooks: I expect them to be more sticky and also vulnerable to breaking. The light up ones are cute but I have a LED light on a head band if I need to knit or crochet in the dark.
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I use Boye hooks, they have a different head style from Susan Bates. I like the smaller, tapered head, especially when working with a yarn that is prone to split. I find them easier to use in smaller stitches. Now if I were to do popcorns, bullions, or other stitches with many wraps, I would switch to a Bates since the shaft and notch are easier to pull through multiple wraps.
Wrights is a US based company and Bates is UK based. You will find their leter sizes will be a bit different in mm equivalents. I find the surface of Boye aluminum to be just right (not too sticky, not too slick) and a feel much like the Bate Silvalume needles I own. My mom gave me two sets of Boye hooks (one a steel set for crochet thread) I also have a couple of Hero brand crochet hooks. I haven’t looked for any Internet info on them… yet.
My thoughts on plastic or wood hooks: I expect them to be more sticky and also vulnerable to breaking. The light up ones are cute but I have a LED light on a head band if I need to knit or crochet in the dark.
I’m so relieved to discover that I’m not the only one using different hooks for different projects. I’ve got three different brands here, including Boye, and will experiment with all three on a particular project until I get a sense that one in particular is just right for the yarn and the pattern. Then I’ll begin it.
Wasn’t aware that Bates is UK based. Hmmm, so much for buying American! But that would explain the difference in stitch gauge for the same size hook! Still curious about those addi’s, though. The knitting needles are such a dream… cloud9
Yes, I remember reading on another thread about your light and was intrigued by it right away. You could probably read with it too! Walmart’s, right?
I prefer steel hooks and metal one. Steel for my thread work and metal for every thing else. I do have a couple of bone hooks which were my mother’s and I love them the most. The yarn just slide off them. I would get a whole set of them if I could match the ones I have. I do use my mothers hooks for everything because I inherited all hers and my sister doesn’t crochet or knit. I got my mother’s knitting needles and my middle son got me Addi’s interchangeable for Christmas and they are German made and not the same size as US knitting needles. Swatch time because mm are different and I don’t usually swatch for anything as I have been blessed with perfect gauge whenever I make anything. Had a great teacher, my mother!
I really loved Boyes hooks and got a heap from my US friends and love them to bits. But I have a lot of trouble with my hands and with arthritis and tendonitis being severe started looking for hooks with a handle shape that allevietes the problem. Being in Australia we haven’t had a lot of choice with hooks till recently.
Firstly just for fun I got my US friend to get me Crochet Lites and found I liked the shape of them and had less problem with pain. I bought a full set of ADDI hooks and found them to be lovely and the wool slips easily when you use them but the handle shape was still not comfortable enough for me.
So after much hunting around finally found a place to get some Clover hooks at crochetaustralia.com and I am so glad I paid the money for them now as I have so little pain. They weren’t cheap and neither were the Addi’ but I figure all my life I have made do and I wanted and deserved decent tools for something I spend so much time doing and enjoy. I don’t drink or smoke so I gave myself a great present that will last me the rest of my life.
