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Best Crochet Hooks For Beginners

Fiona Field • Dec 23, 2020
Selecting the best crochet hook for a beginner to this wonderful craft can be overwhelming! You'll find my top 5 crochet hook recommendations that have been fully tested with my own busy hands, along with my luxury crochet hook of choice! 
Whether you are new to crochet or an old hand, a change of crochet hook can improve your tension, helping you produce evenly sized stitches and help prevent something we all want to avoid; hand cramp and carpel tunnel! 

So Many Choices | Best Crochet Hook For Beginners

It can feel that all the different options for crochet hooks are almost endless. It also feels like there is a whole host of crochet accessories that are essential for you to have the best possible start in this wonderful craft. The truth is, all you really need to get started is some yarn and the correctly sized crochet hook to match your yarn. You can find the recommended crochet hook size for your yarn on the yarn label. 

As a complete beginner, I was gifted this crochet kit and it was just what I needed to practice my first few chains and stitches, and get started on my first ever crochet projects. It contains so many extra bits and bobs, from a row counter, darning needles and stitch markers, which makes it suitable for the more experienced crocheters too.  
Selecting a Crochet Hook

 It  can feel overwhelming to upgrade your crochet hook from the basic aluminium crochet hooks that most beginners start with. There are so many different elements that vary between different brands and different crochet hooks!
  • Type of material used for the handle
    • Aluminium
    • Bamboo
    • Soft Grip
  • Hook Shape 
    • Inline crochet hook
    • Tapered crochet hook
  •  Handle shape 
    • Straight handle
    • Ergonomic Handle
Do remember that when you change the crochet hook you are using, there may be a short period of adjustment as your hand adjusts to the new handle shape or the alignment of the hook. But, the hooks below make the change worth it! 
From increasing your crochet speed through to preventing arthritis, you'll find your favourite and it will fit like a glove in no time! 

Please note that some of the links in my blog are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase via this links, but the price you pay is not affected.

Crochet with a Bamboo Hook

Has Crochet Ever Caused You Pain?

When you are starting to crochet, you may find that your hands and arms can get sore and tired. Just like when you take up a new exercise, as you start to crochet, you will be using new muscles and tendons that you may have never used before! Some beginners can also experience back and shoulder pain due to sitting in the same (unsupported) position for too long.


It’s important to stress that we all have our own way of crocheting; including how hold our crochet hook and yarn. There really is no right or wrong way to hold them, but a different crochet hook will help improve the tension of your yarn, along with allowing you to work quicker and reduce the risk of hand strain! 


My ultimate, luxury crochet hook choice, comes with a $500 hand health warranty to ensure that you can crochet for longer. Read on to find out more about all my recommended crochet hooks. 

KnitPro Waves 

I LOVE KnitPro crochet hooks. They are my go to soft grip crochet hook! I love them so much, that it's the crochet hook I include in ALL my crochet kits and when I teach my face to face beginner crochet courses. 

They are a low cost choice to prevent hand cramp and overly tight stitches. They are made from lightweight aluminium and have an ergonomic, rubber handle which allow you keep on crocheting, pain free!  The ergonomic handle shape also encourages you to maintain a static, holding position of the hook which allows you to achieve an even tension in your crochet projects.

Click here to pick up a kit over on Amazon, which contains the 9 most popular hook sizes in lovely bright, colour coded shades.

Eco-Friendly Bamboo Hooks

Bamboo crochet hooks are a great choice for beginners. Not are they eco-friendly, the bamboo creates a small amount of friction on the yarn, which prevents stitches slipping off the crochet hook (a very common issue for beginners). The more you use a bamboo hook, the smoother it becomes which means your hook gets faster at crochet at the same speed as you do!


You can find them in the same handle shape as the aluminium hooks or you can check out the ergonomic Furls Crochet hooks for an easier grip.


Pony Bamboo Crochet Hook's are priced from £3.95 on LoveCrafts - Click here to view.


You can also find this cute crochet hook set over on Amazon by clicking here. It comes with a very happy bag to store all your hooks in.


Clover Soft Touch Crochet Hooks

Clover Soft Touch Crochet hooks feature a handle which is lightweight, perfectly balanced and features a rubber thumb grip to help you maintain the same hand position throughout your crocheting. As you now know, this will ensure you create even tension when working on those bigger projects.

From my own experience, I can see why these hooks remain one of the most popular amongst crochet lovers, as they are so easy to use!

Click here to view a Clover Hooks Set of 9 over on Amazon.

Furls Crochet – The Ultimate Luxury!

I can not stress how much I love Furls crochet hooks. I only have 2 in my possession, and although they take a short time to adjust to working with, they come with a $500 hand health warranty! Furls hooks are designed to protect you from arthritis and carpel tunnel allowing you to crochet for longer and with less strain.


And if your hand heath isn't reason enough to invest in some of the most beautiful crochet hooks available, their trademarked crochet hook shape features a fusion of the 2 most popular hook tips to prevent you yarn splitting while being deep enough to hold your working stitches snuggly!


They have 4 different collections to chose from, including:

  • Steamline for affordable luxury (pictured below)
  • Streamline Swirl featuring a super smooth resin coating
  • Odyssey for peak crochet performance
  • Alpha Series - one of a kind hooks made just for you!


 If you're a fan of crochet, these hooks are the best investment you can make to your craft and to ensure you can continue to crochet forever! Click here to see the all the collections

Furls Crochet Luxury Hooks
I'd love to know what your favourite crochet hook is or what you currently use! 
Let me know in the comments below. 

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Cosy Rosie UK Owner - Fiona

About the Autor

Hi, I'm Fiona, the hands behind Cosy Rosie Crochet - the place to learn to crochet as you make! 


With over four years of hands-on experience leading in-person crochet workshops since 2018 and designing and publishing my own patterns since 2019, I bring a wealth of expertise of sharing crochet techniques.....

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