There are a bunch of different Tunisian crochet hooks that are available to purchase. I have 3 hook sets and I will talk about them in this post in the order I bought them. If I end up purchasing any other hooks in the future, I will add them here. This is not a sponsored post. There are two ways to hold a hook — the pencil hold and the knife hold. The way you hold your hook is a huge factor in making the decision to pick the right hook for your project.
I will try to incorporate pros and cons of all the hooks for both holds but I have a slightly better understanding of the pencil hold.
I wanted to learn Tunisian crochet and they were priced just right for something that was an experiment at the time. Great price. The hooks themselves are light in weight. The cord is long enough to hold a very large number of stitches for large projects. Because of the weight of the cord, and because I have a pencil hold, they get very heavy while working on any project and put a lot of pressure on my wrist.
Some of them require a little sanding otherwise they split the yarn. It is not possible to work on projects that require double ended hooks. Overall, the quality of these hooks is not that great and the weight of the cord puts a lot of stress on my wrist because of which my hands get fatigued very easily. I have not used them enough to know if the cords are durable and if they will stay attached to the hooks while working on larger projects. These worked out slightly better than the bamboo hooks mostly because of their weight and the smaller sizes were putting lesser pressure on my wrists.
They are less cumbersome to use than the bamboo hooks because there is no cord attached to them. They are quite long so they can accommodate a large number of stitches at once because of which they can be used for mid-size projects. They are good for learning Tunisian crochet and are perfect for projects that require single ended hooks.
