Crochet hooks also may have a rubber grip or larger handle, which makes them ergonomic. Ergonomic crochet hooks help crocheters with arthritis and sore hand to crochet longer and with better tension. What Size Crochet Hook Do I Need?

Row 20: Ch 4, 1 tr, ch 1 in 1 st st, * 1 tr in next st, (ch 1; rep from * across to centre, [1 tr, ch 3, 1 tr, ch 1] in ch-3 sp, * 1 tr in next st, ch 1; rep from * across to last 2 sts, 1 tr in next st, ch 1, 2 tr in last st, turn – 84 tr Your pattern will tell you exactly which crochet hook to use. But, you may need to make some adjustments, based on your own personal tension (how tightly/loosely you hold the yarn) to find the best crochet hook for the job. Gauge It Out: Crochet a small test swatch using the recommended hook size. This lets you see if your stitches match what the pattern wants. If they’re too tight, try a bigger hook; if too loose, go a bit smaller. Here’s a really helpful article I wrote about gauge if you’re not sure how to do this. You can make this shawl larger if you wish. If you are using fingering weight/4 ply yarn you may want to continue the pattern until you reach the size you require. When you reach row 32, you can repeat rows 13 – 16 and 17 – 20 again, until shawl is big enough, finishing on a solid row.But avoiding confusion IS important as well. And crochet is mired in confusion! We have metric, US and UK hook sizes. We have US and UK Crochet Terminology/Abbreviations (and that’s just in English. What about the other languages??) And don’t even get me started on yarn weights! (But that will have to wait for another day) The UK method of sizing crochet hooks uses numbers. The smaller the number, the larger the hook. Confusing? I know. It’s important to note that there are also hooks in even smaller sizes. These are steel crochet hooks which are used to work with crochet thread.

This post will show you how to use your gauge measurement to calculate the required number of stitches. Pattern Notes General Notes

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Different hook manufacturers label their hook sizes using different methods. Some hook brands use the American letter system, some use the American number system (which is not the same as the metric number), some use both of these, and then others only use the actual width of the shaft in millimeters. Because it is up to each individual crochet hook manufacturer to label their hooks, the best way to determine hook size is to go by the actual measurement: that is, the size in millimeters. This is quite literally the width of the shaft of the crochet hook. So it’s important to know the corresponding measurement in millimeters. This is the most accurate way to measure crochet hooks. My collection of Furls ergonomic hooks, which come in resin, wood and metal. How do you know what size crochet hook to use?

The easiest way to determine the size of a crochet hook is to look for the printed size on the shaft of the hook. The shaft of the hook will usually have both the metric and US sizes stamped somewhere on it. I am not sure I would recommend this approach to anyone other than very confident crocheters. I found the results little inconsistent and untidy which is why I have used sewing as the main joining technique. Because the fabric created here is so stretchy, this pattern can be quite forgiving when it comes to gauge but if it’s too big, it’s hard to make it smaller so keep your eyes peeled.Here in an infuriating example of this. A Susan Bates 3.25mm steel hook is called a size #0, while a Clover 1.75mm steel hook is also referred to as a size 0. It is because of differences like this that the table below seems mixed up at times… but alas, it is not. Metric Size