Crochet hook

Crochet hook
The "hook"

A crochet hook (or crochet needle) is a type of needle with a hook at one end used to draw thread through knotted loops. Only one crochet hook is needed to make crochet stitches. The crochet hook's earliest use appears to have been in the late 18th century or early 19th century.

Typical materials for crochet hooks are wood, plastic, casein, or aluminum. Historical examples also include bone, steel, porcupine quill, celluloid, agate, ivory, and fossilized mammoth ivory.[1] They can have decorative handles. The handle may be shaped to fit the hand for easier use. Some hooks are made with wooden or plastic handles with the hook made of metal and inserted into the handle.

An alternative form is the Tunisian crochet hook, which is much longer than a regular crochet hook, in order to accommodate the multiple loops used in Tunisian crochet. A type of crochet needle with a hook at each end, known as a cro-hook, is used to make double-sided crochet pieces.

Contents

Differing size systems

Hooks come in various sizes (measured in millimetres or fractions of an inch), according to the thickness of the needle. There are several systems of letters and/or numbers that describe the sizing of crochet hooks. The size of the hook is usually matched with an appropriate ply or thickness of thread.

Other uses

Crochet hooks can be used in many instances where it is necessary to pull a string through a hole. For example, many knitters use them to fix dropped knitting stitches, and tailors may use a crochet hook to thread a drawstring through its casing. Their use is not limited to fiber arts, either; crochet hooks can be used to maintain dreadlocks by pulling stray hairs back into the main dread.

References

  1. ^ Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Crochet by Donna Kooler, Leisure Arts, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas, p. 13.

External links

 
Search Wikimedia Commons
   Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Crochet hook — Crochet Cro*chet (kr? sh? ), n. [F. crochet small hook. See {Croche}.] A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used adjectively. [1913 Webster] {Crochet hook}, {Crochet needle}, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crochet hook — noun a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting • Syn: ↑crochet needle • Hypernyms: ↑needle * * * a needle with a hook at one end, used in crochet. Also called crochet needle. [1840 50] * * * crochet hook, a needle that ends in a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • crochet hook — a needle with a hook at one end, used in crochet. Also called crochet needle. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • crochet hook — /ˈkroʊʃə hʊk/ (say krohshuh hook) noun a thin rodlike knitting needle, with a hook at one end, used to crochet …  

  • crochet hook — n. crochet needle, hooked needle used for crocheting …   English contemporary dictionary

  • List of United States standard crochet hook and knitting needle sizes — Accurate needle and hook sizing is important to knitting and crochet. Yet no uniform international standard exists for these tools.cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Ulv2kkxV2KYC pg=PA10 dq=knitting+needle+sizes… …   Wikipedia

  • Hook ou la Revanche du Capitaine Crochet — Données clés Titre québécois Capitaine Crochet Titre original Hook Réalisation Steven Spielberg Scénario James V. Hart Malia Scotch Marmo Nick Castle Acteurs pr …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hook Ou La Revanche Du Capitaine Crochet — Titre original Hook Réalisation Steven Spielberg Acteurs principaux Robin Williams Dustin Hoffman Julia Roberts Bob Hoskins Charlie Korsmo Amber Scott Scénario adaptation : Jame …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hook ou la revanche du Capitaine Crochet — Titre original Hook Réalisation Steven Spielberg Acteurs principaux Robin Williams Dustin Hoffman Julia Roberts Bob Hoskins Charlie Korsmo Amber Scott Scénario adaptation : Jame …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hook ou la revanche du capitaine crochet — Titre original Hook Réalisation Steven Spielberg Acteurs principaux Robin Williams Dustin Hoffman Julia Roberts Bob Hoskins Charlie Korsmo Amber Scott Scénario adaptation : Jame …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”