I finally splurged and bought myself a little early Christmas present, a set of bamboo crochet hooks! I have had this on my want list over at Etsy for some time. I already have a handful of bamboo hooks and love them, but I have had a heck of a time finding some of the larger and smaller sizes in bamboo. Plus, it is nice to have more than one of the same size sometimes when you have more than one project going on. For example, I use size G, H, and I a great deal, and I like to leave the hook with the project so I don’t space out and forget what size hook I started with (not like that could ever happen to me 😉

I just got these in the mail the other day, so I haven’t used them as yet, but one thing I’m very impressed with already is that you can easily read the numbers and letters on the hooks. The other bamboo hooks I have (and love) have the numbers and letter so light that I worry they will wear off at some point. I even tried marking the end of the hook with a marker, but that is getting smushy now.

Considering they were about $24 for 13 hooks (including shipping), I think this is a great deal. I’m to the point that I really don’t like working with metal hooks any more, so I’m thrilled to have this complete set.

What are your thoughts on bamboo hooks and knitting needles? Love them? Don’t get the difference?