These are a good basic crochet hook, with a decently shaped end that catches the yarn satisfactorily, although I had some trouble with the yarn splitting as I finished stitches. (To be fair, the yarn I'm working with right now splits easily.) I received 10 hooks (not 5 like another reviewer) and like the feel of the bamboo. However, when I first tried them the surface was a little tacky (sticky?) and the yarn didn't slide as smoothly as I'd like. We put a light coat of urethane on them (have a spray gun for some construction we're doing out back) and that helped the situation. I still prefer my Susan Bates metal hooks, as they slide easily, catch the yarn firmly, and rarely split. If you like crocheting at a nice sedate pace, and/or prefer the feel of bamboo to the feel of metal, these would do just fine.
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This is a great set of crochet hooks for the price. They are quite comfortable to hold, are a good weight, and seem to be well constructed.
However, purchasers should be aware that the product description is not accurate. You only receive 5 hooks, ranging in sizes 5.5mm 9mm (US I-M). The picture does show the five hooks you get, but the description indicates that you will get "12 PCs bamboo crochet hooks 2.75mm-10.0 mm". Despite this, I still feel that these hooks are worth the price. A minor annoyance is that the US sizes are NOT laser printed with the metric size, but that can be easily remedied by writing it on each hook with a permanent marker for easy reference.
Even with these two complaints, I think the product itself still deserves a four-star rating.
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The crochet hooks would be so much better if there were rounded off at the point that the yarn is picked up. With a squared off edge the hook does not slide through as easily.
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Metal and plastic crochet hooks can't compare to the feel of bamboo crochet hooks. These are awesome. I've been looking for bamboo hooks for a long time and was happy to find them here. I hope Oriental Touch will at some time carry other sizes of bamboo hooks. I'd definitely purchase more.
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I'm new at crocheting. The only other hook I tried before was a Boye brand one then I bought this set. When using the Boye one I keep accidently catching the loops I'm trying to go through, splitting the yarn etc. Using these hooks which are shaped a little differently that never happens so I like these better.
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