$1 vs $26 Crochet Hook | Budget vs Luxury Crochet Hooks

"Stay Stayyyy--That's a naughty hook." I have a lot of naughty hooks. They go missing even when I am sitting in one place. Now where are my glasses? Oh--they're on my head!" LOL

As an engineer and one who crochets, this video was right up my alley! And now I have mathematical data to prove why I should treat myself with one of those new streamlined metal hooks 😂

Can we get your hubby to compare the smoothness of all the big brands? I would love to know where my beloved Etimos fall on that scale

Loved seeing you and your husband working together. The family that works together stays together 🤗🧶

The technical approach to analyzing these hooks was really interesting!! It's nice to know that there is a very real difference in quality that you are paying for with these more expensive hooks, yet the more budget friendly hooks are really not that bad at all and you are not losing much functionality really!

Yay! Love this! My hubs came in & GEEKED OUT…”we’re measuring roughness again?! Restart the video, please.”…lol. Geeks in this household. ☺️🫶🏻🧶

I recently purchased an aluminum Furls Streamline hook and I really like it. Thanks for the surface testing data! It’s very cool to actually see proof that the Furls hook has less friction and thus easier on our hands! I can show this video to my hubs and he will now understand why I need to spend $26 on a crochet hook!

Amazing! I always enjoy seeing the scientific side of crafting. Thanks so much for doing this experiment it was so fun! Y’all have a lovely weekend☀️

I just want to add that just because a hook has some drag to it, it does not mean it is a bad hook. I like to use my wooden hooks (more drag) for very slick, smooth yarns like Simply Soft. I have found that the wooden hooks hold on to the yarn better and thus give you more control. The opposite is true as well. If you have a very rough feeling yarn (some of the older acrylics) it makes it so much easier to work with if you have a very slick hook. I have all kinds of hooks and I tend to stick with my Clover Amour. After this video, I may have to try the Furls. Thanks.

Elise, I want to start off by saying I mean you no disrespect in any way. You are such a joy and inspiration to me, you were the first crochet content creator I started watching and have been watching you for 2 years now.💕 I understand what you’ve been doing recently with your videos and they seem to be working really well for you, but I personally miss seeing you crochet, seeing you go about your daily life and what you’ve been up to. I respect that you need to have a variety of content and these kinds of videos are good for getting new ones to watch. Just letting you know that the reason I keep watching is for your bright personality, and I love vlogs about your recent projects and your life. But I understand you have to do what you have to do for your business, and I’ll keep watching!🥰🩵✨

Can we get your hubby to compare the smoothness of all the big brands? I would love to know where my beloved Etimos fall on that scale.

I love your videos about the Dollar Tree products because my very first crochet hook a few years ago was one of these Dollar Tree ones! Such a great way to start on my crochet journey!

I find the science behind my craft fascinating. The two episodes featuring the doohickey machine are amongst my favourites. This is such a unique approach to the craft. Thank you.

I’ve been watching you for a while and you are so inspiring to me. Your channel us such a comfort channel for me and watching y ou just makes me so happy ❤😊

I truly LOVE it when hubby brings out the tools. I'm a science girlie who crafts so this ticks all the boxes for me. 😍 Thank you and your husband for doing these tests and sharing the results. That new Furls hook is almost too pretty to use. 🙂

Elise, a little suggestion. For me, when I’ve gotten a new metal hook, (and I do have a couple of the dollar tree hooks) when I start to try them out and I feel that they have some “drag” I now keep a fairly rough little old hand towel with my crochet stuff and I rub the hook with the towel and that seems to do the trick. I’m sure there’s many others out there who’ve learned this little trick through trial and error. Lol. Keep up the wonderful work you do.

I have tried several different hooks and always go back to my old fashioned Susan Bates aluminum hooks. I stopped trying to find the center pull a long time ago and got myself a yarn butler, which I absolutely love.

For those who like a longer hook, someone suggested to put an Ipad pencil grip on the end of a shorter hook to give it more length. It’s a tip I try to share as often as I can because it helped me so much!

Hey lovely! Early today normally don’t see till a few hours. Loved watching the last time hubby used his tool was fab

I just got one of the onyx streamlines. It is beautiful and is super smooth. I’m sold on the metal streamlines. I stopped buying Furls because of breakage. The odyssey’s were my favorites until they started to break and the resin streamlines are pretty but fragile and wood streamlines are pretty too, but too much drag. Metal has always been my favorite hook material.