Crochet Tools
BCMRUN Ergonomic Crochet Hooks Review: Long-Term Use and Honest Notes
Two years, one small project bag, and the same nine hooks. What held up, what I stopped using, and the limits nobody puts on the listing.
A truck driver's plain account of two years with one hook set, what it fixed, and what it did not.
Two years, one small project bag, and the same nine hooks. What held up, what I stopped using, and the limits nobody puts on the listing.
One of these sets has lived in my project bag for two years. The other I have only held in a yarn shop. Here is where each one actually earns its place.
A truck driver who crochets on breaks explains which parts of an ergonomic hook set earn their place in a small project bag, and which parts do not.
A truck driver's plain account of two years with one hook set, what it fixed, and what it did not.
Five steps that took my crochet sessions from twenty sore minutes to a full ten hour break, most of it in a truck cab.
Two years of short breaks, small project bags, and dishcloths. What the BCMRUN hook set earns, what it does not, and who should leave it on the shelf.
I bought the SINGER ProSeries 4-1/2 inch scissors in January 2025 to do one job: snip yarn tails. Twenty-two months of truck-cab use later, here is what they do well and what they do not do at all.
Two small pairs of scissors, two different jobs. A crocheter who works out of a project bag in a truck cab explains which one earns its space and which one you only need if you also sew.
I spent eighteen years cutting yarn with fingernail clippers. Here is what changed when a 4-1/2 inch pair moved into my project bag for good.
Nineteen years of crochet and I was still cutting yarn with fingernail clippers. Then a 4-1/2 inch pair of SINGER scissors moved into the project bag.
A crocheter's practical routine for clean yarn tails with compact detail scissors, from setting up a stable spot to storing the tool.
A crocheter who works in a truck cab and at a kitchen table, one year and ten months in. What a 4-1/2 inch NANO Tip scissor is genuinely good for, and every job you should hand to something else.
A year and a half of weaving in ends in a truck cab, with notes on which needles travel and which stay in the drawer.
One set covers weaving, seaming and bulky yarn. One needle is built for fine work. The choice comes down to your gauge, not to which tool is better made.
A working crocheter's list, in the order these pieces actually get used, including the ones that never leave the box.
Twenty years of doing the last step with one plastic needle from a starter kit, and the small change that made finishing work bearable.
Six inches of tail, one reversal, and a trim that happens after the wash instead of before. The method I use on every hat, dishcloth and blanket, plus the three mistakes that cost me years.
A crocheter who works in a truck cab and at a kitchen table, on what the bent tip needles earn and what the other pieces just sit there doing.
Fifteen months, one small click counter, and a lot of interrupted rows. What the Clover Mini Kacha-Kacha does well, and the three things it will not do for you.
One is a small clicker you set down beside you. One is a ring you wear. A crocheter who works parked in a truck cab on what each one actually does, and what neither one will do for you.
A row counter is a small, unglamorous tool. On a 30 minute break it is the difference between picking the work back up and starting the count over.
Twenty years of pencil tally marks, and the small click that replaced them.
Five steps that took me a few projects to get right, from a crocheter who works in thirty minute breaks and keeps everything in one small bag.
A crocheter's plain notes on the small Clover row counter, including the missing neck cord and the one job it does well.
A year of daily use in a truck cab, a project bag and a kitchen table. What the case holds, what it will not do, and who should pass.
One holds your hooks. The other keeps them where you left them. A truck driver who crochets on breaks compares the case she carries now with the canvas pouch she carried for years.
A year of hauling one small case between a truck cab and a kitchen table, and the ten things it actually fixed.
A crocheter who works out of a small project bag explains what the Damero hook case does, what it does not do, and why the Medium size earns its space.
Five steps, in the order I actually did them, from a crocheter who works in a truck cab on thirty minute breaks. What goes in the slots, what goes in the three mesh pouches, and the two minute reset that keeps the whole thing from falling apart.
A year in a truck cab with a Medium hook case, including the two limits the photos never show and the one thing I would change.
Two years, one small project bag, and the same nine hooks. What held up, what I stopped using, and the limits nobody puts on the listing.
Two years of short breaks, small project bags, and dishcloths. What the BCMRUN hook set earns, what it does not, and who should leave it on the shelf.
I bought the SINGER ProSeries 4-1/2 inch scissors in January 2025 to do one job: snip yarn tails. Twenty-two months of truck-cab use later, here is what they do well and what they do not do at all.
A crocheter who works in a truck cab and at a kitchen table, one year and ten months in. What a 4-1/2 inch NANO Tip scissor is genuinely good for, and every job you should hand to something else.
A year and a half of weaving in ends in a truck cab, with notes on which needles travel and which stay in the drawer.
A crocheter who works in a truck cab and at a kitchen table, on what the bent tip needles earn and what the other pieces just sit there doing.
Fifteen months, one small click counter, and a lot of interrupted rows. What the Clover Mini Kacha-Kacha does well, and the three things it will not do for you.
A crocheter's plain notes on the small Clover row counter, including the missing neck cord and the one job it does well.
A year of daily use in a truck cab, a project bag and a kitchen table. What the case holds, what it will not do, and who should pass.
A year in a truck cab with a Medium hook case, including the two limits the photos never show and the one thing I would change.