Hooks & Yarn
Honest guides to choosing crochet hooks, yarn, thread and beginner kits — weights, fibres, sizes and how much you need.
Best Crochet Hooks: Inline vs Tapered, Ergonomic Handles and Materials
How to choose the right crochet hook for your hands: inline or tapered heads, ergonomic handles, aluminium, bamboo or steel — with the well-known hook styles compared.
Best Yarn for Crochet Beginners (and the Yarns to Avoid)
Smooth, light-coloured, worsted-weight yarn makes learning crochet ten times easier. Here’s exactly what to look for on the label — and which beautiful yarns to save for later.
Cotton Yarn for Crochet: Types, Best Uses and How to Care for It
Mercerised or matte, 100% cotton or a blend — what each cotton yarn is best for (dishcloths, amigurumi, bags, summer tops) and how to work with it without sore hands.
Yarn Weight Chart: Lace to Jumbo, With US, UK and Australian Names
Every yarn weight from #0 lace to #7 jumbo, with the US, UK and Australian names, recommended hook sizes, gauge ranges and what each weight is best for.
Crochet Kit for Beginners: What a Good Kit Includes (and What to Skip)
Crochet kit searches are up 70%. Here’s what a beginner kit should contain, the difference between tool kits and project kits, red flags, and a DIY kit list for less.
Crochet Thread Guide: Sizes, Steel Hooks and First Projects
Crochet thread is numbered backwards — size 30 is finer than size 3. Learn the sizes, which steel hook goes with each, and easy first thread projects.
Is There a Crochet Machine? What People Really Mean (and What Works)
“Crochet machine” searches more than doubled this year. Here’s the honest answer: what those popular circular machines actually make, why true crochet is still done by hand, and when a machine helps.
How Much Yarn Do I Need? Yardage Chart for Every Crochet Project
Yardage estimates for hats, scarves, blankets of every size, sweaters, bags and amigurumi — plus a simple swatch method to calculate exactly how much yarn your project needs.