Hello everyone!
I know I just posted about how I only like inline crochet hooks, and I’m not taking it back (yet). But I’ve never seen tiny steel hooks made that way, even from Susan Bates, so I got the Clover Amour Steel Crochet Hook Set on sale. I plan on using them for Christmas gifts but other than that I don’t often use tiny steel hooks, and the comfy handles of the Clover Amour hooks were so nice that they got me interested in the regular set, and I had to purchase it (on super sale on Amazon right now, made extra worth it because I have a student account which means I get free 2-day shipping on everything):
The set comes w/ US sizes B, C, D, E, F, G, 7, H, I, & J, that’s 10 hooks!
Not only are they comfy to hold, but they’re pretty, so I had to take a photo of both sets together:
The steel & regular Clover Amour crochet hook sets
And with all these pretty hooks, I wanted a pretty pouch for them, because neither of the sets come with any kind of case (unless you pay extra for the gift set). Instead of buying a pretty pouch, though, I just used my Not Your Granny’s Granny Square Clutch (my free downloadable PDF crochet pattern):
And it was just so pretty I had to take another one (and you can sort of see the cute lining in the clutch in this one, although it’s a bit out of focus):
Especially since I bought the whole set of the regular hooks instead of just trying one (I really wanted to nab that sale before it disappeared), I really hope the lovely ergonomic handles make it worth dealing with the tapered hooks. I’m about to start a beach hat for my upcoming trip to Pensacola, FL (a girls trip with family members) with one of these hooks after I finish writing this post, so I’ll soon find out! I’ll use the Fun Shine Sun Hat pattern with these items (the wire is called for in the pattern but it doesn’t say so on the Ravelry page — it’s to stabilize the brim):
I actually already made a sun hat specifically for this occasion, but I’ll post about it later; I think this one will be more practical.
Well, that’s all for now, thanks so much for stopping by! If you use the Clover Amour hooks, do you like them? Let me know below. See you soon!
-Hannah
not your average crochet 
I’ve never used Clover, but they do look pretty all bundled up like that!
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Such pretty things! And your pouch is genius 🙂
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Thanks! 😀
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Some day I will have to try the crochet hooks with the pretty handles. I am afraid they may be too bulky for me. I still use the old aluminum ones, but may not know what I am missing until I try them, right? Love the little clutch you put them in. They look so pretty in there all together!
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Thanks! The clutch was fun to make, I’m glad I finally found a good use for it! 🙂 I’m finding that my hand doesn’t clench up so much with the bigger handles, and they’re still pretty light weight! I bet you could get one on sale on Amazon to try out. If you do, I’d love to know what you think!
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