Dosaele/Ketsicart Retro Crochet Hooks: Are They The Best/Worst?

 Dosaele/Ketsicart Retro Crochet Hooks

Overall ratings: 4.5/5 from 13 votes (AliExpress)

Average Cost: $12.00

  I had seen these hooks on AliExpress and Amazon.  I was curious about them but knew I didn't really need any more crochet hooks.  Cheryl at knitting had ordered them and didn't like them at all.  She said that maybe they were designed for someone who held their hook in a pencil grip while she uses a knife grip.  I hold mine the same way, but took this opportunity to try them out.

  It took a bit for me to get used to using them.  The metal part of the hook is a lot shorter than I'm used to working with.  One of the sizes had a rough spot on the throat of the hook, but it wasn't too bad.

its not a soft handle, its hard plastic. and for me the hand position is not right. so i can not use them. to bad because i love the design.

~ m***n (one year ago) 4/5 stars

Left is my usual hook & right is the "retro" hook

  Once I got the hang of using them I like them well enough.  They aren't great hooks and won't replace my usual Boye hooks for most projects.  The only place they list the size is printed into the handle, which would rub off eventually if used a lot or carried around where they could rub against other items.  They are a lot of fun to look at and I won't be getting rid of them any time soon.

They are more pastel in person than they are showing up in the picture

  Right before posting this I noticed that mine are in a different color order than the pictures I found on the listings, which aren't even consistent with each other.  It's interesting that nothing between the different listings is consistent for every set.