*This post taken from my old blog. Original writing date of Nov.11, 2009
Kollage square crochet hooks. Hands down these are absolutely my favorite crochet hooks. I have others. I have aluminum and I have bamboo. I even have one with a light that is supposed to allow you crochet in the dark (which I did not like because a) the light is so bright I can’t actually see the stitches it’s near and b) the hook is plastic and makes this squeaking noise when you work with it).
Aluminum is alright, but when you get down below say an H hook, they begin to get a little small for my carpel tunnel suffering hands. And they’re cold. Which I didn’t really appreciate until I used bamboo.
Bamboo hooks are fine for me for looser work. As long as there is gentle tension, they work out great. I tried to use an E hook for amigurumi and it broke in the first stitch. Which makes sense. Ami is generally worked fairly tightly and a lot of strain is thus put onto the neck of the hook.
And then I met Kollage. I ordered my hooks (and received great customer service with fast shipping) on eBay from Yarn Bazaar. I ordered US sizes C, and E. Just to see how they felt. I soon ordered US D as well. The hook is nice and deep so it really holds onto the yarn well – so slipping out. The hook handle is so nicely designed that it works well for both “knife” and “pencil” style crocheters. I happen to be a “knife” hold person myself. I find that when I’m working amigurumi I usually hold the hold near the top. Where it is rounded. This makes it very comfy for my hands and wrists. When working with looser gauge projects I tend to hold it lower on the handle. Either way it’s great.
I find that I can work for much longer time periods without my hands beginning to buzz or hurt. This is especially wonderful since my current favorite effort is amigurumi crochet patterns and the gauge is tighter than an “average” project. The tighter gauge can cause a tighter grip on the hook – but only if the hook is not as well designed as the Kollage square hooks! 
Do you have a favorite hook? Is there something even better out there?
You can shop my amigurumi patterns at Amber Perry Patterns on Etsy. 
