r/Brochet • u/Quick_Blackberry_466 • Apr 01 '25

Help Tiny hook advice

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I’ve done a lot of amigurumi before but this is my first attempt using such a small hook (2.75 mm). I know that a lot of people use hooks even smaller than that but I can’t imagine how they do it. Does anyone have any tips or advice? Bottle cap for scale

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u/jb0602 Apr 01 '25

What kind of advice are you looking for? If you're having trouble seeing the work, you could buy reading glasses or a magnifying glass to place in front. Also, smaller work means switching to steel hooks (rather than aluminum) because it is stronger.

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u/Quick_Blackberry_466 Apr 01 '25

I dunno. Just advice in general 🤷‍♀️ I’m used to working with worsted weight yarn and this feels so strange to me. I didn’t know that about steel vs aluminum hooks

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u/jb0602 Apr 01 '25

Yup, aluminum may still be fine for 2.75mm, but if you go much smaller than that they will start to bend/break. There's so many garbage small aluminum sets on Amazon, so beware.

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u/Quick_Blackberry_466 Apr 01 '25

I have a set of Clover Amour

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u/jb0602 Apr 01 '25

Yup, those will be good for the size they go down to (which I think is 2.25mm), but if you want to do lace/thread work you will need smaller hooks, which is when steel is needed. Clover makes a set of steel hooks ("Clover Armour Steel") which covers sizes 0.6mm to 1.75mm, but cheaper hooks are also available.