How to Make Wooden Crochet Hooks

Whether you're seeking a hard-to-find size or a memento of your favorite tree, making your own crochet hook out of wood can be rewarding and functional. Once you gather some simple materials, you can get working.

Difficulty:

Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• dowel rod or other piece of wood
• ruler
• carving or whittling knife
• coarse sandpaper (40-60 grit)
• fine sandpaper (150-180 grit)
• stain or wood wax (optional)

1. Find a good piece of wood. Dowel rods are easy to use for beginners. You can also use small, dried out branches from a tree in your yard. Just make sure the wood fibers are straight and knot free.

2. Whittle your wood into a cylinder that is one size wider than the size of your finished hook. You can also use a coarse, 40-60 grit, sandpaper to complete this step.

3. Use a small hand saw or sharp whittling knife to make a slit in the wood where you want the hook to be. The inside of the hook should form about a 45-degree angle.

4. Shape the hook of your crochet needle. You can do this using coarse sandpaper or a whittling knife. The top part should form a dull point, and the bottom edge of the hook should also form a dull point.

5. Sand your wood down with coarse sandpaper so that it is the right diameter to make the size crochet hook you want.

6. Finish your crochet hook. Smooth out the wood fibers using a fine sandpaper, between 150 and 180 grit. Stain or wax the finished crochet hook.

Tips & Warnings

• Most commercial crochet hooks are about seven inches long. Yours can be longer or shorter, depending on the effect you want.