How to Hold a Hook and Yarn

There are plenty of different ways you could hold a crochet hook and yarn, but most of the time, crocheters fall into either of two groups: the pencil grippers and the knife grippers. If you're right-handed, hold the hook in your right hand and yarn in the other. If you're left-handed, switch sides.

How to hold a crochet hook

There are two ways to hold a crochet hook. Do what’s comfiest for you:

1. Pencil Grip

2. Knife Grip

• It doesn’t exist a wrong way to hold your hook. You can do it as you want!
• Sometimes after being crocheting for a while, you can feel some pain in the hands and that is not unusual. The reason for the pain, in general, is because you are holding your hook in a bad position for you OR you are holding it too tight and that is normal. The first time we do something we are stressed because we want to do it right and that mixed with the frustration of failure at the beginning is commonly expressed in a hard and tight grip. My advice, take it slow and practice.

How to hold yarn

The simplest way to hold your yarn when crocheting is by placing the strand in between two fingers such as between your index and middle fingers.

To use the Ring & Index Finger Method, wrap the yarn all the way around your ring finger. Then insert and slightly lift your index (the pointing) finger.