Tools and Equipment
Crochet Hook
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A single shaft ending in a hook, the whole toolkit of crochet. Sized from fine steel hooks for thread lace to chunky hooks for rugs, it has been made of bone, ivory, wood, steel and aluminum, and its shape has barely changed since the craft emerged in the nineteenth century.
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Introduced When (Circa)Nineteenth century, with the emergence of crochet itself 1 OriginCrochet emerged as a distinct textile art in the early 19th century, and many surviving crochet hooks date from that period. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Crochet Hook (Wikipedia)
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Crochet emerged as a distinct textile art during the early 19th century, and many crochet hooks survive from that period.
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