Are these AliExpress Hooks as Good as High-End Luxury Hooks? 

There is a Golden Version (titanium plated for those allergic to nickel) of this set coming out on July 31.

The rubber "tool" is to be used to tighten the extenders, hooks, etc.

I’m learning more about Tunisian crochet from you than from other channels. You just make the tutorials so relatable.

I knew someone who used erasers on the end of her Tunisian hooks and chords. It worked!

Oh… when you get in new gadgets and you just have to show and share 🧡🧡

I ordered these after Toni reviewed them because I just can't with non-metal hooks. (Only exception is Clover Amour large sizes.) They finally showed up today and I'm already in love. Why did I cast on an entire blanket width 😅😂 Also, thank-you so much for this review. It made me even more excited for them to arrive. I especially appreciate the gauge measurement. I need to get one of those for myself. ❤

I just watched your video and I too watched Toni's review on the AliExpress Tunisian crochet hooks. I quit Tunisian crochet because I didn't want to re-mortgage my house to afford a nice set. I immediately ordered this set and I LOVE IT. Wonderful and affordable. Highly recommend!

Nickel. The bane of my existence. They’re pretty though.

The rubber disk is to hold the hook while you are adding the cord. It gives you a better grip and makes tightening the cords easier.

My partner has ordered these for me for my birthday in June, thought it was best to order now in case they go on pre order again. I saw TL Yarn review them and asked him for them. In glad your happy with them, the more people I see liking them the happier I am he's ordered!

Well, I have the Lantern Moon and bought them because they looked slicker than bamboo. They still had too much drag, so I wanted metal hooks. The Sewrella metal hooks costs too much and lack a 7mm. I just bought these aliexpress, and can’t wait.

Got these from Aliexpress and love them. Yes had to wait 9 weeks but they are great, economically priced and love using them.

I got these on Toni's recommendation as well. Of course I had also just ordered the Clover set on her recommendation, so now I have a wood set and a metal set and I am so excited. 😁

I like your little honest Review. It made me giggle a little when you said your hooks were sorted small to tall from left to rigt while TLYarns where opposite, well just turn the mat around and stick the hooks through from the other side - direction changed 😅

I ordered this set after seeing you review them. They were due to be shipped on the 22nd of April as they were on pre-order. They arrived yesterday, 19th April. I am in the UK. My set is exactly the same as yours, with the extras in separate bags. Thank you 😊

I ordered these myself after seeing Toni review them. I just love them. Great on all types of yarn. Mine was the same as yours.

I just found this exact set on Amazon. I ordered it. It was more expensive than aliexpress but I'll have it in two days lol. ❤

I really like these reviews and odd finds videos. I'm really curious to see what you have in your collections, like a deducated video series of separate tours of groups of tools that you have outside of what you've shown us here and there in your other vids.

I got my hooks i have not tried them yet they are absolutely beautiful

I bought an interchangeable knitting set from Knit Picks about... early 2000's? good grief! it's almost 20? years ago, now! Nickel plated, etc. They didn't have interchangeable crochet hook sets at the time, so I was "forced" to adapt my tunisian projects to knitting ones. Amazon mainly sold books, back then. I had adapted bead knitted patterns to crochet, but didn't have a tunisian hook small enough to work the patterns. And then my baby learned to walk and that was that. "Baby" is now 24, married and out of the house, so I'm picking back up where I left off, thanks to the inspiration from your channel. I may grab a set of these tunisian hooks myself! Thank you!

I just stumbled on your channel a few months ago and I'm hooked! (Pun intended) I absolutely LOVE your videos! You are amazing and down to earth and a joy to watch/listen to! Thank you for sharing your beautiful soul and incredible talent.

Thank you for this review! I have pre-ordered a set and cant wait for them to get here! 🤩

Love your channel, can't wait for your next tutorial! Thanks for your hard work

Oh! Definitely getting these!

Thank you for reviewing this. I ordered a set a while back also. It is supposed to be shipped soon. Can't wait to try them out. Thank you for sharing!

I have seen Toni's review and wanted them then. I still want them. Thank you for your review 😊

I'm also waiting for mine to arrive. First time I had bought anything from them as well. Glad to know I'll get them eventually. Looking forward to trying Tunisian crochet again.

I ordered them after seeing Toni’s review and they just arrived today!

Great content, very good review.

I ordered these back in February I don't have them yet. Anxiously waiting. I did watch Toni's video on these at that time.

Oh boy! Just watched your review and RU-vid made me buy it!!!😬

This is such a timely video. Just this week I was looking on Amazon for a Tunisian hook set with cables AFTER watching Toni at TLYarn. I’m glad I didn’t make a purchase.

When Toni reviewed these I was hooked. I ordered them just a few days later. I can’t wait for them to come in. They should come in later this month. Your review put them through the wringer, and honestly makes me amped up to work with them. Thanks for the review, Corina! Made me confident in my investment.

Great review

I've thoroughly enjoyed this video and now I want to learn Tunisian crochet!! Lol 😂

omg there inline too.. I gotta buy some. I need to watch the tl yarn vid as well I never seen these before!! Thank you for the video.. Your so pretty!!!

Yeah I need this set in my life. I have the wood Knit Pro set but I don't like the hook part so I've never even used them. Thanks Corinna! 💘

Thanks, again to you and TL! I have been needing to buy some tunisian hooks but I know nothing about them. I didn't want to waste my money on something that was horrible because I do not have a penny to waste. I really appreciate this!!!❤️🧶🖋️🦯

Wow that's nice , I asked you couple months back what size hook i shud buy and u told me to get a 5 so i bought a single one at Walmart and haven't tried it yet , but now I want this so gotta save up my pennies lol and get it , glad you are doing good, Thank You for the info , good to know !! ❤ It

You convinced me to get a set of the Aliexpress Tunisian crochet hooks! They look great. I did Tunisian many, many years ago with the long, straight hooks. Looking forward to it again with this new set. Thank you. 🦋

Hi corinna, I'm still waiting for mine, they are on pre order as well, recommended by Toni from TL yarncrafts, so hopefully they'll arrive soon, can't wait to use them for both ordinary crochet and tunisian crochet, also can't wait for your tunisian patterns that are coming out. Enjoy your time off and relax 🫶 🤗 🇬🇧

I bought these snd I love them❤

Omg pattern for your cardigan please!!!! I can’t stop staring at it and need this in my life!!!! Please. ❤

Toni got me too with these hooks😂 I am in Canada, ordered around the same time as you and my hooks aren't expected till June 4🥴 Cant wait to start creating!

Great you have the scales there very interesting. I have the same set as your lantern moon I did not buy extra hooks. I am not going to buy more hooks as I already have hooks but if I had known I would have got the metal ones.

The black rubber piece is a grip to help tighten up and unscrew the extenders

They look nice. I've not done a lot with Tunisian hooks. I've only ever used the ones that were really long with a round chrome tip on the end of them. Have seen some like yours and always wondered why the ends are pointed and what are the cables for? What little bit of Tunisian crochet I've done I wasn't good at it, I kept dropping stitches. I've only made a couple items in the past that actually turned out, other than that it just seemed like this craft wasn't for me. But I've seen some pretty incredible things done in Tunisian...Glad you like them and hope they last you for many enjoyable years. 😊❤

I got to save up for a Tunisian crochet hook set, but I want to learn it now, I've never tried it, so something new to get out of the boredom factor with crocheting in general.

Ok, RU-vid made me buy them too and they are literally out for delivery right now. The Clover Takumi bamboo set is also pretty nice if you get them on sale but I'm looking forward to having a full set of metal Tunisian hooks, including a 7mm! I need to make another Sontag now :)

Thank you for this review! Maybe you could do a Tunisian CAl?….

Thanks for sharing

Just bought the Ali Express hooks! I’m skint now but I don’t care … I have a lot of crochet awaiting me! I saw the TL Yarn review too and I tried not to renew my Ali Membership but, with your endorsement, I had to grab ‘em! ❤❤

I have seen miss tonis review.i want the metal hooks bad.i have one from furls because they stay out of stock.i love tunisian crochet but my hands don't 😢. Loved the review😊😊

I don't shop AliExpress but I may start purchasing those Moon ones. I live in Florida but I since I started to crochet I have made my friend a scarf for her birthday. She lives in Michigan. I want to make her that Tunisian crochet scarf from your other channel.

Hello. Love that set. O the rubber disk is to help unscrew from the hook or extension.

Ooh, those are nice! I love a nice pointy metal hook and I wonder if the swivelling cords might stop me getting smacked in the face with the end cap. I think this a pencil holder specific issue that I have with my Knit Pro hooks on Knit Picks cords. Thanks so much for sharing your review as well as all your other lovely videos.

The rubber is to help turn and tighten the cable onto the hook. Some of us need some help with holding pieces together. It also helps to loosen the cable from the hook. Like those rubber things for loosening or tightening jar lids.

Love Aliexpress I did some checking they have a pre-order set and a already made set.

I also ordered based on her recommendation and ordered on 2/18/24 and just received it today 4/6/24 in the same brown container with a smell I couldn’t identify but just kinda neutral. Will probably find a better container with more organization! Coincidence? 😂 Delivery date was originally given as 5/17/24.😂😂😂😂

I GOT mine it took awhile ❤😊

ps. So good to see you. Take care of those wrists. 🤗

The rubber circle is a gripper for when things are too tight/loose

The round rubbery circle is to grip and tighten the cords to the hook

Enjoyed your review of the hooks. I’m like you I like metal over some of the other types and styles. Where we differ is the style. I prefer the they style that you are not a fan of.

could the rubber patch be for holding the cable while tightening and un tighten like a jar lid

I wonder if perhaps doing your first row of Tunisian as a regular sc row might stop the rolling. Hmm. I'll test that theory and get back to you. Perhaps doing a boarder in crochet first. As to which way they run, it could simply be because whoever was packing them may have just reversed the board. The elastic is layed centrally.

You got me weighing my hooks! I first bought the cheap aluminium colour coated hooks Tunisian hooks off Etsy. They are heavy! Then my hubby made me a set of Tunisian hooks, customised to suit me, with thumb rests at both ends of the hook for the forward and return pass and swivel cord attachment at the end. I got three hooks with each sized dowel, one pointed at the end for Portuguese knitting, one with the cord attachment and one double ended hook. I have to say, the lightness of the wooden hook alleviates fatigue. I’m not a fan of the shorter hooks like the one you just reviewed. Mostly due to the small number of stitches you get on the hook. Also, the return pass doesn’t glide as quickly with the shorter hook. If dowel is hard to find, I reckon it would be possible to repurpose wooden knitting needles for Tunisian by turning the tip into a hook. I just love Tunisian crochet, it makes the luxurious fabric. I am kind of obsessed with it. When I make a jumper or cardigan, I can start with a knit rib which easily transitions into loops for Tunisian. I also want to do a blanket in double ended Tunisian. I love how one colour dominates one side while the other colour dominates the reverse side. Thanks for the in depth review. I looked into the hiya hiya set of lace hooks and wasn’t sure about the nickel plating. I might revisit them and rethink a purchase.

Im doing an enterlac throw right now and looking into doing Tunisian socks in the round next i have been looking at hooks also

Lantern Moon are an Asian product, I'm thinking Ali Express would definitely have them for sale. Because of my business I have purchased from Ali Express and Alibaba. I have had no issues.

I tryed tunesian chrochet, but I have problems with the curling...I have to try more. I had a knit pro system years ago and did not like it, so I moved away from tunesian chrochet, than I found your channel and I bought the alu set from amazone. So I have to try more 😉

turn the yellow storage card around and you can go from large hook to small hook

Wouldn't dare even having them in my hands. Nickel allergies can be ferocious and painful. Guess I'll stick with my aluminum long bodied hooks. Take care of your hands girl! Gotta be able to keep crocheting for years to keep our sanity, right?

I saw the video from TL yarns. I kept trying to order but somehow I couldn't do it until yesterday. I can't wait for my hooks! when you initially ordered them how soon did they estimate their release? I hope we don't have to wait 2 months for it.

I find the swivel cables took the pain from my wrist when doing Tunisian crochet. I still have to be careful not to over do it though because it affects my shoulder.

rubber circle for better grip if the extensions get stuck?

That $100 purchases a lot of yarn

Just a thought, has anyone ever purchased any of the Odyssey crochet hooks from furls? I did, got 3 a few years ago. Pd. $100 for 3. I read reviews and many ppl loved them. So I thought it would be nice to splurge just once. My opinion...they snag easily and catch on the yarn, making them harder to use and much slower at making a project because of the snagging and they are really heavy. They are beautiful hooks to look at but not great for use if you want to work up a project quickly. I dont use mine, so for me it was a waste of money. Bum deal for me. Those hooks you got Corinna look like they are smooth when working with yarn. Like the yarn slides nicely on the hook when working up the project. Yay! Nice...

I Thought they was heavy lol to😊😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

I have two curiosities/questions: (1) how would this affect those with nickel allergies? (2) how do these compare in gram since grams are smaller units of measure and are more precise? Would be interesting to see. :)

I ordered mine the day TL Yarncraft's review went live and it took about 2 weeks to get them. I suspect the pre-order is a result of popularity. I love mine, though they are pointier than I am used to and I'm having to adapt a bit. In regard to the scent, I agree it's that urethane "man made leather" scent, it's just very strong, or it was for me. I've just had mine sitting out of the open case and "airing out" since I honestly think the strong scent was just from being closed up in storage in the warehouse.

I Couldn't find any others except the swealla those are expensive

Amazon sells this same set but it costs $65

Ich könnte diese nicht benutzen, da sie vernickelt sind und ich eine Nickelallergie habe, sehr schade! 😢

All you have to do is just flip the board and flip the Hooks and they’ll be going in her direction 😊

Tried to buy these when Toni showcased them, but AliExpress refuses to take any of my US Visa cards (debit/credit) for the payment. Keeping getting the run around to send proof that it is my card and me using it. Such BS since there is 0 Customer Service Assistance that can help with this nonsense. I really wish that AliExpress wasn't the only one selling these. Would love to have them, verses the wooden set that has way too much drag for me.

I have Lantern Mood interchangeable knitting needles and I love them EXCEPT those wooden end pieces. Do not like. I do not use them I use the plastic ends from a Knit PIcks set.

I got to bamboo set of Tunisian hooks. Very light weight and only $14

I couldn't use the hooks... 🙄 I am allergic to nickel and can't handle it for more than 15 minutes.

So did you have to pay ahead of time for preorder? Edit to add: were you able to see "when" they took the money for your order?

I notice all of the hooks are inline. Do any of them come in tapered, do you know? Ok, go back to your break! Hugs, always

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I never buy from shops like Alie Express anymore. There is too much pollution. I try to buy local and find a lot in thriftshops

*cries in nickel allergy* :c

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But now those in aliexpres increased the price , 22 dollars more

I'm seeing that these are nickel, not aluminum?? Absolute dealbreaker for me, lol

...and here, I just picked out my favored size of Boye hook from my multiples in my cornucopia [ a Pioneer Woman brand cosmetic bag, bought cheaply on clearance, $3.ish; perfect size for crochet hooks ] , and scratched up the end of it with one of my nail files, so that when I glue a 6' length of heavy duty weed whacker line to it, it'll stick and stay stuck. Then glued a wad of previously snipped of yarn tails - from a stash I use for markers - around the tail end of it, all with E6000 glue. . . . Cost? One might consider it free, since I had already bought the stuff for other purposes long ago. Oh, and I store all of my yarn crafting implements in a smallish nylon backpack purse with net pockets and divider spaces [ picked from a maintenance man mound of midnight moveout leavings ]. I'm going to eventually have a complete set of my DIY Tunis hooks - all with long tails that I don't have to Interchange, because I don't have to worry it's going to be long enough, in case I change my mind and want to make a king size bedspread midway through my first row. Although, I should probably consider that the smaller hooks probably need shorter tails because of the projects I would be doing with them. Yep. I'm set. And so inexpensively, too!👧😃

You really shouldn’t compare wood to aluminum. That really is apples to oranges 🤷🏽‍♀️ The black disc is to grip the hook while attaching the cable and the end cap. THE BAGS: 40cm = 16 inches, 60cm = 24 inches, 80cm = 32 inches, and 100cm = 40 inches

Nickle allergy so these hooks will not work.

uh oh I just placed my order - with the Dollar to South African Rand exchange rate thats about 2 weeks groceries worth ... but its all good coz I need to loose about 15 kg and its waaay cheaper and healthier than antidepressant medication😁😁Delivery says end April so fingers crossed - our customs and postal service is horrrrrendous, I once waited 3 months for a priority mail parcel.