Question: Best Ergonomic Tools?

[by_her_own_wings]

I have arthritis, among other issues, all of which make it hard for me to knit/crochet/whatever for any length of time.

I have some ergonomic hooks, and some massaging "handeeze" gloves, but I could swear I once saw something vaguely egg-shaped you could attach to ANY crochet hook and thus make it ergonomic. It wasn't like the thin sort of things that you can put on a pencil or pen; truly, it looked like an egg.

Does anyone have a clue what I mean? In addition, any suggestions for things to try?

Comments

[tephra]

I think you are talking about Eleggant Hooks. I can't speak for their usefulness, I'm one of those pencil grip style people, but if you are comfortable with the overhand "knife" grip they seem like a good idea.

Another idea, getting a bunch of polymer clay and adding grips to standard hooks that exactly fit your hands in a grip that is comfortable for you. This video should help with that.

[feuervogel]

Do those work with any brand of hook, or do they require you to buy special ones? I have big hands, and I've been looking for something to make the smaller hooks (anything under 5 mm) have bigger handles.

[tephra]

They look to have special hooks (the Eleggant hooks) though I suspect that as long at the handle of a standard hook fit into the chuck on the egg handle it would work.

I too have big hands, and I don't know if the egg handle would be big enough to be comfortable. It would certainly be better than a standard handle though.

I think I'd try the polymer clay idea first, it's cheap and trying it on a hook of your most commonly used size would quickly tell you if it would solve your problem.

[feuervogel]

I have the Boye ones, so the handles are all different sizes. If I had any sort of engineering ability, I'd just design my own. But the polymer clay could work I guess?

Those wooden ones linked below are beautiful, but man, I couldn't afford that.

[geeksdoitbetter]

i'm sorry that i don't have a commercial rec for you

if you are feeling crafty, you could make a felted cover to fit your hand

http://www.dyakcraft.com/feltedhookhandle.htm

[cyber_moggy]

I once talked to somebody who had arthritis who swore by wooden knitting needles, if that's any help.

[evilawyer]

What about the the foam handles they make to put on forks, knifes, etc. I think they come with small holes bored out of the center, too, so they might be usable on crochet hooks. I used to buy them out of catalogs that sold products to help with mobility and living at home.