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]

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.