Buying your first crochet hooks
Before you can start to learn to crochet (and realise how much you love it), you need basic equipment. If you are anything like me, you might not want to spend much money at the start just in case you don't actually enjoy it (although that will never happen). I also don't like having to find and go to stores, so try to get everything online. There are lots of posts and videos on buying your first hooks that go into lots of detail about the different types of hooks and sizes. My advice is - go cheap or go home. The hook sizes might be slightly off, and they might not be special ergonomically designed for extreme comfort (and for breaking your bank account), but they will work, and you will get a better feel about how you like to crochet so you can spend more money later once you are addicted to crocheting. Hook sizes can also be confusing because there are so many sizes to choose from, and it's confusing to know which sizes you might need for the projects you have in min...