PSI Crochet Hook kit

[Chaz]

This is a PSI Crochet hook kit. I don't remember who made the blank. It was an experiment and not continued. Painted inside. I won't buy the kit anymore. You can order all the parts a la carte and I won't be using the nice packaging, the useless pocket clip or the end cap. Hooks, tubes and springs. The PSI kit comes with a Bates-style hook. There's another type called Boye. The difference is the way the tip is made. I wish PSI would make that Boye-type hook available. The thing with Crocheters is they tend to prefer one type over the other. I've lost sales - a lot of sales - because of it. A customer might love everything else about the set, but the tip is a total deal-breaker for them. I'd like to offer both styles with the PSI hardware.

 

[byounghusband]

I've turned that kit a couple times for gifts. No feedback on it yet though.....

 

[Chaz]

I've turned that kit a couple times for gifts. No feedback on it yet though.....

I sell a lot of these. In fact, I got orders for 5 over the weekend. We almost sold out last week at a big show in Rhinebeck, NY

 

[derekdd]

I sell a lot of these. In fact, I got orders for 5 over the weekend. We almost sold out last week at a big show in Rhinebeck, NY

That's good to hear.

beautiful blank.

 

[jrista]

Any chance you could use normal metal crochet hooks with the tip style you want, and just drill a hole into a blank to hold them? I know you can buy sets of standard crochet hooks in metal. They wouldn't necessarily be interchangeable like the PSI kit, but you could make a whole set each with their own handles turned out of whatever you want, and just glue the back part of the hook into the handle.

 

[Chaz]

Sure you could do that. However, there are already hooks in both Bates and Boye styles that have wooden grips that are mass-produced. The chances of making one that comes in at a similar price point would be difficult at best. You can use one of these kits, make one handle and have 7 or 8 tips to include with it. Better deal all around.