Afghan Hook

Afghan hooks. Afghan hooks.

An Afghan hook is used for so-called Afghan, or Tunisian crochet work. It looks like a cross between a 'real' crochet hook and a knitting needle.

Source: CLAYTON, Mary (2007). The Needlecrafter's Companion. 1001 Stitch Terms and Techniques, London: Collins and Brown, p. 7.See also the TRC digital exhibition Dressing The Stans: Textiles, Dress and Jewellery from Central Asia (TRC, Leiden, 2017).

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 18 January 2017).

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