If you are a lover of craft and like hand made things, then crocheting can be enjoyable because it can provide you with so many gifting options. Purses, sweaters, bag, blankets; there are so many things that you can create and gift your loved ones. For learning crochet all you require is a thread and a single crochet hook or needle. But once you start liking it, there is a range of crochet supplies that you will need like threads, hooks of different sizes, yarns, buttons, and crochet books.
For making sweaters, jackets or heavy weight items like blankets, normal yarns will not work as these times have big stitches. You will have to use bulky weight yarn, which is also called chunky yarn. This yarn is used for knitting or crocheting thick sweaters, jackets, coats or other winter items. For these yarns, size 10 knitting needles or 6 to 6.5 mm crochet needles are used. One can get a range of colors in chunky yarns; from pastel colors to bright colors. These thick yarns are also available in many textures depending on the material. Cashmere yarn is soft and is used mainly for throw blankets or scarves. While wool and wool with acrylic yarns have coarser texture.
Crochet hooks are also available in many materials like plastic, wood, aluminum, steel. While plastic hooks are light in weight, aluminum is a popular choice of many people as it provides a smooth surface on which the yarn can slide through.