which is concealed within a second hook which is displaced 180 u00b0 from the crocheting hook the edge of the blade is spaced inwardly from the mouth of the cut off hook so as not to form a hazardous device which might injure the hand or finger of the user application_number US 68346476 A description referring particularly to fig1 and 2 it will be observed that a crochet needle indicated generally at 10 has a central body portion 12 which is or may be conventional in form that is the body portion 12 is elongated and has a generally smooth arcuate surface for manual gripping and manipulation as illustrated the body portion 12 is of circular cross section throughout a major part of its length through a region or zone 14 however there is a somewhat enlarged and flattened section with a finger engaging surface 16 which is substantially flat and which has a complementary surface 18 on an opposite side of the needle the surfaces 16 18 may be engaged by fingers or by a finger and thumb of the user for manipulation of the needle in a conventional fashion at one end portion of the crochet needle illustrated at a left hand end portion thereof in fig1 and 2 a conventional crocheting hood 20 is formed for engagement with and manipulation of an.