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Clover Amour big hooks

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A while ago I was lucky enough to be sent some new crochet hooks to try and review. The lovely people at  Clover  sent me a total of 16 hooks (all of their  Amour range ), a set of stitch markers and a mini weaving machine! Where to start?! When I open the package my eyes lit up and I was like a kid in a sweet shop. So many colours and shiny things! Ooooh the excitement!! After I calmed myself down (it took a while) I got to crocheting. [caption width="720" id="attachment_1378" align="alignnone"] My new coasters using sizes 6.5mm and 7mm[/caption]  I've decided to split up my review in order to cover all areas adequately. I genuinely wanted to use each hook before I write about it so I have a lot of crocheting ahead before I complete my review (it's a tough life). Today I'm looking at the larger plastic hooks from size 6.5 to 15mm. For those not familiar with the technical points of a crochet hooks here's a handy diagram (left). The first