This page is the September 2026 reading of Rakuten’s official daily 編物道具 (knitting and crochet tools) ranking. The ten listings Japan shoppers bought that month are led by Tulip ETIMO and Clover hook sets, then interchangeable circular needle sets, with one Hamanaka amigurumi kit and one wooden yarn holder also on the board. Wholesale buyers should read handle system and set size, not the promotional title.
Sullivans International supplies needle tools and accessories from China. Factory paths appear in the table only when a listing is mapped.
Rakuten node 204142 is the daily 編物道具 chart. It mixes hooks, circular sets, kits that happen to sit in the tools node, and stands. It is not a mill-tool catalog.
| Reader | Use this page for | Do not use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Japan retailer | Which hook brands and set sizes convert | Assuming #1 is always a hook |
| Importer | Price bands: single hook vs full set | Copying Clover / Tulip model numbers |
| Factory / OEM | Grip style (cushion vs metal) and set vs open-stock | Quoting “hooks” with no size run |
Sister pages: yarn and knitting machines.
Japanese house brands own the middle of the chart. Clover Amure (#2), Tulip Carry C Long (#3), ETIMO Red set (#4, #6), ETIMO open-stock (#5), ETIMO Purple (#7), and Clover Takumi (#9) are named Japanese systems. A generic 26-piece circular set (#8) is the only no-name volume play, and it sits on a low price (from 899円).
Sets outsell single tools—except when the single is a full size run. #5 is ETIMO Red sold as individual sizes 1–10.5. Shoppers who already own a set come back for one size. Open-stock and gift sets can occupy the same brand.
#1 is a kit, not a hook. Hamanaka’s mini dress-up sheep sits on this tools board because Rakuten’s node is broad. Do not read the chart as “hooks only.” Kits leak in; yarn holders (#10) leak in.
Price splits into three bands. Single / open-stock hooks around 878円. Mid sets 3,600–9,500円. Flagship interchangeable and purple ETIMO sets 14,000–18,000円. A factory quote needs to say which band it is aiming at.
Reviews: 5 reviews
Price: 1,990円
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A Hamanaka mini amigurumi kit with a restock timestamp in the title. It is on the tools board because the node allows kits. Demand signal: character kits still convert next to hooks. Factory mapping belongs with kits, not with a hook SKU.
Reviews: 20 reviews
Price: 3,677円
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Clover Amure 8-size hook set. This is the entry Japanese brand set: enough sizes for a beginner, below the ETIMO cushion-grip price. OEM briefs that say “8-size hook set, mid handle” are aiming here.
Reviews: 35 reviews
Price: 16,980円
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Tulip Carry C Long interchangeable bamboo circulars. This is a complete system: tips, cables, case. The 16,980円 tag is a kit-of-parts price, not a pair of needles. Factory equivalents need a cable standard and a case story, not a single needle bag.
Reviews: 47 reviews
Price: 9,464円
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ETIMO Red is Tulip’s cushion-grip hook system. The set price sits between Amure and the purple flagship. Soft-grip hooks are the comfort story on this board.
Reviews: 81 reviews
Price: 878円～
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Open-stock ETIMO Red, Japanese sizes 1–10.5. Highest review count on the tool side of this list. Buyers refill one size. A factory line that only ships boxed sets will miss replacement demand.
Reviews: 8 reviews
Price: 9,550円
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Another ETIMO Red set listing from a second shop. Same system, different merchant, similar 9,500円 band. Chart slots can repeat a brand when several shops rank.
Reviews: 11 reviews
Price: 17,820円
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ETIMO Purple TEM-001 is the top-of-range hook set on this snapshot. Almost double the Red set. Colorway and completeness are the upsell, not a new hook geometry.
Reviews: 13 reviews
Price: 899円～
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A generic 26-piece interchangeable circular set with award and “pro supervised” copy. This is the price-fighter against Tulip Carry C. Quality and cable join will decide whether a factory can sit in this band without returns.
Reviews: 2 reviews
Price: 14,190円
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Clover Takumi Combo Long circular set. Bamboo, Japanese brand, case. It pairs with #3 as the named-brand circular side of the chart—Tulip and Clover splitting the high band.
Reviews: 21 reviews
Price: 1,799円～
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A rotating wooden yarn holder. Not a needle. Stands chart when the photo shows a ball feeding cleanly. Adjacent demand to yarn, not a substitute for hooks.
See the needle tools catalog or request a quote with size run, handle, and target retail band.
Rakuten’s daily best-seller chart for knitting and crochet tools (node 204142). This page is the September 2026 snapshot.
The node accepts kits and stands. The official chart is wider than “hooks and needles.” Read the listing type before you brief a factory.
Not as those brands. A factory can offer a cushion-grip hook set or an 8-size metal set as a private label. The Japanese names stay with those companies.
If the buyer is a retailer restocking Japan, quote both: one gift set and a size-run of singles. This month’s chart holds both for ETIMO Red.
Amazon US splits hooks, needles, notions, and kits into separate nodes. Rakuten’s 編物道具 node mixes them. Compare apples to apples before you merge the two snapshots.
Write size, grip, and packaging. Then get a quote or browse needle tools.
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