A handle attachment mountable to an elongated shaft of a tool such as a shovel or rake is disclosed. The handle includes a contiguous, elliptical shaped elongated body including a first hook having fastening means configured to removably connect the handle attachment to the elongated shaft, a first elongated section mountable at an acute angle to the shaft, a second elongated section contiguously connected to the first elongated section and configured to mount substantially parallel with the shaft, a third elongated section contiguously connected to the second elongated section, and a second hook contiguously connected to the third elongated section and having a second fastening means configured to removably connect the handle attachment to the elongated shaft. The first and second fastening means are configured to enable lateral and rotational movement about the elongated shaft.
