latch hook

American  

noun

1. a handheld tool similar to a latch needle, used for drawing loops of yarn through canvas or similar material to make rugs and the like.

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Example Sentences

There’s also a colorful latch hook rug that she made with acrylic yarn that looks more like artwork than a functional accessory.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s a latch hook rug with a shaggy bubblegum-pink background.

From Washington Post

During my youth, latch hook was—for a time—all the rage.

From Slate

I recently started a puppy latch hook while my daughter completes a cupcake, and I can confirm that the hobby is as simple and satisfying as I remembered.

From Slate

The appeal of latch hook is mostly its process—the blissful, repetitive, mindlessness of it all.

From Slate