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

I thought back to my own childhood, trying to recall how I spent hours entertaining myself before smartphones and tablets even existed, and I decided to introduce her to latch hook.

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

And if you plan well this year, you can make latch hook a family activity, or a holiday gift-making one.

From Slate