crochet
Americannoun
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crochets
plural
verb (used with or without object)
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crochets,
present (3rd person singular)
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crocheted,
past participle, past
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crocheting
present participle
verb
noun
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work made by crocheting
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architect another name for crocket
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zoology a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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crochetsimple
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crochetssimple
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have crochetedperfect
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has crochetedperfect
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am crochetingprogressive
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are crochetingprogressive
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is crochetingprogressive
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have been crochetingperfect progressive
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has been crochetingperfect progressive
Past
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crochetedsimple
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had crochetedperfect
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was crochetingprogressive
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were crochetingprogressive
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had been crochetingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of crochet
1840–50; < French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc < Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook 1, -et
Explanation
You can crochet by winding loops of yarn around a crochet hook, creating little knots that form patterns and — eventually — blankets, pillow covers, doilies, or hot pads. If your brother wants to make an afghan out of rainbow-colored yarn, he should learn how to crochet, or to make textiles by looping yarn with a special hook. Crocheting is similar to knitting, but people who crochet use a different tool. The word crochet comes from French and is therefore pronounced "crow shay." The root word is croc, or "hook."
Vocabulary lists containing crochet
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One crochet bag design may not be handmade, appearing for sale on Shein, a popular site for dropshippers, who are online retailers operating storefronts without keeping physical inventory.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
"That's why I try to take on a lot of different hobbies, because even if you're going through hard times, when you go into the world of crochet, all those fears are brushed away."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
When Whitaker Pace’s son asked her to buy a now hard-to-find hacky sack, she dug out her own crochet bean bag, untouched for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Earlier this fall, I decided to learn to crochet in earnest.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
Three balls of glowing light-thread sat on a cushion of tissue paper and a pair of the conjure crochet hooks her Gran used.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
"She's very introverted. She likes to stay home and do little hobbies. She knits and crochets."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
She also is involved in her church and crochets.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
And he crochets: Crawford is part of Needle Wizards, a group that knits clothes and teddy bears for cancer patients and homeless shelters.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2018
She knits, she crochets and, “in an obsessive craze,” she taught herself how to spin wool.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
For fully a fortnight after my return from Cincinnati we were harassed by the delays of the law, or, more exactly speaking, by the exasperating crochets of the lawyer.
From The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice by Eugene Field
Tucked under her bed and behind cabinets he found more than 50 pieces—including crocheted top hats and sausage-like sculptures—that she’d created.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Anna, from the third series, said she bought the majority of hers in charity shops, including the crocheted top she wore in the show's promotional images.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Leider was sporting a bright pink heart necklace that she had crocheted; her dog, Bugzee Siegel, wore a sweatsuit with the word “Sweetheart.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Later, Mars and Lady Gaga cosplayed a version of “California Dreamin’,” with Stefani Germanotta donning a crocheted cap and prairie dress and going overboard with a kooky psychedelic lean.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
But here now are pretty flowered spring dresses, tweed coats and trousers, crocheted sweaters on fat babies.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Two weeks before the show, young seamstresses were crocheting floral motifs in mohair and Japanese metallic thread at a south London studio overlooking the Thames river and Big Ben.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Fiber arts like knitting, crocheting, and embroidery have never been completely apolitical.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2026
She said the response to the cafe's "offline nights" had been positive so far, adding: "There were strangers sat on tables together, and a lot of skill sharing such as knitting and crocheting."
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
James Wyman supported the popular theory that it was a device used for knitting, while Lauren Dolphin, from Essex, said: "It is for crocheting gloves, different holes for different finger/thumb sizes."
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
Señora Oralia was crocheting something yellow and fluffy.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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