crochet
noun
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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The house people are waiting for Dick," he said to me, "and about forty women are crocheting in the lobby, so they'll be sure to see him.
From Where There's a Will by Rinehart, Mary Roberts