crochet hook

American  

noun

1. a needle with a hook at one end, used in crochet.

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Etymology

Origin of crochet hook

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

There aren’t many times that you’ll see Grasso without a crochet hook and yarn in her hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

While the Johns might be a retro-nod to the past, the crochet hook into the world of drag culture also taps into creating a feeling of wellbeing, the University of Northampton said.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2022

The Long Beach Peninsula juts northward like a crochet hook at Washington’s southwestern tip, named for a beach that stretches for 28 miles.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2020

Her laptop is next to her, and she has a crochet hook and is turning a skein of chunky gray yarn into a scarf.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018

She put the handkerchief away and picked up an ivory crochet hook from the marble top of the bureau.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck