crochet

American  

[kroh-shey, kroh-shey, -shee] / kroʊˈʃeɪ, ˈkroʊ ʃeɪ, -ʃi /

noun

1. needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.

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verb (used with or without object)

crocheted, crocheting

1. to form by crochet.

crochet British  

/ -ʃɪ, ˈkrəʊʃeɪ /

verb

1. to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle ( crochet hook )

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noun

1. work made by crocheting

2. architect another name for crocket

3. zoology a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion

Other Word Forms

• crocheter noun
• well-crocheted adjective

Etymology

Origin of crochet

1840–50; < French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc < Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook ¹, -et

Example Sentences

Dow was blown away by the crochet love, but also by how two very different worlds could come together.

From BBC

Earlier this fall, I decided to learn to crochet in earnest.

From Salon

Chingakham Radha, one of the newly resettled residents, said she learned to make crochet dolls while living in the camp and now earns a small income from selling them.

From BBC

The team found an array of unfinished craft items all over the house, including an unfinished crochet bag from 15 years ago.

From BBC

An extended fingering scene, shot from the torso up while the two women discuss the difference between crochet and knitting, swaggers with fearlessness.

From Salon

Related Words

• braid
• careen
• compose
• construct
• create
• entwine
• fabricate
• fold
• fuse
• incorporate
• intertwine
• introduce
• knit
• loop
• mesh
• sew
• snake
• spin
• splice
• twist