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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latch hook

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 ● Jun. 23, 2025

She’s a latch hook rug with a shaggy bubblegum-pink background.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021

My childhood bedroom had at least a few throw pillows that were made from latch hook designs I’d completed; I remember a lion and a dog set against a cool mint-green background.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2020

During my youth, latch hook was—for a time—all the rage.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2020

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

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2020