crochet
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While knitters were frustrated that the piece was being represented by crochet, crocheters were irked that the piece talked so much about knitting.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
“I’ll crochet there or just sit there—that’s me decompressing. It’s everything. It’s my happy place.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Research has also linked crochet with improved wellbeing, external, with people saying it helped them cope with stress, grief, chronic illness and other life challenges.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Someone had discarded a handmade crochet poncho in soft earth tones on the back of a chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She had not been taught to wear a sari without pinning it in four different places, nor could she embroider slipcovers or crochet shawls with any exceptional talent.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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"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
“I need, 1,2,3,4,5, I need two more rows,” Dorthy Reno said as she crochets.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2014
"Katie Mallard crochets the cunningest little doll-caps you ever saw," suggested Kitty.
From The Little Colonel at Boarding-School by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
Walters gave him a box filled with handmade items, including piles of mittens, hats, and other items he’d crocheted for children; Collins dropped the box off with a church deacon.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
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
“Right over here,” she answered, pulling back the covers on May’s bed, the pink-and-brown afghan May had crocheted with popcorn stitches.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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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
“I tried so many crafts. I can’t paint, can’t draw. I tried doing the embroidery hoops and the crocheting of little animals,” Owolo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
Dow is also known for her crocheting skills and has crafted items such as a golden rose to commemorate Marlie Packer's 100th cap.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
I looked at Ultima, who had not left my side since that dreadful night, and I guess she understood because she stood up from where she sat crocheting.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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