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crochet

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






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Someone had discarded a handmade crochet poncho in soft earth tones on the back of a chair.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

One crochet bag design may not be handmade, appearing for sale on Shein, a popular site for dropshippers, who are online retailers operating storefronts without keeping physical inventory.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

When Whitaker Pace’s son asked her to buy a now hard-to-find hacky sack, she dug out her own crochet bean bag, untouched for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

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

From Salon Nov. 4, 2025

If a person could crochet a Wonder, she’d be the one to do it.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

"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

Jeunette says she thinks of the little child who will someday sleep in her pale pink blanket as she crochets it.

From Washington Times May 27, 2018

It was Sans-Cravate who made these reflections aloud, as he turned over on his crochets.

From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Charles Paul de Kock

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

As she walks towards her new engineering life - naturally with a small crocheted World Cup - she says she won't turn her back on the game.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2025

“I like color and pattern and objects,” she said as she pointed out some Japanese ceramics on her buffet and a dress that she crocheted with scraps of fabric, yarn and metal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2025

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

It’s dirty and ugly, no decorations like crocheted table runners, or framed cross-stitched roses on the walls, no red sofas or plush chairs.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

In court, prosecutor Brendan Kissane listed the activities open to Patterson in prison, including an exercise yard and access to hobbies including crocheting.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Maya Lane, 23, says she usually spends her train journeys reading or crocheting.

From BBC May 30, 2026

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

She was crocheting six doilies for Doc’s beer glasses.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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