crochet
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“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
Someone had discarded a handmade crochet poncho in soft earth tones on the back of a chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Actress and singer Jane Birkin later immortalized the see-through crochet dress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I don't think it is useful to spend this money on tigers," she said, working on a yellow piece of crochet.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
That woman could crochet anything from a lowly dishcloth to a baby sweater that was soft as a cloud.
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
She knits, she crochets and, “in an obsessive craze,” she taught herself how to spin wool.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
Boswell piloted him safely through a visit to Lord Monboddo, a man of real ability, though the proprietor of crochets as eccentric as Johnson's, and consequently divided from him by strong mutual prejudices.
From Samuel Johnson by Sir Leslie Stephen
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
Leider was sporting a bright pink heart necklace that she had crocheted; her dog, Bugzee Siegel, wore a sweatsuit with the word “Sweetheart.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 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
“Qué lástima,” my mother answered, and I knew her nimble fingers worked the pattern on the doily she crocheted for the big chair in the sala.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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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