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crochet

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






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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

"That's why I try to take on a lot of different hobbies, because even if you're going through hard times, when you go into the world of crochet, all those fears are brushed away."

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Mrs. Hatley taught me to sew, knit, and crochet.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

"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

In her private life, she likes to make things: She cooks, she crochets, she knits, she sketches, and she makes collages.

From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2016

I began to breathe like my wife crochets an open-faced stocking—one, two, three, drop one; one, two, three, four, drop one.

From You Can Search Me by Hugh McHugh

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

Artist Elizabeth Joseph, known for making miniature furniture, was dressed head to toe in crochet and even had huge crochet bangles on her arm and a crocheted ring.

From BBC ● Jul. 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

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

And then out of the cabin comes Theresa carrying a howling baby wrapped in a blue crocheted blanket.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

“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

And Adah, crocheting black borders on napkins and tossing them to the wind.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver


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