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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

Sally has taken this further at her bookshop, running other community clubs alongside book clubs, including a regular crochet group and other "special" events, including book signings.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

It was days before I realized he lived in the small room near the front door, the only room in the house unadorned by Abuela’s crochet.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

"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

I don't see why we all have to be made miserable just because there are a lot of unpleasant precedents and conventions and crochets in the world.

From The Enchanted Barn by Grace Livingston Hill

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

She crocheted or manicured her nails while waiting for the next edition.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

James Wyman supported the popular theory that it was a device used for knitting, while Lauren Dolphin, from Essex, said: "It is for crocheting gloves, different holes for different finger/thumb sizes."

From BBC ● May 4, 2024

She is crocheting a scarf of pale blue wool.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart


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