crochet

If someone makes the Sailor Slippers, you can talk to them about how the original creator filed a copyright takedown against a designer who adapted the pattern for crochet.

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

And underemployed workers might wind up with more hours of free time for creative pursuits, or what one facilitator jokingly called “the crochet economy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Eventually she regained the use of her arms and legs enough to be able to move about with assistance, though her hands would never again hold her crochet hook or knitting needles.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"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

There Dolly, now arrayed in white batiste, enters upon the path of dalliance where Dilly left off; and Dilly, relieved from duty, crochets in a window-recess, and silently enjoys her sister's impersonation.

From The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton by Ian Hay

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

A clock sat on a white runner crocheted with red phoenixes and red words about how lucky and bright life is.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

From birdwatching to crocheting, hobbies once seen as old-fashioned are also finding a new audience as people look for inexpensive ways to improve their wellbeing.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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

Although she enjoys sewing and making clothes, she had not done a lot of knitting or crocheting.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025

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

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck