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
Research has also linked crochet with improved wellbeing, external, with people saying it helped them cope with stress, grief, chronic illness and other life challenges.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
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
She popped in another disc before picking up her crochet needle again.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
"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
We ought to refuse to give our tongue such licence when a friend's crochets and whimsies are in question.
From Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey
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
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
There were always aromas of tasty dishes, flowers cut from our backyard in vases, doilies that Grandma India crocheted on tables, and squares of tapestry she had made on the walls.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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
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
I can’t get you one with embroidery on it or crocheting along the edges, but I’ll get you some toilet paper if you tell me to.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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