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How to pronounce crochet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms crocheting
Type of needlecraft, needlework
Type Words
Synonyms hook
Type of loop, intertwine
Derivation crocheting


She sat there crocheting all day.
Type Words
Type of create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Has types single stitch, double crochet, double stitch, shell stitch, single crochet
Verb group hook
Derivation crocheting


crochet a bedspread.

Examples of crochet

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As he got older, he sought the attention of girls by teaching himself to crochet.
From the businessweek.com
Several of the company's other 160 male drivers crochet, knit and do needlepoint.
From the denverpost.com
Mount Rainier crochet class, bring your own materials and learn basic techniques.
From the washingtonpost.com
Get Hooked with Crochet, learn basic crochet techniques to create unique jewelry.
From the kansas.com
I can knit, I'm rather good at it, but crochet is like learning a new language.
From the guardian.co.uk
Osinga, who learnt to crochet at the age of seven, was ready for the challenge.
From the sciencedaily.com
One can also cro-tat with a bullion crochet hook or a very straight crochet hook.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many people consider cro-tatting more difficult than crochet or needle tatting.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I did a workshop in a prison in Poland and taught the prisoners how to crochet.
From the style.time.com
More examples
  • Needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
  • Create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread"
  • Crochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn or thread using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the French word "crochet", meaning hook. Crocheting, similar to knitting, consists of pulling loops of yarn through other loops. ...
  • A quarter note (American) or crotchet (British) is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Quarter notes are notated with a filled-in oval note head and a straight, flagless stem. ...
  • (crocheted) Loose, open knit made by looping thread with a hooked needle. Used for light, summer sweaters.
  • In solar-terrestrial terms, a sudden deviation in the sunlit geomagnetic field (H component; see geomagnetic elements) associated with large solar flare X-ray emission
  • Needlework created by a needle with a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
  • The interlocking of loops from a single thread with a hooked needle, crocheting can be done either by hand or by machine. Either way, it has a special quality that seems to hint at intricate handiwork and produces a light and airy effect, in contrast to heavier sweaters.
  • A tiny hook, as might be found on the bottom of the foot of an insect