crochet

[ kroh-shey; British kroh-shey, -shee ]

noun

1. needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.

verb (used with or without object)

, cro·cheted [kroh-, sheyd, kroh, -sheyd, -sheed], cro·chet·ing [kroh-, shey, -ing, kroh, -shey-ing, -shee-ing].

1. to form by crochet.

crochet

/ -ʃɪ; ˈkrəʊʃeɪ /

verb

1. to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle ( crochet hook )

noun

1. work made by crocheting
2. architect another name for crocket
3. zoology a hooklike structure of insect larvae that aids locomotion

Derived Forms

• ˈcrocheter, noun

Other Words From

• cro·chet·er [kroh-, shey, -er, kroh, -shey-er, -shee-], noun
• well-cro·cheted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crochet¹

1840–50; < French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc < Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook ¹, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of crochet¹

C19: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin

Example Sentences

On a recent day of browsing, I spotted classic items like Air Force 1 sneakers but also an orange crochet crop top with a heart in the middle that seemed to have started a bidding war.

From Time

Those are the numbers that have filled Shelly Haynes’s days and nights for the past six weeks, ever since she was tagged on a Facebook page for Northern Virginia parents next to a crochet pattern of a Bernie Sanders doll.

From Washington Post

They had to crochet afghans or be doing something else productive.

From The Daily Beast

But through trial and error, Leach and his co-founder Randy Crochet, a real estate investor, improved the product.

From The Daily Beast

Crochet needles should be kept in a housewife similar to those used for ordinary needles.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, to the extreme satisfaction of Mary, she left her crochet-needle on the floor at night.

From Project Gutenberg

"Very well," and Helen tossed away her crochet and put on her hat.

From Project Gutenberg

Many like to use a thread of silk or mercerized crochet-cotton with the Shetland floss or other wool which may be chosen.

From Project Gutenberg

A chain of thirty-four stitches; double-crochet into this for thirty rows, taking the back stitch, so as to form a rib.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• brocade
• decoration
• lace
• needlepoint
• quilting
• tapestry