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crochet

[kroh-shey, kroh-shey, -shee] / kroʊˈʃeɪ, ˈkroʊ ʃeɪ, -ʃi /






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"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

One wore a sleeveless crochet dress with geometric patterns, another a loud multicolored jacket.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Earlier this fall, I decided to learn to crochet in earnest.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2025

Red Roses full-back Emma Sing was not expecting a phone call from head coach John Mitchell while in a crochet class - a favourite activity in England's camp.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2025

They should have put her crochet needle in the box next to her, and yarn so she’ll have something to do in Eternity.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

"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

"Gabriella crochets beautifully," remarked Mrs. Carr a little nervously because of the failure of her first suggestion.

From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson

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

As she walks towards her new engineering life - naturally with a small crocheted World Cup - she says she won't turn her back on the game.

From BBC Nov. 26, 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

The sun set early in winter, but a little light still filtered in through the lace curtains Aunt Rose had crocheted long ago when she and her husband had first been married.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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

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

Cassiopeia might be able to learn a bit of finger crocheting if they worked straight through dinner and used extra thick wool—and Beowulf was very close to being able to do a cartwheel.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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