crocheting

Synonyms for crocheting

noun needlepoint

1840, from French crochet (12c.), diminutive of croc "hook," from Old Norse krokr "hook" (see crook). So called for the hooked needle used.

Mary looked up from the serpentine braid she was crocheting.

Crocheting is another method, like knitting, of making a fabric.

Miss Wealthy was sitting on the back piazza, crocheting a tidy.

She wished she had brought her crocheting; but Polly had laughed her out of it.

Perhaps Mrs. Noah set her daughter-in-laws to crocheting, as you call it.

Miss Sally Watts was sitting behind the counter, crocheting.

Suzanne was crocheting by the window, and Segoffin was on his knees fixing the fire.

Miss Patty would be waiting in the lobby for Mr. Dick, and she would not be crocheting!

Mrs. Moody had forgotten her crocheting bag and it hung on the back of a chair.

The top may be finished by crocheting a beading and scallops of the colored wool.