crocheting

IPA/ˈkrəʊ.ʃeɪ/
KK[kroʃˈeɪŋ]IPA/kroʊˈʃeɪ/

crocheting — noun

1. The hobby or craft of making hats, blankets, and similar items by pulling yarn l

1.nounB1
Definition

The hobby or craft of making hats, blankets, and similar items by pulling yarn loops through each other with a crochet hook.

Example

Ari learned crocheting from his aunt during summer visits to Tainan.

learn crocheting = naming the craft as a skill

Padma does crocheting on the train because it keeps her hands busy.

Common collocations
  • learn crocheting
  • do crocheting
  • crocheting workshop
  • crocheting for beginners
  • crocheting as a hobby
Synonyms
  • needlework

    broader term that also includes sewing and embroidery, not just crochet

  • handwork

    more general term for things made by hand, with less focus on yarn technique

  • crochet work

    close in meaning, but more often refers to finished pieces than to the activity itself

Grammar Patterns

learn crocheting

do crocheting

crocheting for beginners

Usage Note

Usually uncountable when you mean the activity. For a finished piece, speakers normally name the object itself, such as 'a hat' or 'a blanket', rather than 'a crocheting'.

Common Mistakes

I did a crocheting after dinner.
I did some crocheting after dinner.
The activity sense is normally uncountable, so use 'some' rather than 'a'.

crocheting — verb

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Crocheting means making fabric or decorative items by pulling loops of yarn through each other with a single hook. Knitting is the closest craft, but it usually uses two needles and creates a different structure of stitches. Sewing is broader: you join pieces of cloth or repair them with thread, and you do not build the fabric loop by loop. Embroidery is even more different, because it adds decoration onto an existing piece of cloth instead of creating the whole item from yarn. For example, you might say 'My aunt taught me crocheting' when learning to make a hat, but 'I am sewing a torn pocket' when repairing a shirt.

crocheting ↗knitting ↗sewing ↗embroidery ↗

Etymology

FrenchEnglish

English borrowed crochet from French, where it meant 'small hook'. The craft took its name from the hooked tool used to pull yarn loops through one another, and crocheting is the continuous activity form built from that noun and verb.

First known use

1844

1844, in the meaning defined above Verb