• A crochet hook (or crochet needle) is an implement used to make loops in thread or yarn and to interlock them into crochet stitches. It is a round shaft...
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  • Crochet (English: /kroʊˈʃeɪ/; French: [kʁɔʃɛ]) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands...
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    Tunisian crochet or Afghan crochet is a type of crochet that uses an elongated hook, often with a stopper on the handle end, called an Afghan hook. It is...
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    Crochet braids, also known as latch hook braids, are techniques for braiding hair that involve crocheting synthetic hair extensions to a person's natural...
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  • The cro-hook, is a special double-ended crochet hook used to make double-sided crochet. It employs the use of a long double-ended hook, which permits the...
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    and forth to create motifs, tapestry crochet fabric looks more like it was woven on a loom than crocheted with a hook. Just as there are several ways to...
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    Cap hook, hat ornament of the 15th and 16th centuries Cargo hook, different types of hook systems for helicopters Crochet hook, used for crocheting thread...
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    tatting with crochet. The cro-tatting tool is a tatting needle with a crochet hook at the end. One can also cro-tat with a bullion crochet hook or a very...
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    stitch on the other side. In crochet, stitches are made by pulling a loop of thread through the work with a crochet hook. Crochet stitches are named based...
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    traditionally made with a very fine steel crochet hook and fine crochet linen thread, though modern Irish crochet lace is made with mercerised thread. Traditionally...
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    usually two needles are used to hold the live stitches. While crochet uses a single hook, usually creating one stitch at a time, finishing one stitch before...
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    Broomstick lace (category Crocheted lace)
    as jiffy lace and peacock eye crochet, is a historic crochet technique from the 19th century made using a crochet hook and another long slender item such...
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  • Shepherd's hook may refer to: A form of crochet hook used to produce slip-stitch crochet fabric Shepherd's crook, an implement used by shepherds Earwire...
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    . Chain cast-on Uses a crochet hook or two knitting needles. To execute, hold a knitting needle in left hand and crochet hook or second knitting needle...
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    accessories. The word "crochet" is derived from the French "croche" or "croc" meaning "to hook". Published descriptions of bead crochet date from around 1824...
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  • name Velcro, a portmanteau of the French words velours ('velvet') and crochet ('hook'), to his invention, as well as to the Swiss company he founded; Velcro...
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    material by using a crochet-type hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage. In contrast latch-hooking uses a hinged hook to form a knotted pile...
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    sculptures—including the Wind Chime, Rocking Chair, Knitting Needles, Crochet Hook, Pitchfork, Golf Tee, Yardstick, Wooden Token, Dutch Wooden Shoes, Mailbox...
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  • similar to the motion seen in crochet. One major difference in the motion of the right wrist is that in crochet the crochet hook may be held more like a pencil;...
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  • and track; Velcro, a portmanteau of the French velours (velvet) and crochet (hook); Verizon, a portmanteau of veritas (Latin for truth) and horizon; Viacom...
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    Granny square (category Crochet)
    square fabric produced in crochet by working in rounds from the center outward. Granny squares are traditionally handmade as crochet and cannot be manufactured...
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  • ("velvet"), and crochet ("hook"), to his invention as well as his company, which continues to manufacture and market the fastening system. However, hook and loop's...
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    Irish lace (redirect from Irish Crochet)
    ball of cotton and a shuttle for tatting and a simple crochet hook and cotton for Irish crochet lace. Kenmare lace is a needlepoint Irish lace based on...
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    crochet threads are thicker in diameter than sewing thread. Crochet thread can withstand considerable stresses from pulls with sharp hooks. Crochet manufacturing...
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    and prickings. The part laces also require a crochet hook, very fine types of lace require very fine hooks. There are different types of pillows and bobbins...
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    Yarn weight (category Crochet)
    Yarn weight refers to the thickness of yarn used by knitters, weavers, crocheters and other fiber artists. Changing yarn weight or needle size can have...
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    Amigurumi (category Crochet)
    Amigurumi (Japanese: 編みぐるみ, lit. "crocheted or knitted stuffed toy") is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures. The word...
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    Nevertheless, skippers have the antennae clubs hooked backward like a crochet hook, while the typical butterflies have club-like tips to their antennae...
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  • picture. crochet Crochet is the process of creating fabric from a length of cord, yarn, or thread with a hooked tool. crochet hook A crochet hook is a type...
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  • Centre double decrease purl. cdi: center double increase. ch: Chain using crochet hook. cn: Cable needle. CO: Cast on. cont: Continue. C 2 L: Cross two stitches...
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