needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
"She spent the afternoon creating a colorful blanket using intricate crochet techniques on her hooked needle."
Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
"She spent the afternoon creating a warm scarf using crochet to loop yarn through a large, silver hook."
In plain English: Crochet is a type of fabric made by interlocking loops with a single hook instead of knitting needles.
"She spent her afternoon knitting and crochet to make warm scarves for winter."
Usage: Distinguish between the verb "crochet" and the noun "crochet hook," as the latter refers specifically to the tool rather than the craft itself. Avoid confusing this term with "knit," which describes a different technique using two needles instead of one hook.
To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
"She spent the afternoon crocheting a colorful scarf by making interlocking loops of yarn with her hooked needle."
In plain English: To crochet is to make fabric by looping yarn with a single hook and pulling it through stitches.
"She sat by the window and crocheted a warm scarf for her grandmother."
A surname.
"My neighbor, Mr. Crochet, always greets us with a friendly wave from his porch."
The word crochet comes from the French term for a small curved instrument or hook. It entered English as a specific type of needlework that uses this hooked tool to create fabric.