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crocheting

crocheting

1 4.3
Making fabric by looping yarn with a hooked needle
  • noun
  • /kroʊˈʃeɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : ganchillo
  • And so, yeah, we have larger crocheted ones as well.

If all you're doing is crocheting, it's great, It's good.

Examples

  • If all you're doing is crocheting, it's great, It's good.

    ZOE

  • And I got into crocheting around November.

  • Well, if you look at crocheting websites, they will tell you that there are some things that can go wrong with this.

  • Then I also got her these snuggly crocheted booties.

  • My grandmother enjoys crocheting blankets for all her grandchildren.

  • She spends her evenings crocheting beautiful scarves and hats.

  • During the winter, many people take up crocheting to create warm clothing.

Synonyms

crochet
vscrocheting
16 5.2

A cloth or item made by looping yarn with a hooked needle

is the process of making that fabric by creating interlocking loops

Surface Forms

crocheting singular
crochetings plural

Morphology

crocheting = crochet (transparent) = crochet + ing

Formed from the verb 'crochet' + '-ing' to denote the activity or process, so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Crocheting comes from the French word crochet, which means 'small hook' and is like the English word crook. So crocheting is literally using a little hook to pull yarn into loops to make fabric, which is why the word means the craft of making cloth with a hooked needle.