crochet

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkrəʊʃeɪ, -ʃi/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a textured fabric by means of a hooked needle: [as modifier]: a crochet hook
  • crocheted fabric or items: the bikini is tiny, three triangles of cotton crochet

verb (crochets /ˈkrəʊʃeɪz/, crocheting /-ʃeɪɪŋ/, crocheted /-ʃeɪd/)

[with object]
  • make (a garment or piece of fabric) using crochet: she had crocheted the shawl herself [no object]: her mother had stopped crocheting

Derivatives

crocheter

Pronunciation: /ˈkrəʊʃeɪə/
noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, diminutive of croc 'hook', from Old Norse krókr