crocheting

From the verb crochet: (⇒ conjugate)
crocheting is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

cro•chet /kroʊˈʃeɪ/USA pronunciation n., v., -cheted /-ˈʃeɪd/USA pronunciation -chet•ing

/-ˈʃeɪɪŋ/.USA pronunciation

ClothingAlso, crocheting. needlework done with a hooked needle (croˈchet ˌhook or croˈchet ˌnee•dle) for pulling the thread or yarn through interconnected loops:showed us the beautiful crocheting that she'd worked.

Clothing to do this needlework:[no object]She spent the afternoon crocheting.
Clothing to form or make by crocheting:[~ + object]crocheted a sweater and a vest.

cro•chet•er, n. [countable]

cro•chet (krō shā′; Brit. krō′shā, -shē),USA pronunciation n., v., -cheted (-shād′; Brit. -shād, -shēd),USA pronunciation -chet•ing

(-shā′ing; Brit. -shā ing, -shē ing).USA pronunciation

Clothingneedlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.

v.t., v.i.

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crochet /ˈkrəʊʃeɪ; -ʃɪ/ vb ( -chets /-ʃeɪz; -ʃɪz/, -cheting /-ʃeɪɪŋ; -ʃɪɪŋ/, -cheted /-ʃeɪd; -ʃɪd/)

to make (a piece of needlework, a garment, etc) by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (crochet hook)

Etymology: 19th Century: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian originˈcrocheter /ˈkrəʊʃeɪə/ n

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