Definition of "crochet" []

• To make a piece of needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle. (verb-intransitive)
• To make by looping thread with a hooked needle: crochet a sweater. (verb-transitive)
• Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I was especially impressed with the male servers and bartenders; most with signature Veuve brand bow ties, ascots or waistcoats; the ladies in crochet knee socks and feathers and variations on flapper wear in between."
• "The single crochet is just like picking up a stitch then binding it off as you go."
• "We both agreed that crochet is set up to be The Next Big Thing."