crochet

UK: /ˈkrəʊʃeɪ/

US: /kroʊˈʃeɪ/

US: (krō shā′; Brit. krō′shā, -shē)

Inflections of 'crochet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

crochets

v 3rd person singular

crocheting

v pres p

crocheted

v past

crocheted

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

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

/-ˈʃeɪɪŋ/.  

n. [uncountable]

1. Clothing Also, 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.

v. 

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

cro•chet•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

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

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

n. 

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

v.t., v.i. 

2. Clothing to form by crochet.

• Middle English or Scandinavian. See crook¹, -et
• French: knitting needle, literally, small hook, diminutive of croche, croc
• 1840–50

cro•chet•er  (krō shā′ər; Brit. krō′shā ər, -shē-), n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

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

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

noun

1. work made by crocheting
2. another name for crocket

Etymology: 19th Century: from French crochet, diminutive of croc hook, probably of Scandinavian origin

ˈcrocheter / ˈkrəʊʃeɪə/ noun