Crochet

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing. Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for needlework. Yarn can be made of a number of natural or synthetic materials, and comes in a variety of colors and thicknesses (referred to as "weights"). Although yarn may be dyed different colour

thumb|Detail of a Portuguese crocheted tablecloth, about 1970 Crochet (; ) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. The name is derived from the French term crochet, which means ''''hook'.''' Hooks can be made from different materials (aluminum, steel, metal, wood, bamboo, bone, etc.), sizes, and types (in-line, tapered, ergonomic, etc.). The key difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before the next one, while knitti

American mathematician of Latvian origin (born 1954)

implement with a hook at one end, used in crocheting

Japanese American sculptor (1926–2013)

type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk

Portuguese artist (born 1971)

thumb|260px|Papuan women and her s in Metu Debi island off Youtefa Bay, Jayapura, [[Indonesia, 1899]] Noken () is a traditional Papuan multifunctional knotted or woven bag native to the Western New Guinea region, Indonesia. Its distinctive usage, which involves being hung from the head, is traditionally used to carry various goods, and also children.

type of needlework reminding of both crochet and knitting

thumb|Representation of ears of ripe wheat used as a table linen thumb|Armenian Needlelace thumbnail|Eliza A. Jordson, Brooklyn L.I. 1848. Algae or seaweed specimen, pasted on colored construction paper, framed by paper lace doilies. Brooklyn Museum. thumb|A crocheted doily in use thumb|Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II holds a doily-wrapped posy. thumb|Macarons on a paper doily

Australian science writer

Polish-born artist (born 1978)

Ravelry is a free social networking service and website that beta-launched in May 2007. It functions as an organizational tool for a variety of fiber arts, including knitting, crocheting, spinning and weaving. Members share projects, ideas, and their collection of yarn, fiber and tools via various components of the site.

crocheted lace insertion

Austrian shop owner, writer and teacher on needlework (1846–1890)

type of blanket

arts project promoting climate change awareness

crocheted block assembled to make afghans

Japanese Canadian fiber artist

American visual artist and designer (born 1955)