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Photograph Schematic U.S. term U.K. term Turning chain slip stitch slip stitch / single crochet N/A chain stitch chain stitch N/A single crochet
Crochet (English: / k r oʊ ˈ ʃ eɪ /; [1] French: [2]) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. [3] The name is derived from the French term croc, which means 'hook'. [4] Hooks can be made from a variety of materials, such as metal, wood, bamboo, bone or even ...
Hat tapestry crocheted and worn in Ghana. Kippa from Israel with colors carried inside single crochet stitches. Tapestry crochet is sometimes called jacquard crochet, intarsia, mosaic, fair isle, and colorwork, but today these terms usually describe different techniques. Since the yarns are switched back and forth to create motifs, [1] tapestry ...
Filet crochet is a type of crocheted fabric that imitates filet lace. This type of crocheted lace is gridlike because it uses only two crochet stitches: the chain stitch and the double crochet stitch (U.S. terminology; known in some other countries as chain stitch and treble ). Old filet patterns used a treble or triple stitch vertically but ...
The outer half of this doily was done in a fan stitch. Schematic of a crochet fan stitch, in international symbols. Fan stitch is closely related to shell stitch. We may define a "shell" as five crochet stitches (usually double crochets) done into a single stitch, whereas a "fan" is two such stitches, followed by a chain and two more such stitches.
Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times (30,000 BC). Sewing predates the weaving of cloth. sewing circle.
International symbol for a half double crochet, a slightly shorter stitch in crochet (2 turning chains) and perhaps my favourite; made by me using Xfig. Reference: Pauline Turner (2001) How to crochet, London:Collins and Brown, ISBN 1-85585-827-4, p. 150. Date: 3 January 2008: Source: Own work: Author: WillowW
Cro-hook. The cro-hook, is a special double-ended crochet hook used to make double-sided crochet. It employs the use of a long double-ended hook, which permits the maker to work stitches on or off from either end. [1] Because the hook has two ends, two alternating colors of thread can be used simultaneously and freely interchanged, working ...