The History of Crochet
According to the Wikipedia website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crochet, the first substantial evidence of crocheted fabrics was from Europe during the 19th century. There are many speculations that it was invented before that time but it is commonly confused with a different form of looped yarn.
The actual word crochet is French, meaning 'small hook'. There are so many different forms of crochet that I love like Tunisian crochet, broomstick lace, Amigurumi, tapestry crochet and cro-hooking, just to name a few.
In the UK, the terminology for a basic single crochet is called a double crochet, but there is one universal form of terminology used for every country. This form is the commonly found symbols. If you see any kind of foreign language website with a pattern on it, they will generally have a picture of the actual stitches, like this:
This type of picture is easily distinguished and read by the lines on each spoke. This particular one only uses a chain stitch, which is represented by the small ovals and a double crochet stitch, which is the cluster of 3 spokes with one line.
There is one sure fire way to anger a crocheter and that is to ask if it is knitting. One of the more obvious differences is that knitting requires two needles, while crochet requires just one hook. Most knitted projects will use 1/3 of the yarn needed than a crocheted one but knitting yarn is also thinner and lighter. If you ever order a custom made project please remember to ask which type of knitting or crochet yarn they will use.
There is also many forms of mathematics used in crochet work. Most free hand projects will require a lot of tests and trials to perfect the final product. Following a pattern on the other hand, requires you to trust that the pattern writer knows and understands what the final product should look like.
In the now, much more modern times, there is a fabulous art being created called Yarn Bombing. The creativity is endless with such things like this:
Just imagine the amount of time used on something so beautiful as this!
Thank you for joining me on this short history lesson on my favorite craft, Crochet!
See ya around :)
The actual word crochet is French, meaning 'small hook'. There are so many different forms of crochet that I love like Tunisian crochet, broomstick lace, Amigurumi, tapestry crochet and cro-hooking, just to name a few.
In the UK, the terminology for a basic single crochet is called a double crochet, but there is one universal form of terminology used for every country. This form is the commonly found symbols. If you see any kind of foreign language website with a pattern on it, they will generally have a picture of the actual stitches, like this:
This type of picture is easily distinguished and read by the lines on each spoke. This particular one only uses a chain stitch, which is represented by the small ovals and a double crochet stitch, which is the cluster of 3 spokes with one line.
There is one sure fire way to anger a crocheter and that is to ask if it is knitting. One of the more obvious differences is that knitting requires two needles, while crochet requires just one hook. Most knitted projects will use 1/3 of the yarn needed than a crocheted one but knitting yarn is also thinner and lighter. If you ever order a custom made project please remember to ask which type of knitting or crochet yarn they will use.
There is also many forms of mathematics used in crochet work. Most free hand projects will require a lot of tests and trials to perfect the final product. Following a pattern on the other hand, requires you to trust that the pattern writer knows and understands what the final product should look like.
In the now, much more modern times, there is a fabulous art being created called Yarn Bombing. The creativity is endless with such things like this:
Just imagine the amount of time used on something so beautiful as this!
Thank you for joining me on this short history lesson on my favorite craft, Crochet!
See ya around :)
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