What does crochet mean?
Word: Crochet
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Crochet means a way of making cloth, lace or small toys from yarn by looping it with a small hooked needle called a crochet hook. It is also a verb: to crochet a scarf.
Sounds like: crotchet (a word that sounds almost the same but has one extra letter and a different meaning; the sentence tells you which is meant)
How do you spell crochet?
Syllables: cro - chet
Tricky part: Crochet comes from French, and its end is not spelt the way it sounds: the final t is silent.
Watch out for: croshet, crochay, crocheit
Memory tip: Crochet is French for 'little hook', and French often ends a word in a silent t: write the -chet you cannot hear.
Crochet in a sentence
Example 1: Grandma taught me to crochet a small coaster with red cotton yarn.
Example 2: The crochet tablecloth on the dining table took my aunt three months to finish.
Example 3: Julia sells crochet keychains shaped like strawberries at the school fair.
Fun Fact
Crochet is named after the French word for a small hook, because all its stitches are made with one hooked needle.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Twins
Read the sentences and choose the correct option:
1. Grandma made a woollen crotchet cap for the new baby. 2. In music class we learnt that a crotchet lasts for one beat.
a) only 1
b) neither
c) both
d) only 2
Show answer
d) only 2. The cap is made with a hook, so sentence 1 needs the other spelling; sentence 2 is right.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
trocehc 1234567
a) 4273651
b) 4326751
c) 1567324
d) 4237651
Show answer
d) 4237651. Begin with letter 4 and follow 2, 3, 7, 6, 5, 1: the seven letters make the hook craft.
Word Puzzle
Match the words with the correct options:
1. crochet 2. knit 3. embroider a. to decorate cloth with stitches of coloured thread b. to make clothes from wool with two long needles c. to make fabric by looping yarn with one small hook
a) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Show answer
a) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a. Three crafts with yarn or thread: one hook, two needles, and a needle that decorates cloth.
Sound Check
In which word is 'ch' pronounced differently?
a) chef
b) machine
c) crochet
d) chorus
Show answer
d) chorus. Chorus says its ch as a hard k; in crochet, chef and machine the ch is said 'sh'.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which tool do you need for crochet?
a) a weaving loom
b) a tiny hook
c) two long knitting needles
d) a sewing machine
Show answer
b) a tiny hook
2. Which of these could be made with crochet?
a) a clay pot
b) a wooden stool
c) a leather belt
d) a lacy doily
Show answer
d) a lacy doily
