crochet or crotchet or crotchety

Although all of these words derive from a common ancestor meaning “hook” and are related to “crook,” they have taken on different meanings in modern English. Those who do needlework with a crochet hook crochet. Your peculiar notions are your crotchets. And a crabby old person like Bob Cratchit’s boss is crotchety. There are various other technical uses for “crotchet,” but people who use them usually know the correct spelling. Just remember that “crochet” goes only with goods made with a crochet hook.

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Definitions

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• n  needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
• v  create by looping or crocheting
  crochet a bedspread
• v  make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  She sat there crocheting all day

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• n  a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
• n  a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
• n  a strange attitude or habit
• n  a small tool or hooklike implement

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• s  having a difficult and contrary disposition

News & Articles

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• Crafter gets hooked on tapestry crocheting
  Barbara Yascolt of Grosse Pointe Woods has only been crocheting about three years, but she's already expanded her skills to include tapestry crochet, a technique whereby two or more colors of yarn are worked together to create designs with intricate stitc
  June 14, 2013 - Detroit News
• Crafter gets hooked on tapestry crocheting
  Barbara Yascolt of Grosse Pointe Woods has only been crocheting about three years, but she's already expanded her skills to include tapestry crochet, a technique whereby two or more colors of yarn are worked together to create designs with intricate stitc
  June 14, 2013 - Detroit News
• One stitch at a time
  Mary Lou Fagen of Millville, a crochet artisan and owner of Created Just For You in the Landis Marketplace on Landis Avenue in Vineland, works at her business. For information, (856) 332-5931.
  June 13, 2013 - Daily Journal

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• Get The Look: Jamie Chung’s Summery Lace Shorts Ensemble
  Every summer we spot someone in a pair of relaxed crotchet shorts. Sometimes they look great, like Jamie Chung's look, and sometimes they look tragic (use your imagination).... More »
  June 11, 2013 - The Atlanta Post
• Get The Look: Jamie Chung’s Summery Lace Shorts Ensemble
  Every summer we spot someone in a pair of relaxed crotchet shorts. Sometimes they look great, like Jamie Chung's look, and sometimes they look tragic (use your imagination).... More »
  June 11, 2013 - The Atlanta Post

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• Five Robotic Bike Parking Systems That Solve an Urban Dilemma
  The uproar over New York’s new bike share system is mostly due to very human shortcomings (one crotchety human in particular, actually). But it can also be blamed on the shortcomings of city infrastructure, which hasn't quite caught up to the demand for new, more efficient ways of storing velocipedes. Read more...        
  June 12, 2013 - Gizmodo
• Five Robotic Bike Parking Systems That Solve an Urban Dilemma
  The uproar over New York’s new bike share system is mostly due to very human shortcomings (one crotchety human in particular, actually). But it can also be blamed on the shortcomings of city infrastructure, which hasn't quite caught up to the demand for new, more efficient ways of storing velocipedes. Read more...        
  June 12, 2013 - Gizmodo