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Definition of Crochet stitch
1. Noun. Any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle.
Generic synonyms: Stitch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crochet Stitch
Literary usage of Crochet stitch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public School Methods (1921)
"(c) crochet stitch. To commence this basket, follow the directions given in
Section 7, using a No. 2 reed. The coil is divided into eight equal parts by the ..."
2. Dorcas Magazine. (1883)
"One short crochet stitch in each foundation stitch. Second Round. ... One long
crochet stitch, one chain, miss one stitch all the round. Third Round. ..."
3. The Making of America by Robert Marion La Follette, William Matthews Handy, Charles Higgins (1906)
"Among the records of the English patent office has recently been found the design
of a sewing machine intended to execute the old crochet stitch, which was ..."
4. Intermediate and Grammar Methods: A Series of Practical Home Studies in Pedagogy by William Francis Rocheleau (1909)
"(c) crochet stitch. To commence this basket, follow the directions given in
Section 7, using a No. 2 reed. The coil is divided into eight equal parts by the ..."
5. The First Century of the Republic: A Review of American Progress by Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1876)
"The original machine had a simple needle, and made a running stitch ; next we
see a machine which made a succession of loops, forming a crochet stitch ..."