Crochet Terminology & History

What the abbreviation sk means in a crochet pattern, and exactly how skipping a stitch differs from working a decrease.

An overview of the major crochet styles and techniques out there, from amigurumi to Tunisian crochet and everything between.

A quick, fully worked example of the single crochet 2 together decrease, shown clearly inside a real written pattern line.

What the abbreviation sts means in a crochet pattern, and exactly how it’s used inside a stitch count at the end of a row.

The regions most closely tied to crochet’s early record, and why its exact origin point still stays genuinely fuzzy today.

How to work a half double crochet 2 together decrease step by step, shown clearly enough to follow on your first try.

The correct past tense of crochet, spelled and pronounced correctly, plus the grammar reasoning that explains why it works that way.

How to pronounce crocheting correctly, carrying the same silent T as the base word crochet all the way through the ending.

Where crochet’s origin trail actually leads, tracing back through the record, and why it thins out noticeably before the early 1800s.

A fast, direct answer for how to spell crochet, plus the two related grammar questions people search right after: crocheted and crocheting.

The most defensible date range for crochet’s actual origin, and why historians can’t pin down one single exact invention date.

Why there is no single named inventor of crochet, and what the historical record actually shows about where the craft began.