Crochet

Crochet is the technique of creating a fabric or lace from a single yarn using a hook that pulls loops one through another. Unlike knitting with needles, the hook works with a single active loop, giving a denser, more textured fabric and the ability to easily create openwork, three-dimensional patterns. Crochet makes lace, collars, doilies, shawls, bags and even whole dresses and tops. In Ukrainian tradition crocheted lace adorned linen and clothing as a more accessible alternative to expensive bobbin lace. Today crochet is enjoying a renaissance in fashion — from grandmotherly 'granny squares' to entire hand-made runway collections.