My girlfriend's mom is into crochet. I need to know what's what about crochet so I can get in good with her.
It is fun,  "Not to be confused with Crotchet, the common name for a Quarter note
Didn't know there was a disambiguation for it. Anyway, what are some basics you can tell me about it?
Well first you should know is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn
Right.. I think I have that much down. I just need more to cover my bases
Well i remember reading at one point that  The word crochet is derived from the Old French "crochet".
Those words look the same to me! Hm.. well, is there any other history about crochet that's fun to know? Maybe I could recite it while practicing it with her.
one big difference is each stitch in crochet is completed before proceeding with the next one, while knitting keeps a large number of stitches open at a time
That makes a little more sense. I was wondering why there were a few different terms for what looks like the same thing to me. But it's a little clearer now
crochet" subsequently designating both a specific type of fabric and the hooked needle used to produce it. Although the fabric is not known to be crochet in the present sense, a genealogical relationship between the techniques sharing that name appears likely.
Origins.
Knitted textiles survive from early periods, but the first substantive evidence of crocheted fabric relates to its appearance in Europe during the 19th century. Earlier work identified as crochet was commonly made by nålebinding, a different looped yarn technique.
The first known published instructions for crochet
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