crochet hook

noun

A needle with a small hook at one end, used to make crochetwork (a type of hand-knitted textile).

Similar
crochet needle

Meanings

nouncrochet hook (plural crochet hooks)

plural crochet hooks

  1. A needle with a small hook at one end, used to make crochetwork (a type of hand-knitted textile).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting

Similar
crochet needle
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan ganxet
  • ganxethook for crocheting
Danish hæklenål
  • hæklenålhook for crocheting
Dutch haaknaald
  • haaknaaldhook for crocheting
Finnish virkkuukoukku
  • virkkuukoukkuhook for crocheting
German Häkelnadel
  • Häkelnadelhook for crocheting
Irish crúca cróise
  • crúca cróisehook for crocheting
Polish szydełko
  • szydełkohook for crocheting
Portuguese agulha, agulha de crochê
  • agulhahook for crocheting
  • agulha de crochêhook for crocheting
Spanish aguja de gancho, ganchillo de crochet
  • aguja de ganchohook for crocheting
  • ganchillo de crochethook for crocheting
  • ganchillohook for crocheting
Swedish virknål
  • virknålhook for crocheting
Turkish tığ
  • tığhook for crocheting
Cite this entry
APA

crochet hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crochet%20hook

MLA

“crochet hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crochet%20hook. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crochet hook,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crochet%20hook.

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