The cro-hook, is a special double-ended crochet hook used to make double-sided crochet, which is a variation of Tunisian crochet. Because the hook has two ends, two colors of thread can be used simultaneously and freely interchanged.
Crafts using a double-ended hook are commercially marketed as Cro-hook and Crochenit.
cro|chet´er — cro|chet «kroh SHAY», verb, cheted « SHAYD», chet|ing « SHAY ihng», noun. –v.t., v.i. to make wool or cotton thread into sweaters, shawls, and other things in a way somewhat like knitting, but using only one needle, with a hooked end, called a… … Useful english dictionary
cro|chet — «kroh SHAY», verb, cheted « SHAYD», chet|ing « SHAY ihng», noun. –v.t., v.i. to make wool or cotton thread into sweaters, shawls, and other things in a way somewhat like knitting, but using only one needle, with a hooked end, called a crochet… … Useful english dictionary
cro|sier — «KROH zhuhr», noun. 1. an ornamental staff, ending in a hook like a shepherd s crook, carried by or before bishops or certain abbots; crook. It symbolizes their pastoral office and duties. 2. Botany. the curled top of a young fern. Also, crozier … Useful english dictionary
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