[cro.chet] n [F, hook, crochet, fr. MF, dim. of croche hook, of Scand origin; akin to ON krokr hook] (1846): needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
[2]crochet vt (1858): to make of crochet "~ed a doily" ~ vi: to work with crochet -- cro.chet.er n