How to say "crochet" in Japanese

• 編み物あみものJLPT N2approx.Common
  no-adjectiveThe general word for needlework done with yarn, covering both knitting and crochet, and also for the knitted or crocheted material itself; use it when the specific technique is not at issue.
  彼女かのじょはせっせと編み物あみものに精せいを出だしていた。↗

  She was busy with her knitting.
• かぎ針編みかぎばりあみ
  nounThe word for crochet as a technique — looping yarn with a hooked needle. Choose it when you mean crochet specifically rather than knitting in general.
• クロッシェ
  nounA loanword for crochet, borrowed from French. It names the same craft as かぎ針編み and, like that word, is less common than 編み物; use it when you want the loanword itself.

Use 「編み物」 for knitting or crochet as a craft and for the items made; use 「かぎ針編み」 when naming the crochet technique itself; 「クロッシェ」 is the loanword, a less common alternative.

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• 編み物あみものknitting
• かぎ針編みかぎばりあみcrochet
• クロッシェcrochet