The earliest written mention of this type of needlework is recorded under the name “shepherd's knitting” in The Memoirs of a Highland Lady by Elizabeth Grant in the 19th century. Crochet patterns were first published in the Dutch magazine Pnlop in 1824. Evidence that crochet was a novelty in the 19th century comes from the 1847 publication A Winter's Gift, which provides detailed instructions on how to perform crochet techniques while not explaining the basics of other crafts to readers. Descriptions of crochet in Godey's Lady's Book in 1846 and 1847 predate the adoption of standardized patterns in 1848. Craftswomen knitted mainly lace, borrowing patterns from folk cross-stitch and weaving. Nowadays, crocheting has become very popular and has become one of the favorite activities, since learning to crochet is not difficult, easier than knitting. Recently, souvenirs and crafts have also been crocheted. Crochet is divided into the following types: simple knitting using a short hook, Tunisian long crochet, fork, using a hook and a special fork (shawl staple), guipure or Irish (Brussels) lace, where individual crocheted motifs are combined into a product. There are two ways of knitting: flat and circular. In simple crochet with flat knitting, the direction of movement is possible forward and backward (with a turn at the end of each row and knitting turn loops) - with this knitting there is no wrong side, or only forward, with a break and fastening of the thread at the end of each row. In circular knitting, items are knitted either in a cylindrical shape (without a seam) or in the round.
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