Crochet slang terms
Learn how to speak crochet lingo that is used in crochet groups on social media
Wip
Frog it
HOTH
PHD
Work in progress. Common question. How many wips do you have?
To restart, to pull out a row, rip it.
sounds like ribbit
Hot off the hook. A project just finished
Project half done.
Stash
All your yarn.
Including the yarn you hide
Hooker
A proud crocheter
"I'm a hooker and proud of it. I've got lots of wips"
Yarn Barf
When you try to find the start of the ball from the centre and end up with a tangled mess
UFO
An unfinished object. Who knows if and when it will be completed
Toad
Trashed object abandoned in disgust.
ocd
obssessive crochet disorder.
When life just gets in the way
cal
crochet along. When you join a group making the same project at the same time.
lys
local yarn store.
alway good to support small businesses
crojo
crochet mojo.
often lost crojo and at a loss of what to crochet next
jayg
join as you go.
No sewing parts together at the end
yarn chicken
when you are almost at the end of a row/project and unsure if you have enough yarn left
cnc
crcochet and critter
when you post your work with your pet either sat on it, near it or destroying it
Psycro
Crazy about crochet
Do you know anymore?
let me know
Procraftinating
The art of putting off things like chores to do crafty things.
Making stuff instead of adulting.