The origins of crochet are tricky to trace. Earliest known records date back to
1824, but evidence suggests that women have been sharing crochet patterns
since well before then.
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Gaining popularity in Europe in the 19th century, it is thought the craft evolved
long before this from traditional practices in Iran, South America and China.
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Crochet saved lives. Many Irish relied on earnings from crochet pieces they
created during the potato famine. Crochet schools were formed and people
saved money to emigrate to the U.S.
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Corner to corner is an awesome new technique. Also known as c2c, is worked
diagonally, as you create "pixels" with clusters of stitches.
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The largest ever crochet blanket measures about 120,000 square feet. The
record is held Subashri Natarajan, of India. Over 1,000 people helped to combine
hundreds of 40x40 inch sections. Much of the piece was donated to charities.