The pattern is approachable for a beginner—this was my second-ever crochet project—and the raffia “yarn” (it’s actually paper) was a fun novelty that was satisfying to work up.

This creative hobby is simpler than learning crochet because all you need is a piece of Aida cloth, a needle, and a few skeins of embroidery thread. You can find supplies at your local craft store.

If you’re new to crocheting or looking for your next calming craft to keep your hands busy while binging Love Island USA, these cutesy crochet projects are full of charm and scr ...

Some journalists are picking up yarn and crochet hooks to create tactile works of data visualization. If you’ve only seen one crochet data viz project, you’ve probably seen a temperature blanket, ...

Eight years later, crochet projects are proliferating on Instagram, “yarn bombing”—a wool-based form of street graffiti—is a thing, and handicrafting helped define the spring collections.

Knitting, crochet, and embroidery are just a few of the ways one can transform thread and yarn into textile, and they’re techniques that have been around for centuries. An excavation in Egypt ...

Crochet isn’t just my hobby. It’s a lifeline to my mother and my Mexican culture ...