"single crochet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: single crochets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} single crochet (plural single crochets)
  1. (US) the most common stitch in crochet, used to create two-dimensional surfaces; achieved by pulling the thread through the next loop, then pulling the thread through both of the loops on the hook Tags: US Categories (topical): Crochet Translations (stitch for creating surfaces): fastmaske [common-gender] (Danish)
    Sense id: en-single_crochet-en-noun-u2l-fOHa Disambiguation of Crochet: 68 32 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'stitch for creating surfaces': 88 12
  2. (UK) a slipstitch Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-single_crochet-en-noun-tPGi-v26 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 40 60

Alternative forms

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