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During the potato famine Irish farmers and families learned to crochet what we not call Irish Lace as a source of income

The first printed crochet patte were from 1824 in the Dutch Magazine Penélopé and were typically luxury patterns for purses of silk thread.

The Granny Square is one of the longest crochet patterns in print. The Weldon Company in London published the first own granny-square tern in 1897.

Crochet can reduce the risk of Alzeheimer’s by 30%-50%

The world’s longest crochet chain was 80.78 miles (130 km). It was created by Anne Vanier-Drüssel (France) in Jun-Nov 2008.

At this time crochet cannot be replicated by machines.

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed yarn creatures. While the name originated in Japan, the original craft is believed to have developed in China with crafts that predate knitting and crochet.

Crochetprojects can use 30%moreyarnthan knitting.

The earliest known example of a traditional granny square, designed by a Mrs. Phelps, was published in the April 5, 1885 edition of Prairie Farmer.

The origins of crochet are highly debated. There are stories of crochet starting in Arabia, China, and even South America but the truth is we will never truly know.

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