Are crochets 70s?

Was crochet popular in the 60s?

1960s and 70s

The sixties was the decade where the crochet boom really began. Alongside the swinging fashions of the age, there was a huge trend for crocheted homeware. The ‘granny square’ also came into vogue. A simple design, this could be used to make a huge variety of clothes and accessories.

Is crochet a French word?

Etymology. The word crochet is derived from the Old French crochet, a diminutive of croche, in turn from the Germanic croc, both meaning “hook”. It was used in 17th-century French lace-making, where the term crochetage designated a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace.