About this episode
At just over 200 years old crochet, the “new kid” of thread crafts, learned from its elders—especially the rustic bridge of Shepherd’s Knitting—and stepped into its own in the early 1800s. It leapt from tambour embroidery’s on-fabric chains to free-loop fabric you could build anywhere with just a hook and yarn. In famine-era Ireland, lacework became both livelihood and art, then traveled with immigrants to homes across the Americas and beyond. Over time it settled beside quilting and knitting, shaping heirlooms, wardrobes, and community projects across classes and cultures. The 1960s–70s revived it in riotous color with Granny Squares, while Japan reimagined it as amigurumi. Today, online stitch-alongs, tutorials, and pattern marketplaces keep the circle global and always open. Crochet thrives because it’s accessible, adaptable, and community-driven—one hook, one strand, endless ways to belong. Accompanying blog | https://yarnoverhook.com/humanitys-tale-of-loops-knots-thread/ SOUND ATTRIBUTION: Music Box - J. S. Bach - Menuet by Flying_Deer_Fx --https://freesound.org/s/369404/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Irish Whistle.mp3 by nigelnix --https://freesound.org/s/130108/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Sci-Fi Gateway by Bachsambora --https://freesound.org/s/752034/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 SunixMuz - Bravery (Opening, trailer, epic music, Free CCBY) by SunixMuz --https://freesound.org/s/767839/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html