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Kōrero: Sewing, knitting and textile crafts

Loops and knots: crocheted nightcap

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Loops and knots: crocheted nightcap

Crochet is a handcraft which involves looping yarn with a special hook to create a fabric. At its most basic it is a simple craft, easily done by children. This nightcap has been embellished with crochet. It is pretty but does not look particularly comfortable.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: PC001224

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kerryn Pollock, Sewing, knitting and textile crafts – Other textile crafts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/40540/loops-and-knots-crocheted-nightcap (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 12 December 2012.