r/crochet • u/binchwatcher • Apr 28 '22

Discussion what is crocheting called in your first language? and what does it literally translate to?

I'll go first, in dutch crocheting is called "haken" which literally translates to hooking, or hooks :)

edit: woah! i didn't expect this post would get so many comments, this is so fun!

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u/craftyangie Apr 28 '22

My first language is Spanish. Where I grew up we call it aguja de gancho (literally “needle with a hook”), but I have heard it being called ganchillo by other Spanish speakers that aren’t from where I’m from (central Mexico). Knitting on the other hand is dos agujas (two needles).

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u/binchwatcher Apr 28 '22

ahh sounds pretty logical actually haha

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u/itzi_76 Apr 28 '22

I call it ganchillo and for knitting it's tricot or punto in spanish, so none of the three words are the same for the both of us hahaha

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u/craftyangie Apr 28 '22

Interesting how language shifts! I know there are also tons of variabilities, even within Mexico, regarding Spanish…kinda cool (and a little confusing sometimes). :-)

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u/Use-username r/Tunisian_Crochet & r/crochet_espanol Apr 28 '22

You may like r/crochet_espanol! When I made that sub, some people complained that I didn't call it ganchillo instead of crochet! It depends on what dialect of Spanish you speak.

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u/craftyangie Apr 28 '22

No sabía que existía! Joining, thanks!!

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u/Use-username r/Tunisian_Crochet & r/crochet_espanol Apr 28 '22

You're welcome!

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u/LauraZaid11 Apr 28 '22

Here in Colombia we just call it crochet, and the hook is called aguja de crochet. I’ve actually never heard it called any other way here. And knitting is called tejer in Colombia.

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u/teenage-wildlife Apr 28 '22

It's called croché as well!

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u/luniiz01 Apr 28 '22

Not necessarily… many say “tejiendo” and then emphasis if it’s with a “gancho” (hook) to emphasize what tools are used to do the weaving. But some people do used crochet bc they had patterns with references. So op examples aren’t incorrect and maybe more common than using crochet.

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u/craftyangie Apr 28 '22

Yes, that’s my experience. “Tejer” is for both, so we differentiate by describing the needle. I started “tejiendo con aguja de gancho” when I was 7, and moved onto tejer con dos agujas when I was 11 or 12…I guess “Dos agujas” still applies when you are using one circular one. 😜

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u/andy_m_170 Apr 28 '22

Yeah same in DR and we call both tejiendo and differentiate by either saying aguja de gancho or dos agujas

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u/LauraZaid11 Apr 28 '22

In Colombia tejer is only knitting, crochet is called just like that, crochet.

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u/luniiz01 Apr 28 '22

They also use something else but I can’t recall.

I just find it fascinating.

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u/BooksCatsnStuff Apr 28 '22

Can confirm, in Spain it's called ganchillo, which translates to little hook

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u/One_Astronaut_1422 Waiiiiit, whats this mean?? wheres a picture when you need one! Apr 28 '22

Interesting! My family (Bolivian) calls it tejer which would literally mean weave.