English - Spanish

Crochet

Dictionary

For those of us

without hooking vocabulary

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Yarn

Crafts

For those of us

without hooking vocabulary

©Bethany Gilliam for Madrid Metro Mod

Yarn Crafts & Supplies

• crochet - ganchillo (some people say croché) - gan-che-yo
• crochet hook - aguja (de ganchillo) - ah-gu-ha

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• knitting - punto - poon-to
• knitting needles - agujas para hacer punto - (para hacer - paa-raa a-ser)

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• designer - modista - mo-de-stah
• scissors - tijeras - tee-hair-ahs
• stitch marker - marcador de puntos - mar-ka-door
• ruler / measuring tape - metro de modista - meh-tro

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• finishing needles - aguja para coser lana - co-ser lah-nah
• (large eye = con el ojal grande) - o-hal gran-day
• yarn winder - ovilladora manual - o-ve-ya-door-ah man-u-al
• pom pom maker - kit pom (or kit para hacer pom pom) - kit pom
• pattern - patrón - pah-trohn

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Types of Yarn

• yarn - lana - lah-nah wool - lana

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animal wools:

• merino wool - lana merina - meh-ree-nah
• mohair - lana de cabra - cah-brah
• alpaca - alpaca - al-pah-cah
• angora - angora - an-gore-ah

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common yarns:

• acrylic - acrílico - ah-cre-le-co
• cotton - algodón - al-go-dawn
• rayon - rayón, viscosa, seda artificial - ri-yawn, ves-co-sah, say-dah ar-te-fe-see-al
• nylon - nilón - knee-lawn
• silk - seda - say-dah
• synthetic yarns - lanas sintéticas / artificiales - seen-teh-te-kas

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Basic colors

BRIGHT - CLARO

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(brighter - más claro)

DARK - APAGADO

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(darker -

más apagado)

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Helpful phrases for yarn shopping

1. May I see... - Puedo ver... - Pway-dough vear
2. How much is it? - Cuánto vale? - Kwan-toe vah-lay?
3. Do you have... - Tiene... - Tee-enay
4. Can I pay with a credit card? - Puedo pagar con tarjeta? - Pway-dough pah-gar con tar-heh-tah

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Other common purchases:

• Accessories - complementos - com-pleh-men-toes
• Buttons - botones - bo-tone-es
• Ribbons - cinta / lazo - seen-tah / la-zo

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I hope you enjoyed this basic English - Spanish

Crochet Dictionary!

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Please visit my blog:

madridmetromod.blogspot.com

for more information on

shopping for yarn in Madrid!

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