My girlfriend's mom is into crochet. I need to know what's what about crochet so I can get in good with her.
It is fun,  "Not to be confused with Crotchet, the common name for a Quarter note
Didn't know there was a disambiguation for it. Anyway, what are some basics you can tell me about it?
Well first you should know is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn
Right.. I think I have that much down. I just need more to cover my bases
Well i remember reading at one point that  The word crochet is derived from the Old French "crochet".
Those words look the same to me! Hm.. well, is there any other history about crochet that's fun to know? Maybe I could recite it while practicing it with her.
one big difference is each stitch in crochet is completed before proceeding with the next one, while knitting keeps a large number of stitches open at a time
That makes a little more sense. I was wondering why there were a few different terms for what looks like the same thing to me. But it's a little clearer now
you should know that It was used in 17th-century French lace making, "crochetage" designating a stitch used to join separate pieces of lace