Doing hand crochet is using rope-like yarn to make objects, and your result has a very unique look. I have also included a video on learning how to crochet with a hook.
The history of crocheting is not well documented, but the beginning of it is thought to be in the 16th Century in England, France, some Arabic countries, and some places in South America. It has also been called chain lace or crocheted lace and was used to make decorative pieces or things to wear, and even was used to make fishing nets.
Some people think that crocheting helped many of the Irish people pull themselves up by their bootstraps during the Great Potato Famine of 1845-1849 by their making of lace and other objects to sell to those who were well off at the time.