What is this called?

Well, the weekend is over and the grandchildren (bless their cotton socks) have gone home. So now I can show off what else I have been doing lately. Two more pot holders - this time in a technique I don't know what to call in English. (In Norwegian it is called "hakking").
It is a sort of crocheting, but you use a long needle and only work from the right side. You pick up stitches on one row and crochet them off again on the next.

I have made them double so they are nice and thick. I then crocheted round the edges to give a dainty finish. If anyone can tell me the name of the technique I would love to know. I even asked in a crafts shop while I was in England, but they hadn't seen it before.

Here are the wool leggings for my granddaughter. I have finally finished them - she is getting so tall, the legs took forever. I thought they'd keep her nice and warm under her dress when she goes to and from dance classes. Good job the legs are long - as spring is here she won't be needing them until autumn now. But now I feel like sewing again, so I'm off to do a basket....... see ya!