What does craft mean in this sentence? What does craft mean in this sentence? Craft is translated to a whole lot of things by my dictionary, and I cannot place it. My best guess that it means a sort of hobby, probably with some manual work. Here is the sentence from my novel: I’d been doing a pretty good job this summer of not feeling too lonely. In the last two months I’d joined a yoga class, a book club and a gardening circle. There was even a craft circle that Diana had convinced me to join, even though, as I kept explaining to Diana, I didn’t practice any crafts. And I’d been working to make my house more homey.