Crochet Patterns

Knit or Crochet Christmas Bells or Wreaths

By editor ⋅ November 18, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Free patterns to knit or crochet small Christmas jingle bell ornaments or mini wreath ornaments for the Christmas tree.

Ladybug Crafts

By editor ⋅ September 7, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

How to crochet a ladybug, make a ladybug rock painting, or a craft foam ladybug to use as a fridgie or to decorate a greeting card.

Crocheted Hat Patterns

By editor ⋅ September 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

How to crochet four very different styles of hats, from crazy hats or easy one-skein hats, to the unisex beanie or divine puff stitch hat.

Crocheted Earrings

By editor ⋅ August 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Crochet some fashion earrings, from fun-loving cherry pickers or pumpkin earrings
to elegant high fashion earrings or crocheted wire stars.

Crochet Hot Water Bottle Cover

By editor ⋅ February 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This crocheted hot water bottle cover is done almost entirely in double crochet stitch. It works up quickly, and helps retain the heat in your hot water bottle while protecting you from a bottle that is too hot to touch for very long. If you’re making this vintage crochet pattern as a gift, don’t forget [...]

Crochet a Shamrock or Lucky Clover

By editor ⋅ February 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

These two beginner crochet patterns can each be completed in minutes, providing a quick, easy practice of basic crochet stitches such as chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet and treble crochet. All you need is a crochet hook and a small amount of green yarn for each four leaf clover [...]

Make Your Own Bags and Purses

By editor ⋅ July 24, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The stylish flap-front knitted bag shown at left is knitted in mosaic stitch, using variegated yarn. It’s just one of several bags and purses that you can make from free patterns at AllFreeCrafts, so I thought I would collect them all in one place for easy access. The knitted straw bag, shown at right, is [...]

Horsing Around in Crochet

By editor ⋅ February 15, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Corral Yourself a Crocheted Horse The cute crocheted horse (shown at left) is based on our popular pattern for a crocheted horse or unicorn (pictured at right). Rebecca Bowen wanted a larger version of the original, so she used a size J crochet hook and Super Saver yarn, rather than the specified G hook and [...]

Bear All Crochet Confessions

By editor ⋅ January 30, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s no doubt that this crocheted teddy bear pattern has been popular ever since I posted it on the site. I’m not the designer, but I did buy the publication copyrights from the Grandma’s Hookery site before it went offline. A lot of people like the bear because of the crocheted outfits they can make [...]

Creative Commons

By editor ⋅ August 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve recently been exploring, with great enjoyment, the Creative Commons site. Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that offers “a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. We have built upon the “all rights reserved” concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary “some rights reserved” approach.” It’s a concept that [...]