Archive Category: 'Crochet'

• Yarn Stash Busters: Kitchen Goodies & Cozies: Here’s a list of free patterns for a variety of kitchen items and cozies, these are great projects for using up the burgeoning yarn stash you may have piling up in the craft cupboard. The bulk of the patterns are for knitting but I have included a dozen crochet patterns as well (toward the bottom of [...]
• Crochet Hook Case – Sewing Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Unless The Lord with a sweet Crochet Hook Case Tutorial, it can also be adapted easily for knitting needles: And so, to make your very own crochet hook case that will be coveted by people everywhere, you will need: Two fabrics: one main fabric, and a complimentary fabric for the pockets quilt batting or [...]
• Tipnut’s Picks: 41 Free Projects For Baby: Here’s a whopping list of free patterns and tutorials for baby, perfect to give as gifts to welcome a newborn or if you’re a soon-to-be new mom–you’ll find lots of goodies here to fill the nursery. I’ve also included a few vintage patterns for baby blankets (2 knit, 1 crochet). You’ll find cloth diaper patterns, burp [...]
• Cotton Dish Sponges – Free Crochet Pattern: Today’s feature is from Gerkin’s Bucket with a free pattern for Cotton Dish Sponges (pdf): I make colorful ones for my dishes, and make white ones for housecleaning. This way i am sure to keep them separate, and the white ones can be used with cleaning products that contain bleach (they also can be cleaned thoroughly [...]
• More Vintage Crochet Potholder Patterns – Free Download: Here’s another set of free potholder patterns to download from the book “Star Pot Holders” published in the 1940s (I believe). I did a better job this time with the print quality and compiling the patterns (I hope!). This is a set of three crochet patterns, but with a unique twist–they also have appliquéd fruit [...]
• Learn How To Crochet – Free Resource Guide: Here’s a collection of step-by-step resources available online (for free!) that will teach you how to crochet. I’ve included both videos and illustrated tutorials and more than one example of each learning step to help you understand easier. All of the resources below are for beginners, there are a few crochet dishcloth patterns toward the bottom that [...]
• Sewing Pattern: Crochet Hook Clutch: Today’s feature is from Craft Leftovers with a sweet pattern for Crochet lovers – Crochet Hook Clutch. I see a few needle and hook roll patterns online, but not many clutches–so this is pretty unique I think. Materials Needed: 3 pieces of fabric 6 1/2” x 10 1/2” 3 yards bias tape made from contrasting colored fabric Button Straight pins Scissors Sewing [...]
• Vintage Crochet Potholders Pattern – Free Download: Do you love kitschy kitchen items? Retro kitchen accessories? Then you’ll love this crochet pattern for potholders, I believe it’s from the 1940s (1944). They were very creative with crochet designs back in the day . At first I thought it was a potholder set depicting a sugar bowl and creamer, but I’m leaning more [...]
• Free Afghan Pattern – Crochet: Today’s feature is from CrochetMe with an awesome free afghan pattern: The Mommy Blanket: A Mommy Blanket is an afghan you create for a pregnant woman or new mom. It’s a gift for her and her alone and has nothing to do with babies. It isn’t cutesy (unless that’s her style) and it is barely practical, [...]
• Crochet a Recycled Clothes Pin Bag – Free Pattern: Today’s feature is from My Recycled Bags with the instructions for Crochet a Recycled Clothes Pin Bag: Free Pattern for Crocheted Clothes Pin “Peg” Bag Materials needed: One large ball of plastic bag yarn “Plarn” (see: Instructions for cutting plastic bags & creating recycled plastic yarn) One 8”-10” long plastic hanger to fit inside bag Hook: “N” size metal hook Description: [...]
• Homemade Cat Toys – Free Crochet Pattern: Today’s feature is from Full of Fluff with a free crochet pattern: Happy Cat Candy I had been thinking about making toys for a while now and had been doing some research on the way the cats see and interact with the world. Cats do not see colors the same as people. Contrast and pattern are [...]
• Free Vintage Crochet Shoe Tote Bag Pattern: Here’s a pattern of a crocheted shoe tote bag from a 1965 issue of The Workbasket. I’ve scanned it into a pdf file, feel free to download it. It takes approximately 210 yards (1 skein) in any desired color. Use a plastic crochet hook, size J or any size hook which will result in gauge given. Free [...]
• Bottle Cap Crochet – 2 Free Vintage Patterns: Oh my, remember these? Here are two patterns from a 1959 pattern booklet from Coats & Clark’s: Bottle Cap Crochet Pineapple Hot Plate Mat . . . A-227 and Butteryfly Hot Plate Mat . . . A-228 These patterns are from back in the day when bottle caps were metal–not plastic like we have now. Some drinks today still come with [...]
• Vintage Crochet Shopping Bag Pattern: Here is a crochet pattern of a mesh type shopping bag. I’ve uploaded it in pdf format. This comes from the COATS & CLARK’S Book No. 113 Color Crochet Published 1959 Description: Shopping Bag (A-231) …folds down to tuck in a corner of your purse You can download the pattern here: Vintage Crochet Shopping Bag (pdf)
• Vintage Crochet Pattern – Bread Tray Ruffle: Here’s a pattern for a bread tray ruffle (and ruffly it is!) from a vintage pattern magazine (1948): I’ve uploaded it in a pdf file for anyone who’d like to have it: Bread Tray Ruffle – Crochet Pattern (pdf file). For starching doily instructions, here’s what they advised: Directions for Starching Doilies Starch: Dissolve 1/4 cup starch in [...]
• Crochet & Needlework Tips: Photocopy the pattern page and insert into a plastic sheet protector. No more ratty patterns! Store threads and yarn in ziploc bags when travelling or picking up while your waiting during errands and appointments. You can open a corner of the bag to let the thread through when your doing your needlework. This helps keep your [...]