crochetguideGranny square mat
Joined motifs
Make matching three-round granny squares, arrange them in a square and join their edges without gathering the seams.
One evening288 stitches
Crochet patterns for beginners: choose by stitches
Start with plain rows, then try a seam, chain spaces or a small motif. Choose from the stitches you already know.
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Simple crochet scarf
Flat rows
Crochet a rectangular scarf in half double crochet, keep its edges marked and size it from your own washed swatch.
2,160 stitchesSizes: Child to long adult
Crochet headband pattern
Twisted seam
Make a back-loop single-crochet band and form the twist at the seam. Choose the circumference from your washed strip.
One evening600 stitchesSizes: Baby to man
Crochet coaster pattern
Spiral
Use marked single-crochet rounds to make matching round coasters, with a count for each round and a check that they lie flat.
One evening90 stitches in each coaster
Crochet baby blanket pattern
Moss-stitch rows
Plan a small moss-stitch blanket from your own swatch, follow the repeated space row and finish without a separate border.
2,400 stitchesSizes: Stroller to toddler
Crochet cowl pattern
Seamed loop
Make an open-neck loop from a double-crochet rectangle, check the opening against your own measurements and join matching row ends.
One evening1,080 stitchesSizes: Neck cowl to infinity scarf
How to crochet a heart
One-round shaped motif
Make a small heart around an adjustable ring, using taller stitches for the lobes and a central treble for the point.
Amigurumi ball
Amigurumi rounds
The first amigurumi shape: a 6-stitch ring, three increase rounds, five even rounds and three decrease rounds make a firm stuffed ball.
One evening216 stitches
Crochet bracelet
Flat rows
A quick single-crochet band sized to the wrist, with a chain loop and a button to close it. A first project for an evening, or for a child with chunkier yarn.
One evening120 stitches
Crochet scrunchie
Rounds over an elastic
A quick scrunchie: single crochets worked over a hair elastic, then a round of double crochets that ruffle. Done in under an evening.
One evening240 stitches
Crochet bandana
Rows from the point
A single-crochet triangle worked up from the point with two increases a row, then a firm long edge and two chain ties. Light cotton.
1,861 stitches with the edge and the ties
Crochet bookmark
Flat rows
A narrow V-stitch strip in light cotton, finished with a single-crochet row and a tassel. Ten stitches wide; one short evening of work.
One evening180 stitches
Crochet potholder
Two layers joined around the edge
Two squares of dense single crochet in 100% cotton, joined around the edge with a loop at one corner. Cotton, because synthetic yarn can melt on a hot pan.
2,172 stitches in the two squares and the joining round
First crochet washcloth
Flat rows
Plain single-crochet rows, marked edges and a measured finish.