Crochet home and bag patterns: rows, rounds and joins

Granny 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 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 basket pattern

Round base and straight sides

Crochet a single-crochet spiral base, use a back-loop transition and continue straight sides with a fixed stitch count.

One evening600 stitches

Crochet market tote

Panels and straps

Make matching single-crochet panels, seam the bottom and sides, then attach two separately crocheted straps.

2,160 stitches

Crochet Christmas tree

Amigurumi rounds

A stuffed amigurumi cone that stands on a flat base, with three ruffled tiers worked into front loops left free, and a small star on top.

One evening1,220 stitches in all the pieces

Crochet turkey

Amigurumi rounds

A round stuffed turkey that stands on a flat base, with a half-circle fan tail of six feathers in three colors, a beak, a red wattle and two feet.

One evening724 stitches in all the pieces

Crochet keychain

Amigurumi rounds

A small stuffed strawberry that hangs from a key ring: rounds that widen by three stitches to a rounded point, a five-leaf green cap and embroidered seeds.

One evening189 stitches in all the pieces

Crochet mandala

Joined rounds

A flat circle that grows by 12 double crochets a round in a new color each time, finished with a round of picots. Hang it, or use it as a mat.

One evening168 stitches

Crochet doily

Joined rounds

A small round doily in cotton: a dense center, a ring of spaces, groups, chain loops, 16 shells and a picot edge.

One evening336 stitches

Crochet Christmas ornaments

Rounds

Three small tree ornaments from one ball of cotton: a stuffed bauble, a six-point snowflake and a five-point star, each with a hanging loop.

One evening108 stitches in the bauble

Crochet pumpkin

Flat rows, gathered

An autumn pumpkin from one ribbed rectangle: seamed into a tube, gathered at both ends, stuffed and wrapped with yarn into segments, with a little stem.

One evening830 stitches

Crochet steering wheel cover

Flat rows, laced

A long single-crochet strip sized to your wheel, laced around the rim on the inside with gaps for the spokes. Measure first; fit it snugly.

3,366 stitches

Crochet plant hanger

Rounds and cords

A small round base for the pot and four single-crochet cords gathered through a ring at the top. Sized by the pot’s base and how low it should hang.

One evening300 stitches

Granny square pillow cover

Joined motifs

Two solid granny squares worked to the size of your cushion, joined on three sides, filled and closed. Each round adds 16 double crochets.

One evening1,368 stitches for two 9-round squares

Double crochet circle pattern

Joined rounds

Double-crochet rounds that add 12 stitches each round, with the increases moved every other round so the edge stays round, not 12-sided.

One evening252 stitches

Crochet half circle

Turned rows from a ring

Six double crochets in a magic ring, then 6 more every row, worked back and forth so the row ends make a straight edge. For a mat, a sun or a doormat.

One evening126 stitches

Crochet soap saver

Oval base and mesh rounds

A cotton pouch that holds a bar of soap, or its last slivers, and lathers up as a scrubber: an oval base, eight rounds of open mesh and a chain drawstring.

One evening390 stitches

Crochet makeup remover pads

Puff stitches in the round

Reusable face pads in light cotton: a ring of eight puff stitches, a round of sixteen and a single-crochet edge. Make a set of seven and wash them together.

One evening96 stitches in each pad

Crochet sunglasses case

Rounds on a chain base, with a flap

A firm single-crochet pouch for a pair of glasses, worked in rounds around a chain so it has no side seams, with a tapered flap and a button loop.

One evening1,074 stitches

Crochet fall leaf garland

Worked around a chain

Fall decor from small amounts of yarn: leaves worked around a short chain, short stitches at the ends and trebles in the middle, joined on a chain cord.

One evening458 stitches in the leaves, stems and cord

Crochet Christmas gift card holder

Folded strip with a flap

A small single-crochet pocket for a bank-card-size gift card, with a fold-over flap, a chain loop and a button. Make it in red and green for Christmas.

One evening527 stitches

Crochet Christmas stocking

Panels and a cuff in rounds

A beginner stocking in half double crochet: two L-shaped panels joined with single crochet, a white cuff worked in rounds and a hanging loop.

2,202 stitches in the two panels and the cuff

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 Christmas tree skirt

Rows around a center hole

Double-crochet rows worked out from a small center hole, adding 12 stitches a row, with an open slit and ties so it fits around the tree stand.

5,556 stitches with the edge row

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

Crochet table runner

Filet blocks and spaces

A 19-square filet strip of open spaces and filled blocks, with solid edges and a line of diamonds from end to end. Each row is written out as blocks and spaces.

4,930 stitches

Crochet dreamcatcher

A motif laced into a covered ring

A wall hanging: a small double-crochet mandala with a picot edge, laced by sixteen spokes into a ring covered in single crochet, with three chains below.

One evening450 stitches

Crochet plant pot cover

Tapered sides on a flat base

A single-crochet cover for a flower pot: a flat base, a back-loop turn and sides that widen with the pot from the base to the rim. Sized from your pot.

One evening1,062 stitches

Crochet American flag

Stripes with a canton worked in

A small US flag in single-crochet rows: 13 stripes of 2 rows, a blue canton worked in from its own bobbin and 50 stitched stars, in the official proportions.

One evening1,144 stitches

Crochet graduation cap

A square board on a round cap

A small graduation cap to hang up or tie to a gift: a stuffed single-crochet cap, a square board stiffened with card, a button and a gold tassel.

One evening932 stitches in all the pieces

Crochet drawstring backpack

A bag in rounds with drawcord straps

A flat single-crochet bag worked in rounds around a chain, with an eyelet round and two drawcords that close the top and become the shoulder straps.

5,426 stitches in the bag and the tabs, not counting the cords

Crochet curtain

Filet mesh with a rod pocket

A café curtain in filet mesh for the lower half of a window: open squares, a band of blocks above the hem and a solid top folded into a rod pocket.

6,384 stitches with the foundation chain

Crochet tea towel

Flat rows with a tapered tab

A cotton kitchen towel in griddle stitch, single and double crochet in turn, with a tab that narrows and buttons round an oven door rail or a drawer handle.

2,486 stitches with the tab

Crochet bottle bag

Mesh rounds on a flat base

A single-crochet gift bag for a bottle: a flat base sized to your bottle, open mesh up the sides and a gold cord that ties round the neck. For New Year’s Eve.

2,123 stitches in the bag and the cord

Crochet mug cozy

A band with a tab through the handle

A half-double-crochet band that wraps a coffee mug and buttons through the handle, sized to the mug. A small, quick gift for someone who is retiring.

One evening242 stitches with the tab

Crochet tulip

A cupped bloom on a stiffened stem

A small single-crochet tulip: a cupped bloom with three pointed petals, lightly stuffed, on a stem worked round a skewer, with one leaf. A spring bouquet.

One evening263 stitches in the bloom, the stem and the leaf

First crochet washcloth

Flat rows

Plain single-crochet rows, marked edges and a measured finish.