crochetguideSimple 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 wearable patterns: plan size before the seam
Scarves, hats, mitts, tops, a dress, skirt, sweater, hoodie, vest and shrug in nine sizes, a collar, booties, a bow tie and a dog hat, sized from your swatch.
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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
How to crochet a hat
Ribbed rectangle and gathered crown
Make a back-loop ribbed rectangle, choose height and circumference from your swatch, seam it and gather one edge into a crown.
2,400 stitchesSizes: Baby to man
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
Crochet triangle shawl
Center-out triangle
Build a double-crochet triangle from its center with 6 new stitches a row: one at each edge and a (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) group in the center space.
Sizes: X-Small to 5X
Fingerless crochet mitts
Seamed tubes with openings
Crochet matching rectangles, check the circumference on your own hand and leave measured openings while sewing the side seams.
One evening1,152 stitchesSizes: Child 2–4 years to man large
Infinity scarf
Flat rows, joined
A long V-stitch strip joined into a loop about 150 cm around, so it wraps twice. Join it flat, or with a half twist for a Möbius drape.
3,900 stitchesSizes: Infinity scarf, wide to infinity scarf, narrow
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 bucket hat
Rounds
A single-crochet bucket hat: a flat circle crown, even rounds for the sides and an increasing brim. Sized from the head chart.
2,772 stitchesSizes: Baby to man
Crochet crop top
Panels and tie straps
Two half-double-crochet panels sewn at the sides, with four tie cords for straps, so the fit adjusts on the body. Sized X-Small to 5X from your swatch.
4,150 stitches in the two panelsSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet butterfly top
Triangles joined at a center strip
Two triangle wings over the bust and two smaller ones below, joined at a crochet body and tied at the neck and back. Sized X-Small to 5X.
One evening1,348 stitches in the four wings and the bodySizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet dress
Rounds from the underarm down
A sleeveless sundress in half double crochet, worked from the underarm down in rounds that widen to an A-line hem, with two straps. Sized X-Small to 5X.
18,722 stitches in the body, edges and strapsSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet sweater
Drop-shoulder rectangles
An easy pullover from four half-double-crochet rectangles, a front, a back and two sleeves, sewn with dropped shoulders. Sized X-Small to 5X.
13,252 stitchesSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet cardigan
Drop-shoulder rectangles, open front
A drop-shoulder cardigan from five half-double-crochet rectangles, a back, two fronts and two sleeves, with single-crochet front bands. Sized X-Small to 5X.
14,132 stitchesSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet Christmas tree hat
Cone in rounds with front-loop ruffles
A tall green hat shaped like a Christmas tree: a single-crochet cone from the tip, three ruffled tiers and a yellow star, sized from the head chart.
2,516 stitchesSizes: Baby to man
Crochet leg warmers
Post-stitch ribbing in rounds
A pair of stretchy ribbed tubes worked in rounds of front and back post double crochet, sized from your own calf measurement and as long as you like.
2,240 stitches in the pair
Crochet beret
Joined rounds, gathered to a band
A double-crochet circle that grows to one and a half times the band, three plain rounds, then three decrease rounds and a ribbed band. Baby to man sizes.
1,704 stitchesSizes: Baby to man
Crochet slippers
Rectangle folded and sewn
Easy slippers: one ribbed rectangle each, as long as the foot and as wide as around it, folded, gathered at the toe and sewn at the heel.
1,682 stitches in the pairSizes: Toddler US 5–9 to man US 12–14
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 dog hat
Crown in rounds with ear holes
A single-crochet hat for a dog, worked in rounds from the top, with two holes for the ears and a tie at each side. Sized from your dog’s own head.
One evening722 stitchesSizes: heads of 25 to 55 cm
Crochet baby booties
Oval sole, sides and post-stitch cuff
Easy baby shoes on an oval single-crochet sole: the sides turn up on a back-loop round, three decrease rounds close the toe and a ribbed cuff hugs the ankle.
One evening972 stitches in the pair
Crochet shrug
One rectangle, sewn into sleeves
A long double-crochet rectangle, wrist to wrist, folded and sewn at each end into sleeves, with gathered cuffs and a single-crochet edge. Sized X-Small to 5X.
5,136 stitchesSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet vest
Two panels with a V-neck
A sleeveless pullover from two half-double-crochet panels: the front splits for a V-neck, the armholes stay open and a single-crochet edge finishes it.
7,933 stitchesSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet bow tie
A loop pinched by a band
A single-crochet loop pinched in the middle by a wrapped band, on a strap sized to the collar with a buttonhole. Quick enough to make the week before Father’s Day.
One evening1,226 stitches
Crochet skirt
A tube from the waist down
A pull-on skirt of half double crochet worked in rounds from the waist down, with an elastic waistband and six soft flares. Sized X-Small to 5X.
8,046 stitchesSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet hoodie
Drop-shoulder rectangles with a folded hood
A drop-shoulder pullover in half double crochet with a hood folded from one rectangle and a kangaroo pocket. Sized X-Small to 5X from your own swatch.
16,613 stitchesSizes: X-Small to 5X
Crochet collar
Curved rows on a neckline chain
A detachable Peter Pan collar in half-double-crochet rows, worked from the neckline out with 8 more stitches a row so it lies flat, edged and tied at the front.
One evening844 stitches with the edging and the ties