Patterns you can actually finish this weekend.
Beginner-friendly crochet patterns with clear photos, real yarn amounts, and printable ad-free PDFs on Etsy.
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New patterns every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All free, all tested and photographed in-house.
Perfect Fit Dumpling and Basket
Free crochet dumpling and basket amigurumi pattern — chunky blanket yarn, ~50 g total, 5 mm hook, 90 minutes. The dumpling nests snugly inside the lidded basket.
How to Crochet a Pumpkin: The No-Increases Rectangle Trick I Use Every October
Free crochet pumpkin pattern — a flat back-loop-only rectangle folded, cinched, stuffed. Beginner-friendly, ~60 yd worsted, 90 minutes start to finish.
Crochet Pencil Case: The Boxy Zippered Pattern I Reach For Every August
Free crochet pencil case pattern — boxy 7½ × 3 × 3 inch zippered case in half double crochet. One flat rectangle, ~120 yd worsted, 3–4 hours.
Stop guessing — free crochet tools
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Yarn calculator
Tell it your hook, gauge and finished size. It tells you how many yards to buy — and how many skeins that is.
Open the calculatorHook converter
US letters, UK numbers and millimeters side-by-side, including the odd ones patterns rarely explain.
Convert a hook sizeGauge helper
Crochet a swatch, enter your stitch count, and we tell you exactly which hook to switch to.
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Three patterns a week, plus the ad-free printable of the amigurumi bear on your first email.