The school year has just begun, which means that formal dances are coming soon. With all the time and energy spent on finding the right dress, jewelry, hairdo, and shoes, no one wants to hide under bulky coats as the temperatures drop. Shawls keep you warm and accent you formal attire. We’ve highlighted some of our favorite, free crochet shawl patterns for formal dances!

Fancy Shawls are the Perfect Customizable Accessories

With homecoming dances just around the corner, finding pre-made shawls and wraps that match the color of your dress can be quite difficult. Making your own, such as this Scarlet Ribbons Shawl, not only gives you control of the color, it allows you to add texture to your outfit. Having many colors and textures of yarn to choose from means you can have a shawl that fits any occasion.

Shawls to Keep You Warm Through a Winter Formal

If you are planning farther ahead for dances throughout winter, then a warmer shawl is exactly what you need. A thicker shawl combines all the beautiful elements of a lighter weight shawl with the added benefit of keeping you warm no matter how frightful the weather becomes. This Striped Hairpin Shawl will keep you cozy, as well as add some color to your outfit. If this shawl were made with blue, white, and silver, it would fit into any winter party you might attend.

Bring a Touch of Classic Elegance to any Formal Occasion

Shawls are not only beautiful accessories for a school dance, they also look perfect draped over your shoulders at any formal occasion. A shawl allows you to express your individual style even while wearing a simple black dress. With this Chenille Stole you can wrap yourself in softness and style that will never look out of place.

Have you decided that a shawl is the accessory for your formal wardrobe? Browse through these free crochet shawl patterns. You are sure to find a shawl that will make your outfit stand out from the crowd.

If money were no object, crochet projects (not to mention life itself) would be much easier to plan. But money is a reality, and so it’s important to stay within a budget. What are some cheap crochet pattern ideas that you can make?

Lemon Drops Baby Set

A single skein of yarn is all you’ll need to create the cheery, sweet Lemon Drops Baby Set.  This intermediate-level outfit makes a wonderful gift for a new baby or for a baby shower, and it fits ages 3-6 months.

Slipper Boots

With cold weather approaching, your toes may be feeling nippy. Banish the chill with a cozy pair of slipper boots. This is another one-skein project that won’t break the bank. The pattern can be made to fit three different foot sizes, and you can use yarn scraps for the bits of coordinating design along the ankle.

Convertible Mittens

Convertible mittens are another great cold weather project that you can complete for under $5.  These mittens are perfect for the marching band student in your life: they allow fingertips to remain free for playing, and after practice is over, the top of the mitten can be pulled over the fingers for additional warmth. These make great stocking stuffers.

Baby Headbands

Keep your favorite baby girls looking stylish with inexpensive, quick-to-crochet baby headbands. You may be able to make these cute headbands with yarn already in your supply closet. Just add button or ribbon accents, and you will have created a unique bit of fashion for baby.

Blue Willow Kitchen Set

Don’t forget about the kitchen! Even beginners can create the Blue Willow Kitchen Set, which includes both dishcloth and hot pad patterns. Choose a ball of yarn in your kitchen colors and get started crocheting!

At free-crochet.com, your pattern will never add to the cost of your project. That’s because all of our patterns are free for you to download when you register at our site. What are you waiting for? Choose a pattern today and get started. With just $5 at stake, there’s virtually nothing to lose.

Christmas is coming, and it’s time to begin looking at your gift list. For all those kids who have been nice instead of naughty, why not treat them to a handmade crocheted toy? No one else can create one the way you can, and the toy will become a treasured heirloom.

Crochet Toy Pattern Ideas

As you search for crochet toys to make, don’t spend your money on patterns. There’s no need to when you can download dozens of creative patterns in all ability levels for free here at free-crochet.com.

Crochet Doll Gifts

The girls on your gift list will love the Afternoon Tea Party set. This intermediate level pattern includes chairs, tables, a loveseat, planter, and pillow. Any little girl would have fun creating a tea party using her dolls and this set!

Finger Puppet Gifts

Boys and girls alike will enjoy these adorable Finger Puppets, depicting various animals. This pattern is easy, suitable for beginners, but you’d never guess it from the cute details these animals show. They’re perfect for teaching toddlers about animals and the noises they make. These make great Christmas stocking stuffers.

Crochet Gifts for Boys

Don’t forget the boys on your list. You’ll see smiles on their faces when they open up adorable Choo Choo Trains you’ve made using yarn and plastic canvas. The canvas makes this set sturdy enough to play with.

This is just a brief look at the many crochet toy pattern ideas you’ll find on our site. Sit today and enjoy browsing. Which is your favorite?

Crocheting is a fun, relaxing hobby for millions. But what if you have a more entrepreneurial bent and would like to profit as well? Keep reading, because many crocheters are using free crochet patterns to make money.

Keep Pattern Costs Low

If you’re crocheting items to sell, one important consideration is to keep your costs low. Free-crochet.com can help you with the hundreds of free patterns you can download at our site. Just register at the site for free, and you’ll have instant access to patterns for all types of crocheted items, from afghans and sweaters to home decor and holiday items. Since a single pattern can cost $5 or more in the store, we offer you significant savings.

Transform Jewelry Patterns into Cool Bling

Sign up for a craft bazaar in your town and sell items such as the Buds & Blossoms Necklace. This pattern is an easy level, so you’ll quickly be able to turn out several. Try using various colors and types of yarn for an assortment of necklaces that would appeal to all ages and tastes.

People Love Baby Items

Handcrafted items for babies and children are popular at local craft fairs and bazaars. Try your hand at a quick-to-make pattern such as this one for baby headbands. Express your individuality by using different colors and styles of ribbon and decor. Moms and grandmas are sure to snatch these up quickly!

Turn Kitchen Patterns Into Decor Gifts

Another popular idea for crocheted items to sell is crochet dishcloths. These are a quick project to make, and you can choose to create several different styles in a rainbow of colors to appeal to any savvy cook.

Market Your Items

Think outside the box for other places to sell your handmade crochet items. Does your office have a lunchroom or lounge where you could set up a display of your goods for sale? Does your church offer a fall craft fair? If you’d like to take your business online, check out sites such as Etsy.com.

Follow these tips, and in no time you’ll be turning your crafty hobby into some extra cash.

There’s a nip in the air, and it’s the perfect time to crochet a handmade heirloom for your favorite toddler. It’s easy to do this using toddler fall crochet patterns found at free-crochet.com.

Toddlers love blankets and “loveys” of all types. Why not create an adorable stuffed teddy bear and matching blanket for your grandchild, niece, or nephew? The Teddy Bear and Blanket is an intermediate level pattern, and you’ll enjoy working on it in the cooler fall months. Fun fact: the blanket can roll up and be stored inside the bear!

If you’d like an easy level pattern, you can’t find anything cuter than Hootie, the crocheted owl. Any toddler would love receiving Hootie as a treat at your Thanksgiving celebration. He looks great when crocheted in fall colored yarns and stuffed with soft fiberfill. You’ll just need a G hook, your favorite yarn, and our free pattern.

Looking for toddler fall crochet patterns that youngsters can wear? The Snakes Alive scarf is a winner with boys and girls alike. This quirky, fun scarf depicts a friendly snake and, best of all, it’s an easy level pattern, so you’ll be able to complete the project quickly.

No matter which crochet toddler project you decide to create this fall, browse all our offerings at free-crochet.com. All of our patterns are free for you to download when you register at our site (this is free as well). We want to help you gain access to fun and creative projects without breaking the bank. Which toddler fall crochet projects will you work on this year?

Rotted pumpkins, witches’ brooms, skulls, and creepy crawlers–Halloween sneaking up on us this season. But don’t let that scare you! Whether you are decorating for the first time or need to update your spooky décor, our Halloween décor crochet patterns are sure to make your house quite a treat.

Go grab your orange and black yarn! These patterns are ripe with ghosts, monsters, pumpkins, and black cats that will have your house saying “Boo!” Amaze your neighbors, family and friends with your homemade, spooktacular Halloween décor crochet!

Everyone has a candy bowl on Halloween, so why not make yours stand out? This creeping black cat will stare back at anyone who dares to take a treat, even in the dark! With eyes made with glow in the dark yarn, this Halloween Cover and Doily is a great addition to any spooky event.

Trick or Treat! Are you having a party? Dress up your treat dishes with these adorable ghoul, monster, and pumpkin Halloween Glass Cozies. Each cozy is 4″ tall x 2 1/2″ diameter. This project is easy and a fun way to get into the spooky spirit of the day.

Want to send your guests home with something other than candy? Check out this assortment of whimsical easy-to-make Party Favors. These handmade Halloween tuck-ins are sure to last longer than sweets in the bags of your trick-or-treaters. Or why not make it part of the fun? Try out this easy pattern as a craft during a Halloween party for older kids!

Not into the spooky Halloween theme? Check out this cute Pumpkin Bear Crochet Pattern. Perfect as a gift for a younger kid or as less-frightful décor, this bear dressed up as a pumpkin is sure to be a hit!

Happy Halloween crocheting!

As the weather gets colder and the leaves start to change colors, there’s nothing like cozying up with a new crochet project to keep you or your loved ones warm. Girls can be particular, but she’ll love the care you put into making one of these trendy girls fall crochet patterns.

Cardigans can be great additions to any outfit to keep you comfortably fashionable this fall. Add one to an outfit when you go out on the town or keep warm in the office with some of these styles.

Fall is one of the best times to wear crocheted clothes. Wear a soft, handmade cardigan instead of a bulky jacket or coat. Button-up cardigans are in this year and the fashion-forward friend will love this Crochet Jacket. It’s light lace pattern makes it perfectly at home over a shirt or dress and is the perfect thing to put on when the nights start getting cold. This is an intermediate pattern available in sizes small through extra-large.

If sleeves are more your style, try out this Cardigan with wooden buttons. This versatile cardigan is ready for any autumnal activity, like raking leaves or finding the way out of a corn maze. This pattern is for beginners and is available in sizes small through large. This is a great gift for beginning crocheters!

Want something a little more unique and challenging? For the young lady who likes to stand out in the crowd, this dynamic burst of colo­r is for you! The bold lace of this beautiful Shell Stitch Cardigan Pattern makes this pattern a stand-out. Made with light weight yarn and available in sizes x-small through 3x-large, this button-up is the perfect addition to anyone’s wardrobe.

Browse our free crochet cardigan patterns for more skill-levels and styles!

No tricks! It’s time to treat yourself.

With the back-to-school hustle and errands, moms stir up a hurricane that could go toe-to-toe against autumn gusts. Pause the multitasking. Take a peek at these free crochet patterns for moms.

Moms and Minnie-Mes

For the little-one who wants to be just like mom, crochet matching cuddly and classy mother and daughter sweatshirts. The free pattern requires only easy stitches. What a great project to work on while your waiting in line for your kids to get out of school in the car line. And she’d be so surprised too!

The child’s size ranges four, six, eight, and ten. The free pattern for moms fits small, medium, large and x-large.

Mom-on-a-mission Wear

Whether it be to impress in the office or mean business at the PTA meeting, this leaf lace vest has it all. Feminine and professional. Fashionable but not over the top.

This free crochet pattern for moms need only intermediate skill. Stitch, slip it on, and feel the confidence.

Indian Summer Days

Summer’s gone then back. Those days when summer tangos with autumn are treasured. The last-minute yard work. Playtime at the park. Or a chance to eat on the patio without the plates blowing away.

Enjoy the Indian summer by strutting your stuff in this whimsy sweater.

The whimsy sweater free crochet pattern carries the traces of summer in detail but is colored in fall. Use intermediate skills to designs the trills and frills of this fall top.

Grand design

Autumn revels in colors and the details of simple leaves. Spread the color and detail into her wardrobe using these free patterns for mom. Two free crochet jacket patterns stand out above the rest. Brace yourself. These might challenge your skill level, but they’re sure to pump up your style.

The doily swirls are more elegant than paisley.  This would make the perfect gift for the woman who has everything.

The coat of many colors has returned. The fantasy in color jacket requires experienced crocheters. Enjoy the autumn and dress warm!

Say goodbye to summer sky blues and grassy greens. The trees will soon start to swirl into sunset reds, oranges, and yellows. Nature is raptured in change as fall encroaches.

Autumn changes everything. Wind. Leaf puddles. Frost. But no matter how the world may alter, there is nothing quite as life-changing as a baby.

This year welcome in the fall and the new bundles of joy by downloading free, fall crochet baby patterns and handcrafting special gifts!

Something old for someone new

An old-fashioned baby sweater set is the perfect gift for a new baby. Just think of how cherub they’ll look in the bonnet and booties. This free crochet pattern fits infants 0-3 months.

Ombre waves of grain

Is cabin fever burning up the new family? Are they boarding up their doors against flu season? Trapped between piles of laundry and piles of leaves? Liven up the babies wardrobe with some bright colors and this hazy free crochet pattern.

Trick or treat them with this gift for their 3-6 month old infant. Perfect for lounging or buttoning up against the cold for a grocery run, this sweater is sure to keep it’s wearer toasty.

Button Up, Buttercup

Anxious to challenge your skills? Why not try this advanced, free crochet pattern. Create this darling button-up cardigan for Mom to button up her baby in.

Picture your niece, daughter, or granddaughter cuddly and cooing in this button-up sweater. It would be the cutest outfit to show her off in at holiday events.

Hoods

Halloween and Thanksgiving whip in with an oh-so-familiar chill. Protect a sweet baby’s ears with a hood. Battle the cold in fashion. Crochet this cable sweater.

If that adorable pompom on top doesn’t make your heart jump at this project, I don’t know what will. Except, maybe how pinch-able the baby’s cheeks will be inside the hood. This free crochet pattern requires only intermediate level skills and fits babies 6 months – to a year old.

Welcome in the fall and new little one with these darling free crochet patterns.

A crochet magic ring: what is it? Nothing involving spells or fairies; it’s simply a way to begin crocheting round projects. You’ll begin your crochet magic ring by making a slip knot, chain stitching the desired number of stitches, and then pulling the yarn — this is the “magic” part! — so that your stitches form a circle.

The technique of crocheting magic rings pulls your thread to create circles with no holes instead of settling for holes with chain stitches arranged in loops. Do keep in mind that the more stitches you use in your ring, the more likely it is that you will have a hole of some size in the center. Magic rings are used in many crochet patterns, especially amigurumi patterns.

Fall Patterns Using Crochet Magic Ring
Get your house ready for fall by hiding unsightly cords with these adorable, Country Cord Critters. The circular design of these sweet farm animals makes them an ideal project for perfecting your magic ring technique. Since they’re small, they won’t take you long to create. Best of all, the pattern is free.
You can use magic rings in your crochet patterns any time of the year, but there’s something about the cooler fall weather that makes this a great season for trying crochet magic ring patterns.

Looking for a larger project? Our Autumn Lace Afghan may be just right. Its circular design, worked in soothing fall yarn colors, contrasts nicely with the square blocks. You’ll be a pro at magic rings by the time you complete this cozy coverup.

The Holiday Spruce Doily is another free crochet pattern that is great for practicing making magic rings. Make up this unique doily design in fall hues, and it will look lovely sitting beneath a vase of autumn flowers on your kitchen table.

Browse our free crochet decor patterns for more inspiration.