Brushing out the knotted yarn is what turns a crochet horse mane from a fringe into something that looks like hair. The saddle and bridle work in a contrast colour, so the white body stays plain throughout. Mane and tail are cut yarn brushed out rather than left as loops on this crochet amigurumi horse…
Sewing the wheels low so they sit proud of the body is what turns a crochet christmas train from a stack of boxes into a train. Carriages link on separately, so you can make as many as you want. Wheels are what make a train rather than a box on its side, and this crochet…
Sixteen inches of crochet giraffe amigurumi puts real weight above the neck, so stuffing it firm is what keeps the head upright. Working to gauge matters at this size, since loose tension adds inches fast. This crochet giraffe amigurumi free pattern is closer to a child’s toy than a shelf piece, which changes what the…
New parents want the crochet santa hat baby free pattern finished before the photos, not after. A fluffy brim and pompom do the work while the body stays plain red, and the whole hat comes off the hook in an evening. There is a category of crochet hats that photograph well and a smaller category…
Anyone who has abandoned a garment halfway will get further with this crochet christmas sweater pattern free than with a top-down one. Flat panels, sleeves joined at the shoulder, nothing picked up around an armhole, and the colourwork sits on the front only. Hang it from a wooden hanger on the wall beside the tree…
Twelve of these cost you a few scraps of red and white and a bag of keyrings. Each mini stocking takes a short sitting, so a whole set for the office or a class finishes across a weekend rather than a fortnight. The thing nobody mentions about batch-making these is that the toe is the…
Anyone with an hour spare and one skein can finish this. A festive headband suits the person who wants something on their head at a party without committing to a full hat, and beginners handle the whole thing with basic stitches. Twelve by Friday is the situation most people are in when they land on…
Babies pull at anything sitting on their heads, so sew the antlers down harder than feels necessary. A ribbed band grips this crochet reindeer beanie without pinching, and the shallow crown keeps it off the eyes. The first time a baby wears this hat in a family photo, the horns will be slightly askew and…
Ribbing at the cuff stops these crochet christmas mittens sliding down a wrist, which plain rounds never manage. Work the pair back to back rather than leaving the second for later, since matching row counts from memory is how mismatched mittens happen. Before this pattern, a lot of people have never joined two pieces together…
Choose a closed stitch and this crochet christmas baby blanket survives repeated washing without fingers catching in the gaps. Soft red or green rather than bright keeps it in use after the season rather than going in a box in January. Six separate pieces go into a finished square, and none of them are throwaway….