Hello again everyone! It’s so good to be back with Crochet Spot. I wanted to start out with an idea I’ve been nurturing for a long time — a mini pillow that reminds you of Valentine’s candy! This pillow is small and perfect for that extra special Valentine’s touch. Use the soft candy-like pastels as I did or choose your own, personalized palette. The pillow is made with small, square motifs crocheted in the round and joined together for the front and back. The hearts are made separate and then attached afterward. It’s a pattern you can’t say no to!

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Coasters are quick to crochet and come in all sorts of shapes and styles. Spruce up your home decor my adding a new set of coasters to your table. You can crochet coasters for different holidays or even switch them every season for a fresh look. In this post I rounded up a bunch of free coaster crochet patterns for you to get started!
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Here is a quick and simple mixed media necklaces that uses crochet circles and a metal chain. The circles are crocheted seamlessly in the round. They are easy to crochet, a beginner can do it! The necklace is then assembled using jump rings and any chain of your choice. Feel free to mix up the color of the circles and the lengths of the chains to create your own unique necklace.

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Requested by a Crochet Spot reader, this hat pattern was designed to match the Blanket Stitch pattern. Crochet a blanket and a matching hat to create a wonderful gift set! The hat is crocheted in the round from the top down. It starts with double crochet stitches, then transitions to the blanket stitch pattern. The hat will fit most babies. If you are interested in other sizes, please let me know in the comments section and I can work on putting together more patterns.
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Last year I pointed out the 15 Most Popular Free Crochet Patterns of 2015, and this year is all about the tutorials! We’ve had a lot of tutorials on Crochet Spot this year. In this post I rounded up the 6 most popular tutorials. I hope you all enjoyed both the free patterns and tutorials on Crochet Spot and cheers to the new year and more to come!

Thank you to all of the fantastic writers we have on Crochet Spot! I can’t wait for the new year and new tutorials and patterns.

Ever wonder what to do with all those leftover scraps of yarn? No one wants to waste the last bit of yarn that’s leftover after crocheting a project. Whether you only have a couple yards or a quarter of a skein left, you can use the scraps for small crochet projects. In this post I’ll discuss a few project ideas to use up your yarn scraps.
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Christmas is almost here and I hope your hooks are moving, because you’re running out of time! In this post I rounded up a few last minute crochet patterns that are small and quick to crochet. And yes, they are FREE! Everyone loves that magic F word, right?! Below I categorized the patterns into ornaments, appliques (which can also be used as ornaments), and other fun Christmas and winter themed patterns.
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Ever since I attended a craft party for the charity Sole Hope, I have been thinking about crafting with denim in new ways. During the party, we cut up old jeans into pieces to make shoes for children who need them. Thinking of old jeans as a textile, I began imagining painted denim canvases and tote bags. And a denim tote bag would look great with a crochet applique like this one on it!

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The holidays are just around the corner. How are you doing with your handmade list? Well, sometimes you’d like to add a handmade touch to your gifts, even if you have to buy the gift itself. Previously, I shared Three Ways to Incorporate Crochet into Your Gift Wrapping, and those ideas still hold up. Today I share a simple pattern to make a crocheted bow that you can use over and over. Switch up the colors to match any gift wrap or theme!

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Need a quick, easy gift for the upcoming holidays? This project with have you close to done in no time. Despite its name, you should be nice and warm wearing this cowl, but getting through it is a breeze. The pattern is a great choice for beginner crocheters.

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