
How to Read a Crochet Pattern: A Beginner's Guide
Abbreviations, rows and rounds, repeats, stitch counts and gauge — everything you need to read a crochet pattern with confidence.
Every free crochet pattern and tutorial on the blog, newest first: amigurumi, wearables, home decor and step-by-step lessons in US terms.

Abbreviations, rows and rounds, repeats, stitch counts and gauge — everything you need to read a crochet pattern with confidence.

Every crochet hook size in millimeters, US letters and old UK numbers, plus which hook to use for each yarn weight.

Why a UK double crochet is a US single crochet, a full US to UK conversion chart, and how to tell which terms a pattern uses.

Light, fast and far more delicate than they look. How openwork crochet hats are built, which thread to use, and a full crochet hat size chart.

Chocolate brown, cream and dusty rose squares with a dark frame around every one. How to choose the colors, join the squares and add the ribbing.

A free step-by-step crochet pattern for a cozy sunflower granny square cardigan: 54 squares, five flat panels and ribbed edges, with photos for every step.

The hexagon cardigan is the easiest sweater shape in crochet: two hexagons, two seams, no shaping. Here are three color directions to try this fall.

Learn how to make a cute crochet pumpkin coaster in three rounds, then add a stem and curly vine. A fun fall crochet project for beginners