Status: Workshop Spaces Available. Sail away with us on board Celebrity Edge on July 10th, 2026, from Seattle, Washington, to as far north as Skagway, Alaska, on board a fabulous crochet cruise. A week on board a luxury cruise ship with fellow crocheters like you. A holiday and planned events just for you, hosted by […]

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All tutorials are now out for the beginner-level crochet mesh top. The tutorials are listed below, and you can easily get the free pattern to start your own. If you need the tutorials to assist, they are ready for you as well. This is using Caron Simply Me Luster yarn, which is a fantastic, soft […]

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Welcome to the world of Crochet. Let's cut to the chase. If you want to know where to get started and have free access to help, The Crochet Crowd focuses on free tutorials. Most patterns are free, with some elite-level patterns charging a small nominal fee. Learn The Basics of Crochet We teach both right-hand […]

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Reading crochet patterns is vital for crocheters who want to expand their skills and abilities to do different projects. However, for newbie crocheters, where exactly do you need to start, and what are some of the obstacles involved? My personal goal is not to keep you hooked on learning from me forever but to give […]

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The art of reading a crochet diagram is a method I prefer over reading written words. It's like teaching yourself hieroglyphics but for crochet. The symbols mean something and are a language all their own. For myself, my first crochet book, when I was fourteen, had written words and diagrams for each pattern. Standard Crochet […]

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Absolutely gorgeous is the new Crochet Lacy Shawl from Yarnspirations. It just screams WOW from the minute you see the photo to the time you are crocheting your way through it. This pattern, using self-striping yarn, is a showcase-level wearable. This was made with Bernat Super Value Big Stripes yarn, which has been discontinued. Do […]

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Updated in September 2024 from the original 2017 version, it is a way to square off the chevron Hugs & Kisses Baby Blanket. Another version of Hugs & Kisses Candy Hearts Blanket has a different beginning point, but with tens of thousands of these original blankets, we have given you additions to the pattern to […]

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DOWNLOAD PDF FREE PATTERN Crochet Textured Granny Baby Blanket The crochet Textured Granny Baby Blanket is something I came up with because I love the simplicity of a granny square, but don't like the big holes it creates.  I thought, what can and do a bit different and this is what was I came up […]

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CURRENTLY BEING REFILMED: I've been working on this pattern for a tutorial and have read the reviews about the pattern's writing. The pattern was revised in April 2022 and revised again in April 2024 after the tutorial was made. It's the Father's Pullover Crochet Sweater. Please note that the existing tutorial version is outdated; there […]

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Have you ever bought variegated yarn because you loved the colours, but really hated how it looked, only for it to end up dying a slow death in your yarn collection? You're not alone. I tend to do the same thing. Currently in development in a palliative size, but with an optional change in sizing […]

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Mikey presents two crochet top stitches for March 2026: one beginner level and one a little more advanced, but not much harder, at the easy level of crochet. Both patterns were selected because no sewing is involved! Both are featuring new yarns, and in fact, the one yarn that the younger woman and man are […]

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This is a basic beginner knit pattern with a 1-row repeating pattern as it grows outward and a 1-row repeating pattern as it decreases. This is a corner-to-corner knit blanket concept called the Knit Tilted Spectrum Blanket. As promised in the tutorial, I have included the basics of knitting, including slower videos on the cast-on […]

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