Patterns, projects and techniques
This amazing Filet Crochet pattern is perfect and just in time for Easter. It’s little bunny squares are adorable. I would love to see this blanket in some browns and natural colors too. Very adorable and let’s be honest bunnies for babies are perfect ALL year round.
Want more filet patterns? Check these out on Etsy and these Filet Crochet Patterns books
If you love those tiny crochet projects that use hardly any yarn but still look ridiculously cute, this little witch hat is worth adding to your Halloween list.
The Free Purple Witch Hat Keychain Crochet Pattern on CraftBits is worked from the top down in one main piece, so there is very little sewing together at the end. You start with the pointed purple hat, add a black band, work the brim, then finish it off with a tiny gold buckle and that classic crooked witch-hat shape.
It is exactly the sort of project I like for leftover yarn. You only need small amounts of purple, black and gold, which means those odd little yarn balls we all refuse to throw away finally have a purpose.
The finished hat can be attached to a keyring or bag clip, but you could also use it as a Halloween tree ornament, zipper charm, gift topper or even string several together to make a spooky little garland.
I also love how easy it would be to change the colours. Try orange and black, green and purple, or cream and dusty pink for a softer cottage-witch look.
If you are in a Halloween crochet mood, you might also like our roundup of Free Halloween Crochet Patterns You Can Make in a Day or these 15 Spider Web Crochet Patterns for Halloween.
This is a quick, beginner-friendly Halloween crochet project that would be especially cute for party favours, market stalls or little handmade gifts.
Grab the full pattern here: Free Purple Witch Hat Keychain Crochet Pattern – Mini Halloween Bag Charm.
I’ve made a couple of these before and they’re wonderful! COUNT YOUR STITCHES! I not only made a couple of these, I also had to frog a couple… that’s what happens when you’re too over-confident about your stitch count :/ These are wonderful any time of year, who doesn’t like bunnies?? Red Heart is great for free patterns, I find myself going back to them time after time. The finished projects always look better than the pictures on their own site! Check out their “double soled slippers” they’re a dream, take a morning or two to finish, and make really good gifts.