CROCHET 101: Where to Find FREE Crochet Patterns [Best Websites for Beginner Crochet Patterns]

Join me in this video as I unveil the secrets to finding free crochet patterns online. I'll share my favorite websites and resources, offering invaluable tips on selecting the perfect pattern for your next crochet project. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crocheter, this guide will open up a world of creative possibilities!

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[AntisocialAuntie]

Thank you SO much for mentioning the local library!!! I am amazed how many people don't have a library card yet complain about being stagnant with crafts or recipes. Lots of love from the Pacific Northwest 🧡

[anaiswastaken]

Thank you for the library mention! I work at the local library and helped form a sit n' stitch, Knit Wits & Happy Hookers (shortened to Knit Wits for advertising 😊). I love talking all things yarn! Happy to help place holds, print patterns and navigate our computers for our crafting database! Libby is also amazing!

[slowcrochet]

Local library is an amazing resource. Sometimes there's an interlibrary loan option, so if your library doesn't have a particular book, another library in a different city may have it, and you can still borrow it.

[elizabethp]

good, Toni! And thanks for mentioning the importance of respecting copyright, and the details therein, at the end. You are such a class act!

[angelahill-martin]

I have been crocheting since I was 10 years and you are one of the best teacher I have met online. You have helped me to change some of my bad habits.

[floraidh]

I have gone to my library to look for pattern books and came up short, but I never thought about Libby or hoopla. I just looked at Libby and found a Christmas ornament book that looks promising. Thanks for the idea!

[_maxgray]

I knew some of these, but you included a bunch of resources I hadn't heard of before! One other sort of free option - Amazon will frequently give you credits for ebooks if you're willing to have your shipping take longer. I've used those to buy ebooks from new to me crochet designers and found some new favorites!

[lovealwaysmom]

Ever since you mentioned Ribblr on one of your videos, I've been using them. So nice to make my own designs. No matter where I get my patterns I "transfer" them to Ribblr.

Thank you for sharing your time and skills for us to enjoy and learn.

[Middle-Road.Kim.K]

THANK YOU! ❤❤❤❤

I'm a girl - for reference, I had to use approx 1.5 miles of yarn to make a cardigan that drapes properly. I have yet to find true-to-size patterns for 4XL-and-up gals, so when making myself a wearable I make it up as I go along. (Stitch, frog, breathe, repeat.)

My goal is to find a tunic length sweater pattern where I could feel confident I won't have to frog 1, 000s of stitches after realizing it just ain't gonna fit.

I LOVE all makers, but I've seen so many patterns and YT tutes where they simply add one stitch or one multiple for every size up. That may work with socks or mittens, but not for anything that needs to envelop tatas or hips. 😉

I've got a feeling that I just watched a life-changing video, Toni!! 😊 I'm SOOO excited to start my quest with all these new resources!

[hartofcrochetbysheryl]

Thank you so much for this video Toni ❤ I love free patterns, but I also like to support the designer also. Like you said, skip that latte ( or whatever your treat yo self item is 😊) and purchase a pattern now and then 😊 Love this fiber community and I feel so blessed to be a part of it. Thank you for all you do Toni 💜💜

[KaiHenrych]

Thank you so much for the suggestions! I do believe you forgot an important one: crochet designers like yourself who share your patterns on youtube and your blog for newbies and pros alike! Thank you so much for the awesome work you do, and for being such an amazing educator!

[fumblebunny]

GREAT VIDEO! I've been crocheting since 1973 and until the internet, we got new patterns by buying them at our local fabric store, library, magazines, friends, family, and neighbors. If you were lucky, you stumbled across a crochet or knitting group in your area. No one in my family did knitting or crocheting and none of my friends did either! I found most of my patterns in magazines such as Family Circle, Woman's Day, , etc... For the last 10-15 years, the internet makes it seem like Christmas for patterns every day!

[wrathofwall]

I taught myself how to knit a long time ago. Now recently I taught myself how to crochet and I have to say I am really liking Crocheting. It is a bit easier on my hands and I understand it better. This list you have made is definitely something that I will be looking into. Thank You so much!!!!

[kndacus]

I'm so happy you mentioned the library! I have so many unique (digital) crochet books in my list! From books based on certain authors' work (AUSTENtatious Crochet) to specific types of stitches (interweave, tunisian), to a book just about crochet borders, to crochet for self-care. I love loading these (and Crochet World magazine) on my Kindle because its screen doesn't time out as fast as my tablet or phone. And I can use the Kindle's mark-up features to keep track of my progress!

[aanakhtatkaa]

Thanks Toni! Pinterest is my greatest inspiration for crochet patterns! I love having detailed pictures with patterns, especially if there's a typographic errors in the instructions.

[tarapayant]

I just started crocheting a couple months ago. I have sat for hours trying to find patterns and had so many questions about the copyright laws. This has helped me so much. Thank you!

[weatheredcrafts]

Currently using your free Bradley blanket pattern for my brother and his wife and I'm so in love with it! Thank you!!!

[SabrinaB]

The first thing I did this morning was make my coffee. Then I came to the laptop and searched free crochet patterns on youtube. Now, I am really grouchy when I wake up and I must say you are definitely Sunshine Soul as your shirt states. I absolutely love your bubbly, happy personality! I think it only took 30 seconds of listening to your video to wipe away my grouchiness. I really want to thank you for that.
I don't even know why I clicked your video because I knew of a ton of places to get free patterns. I can say that I did not know about Ribblr or We are Knitters. I will check them out. I liked your video and the information contained in it, but your personality was truly the gift. Thank you.
Just one more thing. The free downloadable patterns need a home outside on one's laptop/pc hard drive mostly because what happens if your laptop/pc crashes? What about the space? Too much stuff slows it down. Not to mention it is so nice have it all in one place, right? I use a 64 gb flash drive for only crochet patterns and the Microsoft OneNotebook I keep them in. I have two sections in my onenotebook, free patterns and paid patterns and they are (OMG, this is so awesome...) alphabetized! {with the click of a button.} I also use the Wayback Machine to save patterns. Crochetpedia has free patterns and there's vintage crochet website. Tons of bloggers like you said.

[hokey-osrx]

All great suggestions for free patterns. You gave me a couple of new ones to explore. You also gave me new valuable information. I purchased a pattern on Etsy for a wedding blanket and am currently crocheting that, but it gave me inspiration to create some of my own designs. Since I have yet to delve into that world of pattern making, you gave me valuable info on the copyright law. I love that! Thanks so much!

[carriecassidy]

Thanks for this; you're so helpful. I've been away from crochet for several years and impulsively bought a ton of yarn. Now I see, though, that what happened to most print media happened in the craft world, too, and everything is online. You have saved me hours of frustration.