My Hobby Is Crochet

This cute knit-look crochet hat with hearts going around is worked top down, in rounds, using post stitches that create a think and warm texture, perfect for winter hats! And perfect for Valentine's Day, right?

The Reflective Stripes Hat is a knit look crochet hat with reflective accents, aiding in nighttime visibility. The reflective yarn used looks amazing in flash photography as well!  I really love this hat! It is warm, soft, comfy and stretchy! Perfect for winter!  I hope you will love it as much as I do!

In one of my previous posts I've showed you How to find and download thousands of free crochet patterns on Craftsy . Because there are only few days left until Christmas, I thought I could help you save precious time with pattern searching.  I've teamed with Craftsy and they've created a special page on their site featuring my favorite   24 Christmas Themed FREE Crochet Patterns   on Craftsy, all in one spot! (Note: The patterns were free at time of posting!) Click here to download any of 24 Christmas themed FREE Crochet Patterns!

The Starlight Slippers are cozy crochet slippers for women, featuring a beautifully textured star stitch that creates a thick and warm fabric. This free crochet pattern includes detailed written instructions, plus a video tutorial showing how to work the star stitch in the round. The women’s version keeps the cozy texture and signature star stitch you loved, with a more refined color approach that makes these slippers just as fun to crochet as they are to wear. After the wonderful response to my Starlight Toddler Slippers , I’m delighted to introduce the Starlight Slippers in women’s sizes . This design was created so you and your little one can enjoy matching, handmade comfort — a sweet way to turn everyday moments into something a little more special.

The Starlight Toddler Slippers are cozy crochet slippers made with a playful variation of the star stitch, creating a soft and textured fabric that is perfect for little feet. This free crochet pattern is designed for toddlers and includes detailed written instructions, along with step-by-step photo support and a video tutorial for the star stitch used in this design. Originally designed in cheerful rainbow colors, these slippers are a great way to use up scrap yarn — but they look just as lovely worked in a single solid color or any custom color combination you choose.

Did you know that among great online crochet classes , supplies and kits, you can find thousands of FREE crochet patterns on Craftsy ? All patterns are offered by independent crochet designers in the form of PDF files that can be stored in your personal library on Craftsy. You can also download the patterns on your device whenever you want. Visit Craftsy’s FREE Crochet Pattern Gallery!

Recently I have received a surprize package with yarn samples from Red Heart Yarns in Germany. Between the yarn skeins I found a pretty Boutique Sassy Fabric, colorway Aquamarine Panther.

Do you remember the Gumdrop Hat CAL hosted by Clare of BobWilson123 and myself during September?  I'm  so thrilled to show you some of the wonderful creations made ​ and shared by crocheters on our CAL Page on FB . You can see more lovely hats on the CAL Page. Aren't they pretty? I love them all!

This cute crochet baby sweater was designed for a baby boy, but if you would change the colors, place the buttonholes on the other side and add a cute applique, you'll have a sweet little sweater for baby girls. In my opinion, it' s a perfect unisex sweater pattern.

Maybe you already know that I'm a big fan of Craftsy classes. I have already completed a few of their classes, and I'm still enrolled in some others! The fun part with Craftsy classes is that you can watch/ re-watch them anytime, anywhere; after registration on Craftsy's site, your access will never expire! I have really enjoyed the FREE „mini“ Class Amazing Crochet Textures from the famous Drew Emborsky, known as the Crochet Dude. Drew is one of the world's best instructors, bringing you a high quality class, which is easy to follow and understand.

This crochet cell phone cover with detachable strap is not only pretty, but also very practical!  Use it without strap to protect your cell phone worn in the bag or attach the strap and hang it around your neck, for example, to have your  hands free at the playground or hearing music while driving a bike, etc.

Call them as you wish: crochet wristers, wrist warmers, fingerless mittens or fingerless gloves! They are comfy, stretchy and will keep you warm. And yes, they look like knit! :)

With a little trick you can transform regular half double crochet stitches into knit alike stitches, that are also very stretchy!

Add sparkle to your outfits with this Swanky Glam Cowl!

My little son graduated kindergarten 2 days ago! I can't believe how quickly the years have passed! These flower crochet coasters were part of the appreciation gift I made for his kindergarten teachers. I really love how they turned out! I love the cheerful colors! I hope you will love them as much as I do! *Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links and at no additional cost to you, I might earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through these links. Thank you!

The Majestic Bloom Granny Square was born from my attempt to achieve an improved version of my Dahlia in a Square Granny Square free crochet pattern . The initial idea was to realize a granny square with no visible seams, but carried by inspiration, I ended up adding a round of leaves around the flower. *Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links.

This cute Fish Crochet Bath Mitt will make bathing time much more fun for the kids. I designed it to match the „ Star Stitch Washcloth “.

In our blog series „ Crochet by You “ you will find lovely projects made by crocheters using Free Crochet Patterns by My Hobby is Crochet Blog .

*Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links!* I am honored to have as guest blogger today Kathryn Vercillo, book author and blogger at  Crochet Concupiscence ! She is making an important survey to found out how crochet is helping to improve the quality of our lives. Please take a few minutes to read about Kathryn and help support the craft of crochet by contributing your responses to this new survey ! Thank you very much!

With this crochet dishcloth pattern you'll learn how to crochet a star stitch variation pattern that uses 2 rows repeat : one row of star stitch and one row of hdc V-st. It's an easy pattern, once you have learned how to work the star stitch.

This is my 7 th blog post featuring crochet projects made by followers using my free crochet patterns. I am always happy when I see all the beautiful creations! Look at this color explosion!

This crossed stitch headband  pattern is the third from my elasticized crochet headbands series! Wear it with or without the flower applique, the choice is yours!

I had some beautiful embroidery floss in various colors and I thought I will use them to make crochet appliques or crochet jewelry accessories! Butterflies for my little girl! 

All Free Crochet has just released a new FREE eBook with beautiful crochet patterns for every season! Click here to Download the FREE Book! There are lovely designs for babies and children, women clothing, hats, cowls, shawls, fingerless gloves, bags, even an afghan, etc! You will definitely find something to your liking! Many patterns are coming with image tutorials to guide you along. So is my Hypnotic Heart Crochet Cowl! I am very honored to be included in the eBook along with famous crochet designers like Tamara Kelly from Moogly, Lorene Eppolite from Cre8tion Crochet, Jennifer Dickerson from Fiber Flux, Jessie Rayot from Jessie at Home, Heidi Yates from Snappy Tots, Mary Kathryn Vaughn from Crochet Chiq and many others! Go get your free copy and let me know what pattern will you choose for your next project! :) Happy Crochet! Kinga

At followers request I designed this crochet baby earflap hat to match the Blooming Strawberry Baby Booties , that I have previously designed for my baby girl.

This is the 6th part of the series „ Crochet by you “ featuring beautiful projects made by followers and shared on my Facebook Page Myhobbyiscrochet. All these items were made using my free crochet patterns .

This is the 5th part of the series "Crochet by you", featuring some lovely projects made by followers using the free crochet patterns from My Hobby is Crochet Blog, with links to patterns used.

The Stripes and Bubbles Cardigan is a soft and warm short sleeved cardigan for babies up to 3 months.

These cute crochet baby booties are part of the "Blooming Strawberry" Baby Set, among the Blooming Strawberry Earflap Hat .

This is an easy pattern for a cute pleated mini skirt for little girls with an elasticized waist, very practical to put on and take off.

The fourth part of our series „Crochet by you“ it's a little different, featuring the projects made by only one crocheter, that is the lovely Chickie Magoo. Chickie made 3 beautiful cardigans for baby & toddler using my free crochet pattern „ Little Girl's Cardigan “ and gave us lots of useful info regarding the yarn weight, the hook sizes used and the sizes of the cardigans.

The Parisian Sweetheart Slouch is a light and lacy hat for little girls, perfect for spring and fall.

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This is the third part of the series "Crochet by you", featuring crochet projects made by followers using the free crochet patterns from My Hobby is Crochet Blog with the links to the free patterns used.

These crochet baskets are great for Easter, or any other day for storing small items. They could be also pretty toys for children.

In this FREE Crochet Pattern Round Up you will find 8 beautiful hat patterns for babies and little girls by some of my favorite designer friends and 2 free patterns of my own!

This is the second part from the series "Crochet by you"! You can take a look at the beautiful projects featured last week here . Let's see the pretty projects featured this week and the links to the free crochet patterns used, so you can create your own! To open the page with the Free Crochet Pattern used for each project, click on the title of the pattern/project in the descriptions below!

This pretty crochet scarf it's a nice accessory to your outfit. The yarn used for the pattern makes it perfect for warmer days, but if you'll work with thicker yarns, the scarf will be great also for winter.  *Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links.

Learn how to crochet a pretty and stretchy cable headband with this free pattern on My Hobby is Crochet blog! It works up quickly, it is adjustable and very comfortable. The ends of the headband are worked over an elastic hair tie, that make for a perfect fit!

Many fellow crocheters are sharing pictures of their projects made using my free crochet patterns to my Facebook Page Myhobbyiscrochet . There are so many lovely projects shared! I thought it would be very nice to feature their projects on this blog with the link to the patterns used. This way you can have more inspiration for your own projects. Here are some of the projects shared this week, shown in a random order. Lots of creativity!

Here are 10 free crochet patterns for booties and slippers for adults, kids, babies and even for dogs. :) (Free patterns at time of posting! )

Happy Spring! I welcome the spring bringing you a roundup of 10 free crochet flower patterns! Many of the free patterns below have step by step picture tutorials, some of them include the charted pattern also. I love crochet flowers; they are the perfect addition to almost any crochet project! Enjoy! :)

This soft and light slouchy crochet hat was designed to match the Hypnotic Heart Crochet Cowl . You can choose to make the hat in the same 3 colors used for the cowl, or you can make a stylish slouch in one color only.

This crochet cowl with the interesting jacquard pattern stitch it's definitely an eye-catcher! Use 3 contrasting colors to enhance the effect!

This cute little top is fun and easy to crochet. I have worked it using a self stripping yarn, but I can image it in various combinations, for example the yoke made in a solid color and the body in various colors; the sky is the limit.

We had a carnival in town and my little girl was dressed up as a cute ladybug wearing a matching crochet ladybug hat.

This toddler top can be worn as a summer top or over a long sleeved top in the colder days.

No more sloppy edges! Did you know that if you'll work into the back bumps behind the foundation chains, the starting edge of your crochet piece will have a nice, finished look?

These small crochet rolled roses can be used for hair/ head accessories, crochet jewelry or to decorate other items.

Use up your scrap yarns and make a pretty scarf for your toddler or for yourself! Use one solid color, or as many colors you wish! 

This diagonal ribbed crochet dishcloth is a good way to learn a new stitch and use up your scrap yarns! You can use 3 colors as I did, for an interesting jacquard look, or just one solid color to highlight the diagonal ribbing stitch.