Free Beginner Crochet Patterns

How to crochet can be a big issue for those who even don’t know how to hold the hook. With crochet as a known craft allover, have many publications and websites on the topic.

Just visit one of the craft store or a book shop and look around for things related to crochet and you’ll find uncountable patterns and books. There are easy crochet patterns, beginner crochet patterns, how to create crochet pattern and more books.

Websites have free patterns all over, there are crochet free beginner patterns, simple beginner crochet patterns free and more. But it’s all useless when you don’t know the basic stitches and patterns. If you do not have any knowledge about crochet fabric and pattern making, let me give you some.

Fabric stitches for crochet pattern making fall under various categories and names. A few famous stitches are chevron pattern, crisscross, double-double crochet, lattice stitch, leaf, little leaf, pineapple, raised basket weave, up and down, zigzag, fillet crochet, loopy crochet, jacquard, chainmail, crazy fan stitch, spiral crochet, tubular crochet, rib, rose stitch, Russian and twisted stitches.

Tunisian or Afghan crochet is another full type of crochet. Tunisian crochet offers classic Tunisian stitch, cheek stitch, cluster stitch, crossed stitch, cross over stitch, fence stitch, knot stitch, mahogany stitch, rib stitch, diagonal rib stitch, star stitch, stocking stitch, treble stitch, eyelet stitch, fan stitch, four sided stitch and braid stitch.

But right now I’ll teach you my favorite fabric stitch of all, and that is Chevron pattern. It is a full fabric stitch and is great to make hats, balaclavas, shirts, sweaters and slippers. Just take out your thread/wool/fabric yarn and hook. Let’s get started.

1. Make a number of chain divisible by 6 plus 2 and 1 extra turning chain.

2. 1st row: (RS) into 3rd chain from hook work 1 dc, 1dc into each ch to end.

3. 2nd row: 1ch to count as first dc, miss 1st dc, 1 dc into each dc to end working last dc into 2nd of the first 2 ch.

4. 3rd and 4th rows: Just as 2nd working last dc into first ch.

5. 5th row: 1 ch to count as first dc, miss first dc, 1 dc into each of next 2 dc, 1 RtF round 2nd dc of 2nd row, *miss 4 dc on 2nd row, 1 RtF round next dc on 2nd row, miss 2 dc on 4th row, 1 dc into each of next 4 dc on 4th row, 1 RtF round dc on 2nd row next to last RtF, rep from* to last 5 sts on 4th row, miss 4 dc on 2nd row, 1 RtF round next dc on 2nd row, miss 2dc on 4th row, 1 dc into next dc on 4th row, 1 dc into first ch. 2nd to 5th rows are the main pattern rows.

While reading it you might find it confusing, but once you are doing the stitches while reading, it will be really fun.