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All but the oldest pattern are also available as donationware (easy-to-print PDF files, for a donation of whatever you feel they are worth). See the link on each pattern page, or find them all in the donationware category in my shop.
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Baby Snake is a small but perfectly proportioned no-sew baby snake! The narrow body makes it easy to pose in a variety of realistic positions, and you can make your snakes as long or short as you want. |
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Amigurumi Beach Ball is a fun no-sew pattern for summer – or for any time of year! Make a play ball for the kids, a set of juggling balls, or a stress ball to play with at your desk. |
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Two-Tone Heart is a variation of my Love Hearts pattern that lets you crochet two-coloured hearts. It’s available in a flat and a puffy version (use the flat version for a quick appliqué to stitch or glue to something else, or the puffy version to make a self-contained heart). |
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Fuzzy Hedgehog A simple and adorable crochet pattern that makes the most of a novelty textured yarn such as eyelash or fur! With just two pieces to stitch together, you can whip up the sweetest little hedgehog buddy in no time, sized to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand. |
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Crochet Phone Stand Quick and easy to crochet, this one-piece, no-sew phone stand makes a handy addition to any desk or bedside table. With only yarn and a little stuffing, you can make a stand that’s sturdy enough to support any phone or a small tablet. |
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Happy Rainbows Use these cheerful crocheted rainbows to brighten anyone’s day with a splash of colour and a message of hope and unity! Tape them to your window, hang them on the wall, or stitch them to a crocheted blanket or cushion as a colourful applique. |
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Crocheted Wreath Base Use this stuffed crocheted ring as a base for a crocheted wreath, candle ring, or other round decoration (e.g. a centrepiece). You can make the ring in any size depending on the desired size of your decorative piece, and choose yarn colours to match your decor and the theme of the components you’ll be covering it with. |
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Eco-Friendly Cosmetic Rounds Use these washable rounds anywhere you’d use a disposable cotton round or facial wipe – for cleansing, toning, or removing makeup – and save money while helping the environment! They crochet up in minutes, take very little yarn, and make a pretty and practical gift. |
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Tulips A beautiful realistic tulip flower with a clever one-piece construction – you’ll love how it comes together! Add some colour to your life with a bouquet of everlasting tulips. |
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Amigurumi Santa Hat Dress your amigurumi for the holidays with this easy Santa Hat pattern! This customizable pattern can be used to make a festive hat for almost any size of amigurumi. |
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Crochet Plant Hanger A modern crocheted take on macramé plant hangers, this is a lovely plant hanger designed to fit small (approx 2″/5cm diameter) plant pots. Use this pattern to make hangers for both your crocheted potted plants and for real plants in pots. |
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Carnations Beautiful, realistic, and so easy, you can crochet a pretty one-piece carnation in minutes – and I bet you won’t be able to stop at one! |
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Leaning Ladders Scarf This beginner-friendly scarf is made of only basic stitches, so it’s fast and fun to crochet. The eye-catching diagonal eyelet stripes look great in any yarn, and the simple background highlights the colours in a variegated or self-striping yarn beautifully. Choose your recipient’s favourite colour and you have a perfect gift for anyone in your life – women, men, or children! |
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Ribbed Ripple/Turtle Beach The gentle waves of this ripple are highlighted by the ribs at the edge of each stripe. The Ribbed Ripple stitch pattern works up into a beautiful blanket with a wave stripe repeat in any 2 (or more) colours, or make the Turtle Beach version with sand and sea colours, either as an afghan square, a playmat for aquatic toys, or a full blanket. |
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Crochet Braid Bracelet Crochet up a speedy braided bracelet with this decorative cord technique that’s deceptively easy to crochet as it uses only single crochet stitches! Customize the length and look to match your own style or make a personalized gift. Simply change the yarn colour and button fastener to go from playful children’s jewellery to a rugged man’s bracelet, or from a beachy summer look to a fashion accessory in your favourite colour. |
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Tiny Eggs Make miniature (1″/2.5cm) crocheted eggs that are still egg-shaped despite their diminutive size. Decorate for Easter with a bowl of calorie-free ‘chocolate’ eggs (just don’t eat them!) or make them as realistic-sized songbird eggs. |
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Mini Wreath Ornament This sweet little pattern lets you make surprisingly realistic leafy miniature wreaths – at only 3″ across, they’d be perfect as Christmas Tree ornaments or seasonal decorations. A Mini Wreath works up in no time and comes together like magic with almost no sewing required – you won’t be able to stop at making one! Make them in leafy greens, or any pair of colours to match your holiday decor. |
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Twisted Chain Bangle Transform a metal or plastic bangle from cheap fashion jewellery to a stylish and unique accessory. The twisted design looks intricate but it’s a deceptively simple technique, so you can whip up an armful of bangles in next to no time. Crochet chunky bangles for a quick casual look or as perfect gifts for girls, or use finer bangles and crochet thread to make jewellery elegant enough for any occasion. |
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Amigurumi Citrus Collection Make your own amigurumi fruit bowl with an entire collection of life-sized and realistically shaped citrus fruits: orange, lemon, grapefruit, lime and clementine patterns. Crochet a realistic fruit selection, or make a cute fruit family by giving each fruit a face – the choice is yours. |
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Shamrocks This is a clever little pattern to make sweet shamrocks with a dimensional 3D effect, in two sizes: a realistically-shaped design, and a tiny miniature version! Each shamrock is crocheted in a single round, so you can make one in minutes. String them into a garland, attach one to a greetings card, add a pin back to make a cute brooch or lapel pin, or layer them for a novel look. |
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Chunky Moebius Cowl This unisex cowl pattern is infinitely versatile: make it as a short, snug neckwarmer, or a long loose infinity scarf that can be wrapped twice around your neck; make a narrow cowl for warmer days or to wear doubled, or a tall snuggly cowl for maximum warmth. With simple stitches and no turning or seaming, this pattern is amazingly fast to work up using a large crochet hook and bulky yarn, so it’s perfect for last-minute gifts. |
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Frosty Windows Scarf With a pretty but easy-to-memorise stitch pattern, you can work up this scarf in almost any yarn. Once you’ve crocheted a couple of repeats, you’ll fly through it – it’s a perfect pattern for handmade gifts or for stashbusting! |
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Posy Blossoms A versatile mix-and-match pattern for sweet miniature flowers in seven designs with two leaves. Make each blossom in one or two colours of your choice; stack the smaller blossoms on the larger ones in the same or contrasting colours; combine your blossoms into a unique posy. |
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Lip Balm Holder Never lose your lip balm again (or have it melt in your pocket) with this stylish holder! Clip it to your keyring, to your bag, or even to your belt loop and you’ll always have lip balm at hand when you need it. Quick and easy to crochet, just pop a lip balm inside and you have a perfect little gift! |
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Eyelet Ripple Scarf Sweater This scarf sweater is so simple – it’s just a long rectangle like a scarf, wrapped around the body and seamed in 2 places. With my measure-as-you-go method, you can easily create a scarf sweater to fit any size and body shape. Use the included Eyelet Ripple stitch pattern to make one just like mine, or use any other crochet (or knitted) stitch pattern to create your own uniquely customized version! |
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Amigurumi Pears A realistic, beautifully shaped amigurumi pear. Crochet a bowlful in greens, browns, yellows, and/or reds, to make a stylish decorative centrepiece, or add a pair of safety eyes and an embroidered smile to make a sweet toy 🙂 |
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Plumeria Crochet a touch of the tropics with these exotic plumeria blossoms. Use a plumeria flower to make a beautiful pin or hair accessory, or to embellish anything! |
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Love Hearts This is a clever little pattern to make sweet hearts in three sizes – each heart builds on the pattern of the previous heart. You can also make a bonus puffy heart to give a total of 4 different designs in this one pattern! String them into a garland, add a pin back to make a cute brooch, or fill a bowl with pretty hearts for Valentine’s Day decorating. |
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Scalloped Scarf Make this pretty and versatile scalloped scarf with almost any yarn you have to hand – it’s a quick and stylish one-skein project, and makes a perfect gift! |
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Amigurumi Apples Here’s a realistic amigurumi apple: it’s not just a ball with a stalk attached, it’s actually the shape and size of a real apple! Give one to your (or your child’s!) favourite teacher, make a bowlful in red and green as a decorative centrepiece, or add a pair of safety eyes and an embroidered smile to make a sweet-as-apple-pie toy 🙂 |
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Amigurumi Balloons What better way to celebrate than with a bunch of balloons? Made in pastels like these, they’d be perfect for baby shower decorations or for Easter. Made in bolder colours, they’d brighten any occasion! |
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Tiny Whale This little whale is the perfect size to sit in the palm of your hand! But even better than that: he’s crocheted all in one piece, so there’s no sewing involved to make him! |
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Basic Rose This basic rose pattern is a perfect introduction to crocheted flowers, and it’s so versatile – make it in any size and colour you like! |
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Mop Top Mascots Mop Top Mascots are a fun way to use up scraps of yarn. They stand about 4″ tall, and the real joy of them is that they are so easy to make, and easy to customize with funky colours or embellishments. Who wouldn’t appreciate a little mascot like these?! |
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Candy Cane This candy cane crochet pattern is so fast and simple, it’ll take no time to whip up enough to decorate your Christmas tree! |
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Pumpkin Crochet yourself a pumpkin – the perfect pattern for autumn! With this one basic pattern, you can create a realistic pumpkin for your Fall table, a cute amigurumi-style pumpkin for the kids, or a spooooooooooooooky pumpkin for Halloween. |
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Daffodils Crochet your own daffodils – perfect for spring! Make a bouquet of yarn flowers, or try one in thread as a beautiful pin or accessory. The pattern includes two different designs for petals and centres – mix and match colours and designs to create your own custom bouquet! |
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Christmas Pudding Hang it on your Christmas tree, or sit it on your mantelpiece or as a decoration on your Christmas table! This amigurumi xmas pudding pattern comes complete with white sauce and is topped with a spring of holly leaves and berries. |
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Poinsettia Crochet a large poinsettia flower for Christmas – perfect as a table centrepiece or as a decoration. Or make a smaller one in fine yarn or thread to wear as a pin on your coat, a Christmas tree decoration, or anything else you can think of! |
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Amigurumi Acorn Make your own amigurumi acorn complete with removable cup! Standing at just over 2 inches tall, these litle acorns are quick and easy to make. |
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Fuzzballs and Mini Fuzzballs Fuzzballs are the ultimate in easy and cute crochet, and a perfect way to use up any scraps of fun fur, eyelash or any other fuzzy yarn you may have on hand. These tiny amigurumi are crocheted in fuzzy yarn and come in two sizes: Fuzzball and Fuzzball Mini. Let your imagination run wild as you embellish these little cuties! |
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Noratrisna said
Hello, iam nora from indonesia. i just wanted to say thanks for all free patterns in your website. Its really helpful for a beginner like me. I love your patterns and the instructions are so clear and easy to follow. Good luck and always success for you june 🙂
Linda McQueen said
I was looking for crochet patterns and other crocheting help. I am so pleased to have come across Planet June. I have recently started a love for amigurumi projects.
I am 75 and self taught crocheter. If you leave and come back to a craft, you will find terms and ways to do things change. I took some time to visit Planet June. I had several issues answered right away. I am going to enjoy this place. Am waiting for my first newsletter. Thanks for being there and sharing your time and talents. You are never too old to learn new things, LM
Kris said
Thanks for the i-Cord instructions! I used them to make “brains” for my son’s zombie hat, and he is very appreciative. 😉
Dolphin101 said
Hi! I just wanted to say thanks for all of these free patterns! They are really helpful and descriptive and easy to understand!
I was just wondering if you knew any good crochet patterns / things to make for babies?
Thanks in advance!
June said
I’m glad you’re enjoying my patterns! My Dinosaurs, Polyhedral Balls and Twist-Trim Baby Blanket are very popular as baby gifts. (Just remember to embroider eyes for baby toys – plastic eyes may be a choking hazard).
Jackie said
I have enjoyed making apples and various citrus fruit, from your patterns, thank you. I am trying to find a pattern for a pineapple fruit do
you have any suggestions?
June said
I haven’t seen any that I like, Jackie, but I’ll put a pineapple on my ideas list for the future! Sounds like it’d be a fun one to design 🙂
Chris McKenzie said
I love all of your patterns and you make it look so easy.
Rea said
These patterns are perfect, my knitting club loves them for intro to amigurumi crocheting! I love using them to teach new crocheters, especially the fruit!
stenia said
Przepi?kne te owoc. Pozdrawiam.
Claire Best said
Hi June. I have only just started doing crochet but have already become hooked (no pun intended) on making little animals. I love your patterns and the instructions are so clear and easy to follow. I ws wondering if you have any patterns of a border terrier, and of a greyhound? I would be happy to pay for them. Thank you. Regards, Claire
June said
Claire, I currently have 24 AmiDogs patterns, including a Greyhound, and 4 terriers (Airedale, Boston, Jack Russell and Scottish) but no Border, I’m afraid. You can find all my AmiDogs patterns at www.planetjune.com/dogs – you can get a discount by buying a Custom Set if there are three breeds you’d like!
Claire Best said
Hi June. Thanks for your reply. I will have a look at yourdog patterns later and possibly buy the greyhound one – a good friend has had 2 rescue greyhounds, both of which are no longer around, and she misses them so much. She isn’t well enough to take on another so I thought I would try crocheting her one. I wanted the border terrer for another friend’s Christmas present as she has gotthe most gorgeous puppy! Thanks for your help.
Margaret Deuchars said
I am crocheting a twiddle muff and your fruits and flowers are perfect for adding to it. Thank you
Isabella said
I am a pensioner and I only crochet for charity. One group I do most for is an angel baby group. We make clothing and keepsakes for mums who don’t get to take their babies home – burial clothing, etc. I am sooo grateful to people like you who make patterns available because it costs lots to keep up the work when buying the materials. I am presently recouperating from a broken femur and whilst in the hospital I got roped into making scarves for the hospital raffle! Thank you again
connie said
thanks for the lovely patrones my english is not so good but I hoop jou will understand.
JD WOLFE said
your poinsettia pin is one of my all time favorite patterns. i’ve made a bunch of them! thanks for sharing your talents with the rest of us.
jd in st louis
Sabrina said
Hi and thanks for all the tutorials. I am starting to crochet now (better late than never) and I appreciate all the beginners’ videos, especially since some of them contemplate left-handed versions. Is there a good book for left handed crochet that you recommend? It seems silly, but it is really different if you use the other hand!
June said
It’s not silly at all! I’m a left-hander too, and that’s why I make sure to offer all my tutorials in both right- and left-handed versions. Unfortunately, with only ~10% of us being lefties, I don’t think there are any crochet books specifically for lefties (books are expensive to produce, and publishers don’t see enough of a market to justify the cost – it was a hard sell for me to even get 2 pages of instructions devoted to lefties included in my latest book).
I recommend that you buy my book Idiot’s Guides: Crochet (as it clearly covers everything you’ll need, from beginner and onwards!), view the photos in a mirror to see them as left-handed, and see p14-15 for my tips on crochet for left-handers. And then, to supplement that, keep looking at my online tutorials to get a real left-handed perspective. It’s a compromise, but it’s the best I can recommend 🙂
Alanis said
I know how you guys feel and it’s really annoying because most books or tutorials don’t even mention left handedism so I found learning crochet hard but this site SERIOUSLY helps
Erica said
Hi June,stumbled across your site just early this morning. Was wondering if you could give us a small tutorial or pics on how to do each stitch. I’ve been teaching myself since my mom helped me with a blanket and now I’m making cellphone covers and handbags!!! And that was by mistake! Thanks!
June said
Erica, take a look at my tutorials page (www.planetjune.com/help) – Crochet Basics will help you with getting started on the basic stitches for amigurumi, and the other techniques (Magic Ring, Invisible Decrease) etc I use are all linked from that page too. If you’d like a comprehensive reference with clear, close-up, step-by-step photos showing how to make all the crochet stitches (and lots of patterns for practicing them!), I can recommend my book, Idiot’s Guides: Crochet 🙂
Pat said
You have some awesome items. VERY talented and creative.
Thanks for sharing your talent.
Larissa said
Can you make a free Sunflower pattern, please?
DianeBowers said
On the computer at my local library ,at the website that shows your work, there is a picture of two hands holding pieces of crocheted mini fruit. Do you have any idea where I might get the pattern for this fruit? I would be very grateful if you did and could forward this information to me.
June said
Diane, I’m not sure which ‘website that shows my work’ you’re referring to, but all the fruit patterns I have are pictured above (Amigurumi Apples, Pears and Citrus Collection); if you don’t see the one you’re looking for, it must be a pattern from a different designer.
Sally said
What a generous and wonderful collection of free patterns. I shall be trying some of these. I am a knitter really but have recently come back to crochet and am having lots of fun creating pretty things. 🙂
Cici said
Hi,I’m from indonesia…
Glad to find this site. I have just learned to crochet.
Read your site more and make my passion for learning
Good luck and always success
Engelina said
been searching for some nice christmas patterns for the last hour or so, and finally found where i had seen the poinsetta! printing and putting it ready to be made!
Jesseca Thorpe said
Hello June,
I wanted to say Thank You for offering free patterns, I usually crochet by videos and I finally attempted to crochet by a pattern and I found your beautiful poinsettia pattern and I fell in love. Not only were your instructions easy to follow but it took no time to finish, I really don’t know what I so afraid all these years. I will continue to follow you on your website and look forward to many more beautiful crocheted items.
Lenka said
Wow, it’s quite perfect, thank you very much for sharing your patterns’
Linda Haskell said
would love to have some of the free patterns but i can’t figure out how to get them the are all wonderful i have been crocheting for at least 55 yrs.please help.
June said
Linda, just click either the photo or the name of the pattern you want to see – both will take you to the pattern page 🙂
Somerset Wedding Gal said
The fuzzballs are just the sweetest thing I have ever seen!
Kay said
I appreciate you having a few free patterns because I dont mind paying for the patterns I want to do as it took time and effort for you to create them but I needed to know if I could actually do one before spending money on the patterns I like. Thanks again Kay
Rita Fernandez said
Gracias por compartir los patrones!!! Est
Katie said
Thank you for having these great patterns for free!!
nicole montgrain said
thanks for sharing you beautiful patterns I’m so excited to get started with a few of them.
Izzy said
I have only just started crochet but I love it. I tryed your tiny whale but it went wrong 🙁 ( not your fault). I was wondering were you can buy the eyes in the uk or an online uk site as I would love some but need to pay in pounds.
June said
Izzy, see my Eye Sources page for a few options 🙂
Emma Zimmerman said
I love all your patterns and have for years now. I would like to donate something. It would be so much better if you had pay-pal. I use it all the time. Maybe i can talk hubby into letting me use a credit card. Your patterns are so fantastic.
Emma
June said
Emma, I’ve always accepted PayPal – you can order (including making a donation) if you have either a PayPal account or any credit card – please see my FAQ for details 🙂
Judy said
Hi my name is judy and my granddaughter wants me to crochet her a platypus and your pattern is the only one I have found that I like I need to know how to get the instructions for it. Please let me know if you can help me with this.
June said
Hi Judy, you can find my Platypus pattern here in my shop 🙂
Mauri R said
My Amis appear to come out larger than the patterns and some areas have larger holes . I think this is where I decrease. I use a very small hook. Any suggestions?
I love this hobby. Thank you for the great tutorials and inspiring work
Mauri r
June said
Mauri, I highly recommend the invisible decrease technique – it should eliminate your problem with holes around your decreases.
elisa said
Oh my goodness, you have such beautiful patterns, and you are so talented.
herminda said
………………hermoso trabajos tambien un buen blog saludos desde …….CHILE
Cloversmile said
I absolutely love your patterns! I would just like to suggest that you should have free days, when a few paid patterns become free for a day. (I don’t like paying for patterns)
Debbie said
Hi,
I just wants to say that I made the balloons for my daughter’s baby shower,and they were a hit! Thanks for a great pattern 🙂
Victoria LaPlante said
Hi i was wondering if you could have a free patern for a dog. i would really appreciate it thanks.
Gisele said
Hi,
Those itty bitty fuzzballs would be useful attached to drinks at a party or family gathering to distinguish them. A person only has to remember which critter is on their beverage. They would be an alternative to “drink tags”. They would also be adorable attached to slippers, or as a zipper pull, or attached to a gift tag. Adorable.
Dalia said
I love these patterns!
They
June said
I’ve been crocheting since 2003, Dalia, but you can go from picking up a crochet hook for the first time to making your first amigurumi in only days (or even hours!). Good luck with learning to crochet – I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! Take a look at the Basics and Amigurumi Essentials sections of my crochet tutorials list for help 🙂
Mary Torres said
In our huge mostly English/Scottt decent, I tell people, we knew how to hold a crochet hook before we could feed ourselves. ? Crochet and drink hot tea, my Granny’s favorite past time. She crocheted lace, purses, novelty items all with size 11 needle and smallest bedspread yarn. While reading either the Bible or Perry Mason with TV on. Miss her sooo much and that makes me appreciate even more sites like yours that honors and carries in these wonderful art and creations. God Bless You
PKae said
Dalia, check out allfreecrochet.com -they have every kind of crocheting there and lots and lots of beginner tutorials and many that explain how to do all the stitches. They also have free ebooks that all include a page at the end showing each kind of the common stitches. Hope you read this since you wrote so long ago and it helps you join the great world of crochet. 🙂
gilberta said
I would like to make a donation because your poinsetia is beautiful!!!and it is my favorite flower.(Also the sunflower)but i live in Brail and i dont’t know how to send money.Sorry…
Sometimes I dream about to live abroad!
Thank you!
Gil
June said
Gil, you can order (including making a donation) from anywhere in the world if you have either a PayPal account or any credit card – please see my FAQ for details 🙂
Leah said
June, what fun! You just taught me to make the crocheted I-cord and I love it! In case you’re interested, I happened on your site via a link on Pinterest. Now I’m off to explore the rest of it. Thank you very much! Btw, you are an excellent tutor, I got it right away even though I can be a bit thick sometimes.
Alexis said
Hey June, I was wondering how much yarn do you need for these cafts? Do you have any yarn I can buy here, at your website? I hope you do. I am almost 11 and need ideas!!! 🙂
June said
Alexis, apart from the scarves, all my patterns take much less than a skein of yarn (in each colour). Each scarf gives the approximate quantity needed in the pattern. I don’t sell yarn – I suggest you visit your local craft or yarn store and pick out some that you like!
DOROTHY said
LOVE THESE ITEMS ALL ARE GREAT THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PATTERNS DOT
Audrey said
HI!!! i am 13, and am totally going to make most of these!! One question: can i sell the things i make from these patterns? Thanks!
June said
Yes you may! Please see my FAQ for details 🙂
maryam said
thank you for ur all beautifull crochet! 🙂
Mary Ruiz said
Dear June,
I was wondering if you could give us some easy patterns for my Girl Scout troop! A cookie box or cookie pattern would be perfect for us!!
June said
Hi Mary, I’m afraid I can’t take on commission work without payment. I suggest you look at Ravelry – they have a huge database of pattern links and you can search for free cookie patterns there 🙂
Eliane said
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Petellka said
Very nice)))) This pages is so useful))))) Brava
Kathryn said
Hi June,
Thank you for sharing so many of your patterns! I can’t wait to have a go at some of them… 🙂