Scrap-Busting for Sunny Days: 15 Quick and Easy Crochet Patterns

This make up bag is perfect for using your scrap yarns and is so useful! You can use it to store hooks and notions, pencils and crayons, medicines and so much more. This one is slightly more complucated than the others in the list due to the stitch, but is worth a try! The free pattern tells you how to add a button fastening, although the pdf pattern also shows you how to add a zipper and lining.

This is an easy pattern that uses around 60 yards of 3 weight yarn and a 4mm hook (although you can make it with 4 weight and a 5mm hook too - just be sure to adjust the number of rows needed for the size!). I wrote this pattern in several sizes too so you can get the perfect fit for your fur baby.

If you have a dapper dog, as my Hugo absolutely is, then you will want to make this equally dapper bow tie for him. It takes me around 20 minutes to make and Hugo has one to match each of his collars. You will need 20 yards of 3 weight yarn and a 4mm hook.

This pattern is so easy to make in any size and with any yarn you have one hand. Not only that, I have complete right and left handed video tutorials to show you how to work this one step by step!

This rustic hot pad is perfect for everyday use in the kitchen, in the garden during barbecues or as a base to sit a vase of flowers on. You will need about 85 yards of 5 weight cotton yarn for this one and an 8mm tunisian crochet hook. By the end of this project you will have mastered the tunisian full stitch.

Can you ever have enough book marks? The blue version of this set is a free pattern on the blog post and works up in no time. I used approximately 27 meters of 2 weight yarn and a 3mm hook to get a slim version and use up some mini-skeins that I had, but you can make this one in 3 weight yarn with a 4mm hook. Did you know that you can get 3 bookmarks out of a mini skein of yarn?

This design was inspired by the old movies form the 1940's and 1950's with winding country roads, open top cars and much simpler time in mind. But it also has a very boho vibe and looks great tied around a bun if you have thicker hair, or paired with a floaty ankle length summer dress!

Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries or just because gifts. Gift card holders are a great way to give the special person in your life a handmade gift that will be useful and treasured forever!It can really personalise the gift of a gift card.
All you need is about 40 yards of yarn and a hook, and you will have a unique gift that will be appreciated and enjoyed.

Spruce up any table, picnic hamper or outside dining area with the Jorja Napkin rings. These literally take minutes to make and use very small amounts of 4 weight yarn and a 4mm hook.

It can be so much fun just using chains and single crochets to create lots of fabulous lacy texture. And because of this it works up so much faster than you would think. I used about 100 yards of 3 weight yarn and a 4mm hook for this one.

If you like the idea of a headband but don't like the style of the one above, this one is more traditional. It's a couple of rows of easy iris stitch with some ties so it fits pretty much any head size and only uses a little bit of 4 weight yarn.

Mug cozies are a firm favourite on our house and are used all year round. For special occasions the kids ask for a hot chocolate and a good well fitting mug cozy can really help to minimise the accidents at the table! Of course, we tend to drink more hot drinks in the colder months so I have a drawer of these that get used all year round. I recommend cotton yarn for this type of project - you will need about 40 yards.

This is my only keychain pattern. It was originally designed for a blog hop event, but it only requires a small amount of yarn in 3 colours. It reminds me of Willy Wonker's chocolate factory. It is also a cute way to practice a spiral.

Practice some new stitches and make a gorgeous rustic set of mug rugs to adorn your indoor or outdoor space this summer. This one uses the same stitch combination as all of my Pomander collection patterns, including a matching placemat and table runner.

This pattern was one of my first - and probably the first video tutorial I did! It uses a stitch called the waffle stitch (which is not like the one most commonly recognised). But little baskets like this are so handy for beside beds, sinks and entrance ways to keep things like coins, watches and rings and keys in.

The written pattern os not free ont he blog post, but the video that is linked there has a complete tutorial on how to work up this one if you want to check it out.