Afghan Patterns

Snuggle baby up in a warm, cozy crocheted afghan; take your pick of any of our free baby afghan patterns.

Afghans Shown in the Photos:

These pictures highlight just a few of our afghans for babies.

• Heart sampler baby afghan
• Coral heart baby afghan
• Striped lace baby afghan pattern featuring lacy interrupted v-stitch with picot stitch edging
• Nested checkerboards baby afghan for boys
• More

Granny square afghans are easy and fun to crochet, and there are zillions of different ways you can make them unique. If you'd like to make your own granny square afghan, you're invited to take advantage of our free granny square patterns.

Pictured here: the rainbow outlines granny square, which is a fantastic scrap yarn pattern.

Not every crocheted square is a granny square. This list includes a more comprehensive selection of crocheted squares; it includes many of our granny squares, but it also includes free patterns for squares worked in rows too. The squares on this list are organized by size.

Pictured here: The photo shows twelve of my mix and match afghan squares. This is an ongoing series of afghan square designs; I keep adding more designs to the list.

No matter what your skill level, there are going to be times when you want an easy, no-brainer afghan to work on. On those occasions, you'll want to select a pattern from this list of easy afghan patterns.

Pictured here: Several different colors of an easy baby blanket that's suitable for both baby boys and baby girls. This blanket is easy to crochet, easy to care for, and easy to use. What more could you ask for?

Want to crochet an afghan that resembles a patchwork quilt? If so, this page of crochet quilt patterns offers a variety of interesting ideas.

Pictured at left: This patchwork Christmas afghan is one of the many ideas included on the page. There are also links to various patterns for crocheted afghans that are based on traditional quilt blocks.

These afghans all feature an Americana theme. Some of them incorporate American flags or flag-style elements such as stars and stripes. Many of them are crocheted in red, white and blue. If you live in the USA or want to crochet something special for someone who does, these creative afghan patterns are sure to inspire you.

Pictured here: An historic American flag in filet crochet, by Sandi Marshall. If you crochet this design in worsted weight yarn, it makes a lovely afghan measuring more than 50 inches (approx finished size is 51" x 53" before adding an edging.)

Hexagons can be used to create afghans in much the same way that you'd use squares; you crochet a bunch of hexagons and then join them together. This results in a visually interesting afghan with loads of eye-appeal. The individual hexagons are also easily portable projects, which is nice if you want to take your crochet with you when you go somewhere.

Pictured here: a floral granny hexagon crochet motif. This design would make a lovely traditional afghan, bedspread or coverlet.

Flowers are beloved by artisans, designers and crafters worldwide; they've inspired some of the most creative and beautiful afghan patterns available.

Pictured here: Sandi Marshall's black-eyed susan design, which can be combined with her matching daisy design and used to create several different crocheted afghans.

Check out more of our free floral afghan patterns here.

If you'd like to crochet a fun, playful afghan for a child, consider these free patterns for kids' afghans.

Pictured here: Sandi Marshall's toy zebra rocking horse design, which would make a stunning focal point for a child's afghan.

This free tutorial includes a pattern for the dragonfly afghan pictured here; it also offers you an introduction to working filet crochet from charts. Sandi Marshall walks you through each step of crocheting this afghan; when you're finished, you'll have a lovely afghan, plus you'll know how to work filet crochet too.

• Get the dragonfly chart here
• Start the tutorial here