Related Resources: How to Crochet a Scarf | How to Crochet a Blanket | How to Crochet a Granny Square
If you're looking for easy crochet patterns, this list features many possibilities. The free patterns featured on this page are all good choices for confident beginners who are familiar with the basic crochet stitches.
If you're a total beginner, be sure to visit our page about how to crochet. For your very first crochet project, I recommend starting off with the granny square, although we've posted plenty of good alternatives if you'd rather try something else. Want to see the easiest of the easy patterns featured on our site? If so, be sure to drop by our page of free crochet patterns for beginners.
The patterns linked from this page are all free crochet patterns.
Easy Crochet Flower Patterns
I've grouped our easiest flower patterns onto one page for quick browsing.
- Check out the free instructions for the easy layered rose (pictured at left.)
- Go to our list of easy crochet flower patterns. The patterns on this list are all available for free.
Easy Afghan Patterns
- Easy striped lace baby afghan pattern (pictured)
- Fast easy crocheted baby blanket pattern -- This blanket is an ultra-simple design that's easy to crochet, and reasonably quick too. It's suitable for either boys or girls, and it works well in gender-neutral colors too.
- Simple baby blanket pattern
- See more easy afghan patterns including more easy baby blankets as well as other types of afghans.
Easy Afghan Squares
- Basic granny square pattern
- Rainbow outlines granny square pattern (pictured)
- Summer bedspread granny square pattern
- Aster flower granny square
- Easy baby afghan square in single crochet stitch
- Easy afghan square for beginners
- Easy single crochet / double crochet afghan square -- practice your single crochet and double crochet with this easy afghan square.
- How to join granny squares or other crocheted afghan squares.
Easy Baby Clothes and Accessories
Simple Crochet Accessories Set
Get free patterns for crocheting easy matching accessories:
- Simple crochet beanie
- Simple crochet fingerless gloves
- Simple crochet scarf
- Simple crochet headband (not pictured)
There are more easy accessory patterns linked below.
Easy Scarf Patterns
- Striped lace scarf pattern (pictured)
- Beginner's easy single crochet scarf pattern
- Beginner's jeweled neck warmer pattern
- Easy lace scarf
- Skinny scarf pattern -- This scarf works up quickly, and you won't have to weave in any ends when you are finished crocheting it. The ends are incorporated into the design as fringe.
- Shells and waves scarf pattern
- Shells and Vs scarf pattern
- Skinny scarf with stripes
- Easy extra long scarf pattern
If you would find it easier to view a list showing pictures of each scarf, please visit our main directory of free scarf patterns.
Easy Hat Patterns
- Easy slouch hat (pictured)
- Team spirit hat
- Easy hood-style hat
- Easy visor hat pattern
- Easy ski hat
- Classic winter hat for guys
- Halloween hat
- Lacy v stitch hat
- Lacy v stitch hat with brim
- See more free hat patterns
Easy Clothing Patterns
Easy Potholder Patterns
- Easy afghan stitch potholders
- Denim variegated potholders
- Pretty Afghan Stitch Potholders
- Christmas potholders
- "Dad's Char -n- Grill" potholders
- Earthtone ombre potholders
- Primary Rainbow Potholders
- Red white and blue striped potholders
- Blue, white and red striped potholders
- See our main directory of free crochet potholder patterns; the list has photos of each potholder design.
Easy Dishcloth Patterns
- Easy double rainbow crocheted dishcloth pattern (Pictured)
- Easy single crochet mesh dishcloth pattern
- Earthtone ombre crochet dishcloth
- Faux knit and crochet dishcloth pattern
- Strawberry potpourri dishcloth
- Cotton openwork dishcloth -- free crochet pattern with tutorial
- Blue Denim Ombre Dishcloth Pattern
- Camel and Blue Variegated Dishcloth
- Pointed edging double crochet dishcloth pattern
- Easy quick offset mesh dishcloth pattern
- See the master list of free crochet dishcloth patterns; this list has photos of each dishcloth design.
Easy Patterns for Edgings and Trims
- Easy vertical trim patterns (pictured)
- Easy scallop edging
- Easy shell edging
- Easy shell narrow edging
- Easy vintage edging with spaces for weaving in ribbon
- Fast and easy vintage edging
- See more free edging patterns
Miscellaneous Easy Crochet Patterns
- Beginner-friendly snowflake trivet
- Granny square pillow pattern
- Granny square tote bag pattern
- Easy wrist warmers (pictured)
- Easy bath puff pattern
- Easy Frency press cozy crochet pattern
- Easy crochet placemats
- Easy plarn pouch pattern
- Easy water bottle cozy pattern
- Simple crocheted slippers
- Easy soap holder pattern
















