Christmas Crochet Patterns

Potholders make thoughtful Christmas gifts, and these are a great choice. They're made using red and white yarn, and enhanced with green cross stitching.

This is one of those projects that is easy to make ahead of time; you can crochet them any time of year, whether or not it's wintery outside. The potholders are made using worsted weight cotton yarn, which won't bog you down even if you want to crochet them during the hot summer months.

If you'd rather crochet a design that isn't so blatantly "Christmas-y," feel free to check out our other free potholder patterns for even more ideas. Christmas colors are fabulous, but you might also want to consider making potholders in colors that would match the recipient's kitchen decor.

This necklace was originally designed in pink and yellow. By changing the colors to red and green, and adding a bow embellishment, the necklace is transformed into a merry and bright Christmas decoration for the wearer.

If you're going to spend your holidays in a warm-weather locale, or if you want to start crocheting your Christmas projects in the summertime, this pattern is an especially good choice - it can be worn or made comfortably in any season.

• See the free necklace pattern.
• View the supply lists for the color variations, including details you'll need to make this version of the necklace.
• View a step-by-step tutorial showing how to work the entire project from start to finish.

Candy canes are one of the delights of the Christmas holiday season. Here's a fun candy cane dispenser you can make for displaying them. This is a mixed media craft project combining crochet with a few other inexpensive materials. Aside from the yarn and hook used for crocheting the container, all my supplies were purchased at the dollar store, making this an affordable project.

The first step in making this project is crocheting a cover for a block of craft foam.

Here's another fun candy dispenser that is very similar to the one shown above. This one has a snowman theme; it's the same idea, except you crochet it in blue, use blue ribbon instead of red, and substitute snowman lollipops instead of the candy canes. I give complete instructions in addition to the free crochet pattern for making the box shaped container.

See more project photos.

Here's a beaded crochet snowflake for decorating your Christmas tree. It also has a zillion other possible uses. I used mine to decorate the cover of a winter-themed mini scrapbook album. You can hang a few of these snowflakes from your mantle, or attach magnets to the back of them and use them as fridge magnets. They make great gifts!

Do you get sad when it's time to take down the Christmas decorations? Well, this is one decoration that can stay up all winter long if you want it to.

If this snowflake isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at these free snowflake patterns too.