Creative Crafts: Tips & Free Patterns

Seagull in a minimalist style. Materials: - Yarn, (acrylic or cotton) of your choice. Required colors: white, yellow and gray. I used Alize Cotton Gold yarn, 330 m/100 g. My seagull is 10.5 cm tall + 10 cm for legs. - A crochet hook, I have 1,5 mm crochet hook; - Hollow fibre for stuffing; - For eyes: 2 beads, I used beads with a diameter of 4 mm Read more »

Pirate hat. You can dress up a doll or other toy as a pirate! Materials: - a small amount of black yarn (I used Cotton yarn 450 m/ 100 g.) - a small amount of white yarn (I used Cotton yarn 450 m/ 100 g.) - A crochet hook. I used 1.0 mm - Needle - Black gel pen Read more »

Little Rooster. Materials: Yarn of your choice. Acrylic, wool, velour or cotton will do. Choose 2 matching colours. I used 450 m/100g acrylic yarn in brown and beige colours. You will also need red, yellow and light brown cotton yarn. The consumption of yarn is small. The height of my rooster is 12 cm. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished toy size may differ. Read more »

Bookmark "Ship". An interesting bookmark for adventure lovers. Materials: It is better to use cotton yarn. The colour being of your choice. I have brown for the ship, two shades of blue for the waves, and a small amount of white yarn for the sail. The size of the ship is 5 cm. The bookmark length is 18 cm. I used mercerized cotton «Pelican», 330 m/ 50 g. I crocheted with 2 strands! Read more »

Northern cardinal. Materials: - Yarn of your choice. Cotton, acrylic, wool will do. You can choose smooth or fluffy yarn. - Colors: red, brown, light brown. The consumption of yarn is small My bird is crocheted from 200m / 50gr "Baby" yarn. The height of the bird is 7 cm - A crochet hook, I have 1,5 mm crochet hook - Hollow fibre for stuffing - A sewing needle, matching sewing threads - A long needle for sculpting, strong thread for sculpting - For the eyes: 2 half-beads, I used 6mm diam half-beads, white piece of felt or 1 pair of ready-made eyes - Transparent glue. Read more »

Hamburger keychain. Materials: Yarn of the same thickness for your choice (acrylic, wool or cotton). I used acrylic yarn, 400 м/100 г. The size of my hamburger is 5 cm. Yarn color: sand, beige, brown, green, red and yellow. You may use any left over yarn as the consumption is minimal. - A crochet hook, I have 1,25 mm crochet hook - A sewing needle - Hollow fibre for stuffing - For embroidery: a few threads of white Read more »

Your child can use this kit in their game. A bun can become a bed for a dog, a tomato can turn into a pillow, and a lettuce leaf may become a blanket. Due to the fact that there is a wire frame inside the toy, the dachshund can take other poses. If the hot dog is a keychain, fix all the details with glue and sew a keychain loop or a trinket. Read more »

A little rose on my window. Materials: You can choose the yarn at your discretion, of a similar color, composition and thickness. Acrylic, wool, velour or cotton will do. I used 450 m/100g acrylic yarn. The height of my rose is 18 cm. Yarn of the following colours is required: - For leaves and stem – dark green (approx. 10 g), for the head - light green (approx. 5 g); - For a flower pot, I would recommend brown (approx. 10 g), as well as a small amount of black or dark brown; - For roses, in the color of your choice (approx. 15 g) Read more »

A Flying Saucer. Kids will certainly appreciate it! Materials: - Yarn, (acrylic or cotton) of your choice. The yarn colour is at your discretion. Grey, silver, or blue will do. Additional yarn of a contrasting colour. - A small amount of white colour yarn - A crochet hook, I used 1,5 mm crochet hook - Hollow fibre for stuffing - A piece of wire approx. 15cm long - Transparent glue Read more »

Baby Broccoli. The toy is crocheted in one piece, there's no need to sew any parts on. I used wire in the arms which is optional. Materials: - Yarn of your choice (acrylic or cotton). Colours: light green and dark green. I used cotton yarn, 350 m/100 g. Broccoli's height is 11 cm. - A crochet hook, I used 1,25 mm crochet hook - Hollow fiber for stuffing Read more »

Stork with a baby The size of a sitting stork is 12 cm. Materials: Yarn of your choice. Cotton, acrylic, wool will do. I used acrylic yarn, 400 m/100 g. For the baby's head and cap, choose a little thinner yarn than the main yarn. I used colour cotton yarn, 220 m/50 g. Yarn of the following colours is required: white, terracotta (brown, red will do), black, blue, light blue, nude. - Crochet hooks in two sizes. I used No.1.25 and No. 1.0. Read more »

Little Martian. Materials: - Yarn, (acrylic or cotton) of your choice. The yarn colour is at your discretion. I used green colour cotton yarn, 425 m/100 g. The height of my alien is 11 cm. - A crochet hook, I have 1,25 mm crochet hook - Hollow fibre for stuffing - A piece of wire approx. 10cm long (at your wish) - For eyes: a small amount of white yarn, 2 half-beads, I used 6mm diam half-beads - Transparent glue - A sewing needle, matching sewing threads - Black colour embroidery yarn/thread Read more »

Are you a knitting beginner and would like to have a quick experience of success? Or you have been a knitter forever, but just feel like doing a small but effectful project in between? Then this is the right pattern for you 😊 In this thread I will show you how you can work the butterfly as a motif for a little coaster or a cleaning pad. You will get step-by-step instructions, so even beginners with basic knitting skills will be able to follow easily. All you need to do is knits and purls. In addition, there is also a knitting chart if you prefer working according to a chart. You can work the butterfly for yourself, but of course also as a present for a beloved one, who likes these fascinating animals, too. In Swiss dialect, the name for these flying wonders is “Sommervogel”, which translates to “Summer bird” – I think that’s quite appropriate. So, grab yourself some suitable yarn, such as cotton, a pair of knitting needles, and there you go! Read more »

Flamingo Brooch Elegant brooch for a romantic lady. Materials: Cotton yarn. Colours: pink, a small amount of white, black and grey. To make a brooch choose thinner yarn. To make a beautiful statuette choose thicker yarn. I used mercerized cotton, 330 m/ 50 g. The size of my brooch is 6 cm wide, 5 cm high + 5 cm legs. The consumption is minimal, about 5 g - A crochet hook, I used 1,0 mm crochet hook - A piece of wire approx. 1,0 mm thick and 30-35cm long - A sewing needle - Transparent glue - For the eyes - a small bead Read more »

A monkey. Frame Toy. Due to the fact that there is a wire frame inside the toy, the monkey can take any poses. Materials: Same thickness yarn of your choice (acrylic, cotton). I used «Angora Real 40», 500 m/ 100 g. The size of the monkey is 14 cm Colours: brown and light brown - A crochet hook, I used 1,25 mm crochet hook - A sewing needle - Hollow fibre for stuffing - For eyes: a small amount of white yarn, 2 beads, I used 6mm diam half-beads Read more »

A small tame dragon. Materials: Yarn of your choice. Cotton, acrylic, wool will do.  I used acrylic yarn, 200 m/50 g.  The size of my dragon is 10.0 cm. Depending on the thickness of yarn a finished toy size may differ. The yarn colour is at your discretion. Choose 3 matching colours. I chose the main colour – lilac, additional colour A – yellow, additional colour B – purple. - A crochet hook, I used 1,25 mm crochet hook Read more »

Funny little radish. This is mood lifting funny character for your kitchen or desktop. Materials: Cotton or acrylic yarn. Yarn of the following colours is required: light pink, bright pink, a small amount of white and green. I used cotton, 330 m/ 100 g. For eyes and leaves, the yarn is slightly thinner – 425 m/100g. The height of my radish is 12 cm. - A crochet hook, I used 1,25 mm crochet hook - Hollow fiber - A piece of wire approx. 1,0 mm thick and 60 cm long - A piece of wire approx. 2,0 mm thick and 15 cm long - A sewing needle - Transparent glue Read more »

Spiral Christmas Tree. You can make your own Christmas tree in one evening. It’s light and delicate and looks extraordinary. It hardly takes any space, you can assemble and disassemble it with ease. You can make it of any size by either increasing or reducing the number of chains of the initial round. Read more »

Bull with a Bell - Chinese New Year’s Symbol Fridge Magnet. Materials: Acrylic, wool or cotton yarn. Colours: main-brown, complimentary - light brown. I used acrylic yarn, 220 m/100 g. - A small amount of white, green, yellow yarn - A crochet hook, I used 1,5 mm crochet hook - A sewing needle, matching sewing threads - Ready - made eyes, I used 10 mm - Magnet - Small bell Read more »

Brooch «Lilac twig». Nice flower brooch. Size is approx. 9 cm х 6 cm. Materials: Thin yarn 600 m / 100 g, Colours: beige, purple Thick green yarn for leaf 450 m / 100 g - a hook; - sewing threads; - needle; - yellow beads - bead wire approx. 15 cm - wire for stem approx. 12 cm - thin plastic or cardboard 7 cm х 5 cm - fastener for brooch 2,5 - 3 cm Read more »