Where do you get your favorite patterns?

Being an avid crocheter, I have bought most of mine through the years and I own more magazines, pamphlets and books than you can imagine. Now, with the computer, there are many places you can get them free online. For example: www.michaels.com and www.bernat.com So many of the yarn companies have their own websites now with free patterns. The patterns are usually rated so that you know if they meet your skill level. Also, check out Hobby Lobby and Moores if you have those craft stores in your area. They have free yarn pamphlets hanging on racks beside the yarn. They are provided by the yarn companies so that you buy their yarn to make the project. However, you are not required to buy their yarn or anything. Just pick up the free pamphlets. They are usually only one page with a photo of the project on the front and the instructions on the back. They are also rated by skill level. Have fun!

I found another one for you: www.crochetpatterncentral.com

I've been crocheting for most of my life. My Mom taught me when I was 7 and I now am 36. I bore easily with afghans, even the more complex ones, but I still make them for friends who are expecting babies and I made a few lapgahns for my Mom when she was in a wheelchair. I LOVE to make stuffed animals now, the best patterns I've done thus far are the Winnie the Pooh series as all the pieces are crocheted in instead of being sewn in. I would take a picture of them, but my mother in law has persuaded me to give them to her, she thinks they are adorable. I got the pattern book at Michaels and I've seen them at WalMart also.

I love to crochet too, but always trying to find new patterns without paying a fortune for patterns as my family is on a tight budget. I do web searches and sometimes find crochet patterns another website to check out is www.lionbrand.com they usually have some patterns.

I prefer making my own patterns. I just think one up as I go along. If you need help in that area I can give you some tips. Check out my pictures. All the crocheted items I have pics of I made and designed myself. There may be patterns out there like them but i did not use a pattern for any except the pattern I made. I subscribe to Crochet! magazine. It has a lot of cute patterns in it every month.

I've actually found two places online that have a variety of patterns of all different types of objects. I sometimes get them sent right to my in-box. I've gotten great ideas from www.Michaels.com and subscribe to newsletters that talk about patterns. There are so many good patterns that I can't nearly touch the surface on them. They range from beginner to expert. I've also found a site where you can get tips as well as links to other patterns. Some of the patterns are rather ordinary, but some are pretty good. It's www.officialguidetocrochet.com

I tend to just make up patterns as I go along. If you understand your wool and your basic stitches, and often working in a circular manner for item like hats and mittens, just work away until it looks right. Makes the whole process quite organic and intuitive, and generally a lot more fun than folowing a pattern.

I get most of my patterns form freepatterns.com. They have alot of other craft patterns as well. Alot of beautiful things there!

the only thing I've ever done in crochet have been blankets made from wool unpicked from old jumpers. It kept me very busy as a child :-) It was great fun, and it recycled clothes long before it became "the thing to do". I enjoy cross-stich more now. However the reason I responded is because I do like to knit and some of my best patterns are very old and I find them in secondhand book stores & junk shops. Fashion does not change that much and with new colours in wool etc old patterns are easily spiced up and you can get them for almost nothing, infact some were given to me because "who else would want them...." lol

i've done crochet before but stopped i'm into cross stitching now and i usually find my patterns on stores but sometimes i search the internet like www.dmc.com for recent patterns:)

I enjoy crosheting as well! I usually look for old stuff, in old people's house. my grandmother has some nice ones and some people of her age. i really like to look at them and be inspired of them

I just got about 30 free crochet pattern phamplets from the craft section of walmart. also i somtimes use the ones that come with the yarn

I LOVE www.crochetpatterncentral.com. She lists tons of free patterns - from clothing to blankets, toys, and accessories. It is the best crochet site around. I have had two of my patterns listed with her site. I generally make baby blankets, but have thought about venturing into other things. I too like to make challenging projects though, and often my blankets are very complex (or at least appear that way!)

I knit and crochet.I ususally get alot of patterns on lionbrand, crochet pattern central,knitting pattern central.There is one if you like designs on afghans called diznemoms row counts.I have several afghans from there for my granddaughters.Good luck