Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Every pattern, pattern card and crochet tool is free to use. The site is supported by advertising, which is always labelled and kept separate from the patterns.

All patterns are written in US crochet terms. Every pattern card has a US/UK switch that converts the stitch names for you, and our <a href="/tools/us-uk-stitch-converter/">US ⇄ UK converter</a> works for any pattern.

Press <b>Print pattern</b> on the pattern card (or near the top of the page). Only the pattern card is printed — materials, abbreviations, every row and the finishing — without ads.

Tap any row or round on the pattern card to tick it off. Your progress is saved in your browser on that device, so you can close the page and come back to the same place. Nothing is sent to us.

We use the Craft Yarn Council levels: <b>Beginner</b> (basic stitches, minimal shaping), <b>Easy</b> (simple stitch patterns and finishing), <b>Intermediate</b> (colorwork, shaping, special stitches) and <b>Experienced</b> (complex stitches and shaping, fine yarn).

Usually, yes. Choose the same yarn weight number and a similar fiber, buy by total yardage, and crochet a gauge swatch before you start. The <a href="/tools/yarn-weight-guide/">yarn weight guide</a> explains the numbers.

That is almost always gauge: everyone’s tension is different. Check your gauge against the pattern and change the hook size — a larger hook for fewer stitches per inch, a smaller hook for more.

Yes, you are welcome to sell finished items you made yourself from our patterns. Please credit Crochet Mom with a link if you can. You may not sell, share or republish the pattern itself. See <a href="/pattern-terms/">pattern use &amp; selling</a>.

For babies and children under 3, embroider the eyes instead of using safety eyes, stuff firmly, secure every seam and check the toy regularly. Each toy pattern repeats these notes.

Some project photos on Crochet Mom are created or enhanced with AI image tools from photos of the finished piece, to show it from more angles and in use. They illustrate the pattern; your piece may look slightly different.

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