Both stylish and practical, poufs make an ideal addition to your living room and bedroom decor. Ottomans and poufs can be very expensive to buy, so it's a great option for a DIY alternative. Make one, two, or three. After all, it's never bad to havre too many pooufs around the house!
Bernat Crochet Pouf Pattern
Make six identical single crochet pieces and join them together with a simple slip stitch to form a plush ottoman. Keep the seams on the outside to add decorative ridges.
Using Bernat Blanket Extra yarn makes for a fast, satisfying project. Plus, when you're finished, you'll have somewhere to put up your feet!
Plastic Bag Holder - Free Crochet Pattern
Recently we made a move into a new house, as we were unpacking I began to collect a large pile of plastic grocery bags. I generally use this bags pretty often so I didn’t want to throw them away. That’s when I realized I didn’t have a bag holder to put them in. Moving can be pretty expensive so the last thing I wanted to do was purchase one knowing full well I could make one myself, so I did!
You can easily make this bag as long as you want to fit more grocery bags, my family is pretty small so I made a smaller bag holder. If you want a larger one just work more rounds in-between the increases/decreases.
I always recommend using cotton yarn when working an anything household related. For this pattern I used Peaches and Cream’s Cotton yarn which you can find HERE. They have so many colors to choose from!
Materials -
5.00mm Crochet Hook
8.00mm Crochet Hook
100 yards Medium (4) weight cotton yarn
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Stitch Marker
Gauge -
Double Crochet in the round
8 Sts = 4”
6 Rows - 4”
Abbreviations -
Ch - Chain
DC - Double Crochet
SC - Single Crochet
DC2Tog - Double Crochet Two Stitches Together (Dec)
Sl St - Slip Stitch
St(s) - Stitch(es)
PM - Place Marker
Notes -
Bag is worked from the bottom up.
Chain 2 DOES NOT count as a stitch.
Pattern
Using Larger Hook (8.00mm)
Begin with magic circle
R1 - Working loosely (Leaving almost a 1” hole) Ch2, DC10 times into circle, Sl St to beginning (10)
R2 - Ch2, 2DC into each stitch around, Sl St to beginning (20)
R3 - Ch2, *DC, 2DC*, repeat around, Sl St to beginning (30)
R4 - PM, DC into each stitch around (30)
Repeat round 4 13 MORE times for a total of 17 rounds. If you want a longer bag to fit more plastic bags work more rounds.
R18 - *DC2Tog, DC, *Repeat around (20)
Using Small Hook (5.00m)
R19 - SC into each Stitch around (20)
R20 - SC into each Stitch around (20)
Loop
Ch26, Sl St back into the first stitch.
Fasten off, weave in all ends.
Blessed Three Star Coaster
Blessed Three Star Coaster is a great first project to learn Tunisian crochet in the round technique using double ended hook. It works up fast, which makes it a great last minute gift idea and perfect stash-busting option. The best results are achieved by selecting similar colours. The Blessed Three Star Coaster is worked in the round, with FP worked facing RS and RP facing WS. Each round is worked in smaller increments with adding as many lps on the hook as possible (FP), turning the work around and working the lps off to last 3 lps (RP) from the opposite side of the hook. It is crucial to use a stitch marker to mark 1st st of each rnd and move it up with each consecutive rnd. The st count refers to the number of lps per round.
Textured Crochet Basket Free Pattern
This large crochet basket pattern could also be used for your yarn stash. It works for other large items as well such as baby toys or office supplies. With beautiful textured stitches and terrific colors, this basket adds a pop of pretty decor to your living room or bedroom. The built-in crochet handles make it easy to carry it from room to room.
