"This simple and quick project uses the popular velvet yarn to make a cute accessory for your puppy (or kitten) that slides on their regular collar. You'll need a small amount of yarn, size J/6mm hook, some felt and a hot glue gun. Stitches used in this project are single crochet, slip stitch and half double crochet - simple enough for a confident beginner. There is even a short video tutorial to show how it's done."

Animal shelters are always in need of supplies for the hundreds of unfortunate animals that come through their doors. Love an Animal Bed is a pattern that can be worked as a circular bed or flat mat. It's an easy crochet pattern that can keep many small dogs and cats comfortable. Consider making several of these warm beds for your local animal shelter.

"This project combines popular Tunisian crochet stitches, Tunisian purl and knit stitch, in a slightly unusual combination as they are crocheted diagonally from corner to corner rather than in the most common way in straight rows. Together, they create a striking texture while giving the final project a very warm and cosy feel. The blanket is sized for toddler/small child; however it can be easily adjusted for smaller/bigger sizes by either using lighter/heavier weight yarn or reducing/adding stitch pattern row repeats. "

"Invite the vibrant colors and textures of spring into your home with this floral granny square. Skills Used Basic crochet stitches: chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, treble crochet, double treble crochet (includes video tutorial for all but chain) Crocheting in the round, increasing, changing colors, crocheting into chain spaces Crocheting in the back loop only (pattern includes link to video tutorial)"

"My latest corner to corner animal blanket is this Ocean Animals themed graphgan! I added a scallop trim border with the hopes that it would look like waves. Each of the 6 crochet animals is a c2c crochet blanket square. Pictured top to bottom and left to right, the animals are: Turtle, Jellyfish, Octopus, Whale, Seahorse and Fish. If you're not up to the task of crocheting six animal graphs, you could easily turn any of the c2c crochet blanket squares into a crochet pillow. Just follow the instructions from my Fox pattern. "

"** Free Chunky Intarsia Heart Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern "" Suitable for an Beginner who has done intarsia previously. Using the following stitches: Chain, Single Crochet Puff Stitch and Intarsia (Colour changing) This pattern is printed over 4 pages of A4, One-piece blanket. Finished Size; 30” x 35* (76cm x 89cm) ** Materials used ** Bernat Baby Blanket yarn (100g Balls) - (Super Cuhuny Yarn weight 6 yarn) 3 x 100g Balls of Vanilla #03008 2 x 100g Balls of Baby Peach #03512 8mm Crochet Hook (L/11) Super warm and cosy blanket for winter walks and so fast to make. Enjoy!!"

"This cute Daisy Pen Topper is a great way to brighten up your stationery! This free pattern is easy to follow and quick to make. You can make the flower in any colour you like. This pattern is a great stashbuster and lovely to give as a gift. This pattern is suitable for a beginner. It uses a magic circle and other 'in the round' techniques. The instructions make this Daisy Pen Topper in one size."

"I have been making lots of poppy flowers in different versions lately, from poppy brooches and poppy pins, to appliques and baby blankets, but I realized I haven't made a poppy flower design for kids that they can wear as hair accessories. So here it is, the Poppy Hair Tie! Your little one can wear these cute flowers for Remembrance day and of course, you can use them as appliques for hats, hair bands and hair clips, the possibilities are endless. I have used DK yarn and a 3mm crochet hook for these poppies and they measure about 9cm in diameter. If you change the hook size and yarn weight, you can modify the size to fit your project."

"This quick and easy slouchy crochet zig zag beanie may look complicated but it's actually very simple once you have mastered how to complete the V Stitch. (Don't be scared if you're a beginner, it's only a clever combination of double crochet stitches). I designed it to work with both chunky and bulky yarns as they give such a lovely texture to the stitches. I made mine in cotton which means it's popular for summer too (it never gets too warm in North West England!) Crocheted in the round from a magic circle it is worked top down so it can be adapted to any size from a cosy beanie or add more rows to create a more slouchy hipster look."