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Want to fill your home with crochet pieces that are beautiful, useful, and relaxing to make? My Crocheted Home is a collection of 10 simple crochet ideas for beginners and beyond!
Crochet patterns in this collection are simple enough for beginner crocheters to read and follow along, and include complexities that will keep even the most advanced crocheter interested.
Each crochet home decor design is made with easy-to-find yarns from Lion Brand Yarns (like Two of Wands Hue + Me and Wool Ease Thick & Quick) so getting started on every project in this collection is really easy.
When you’re looking for simple, relaxing crochet ideas for beginners and beyond that are easy to work on, and create something practical, beautiful, and uniquely yours, you’ll love this collection.
Pick up a copy of My Crocheted Home today (available everywhere books are sold!) and make your house a home, one crochet home decor project at a time.
Estimated reading time: 17 minutes
Table of contents
What Makes My Crocheted Home Special
My Crocheted Home is more than a collection of simple crochet home decor projects—it’s a fun way to build your skills while making things you will actually use and enjoy around your home.
Every crochet home decor project here is designed with beginners in mind, using basic crochet stitches in different variations and combinations to create texture, shape, and detail without overwhelm.
The result is a collection of crochet home decor projects that look complex (but are actually approachable), and make you feel accomplished as you work through them.
And because these are projects that each have a specific use (like a blanket, basket, or plant hanger), you’ll have a place for every finished piece.
This collection includes something for every space in your home – something for the dining room, living room, bedroom, or even your home office.
From practical organizers and plant cozies to decorative wall hangings, pillows, throws, and placemats, each crochet home decor project in this collection is designed to fit right into the spaces you use everyday.
Learn While You Crochet Home Decor
One of the things I love most about this collection is that each project helps to practice a different crochet skill, stitch, technique, or construction method, like…
Basic Stitches in New Combinations
You might notice – and then completely dismiss – the use of basic stitches in this collection.
But what you will miss is that these basic stitches like chains, single crochet, double crochet, and slip stitches, are the foundation for even the most advanced stitch pattern.
By simply changing the combination, placement, or repetition of stitches, you can create completely different textures and patterns.
It’s a great reminder that you don’t need super complicated stitch patterns to create something beautiful.
If learning all the crochet stitches is something you’re interested in, try our Free 30 Day Stitch Challenge today and learn 30 new and unique crochet stitches in just 30 days.
Changing Yarn and Yarn Colors
The Arrowwood Throw and Granny Chevron Throw are designed to help you practice working with multiple colors to add interest to simple stitch patterns.
You’ll change colors to create stripes, or color-blocked sections, while also practicing how to manage your yarn as you work.
Watch this video tutorial to see my favorite method to add a new yarn, and change color, while working in rows of crochet: Double Crochet in Rows – How to Double Crochet in Rows and do a Color Change
Include Different Materials
The Crochet Caddy incorporates metal rings and wooden dowels, giving an interesting combination of crochet with other simple hardware components.
And while the Wow Basket can work without the wooden handles, they really are a great feature with function.
These additions can provide structure, support, or simply an interesting finishing detail.
Crochet Different Shapes
Joined rounds are not always round shapes.
The Elm Placemat and Table Runner introduce rectangular shapes worked in joined rounds, while the Wall Hanging creates a triangle shape.
Working different shapes helps you understand how crochet fabric can grow and change beyond a simple square or rectangle.
Different Construction Methods
Throughout this crochet home decor collection you’ll practice working in rows, joined rounds, and continuous rounds.
Seeing these methods used in different projects helps you understand not only how to crochet them, but also how a particular construction method might work best for a specific project.
Here are some beginner-friendly video tutorials to show you how to work different construction methods.
Join Crochet Pieces Together
The Arrowwood Throw joins individual pieces of crochet fabric together to create a larger finished project.
This is to help create strips of individual colors that will create a contrasting color pattern overall.
And, this helps a larger project like this one become more portable and manageable to work on.
Practice Gauge, Size, and Tension
Some projects help to show why and how yarn gauge, tension, and stitch sizes matter.
When making the Plant Cozy, Wow Ottoman, or Wow Pillow, checking your gauge and paying attention to finished measurements will help to create a project that fits the intended size.
These are important skills to learn (and practice) because they help you understand how your yarn, hook, tension, and stitch choices work together.
You can learn more about gauge, size, and tension in crochet with this article: How To Crochet a Swatch
Crochet Projects for Beginners and Beyond
You don’t have to be an expert to crochet something beautiful and useful.
And just because you’re an expert, you may learn something fun (or just have a lot of fun) while working through this collection.
The simplicity and ease of each design is what makes My Crocheted Home so useful for every level of crocheter.
Whether you’re a beginner who uses these crochet home decor projects to help fine-tune basic stitches and techniques, or an expert looking for mindless repetition, this collection is designed for you.
Most importantly, you’ll be creating things that make your home feel a little more like your home.
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Each project focuses on ease to enjoy the process, and create something beautiful and useful when you’re finished.
Learn more about skill level in crochet with this helpful chart: What is your crochet skill level?
How To Substitute Yarn
Every project in this crochet home decor collection was made with a Lion Brand Yarn, which can usually be found locally or online at an economical price.
And, if you want to use a substitute fiber, color, texture, or weight for these projects I’ve got some tips to help you find the best selections.
You can learn more about how to substitute yarn in this article: Yarn Substitution For Crocheters
What Crochet Skills Do I Need?
This collection is designed for crocheters who already know how to crochet basic stitches, work in rows and rounds, and are comfortable reading crochet patterns.
If you want to learn how to crochet, you’ll need to have a few basic skills before picking up this book, and I recommend you start here: How to Crochet for Beginners
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Arrowwood Throw
This throw blanket is made with a simple two-stitch repeat that creates a dense and gorgeously reversible fabric.
By working each strip in alternating blocks of color, this throw will take on a more complex, checkerboard look after it’s all seamed together.
Made with 12 skeins Lion Brand Yarn Hue + Me in the colors Whisper (6 skeins), Arrowwood (4 skeins), and Mustard (2 skeins).
Crochet Caddy
Inspired by macrame from decades past, this clever little caddy uses metal rings and wooden dowels for style, structure, and stability.
This piece is easily assembled by sewing each element to the decorative rectangle of crochet fabric.
Made with 1 skein Lion Brand Yarn Mac-Re-Me Recycled Cotton in the color Natural.
Elm Placemat and Table Runner
Tape yarn is thin and wide, forming a unique look that compliments simple stitches and creates a fabric that you want to show off.
And so, whether you’re preparing for a sit-down dinner or just want to give your space an inviting look, these table settings are a fantastic way to decorate.
Placemats (2) or Table Runner each made with 1 skein Lion Brand Yarn Rewind in the color Elm.
Granny Chevron Throw
Chevrons are just as classic as granny squares, so pairing the two together makes this nostalgic idea more modern.
Thick & Quick yarn means speedy work and will also create fabric that is heavy, dense, and sturdy!
Made with 15 skeins Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the colors Moonlight and Metropolis.
Hanging Plant Basket
Inspired by macrame from the last century, this tiny basket is designed to gently hang against a wall and feature your favorite micro plant!
The macrame yarn is worked in continuous rounds, making this a quick, one-piece project without any sewing or noticeable seams.
2 Hanging Baskets can be made with 1 skein Lion Brand Yarn Mac-Re-Me Recycled Cotton in the color Mineral.
Plant Cozy
These are designed to taper around the pot and leave the bottom open so as to not trap moisture or make plants unsteady.
While the instructions are for one size, this plant cozy is easy to measure as you go, to adjust to other sizes for the perfect fit.
Made with 1 skein Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the color Moonlight. Additional sample shown in Lion Brand Yarn Hue + Me in the color Arrowwood.
Triangle Wall Hanging
Pairing two distinctly different yarns together gives this wall design more texture and a bit more weight so that it hangs gorgeously.
The shape here is different, but the stitch pattern is also included in the Elm table settings.
Made with 2 skein each of Lion Brand Yarn Ice Cream Roving, and Lion Brand Yarn Limited Edition Select Yarn, held together in the colors Toasted Marshmallow and Neutrals.
Wow Basket
This basket begins in rows (not joined or increasing rounds), creating a square bottom that holds up a bit differently than round ones do.
Jumbo yarn creates a thick, sturdy fabric that is gorgeous and complimentary to the wooden handles (which are attached last).
Made with 3 skeins of Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease WOW in the color Mushroom.
Wow Ottoman
Using extra-bulky yarn not only creates a super quick project but also helps to make a gorgeously textured and dense fabric to complement your favorite cozy spaces.
Just two rectangles are used to make this cube shape, which is worked entirely of slip stitches for a faux-knit look.
Made with 7 skeins of Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease WOW in the color Mushroom.
Wow Pillow
This super simple two-stitch repeat makes gorgeously textured fabric when worked up in such a thick yarn.
Written for a standard 16 inch by 16 inch pillow form, this pattern makes it easy for you to decorate in all your favorite colors to perfectly match your home decor.
Made with 2.5 skeins of Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease WOW in colors Pearl Gray or Cream.
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