Crochet
Groups
Crochet Partners: Fun, reliable, large group of crocheters from around the world. Contests, chats, and friendship.
Free Patterns & Publications:
Caron Yarns Official Site: About two dozen patterns utilizing the Caron Yarns.
Coats & Clark Official Site: Around two dozen patterns utilizing Red Heart and TLC yarns.
Crochet Me: A free online magazine with lots of great, unique free patterns and articles. Make sure to check their back issues!
Crochet Pattern Central: This site has a great free crochet pattern directory, which only links to patterns with pictures. Updated weekly.
Dishcloth Boutique: Features some fantastic dishcloth patterns.
Elegant Crochet: Bonnie Pierce's Site, featuring finely made yarn squares for afghans or other projects. Bonnie's the author of 24 Squares on a Roll and contributed to the rest of the "on a Roll!" series.
Lion Brand Yarn Official Site: Lion Brand Yarn has over 100 free crochet patterns that utilize their yarns. Pattern instructions are very reliable, as are the results.
Martha's Crochet & Craft Link Index: The 'old reliable' of crocheters on-line, Martha's Index has a huge assortment of free pattern links as well as links to tips and instructions. Not updated often, so a few broken links.
Website Hosting & Management:
MS11 Hosting: Free hosting plan starts at 25 GB of web space, no ads or banners, and unmonitored bandwidth, using professional tools. Great service, virtually no downtime - for a one-time $11 fee. I've been with them for years and highly recommend them.
Nvu: A free, open-source web editor based on Mozilla Composer. Puts out better results than Frontpage, and is compatible with multiple systems.
Crochet Partners: Fun, reliable, large group of crocheters from around the world. Contests, chats, and friendship.
Free Patterns & Publications:
Caron Yarns Official Site: About two dozen patterns utilizing the Caron Yarns.
Coats & Clark Official Site: Around two dozen patterns utilizing Red Heart and TLC yarns.
Crochet Me: A free online magazine with lots of great, unique free patterns and articles. Make sure to check their back issues!
Crochet Pattern Central: This site has a great free crochet pattern directory, which only links to patterns with pictures. Updated weekly.
Dishcloth Boutique: Features some fantastic dishcloth patterns.
Elegant Crochet: Bonnie Pierce's Site, featuring finely made yarn squares for afghans or other projects. Bonnie's the author of 24 Squares on a Roll and contributed to the rest of the "on a Roll!" series.
Lion Brand Yarn Official Site: Lion Brand Yarn has over 100 free crochet patterns that utilize their yarns. Pattern instructions are very reliable, as are the results.
Martha's Crochet & Craft Link Index: The 'old reliable' of crocheters on-line, Martha's Index has a huge assortment of free pattern links as well as links to tips and instructions. Not updated often, so a few broken links.
Website Hosting & Management:
MS11 Hosting: Free hosting plan starts at 25 GB of web space, no ads or banners, and unmonitored bandwidth, using professional tools. Great service, virtually no downtime - for a one-time $11 fee. I've been with them for years and highly recommend them.
Nvu: A free, open-source web editor based on Mozilla Composer. Puts out better results than Frontpage, and is compatible with multiple systems.