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35 Free Crochet Books [PDF]

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Looking for crochet books? We've gathered free crochet books in PDF for beginners and experienced makers, covering basic stitches, crochet patterns, amigurumi, and vintage lace.

These books teach you how to hold the hook, read a pattern, and finish your first project. You'll also find stitch guides and techniques, doll patterns, and century-old classics on Irish and filet crochet.

Pick a section and start your next project. Every book is free to read online or download as PDF.

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Crochet Books for Beginners

New to crochet? These crochet books for beginners start from zero: how to hold the hook, make a chain, and read your first pattern.

  • Crochet Made Easy

    A beginner booklet with illustrated stitches, yarn and hook basics, and eight easy first projects.

    Coats & Clark

    Format: PDF 44 pages 5.13 MB
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  • The 4-H Crocheting Handbook

    Step-by-step lessons on tools, gauge, basic stitches and reading patterns, plus starter projects like dishcloths, hats and slippers.

    Susan Haws & Debra Proctor

    Format: PDF 44 pages 1.56 MB
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  • The Beginner's Guide to Crochet

    A short photo guide to crochet abbreviations, making a chain and your first stitches, written by four crochet instructors.

    Ashley Little, Jessica Hutton, Linda Permann & Andrea Sanchez

    Format: PDF 20 pages 6.9 MB
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  • Learn to Crochet

    A classic 1946 lesson book that teaches hand positions and each basic stitch with practice pieces, including directions for left-handed crocheters.

    The Spool Cotton Company

    Format: PDF 36 pages 25.66 MB
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  • The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book

    A 1918 illustrated story book that teaches children to crochet and knit through lessons with doll clothes patterns.

    Jane Eayre Fryer

    Format: PDF 313 pages 18.75 MB
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Crochet Stitch Books

Keep these crochet stitch books open while you work. They show each stitch step by step, from the magic ring to Tunisian crochet and picot edges.

Crochet Pattern Books

Granny squares, scarves, tunics, doilies, and bedspreads. Each of these crochet pattern books collects several projects you can start today.

  • Free Crochet Accessories Patterns

    Five accessory patterns: a headband, leg warmers, rings, a belt and a hooded scarf, each with full instructions.

    Interweave

    Format: PDF 12 pages 1.44 MB
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  • Customize a Crochet Tunic, Blouse and Pullover

    Four crochet garment patterns for women and a shaping guide that shows how to adjust a pattern to your measurements.

    Interweave

    Format: PDF 27 pages 2.45 MB
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  • Free Granny Square Pattern Collection

    A set of granny square patterns with round-by-round instructions and stitch charts, written in UK terms.

    Simply Crochet

    Format: PDF 13 pages 1.7 MB
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  • Crochet Your Gifts

    A 1944 gift book with crochet patterns for doilies, table mats, bags, slippers and other small presents.

    The Spool Cotton Company

    Format: PDF 32 pages 24.38 MB
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  • Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs

    Reader favorites gathered in one book: pineapple doilies, tablecloths, bedspreads, luncheon sets and chair sets.

    The Spool Cotton Company

    Format: PDF 24 pages 7.2 MB
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  • Bedspreads

    Crochet bedspread designs built from repeating motifs, with materials and sizes for single and double beds.

    The Spool Cotton Company

    Format: PDF 24 pages 6.75 MB
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  • Prize Winners

    Award-winning designs from a nationwide crochet contest: luncheon sets, tablecloths, doilies and runners.

    The Spool Cotton Company

    Format: PDF 16 pages 2 MB
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  • Bucilla Cotton Creations

    Crochet patterns for bedspreads, banquet cloths, buffet sets, chair sets and mats from a 1942 design book.

    Bernhard Ulmann Co.

    Format: PDF 28 pages 3.53 MB
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Amigurumi Books

Small crochet dolls and animals, worked in the round. Two guides teach the basics, and four patterns walk you through every piece with photos.

Vintage Crochet Books

These vintage crochet books came out over a hundred years ago, and the patterns still work. Inside you'll find Irish lace, filet crochet, edgings, and doilies.

From your first chain to Irish lace, these crochet books cover every step. Keep one open next to your yarn and hook.

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