About Femme Crochet File
A quiet corner of the internet for people who make things.
I’m Sandra. This is where I keep the free patterns I actually reach for, written the way I’d explain them to you across a kitchen table.
SandraMaker & pattern writer
My story
It started with somebody putting a hook in my hand.
[FILL IN — where you grew up, who taught you, how old you were. Two or three sentences. This is the part readers remember, and it only works if it is true.]
[FILL IN — where you live now, how long you have been crocheting, what your making life looks like day to day.]
What has not changed is the part I like best: you start with a length of string and a few hours later there is an object that did not exist before. That still seems slightly unreasonable to me, in a good way.
What you’ll find here
Free crochet patterns, sorted by what you feel like making rather than by when I happened to write them. Every pattern lists the yarn, the hook, the gauge and the finished measurements before the instructions start, so you can decide whether it suits you before you commit an evening to it.
If you want something to carry, start with Bags & Accessories. For small creatures, there is Amigurumi & Toys. Making for someone small, try Baby & Kids, and for the big cosy projects, Blankets & Afghans. Seasonal makes live in Seasonal & Holidays.
What I believe in
Plain language
No jargon you have to go and look up somewhere else. Every special stitch is written out as a movement, with the loop count after each step, in the post you are already reading.
Stitch counts on every round
So you can check your own work as you go, and find a mistake on round three instead of round thirty. A pattern that cannot be checked is not finished.
Honest about what I’ve made
If I have crocheted a pattern myself, I will say so. If a section has not been tested yet, I will say that too. You should never find that out halfway through a skein.
Nobody needs another blog telling you a project is quick and easy. They need to know where it gets fiddly, and what to do when it does.
Sandra
Beyond the patterns
Most of what I make never becomes a post. There are half-finished squares in a basket by the sofa and at least one project I have pulled back three times and will probably pull back again. That is normal, and I mention it because craft blogs can make it look like everything works first time.
If you make something from here, I would genuinely like to see it. And if a row does not behave, tell me — nine times out of ten it means the pattern needs a clearer sentence, and I would rather fix it than have the next person hit the same wall.
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