Sometimes, crafts get an unfair reputation for being old-fashioned and boring. But a closer look reveals how exciting they can be. Take crochet, for example. With enough skill and imagination, simple loops of yarn can be transformed into useful household items and intricate works of art.
We at Bored Panda put together a list of projects that demonstrate the limitless possibilities people uncover in this creative field, and whether you’re just getting familiar with it or are already an experienced enthusiast, these pieces are sure to inspire!
#1 I Finished My Crochet Wedding Bouquet!
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#2 I Made A Flower Friend!
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#3 Made A Bernie To Help Me Cope With Political Craziness
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#4 I Crocheted Gifts For All Our Wedding Guests
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#5 Crochet Skeleton!
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#6 Visible Mending With Flowers
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#7 Two Years Of Work, Now On Display
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#8 My Recent Crochet
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#9 Another Skull Bag!
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#10 Another Blanket Done…
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#11 I Crocheted My Prom Dress !!
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#12 I’m At This Point With My Crochet Journey Where I’m Starting To Think “Just Because I Can Doesn’t Mean I Should”
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#13 Just Finished A Not So Little Party Cockroach
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#14 If Anyone Is Considering Crocheting Their Wedding Dress, Do Ittttt!
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#15 A Small Cat To Brighten The Mood
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#16 My Grandma Doesn’t Know We Made This Together
My grandparents raised me. My mom had me when she was in high school and went away for college, so I lived with my grandparents until I was 2. Then they still raised me when my mom came back and we got an apartment. My grandma brought my whole family together. All of us grandchildren would stay the night at her house practically every weekend. We never stayed the night at each others houses – we always stayed with grandma and grandpa.
Three years ago we had to move my grandma into a memory care home, as she developed Alzheimer’s Disease. It was a really hard time for my family. My mom and her siblings got in a huge fight, my grandma was very upset about losing her house and autonomy, and we grandchildren felt like we were losing so much of our childhood. But when we were preparing her house for the estate sale, we found TONS of yarn and unfinished crochet projects. I’m the only one in the family who crochets, so I took it all. In one box there were these squares. Hundreds of them! I knew I needed to complete it (I assumed a blanket by the sheer amount of squares).
I started connecting them a couple years ago, but didn’t like how it was looking so I put it away for 6ish months. Took it out again to start over and still wasn’t happy with what I was making. Now here I am. There’s a blanket. It’s full of love and heartache and gratitude for my grandma and this opportunity to connect with her through our craft.
Her 80th birthday is tomorrow. On Friday I’ll be giving it to her at her birthday party. I’m……scared. She won’t remember who gave it to her, she won’t remember me, and she won’t know that she was the one who did so much of this magic. I am simultaneously looking forward to giving it to her and also sad that I won’t have this in my home anymore.
Update:
The birthday party was 2 days ago. It went pretty well, but unfortunately my grandma didn’t really understand the story I tried to explain. She said “thank you so much. You’re a nice girl.” So I went to another room and had a good cry. Some family members came and talked to me and said it was really nice.
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#17 Stardew Valley….
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#18 Finally Finished My Dress! Free Handed
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#19 Five Shawls Done, More To Come
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#20 Everybody Stop What You’re Doing I Made A Horseshoe Crab
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#21 I Made A Koi Pond Themed Crochet Bag! 🪷
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#22 Just In Time For The End Of Winter
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#23 I Made A Small Leggy Frog For My Husband And He’s Been Carrying Him Around Like This All Day
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#24 Little Cardigans My Wife Made For Our Twins
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#25 Freeform!
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#26 Saw The Pic And Had To Crochet It…
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#27 I Made My First Amigurumi!
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#28 Who’s Ready For The Hedgehog Parade?!
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#29 Labor Of Love For My Grandson! Made Giant Dice, Too!
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#30 I Wasn’t Convinced It Looked Enough Like A Dove.. So I Made Her A Terrible Nest
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#31 Bedazzled Giant Snail
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#32 I Made This Baby Goat And I Can’t Stop Looking At Her 😭
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#33 Made A Frog Purse For A 3 Year Old’s Birthday. Do You Think She Will Love It?
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#34 I Still Have To Weave In My Ends But I’m Very Happy With The End Result
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#35 I Started Crocheting In April And Made This Bouquet And Bag For My Mom’s 55th Birthday
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#36 Finally Finished This Christmas Present (Now Birthday Present)!
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#37 Finished My Cat Sweater
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#38 Wedding Pics Of The Crochet Dress I Made
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#39 Frog Onesie
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#40 How Can You Be Mad At Me When I’m Just A Little Rat?
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#41 Spiral Sweater For The Roomie!
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#42 Finally Done!
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#43 It’s Finally Finished! I Never Want To Weave In Another End Again 😂😂
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#44 Put In The Final Few Stitches Just As My Niece Was Born
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#45 Pretty Stoked On This Hooded Cardi
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#46 Baby Blanket Completed!
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#47 Somebody Please Stop Me
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#48 My First Wearable!
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#49 Saw All The Notebook Paper Blankets And
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#50 First Crochet Pillow
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#51 A Multi-Colored Coat To Wear!
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#52 First Time Crocheting Something!
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#53 I’m So Proud Of This!
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#54 I Made My Friend Dan A Ketchup Because He Loves Ketchup
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#55 Moisturize Me!
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#56 My Mom’s Birthday Present
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#57 I’ve Been Making Things For The Homeless Out Of Scrap Yarn
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#58 Spot The Difference!
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#59 My First Wearable 🥰
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#60 My First Blanket!!
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#61 Off The Shoulder Sweater
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#62 Just Wanted To Share This Beautiful Wall Art
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#63 I Am Truly Losing The Will To Live With This
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#64 Matching Sweaters For Me And My Baby Girl Due September
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#65 Made This Hanger For A Friend And I Don’t Want To Give It Away Anymore 😂🐻
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#66 It’s Finally Finished!
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#67 Finally Made The Corn Balaclava I’ve Been Thinking About
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#68 Crocheting A Sunflower Tote & Accidentally Found A Perfect Place For A Photo
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#69 I Succeeded In Trying To Make A Corn
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#70 Crocheted A ‘The Muppet Movie’ Sweater!
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#71 Princess Peach Blanket
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#72 I Didn’t Like It Much But I Finished It!
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#73 What Should His Name Be?
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#74 My Son Wanted To Be A Plumber
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#75 Finished My Bassket Today!
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#76 I Made My Partner A Nirvana Cardigan (A Nirvardigan, If You Will)
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#77 Finished My First Adult Blanket
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#78 Strawberry Fields Forever
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#79 Needed To Block These Squares
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#80 Granny Square Cardigan!
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