last-minute crochet christmas gifts that are actually cute! 🧶 | free crochet patterns and ideas!

[@annaxoats6479]

the way that it's december 6th, i knowwwww i have gifts i need to make (including one i just never finished for last year's christmas), and yet i'm sat here making a hooded scarf for myself 😭 these ideas are so cute tho! once i finish my scarf i will be making something from this video

[@carlascalling]

omg i have one gift finished dont worry lolol. i need to really get on it this week 😀 but also a hooded scarf for yourself is more important hehe. i've been seeing so many of those and want to try it too!

[@Lis_Kid]

Making star garlands is my mom and I's new obsession! I can make one medium sized garland with 10 stars in under an hour. There is a very quick and easy tutorial here on youtube that works with basically any type of yarn (How To Crochet Christmas Star Garland [...] by Endless Diy Aart is the one I followed). Highly recommend as it's a fun pattern to make and you could crochet only the stars to use in a whole variety of projects. Thank you for the cute gift recommendations!

[@carlascalling]

@@Lis_Kid WOW one hour for a whole garland?? I need to make that and so cute you do it w your mom 🥺

[@Lis_Kid]

@carlascalling thank you! My mom taught me how to crochet and I help her read English patterns. We're going to a Christmas market together to sell our makes. Your video helped give me some ideas for some last minute items, so I'm glad I found your video 😊

[@claudiatrinity]

I've been making all my gifts this year. I'm so glad I thought to start them back in September as I am on top of everything, i just have 3x keychains to do and 2 portraits to finish. Love all the recommendations, I really want to try the bauble design xx I saw a snowflake garland pattern on tiktok that looked so pretty

[@carlascalling]

Omg good job being on top of everything!! I still need to make 3.5 more lol. a portrait as in like a pixel chart of someone?? so cool

[@aubreyfeatherston]

Not at all on topic but I looooooooooooove your hair! ❤

[@carlascalling]

omg thank youuuuu! It was right after a wash day hehe

[@aubreyfeatherston]

These were such good ideas! I’m just now getting into crocheting so I can’t do much more than a rectangle but some of these still seemed achievable for me! I’d love a crocheting simple things for beginners video! Maybe with some little hacks for switching yarn colors or something?

[@carlascalling]

ooooo I’ll definitely try and brainstorm something that’s a great idea!! maybe also just like patterns you can make with one shape or something haha. There’s def some in here but I can think of more :) I’m so glad you found it helpful!

[@paolao2431]

Inspired me to crochet fingerless gloves and a matching headband for my mother-in-law and nieces. Another easy-to-make idea is a crochet frame for pictures. I made one for my best friend, which took less than an hour. I am making green and red ones to put pictures of our family that won't make it for Christmas.

[@carlascalling]

awww anything matching is sooo cute! I'm making matching balaclavas for my sister and her dog haha. i've never seen a crochet picture frame i'm going to need to look that up!

[@SN-vn6wb]

this is so helpful, thannk you!!!

[@carlascalling]

yay I’m so glad!! let me know if you make any :))

[@Geeky.rainbow.vampire]

I made a strawberry stitch towel topper for my mom, just took a towel, folded it in half, made holes at the top and crocheted into each one, alternated the strawberry stitch, and alternated between the strawberries and decrease rows, then once I’d decreased it to my desired width I crocheted it long enough to hook over the oven handle, made a crochet loop at the end, and added a button!

[@carlascalling]

wait does this mean like a loop on the towel so you can hang it?? I've been wanting to make something like that for ages but haven't yet

[@Geeky.rainbow.vampire]

@carlascalling yep! It was my first time making one. I used a basic towel topper pattern, but added the strawberries

[@liesverschueren9097]

i make beanies if i need a last minute gift they're easy and quick + there are so many differnt kinds of beanies that you can make

[@carlascalling]

yesss people always say this but i think i'm just biased cause my first ever project was a simple crochet beanie and it def took me a long time and was very uneven lol. i'm making one as a gift this year so i'll finally be able to test how long it takes

[@liesverschueren9097]

@@carlascalling its indeed also a good starter project and the better you get at crochet the faster a beanie is to crochet

[@DestineyJoseph-d8k]

Im making a baby blanket right now and i made a dinosaur hooded blanket. Both for a family were doing Christmas for. (Kinda like a angel tree situation) dw we got them lots of other stuff too

[@carlascalling]

that’s soooo thoughtful!!! Just the crochet is already so amazing, I’m sure they’re going to love it 🥺🥺

[@lothrop53]

I love your sweater you said you made it can you share the pattern

[@carlascalling]

thank you and yes of course! it's a free pattern called the 'sella jumper' from bykaterina :) was really fun to work on

[@karavandebeek]

Currently making a snowflake pillow for my sister, I'd say it takes about 5-6 hours?

[@carlascalling]

oh so cute!! are you freehanding it or following a pattern?

[@karavandebeek]

@carlascalling I found a little graph for the snowflake on pinterest, it's pretty much just repeating the standard rows after that, so a mix of both I guess

[@lydiabehsh]

water bottle holder

[@carlascalling]

@@lydiabehsh oh yes!! With a mesh stitch that’s so handy

[@lydiabehsh]

@@carlascalling and fast to make too haha 😍