Crochet Handmade with Love Tags and Labels for Gifts

If you love crocheting gifts, these cute handmade tags will make the perfect final touch for them! Below you will find the all the links to download and print them for free!

One of my favorite things to do when gifting something to someone is packaging it up and making it super special! I love all the little details and special touches you can do when wrapping up a gift and having a cute little tag is one of them!

These printable tags are great for any handmade gifts - especially the ones made with yarn! 

Each small tag measures roughly 2" x 2.5" with a circle template on top to hole punch. Simply cut out the tag, hole punch, and then add twine, ribbon, or yarn to attach it to your gift! Takes just a few minutes, but adds such a special touch to your handmade gift!

Down below I have a handful of different types of tags available for you to print! I will keep adding more throughout the year with different themes so you will have a variety to choose from!

Simply click on the description of the tags listed below that you would like to view/print. This will open up the file and you will be able to print as many as you'd like! Enjoy!

Print Tips:

• Make sure your printer is on and ready to print.
• You may use card stock for a sturdier tag or you may use regular computer paper.
• Print at your local Office Depot/Max. This post by A Crafty Concept shows you how.

Handmade with Love Printable Tags

• Yarn Heart Tags
• Llama Tags
• Handmade with Love Tags
• Spring/Easter Tags

Mattress Stitch Video Tutorial

Learn how to use the mattress stitch for seaming two pieces of crochet together with the video tutorial below!

 The mattress stitch is a popular method of sewing two pieces of crochet (or knit) together, especially for garments.

Seaming two pieces of crochet together can be scary especially when you've never done it before! I'm here to tell you, no matter what method of sewing you use - don't be scared! Once you get the hang of it, it becomes very easy.

Although there are many methods of seaming, the mattress stitch is a popular way to seam up garments and for good reason!

After seaming your pieces together, you will find that the join is very flat and the seam is pretty invisible. This method is good to use particularly on the shoulders of garments as you don't want any noticeable seaming especially on an area that can be very noticeable.

In the video below, I will show you the basics of the mattress stitch. At 2:40 minutes in, I will show you how I sew two sides together where you are seaming the sides of the rows together.

As you can see, the mattress stitch is very easy! Take your time and be sure to line up all your edges appropriately to get the best results.

Crochet Pig Applique Free Pattern

Learn how to crochet this pig applique as a part of the Farm Granny Square Blanket! Scroll down for both the written pattern and video tutorial.

This crochet goat granny square is a part of my Farm Blanket Crochet Along.
Click here to see the main page of the crochet along.

For Week #5 of the CAL we will be making the following number of squares and appliques:
Baby size: Make 1 pig applique and 6 cranberry granny squares
Throw size: Make2 pig appliques and 10 cranberry granny squares

Find the patterns and video tutorials below.

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Pig Applique Crochet Pattern

Yarn Colors: Light pink, dark pink, black

Hook: F/3.75mm hook

Notes: Beginning chain does not count as as a stitch

Abbreviations (US terms):

Ch = chain, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, st = stitch(es)

Pattern

Body
Using light pink
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 10 hdc in ring, join to first hdc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2hdc in each st around, join to first hdc
Round 3: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first hdc
Round 4: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first hdc
Chain 16, fasten off. These chains will make the tail of the pig.

Feet
Counting from the tail, skip 15 st, attach light pink yarn and work the following:
Ch 2, dc in same sp as ch 2, sl st into next 5 st, ch 2, dc in same sp as ch 2, fasten off.

Head
Using light pink
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 10 hdc in ring, join to first hdc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2hdc in each st around, join to first hdc
Change to dark pink yarn to make ears
Chain 2, dc in same space as ch 2, fasten off.
Skip 4 st, attach dark pink yarn and make another ear.


Snout
Using dark pink yarn
Magic ring, 3sc in ring, tighten ring and fasten off.
Using black yarn and tapetry needle, sew on nostrils.
Sew snout onto head.

Attach safety eyes to the head. Sew the head onto the body.

Sew pig onto white granny square.

Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Use J/6.00mm hook

Chain 2 in beginning of round does not count as stitch

Abbreviations (US terms)
Ch = chain, dc = double crochet, hdc = half double crochet, st = stich(es)

Round 1: Magic ring, Ch 2, 10dc into magic ring, join to first dc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2dc into each st around, join to first dc
Round 3: Ch 2, *dc, hdc into next 2 st, dc, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in one st, repeat from * , join to first dc (8 st per side)
Round 4: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in ch 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 2 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (12 st per side)
Round 5: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in chain 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 4 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (16 st per side)
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

The video for the granny square is the same as the Christmas square EXCEPT use a J/6.00mm hook and fasten off after the 5th row.

Top Best Free Crochet Pattern Round Up - In Stitches Link Up Party #30

In this week's free crochet pattern round up, you will find a great mix of different projects to put on your to make list! Be sure to scroll all the way through so you don't miss out on any patterns!

Scroll down for more free patterns from the hosts and see what's being submitted this week!

1. 1. Heart C2C Hat by Nana's Crafty Home
2. Valentine Bears by Grace and Yarn
3. Everyday Cable Cardigan by Joy of Motion Crochet
4. Frosted Berry Chunky Hat by Left in Knots
5. Celtic Weave Cowl by Edyth Blayn

There are free crochet patterns being submitted every day by talented crochet bloggers designers at the very bottom! Check out your favorites and be sure to click them to get the free patterns! Then see who makes the top 5 next week!

Find even more free crochet patterns in past week's link up parties here!

Every other Monday, you will find a round up of the Top 5 Best Free Crochet Patterns! Plus, we (the hosts) will be sharing our own latest free crochet patterns on our blog. Throughout the week, links will be added so be sure to keep an eye on what others have to share as well!

If you are a crochet blogger that has free patterns to share, this is a great party for you to get your work out there! Simply follow the instructions below to 'link up' your free crochet patterns each week. If you are in the top 5 (most clicked patterns), your pattern will be shared and promoted by all of the crochet bloggers hosting this party! You can find more details below.

I am hosting this link up party right here on Maria's Blue Crayon, as well as on, Nicki's Handmade Crafts, Crochet Kim, Salty Pearl Crochet and The Unraveled Mitten. We are really excited to start this link up party and hope you join along!

Maria's Blue Crayon | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube

Crochet Kim | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube | Ravelry

Nicki's Homemade Crafts | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube | Ravelry

Salty Pearl Crochet | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry

The Unraveled Mitten | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry

Be sure to check out our social media pages and if you love free crochet patterns and inspiration!

These free crochet patterns are the newest from the hosts of the In Stitches Link Up Party! Be sure to subscribe and follow these bloggers to keep getting free crochet patterns!

• Venus Shell Infinity Scarf by Salty Pearl Crochet
• Boxed Block Stitch by The Unraveled Mitten
• Lemon Peal Infinity Scarf by Nicki's Homemade Crafts
• Mesmeric Dots Beanie by Crochet Kim
• Horse Applique by Maria's Blue Crayon

If you love a particular design, be sure to scroll up a bit and check out that designer's blog and their social medias for more free patterns!

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Please visit at least one other link, you just might find a new favorite project! AND – your clicks are how we determine which projects to feature each week! Feel free to leave a comment at the pattern link to provide feedback and show support.

No Etsy stores, Facebook pages, giveaways, or other link parties. Just blog posts to your actual crochet patterns that are accessible for FREE!

If your project gets featured as a top link, please do not submit that same project to future parties. We want to party fair! :)

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Crochet Goat Applique - Free Crochet Pattern

Learn how to crochet this goat applique as a part of the Farm Granny Square Blanket! Scroll down for both the written pattern and video tutorial.

This crochet goat granny square is a part of my Farm Blanket Crochet Along.
Click here to see the main page of the crochet along.

For Week #4 of the CAL we will be making the following number of squares and appliques:
Baby size: Make 1 goat applique and 5 red granny squares
Throw size: Make 2 goat appliques and 10 red granny squares

Find the patterns and video tutorials below.

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Goat Applique Crochet Pattern

Yarn Colors: Tan/beige and brown
Hook: F/3.75mm hook

Notes: Beginning chains do not count as a stitch
Abbreviations (US terms):
Ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, sc2tog = single crochet two together (decrease)

Pattern

Head
Using beige/tan
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 10hdc in ring, join to first hdc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2hdc in each st around, join to first hdc
Round 3: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first hdc
Round 4: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next 2 st, repeat from * 2 more times, *2sc, sc in next 2, repeat from last * 4 more times, *2hdc, hdc in next 2 st, repeat from last * until end of the the round, join to first sc
Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Horns
Using brown
Attach yarn 3 spaces to the left from where round 4 ended.
Ch 1, sc in next 3 st, turn
Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next st, turn
Ch 1, sc 2tog, fasten off.
Attach brown yarn 3 spaces to the left of the horn just made and make the second horn.

Ears
Using beige
Ch. 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, fasten off.
Make two ears and sew onto head using photo as a guide.

Face
Attach eyes and sew on nose with brown yarn and tapestry needle using the photo as a guide.

Sew goat onto white granny square.

Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Use J/6.00mm hook

Chain 2 in beginning of round does not count as stitch

Abbreviations (US terms)
Ch = chain, dc = double crochet, hdc = half double crochet, st = stich(es)

Round 1: Magic ring, Ch 2, 10dc into magic ring, join to first dc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2dc into each st around, join to first dc
Round 3: Ch 2, *dc, hdc into next 2 st, dc, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in one st, repeat from * , join to first dc (8 st per side)
Round 4: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in ch 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 2 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (12 st per side)
Round 5: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in chain 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 4 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (16 st per side)
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

The video for the granny square is the same as the Christmas square EXCEPT use a J/6.00mm hook and fasten off after the 5th row.

Crochet Rooster Applique - Free Crochet Pattern

Learn how to crochet this rooster applique as a part of the Farm Granny Square Blanket! Scroll down for both the written pattern and video tutorial.

This crochet rooster granny square is a part of my Farm Blanket Crochet Along.
Click here to see the main page of the crochet along.

For Week #3 of the CAL we will be making the following number of squares and appliques:
Baby size: Make 1 rooster applique and 6 red squares
Throw size: Make 2 rooster appliques and 10 red squares

Find the patterns and video tutorials below.

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Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Rooster Applique Crochet Pattern

Yarn Colors: Red, Clay red/rouge, yellow
Hook: F/3.75mm hook
Notes: Beginning chain does not count as a stitch
Abbreviations (US terms):
Ch = chain, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, sl st = slip stitch, st = stitch(es)

Pattern

Head
Using clay red yarn
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 10hdc in ring, join to first hdc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2hdc in each st around, join to first hdc
Round 3: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first hdc
Change to red yarn
*Ch 3, dc in same sp as ch 3, ch 3, sl st in same sp as dc, *sk 1 st, sl st into next st, repeat from * one time, then repeat from * * one time. Fasten off.

Face
Attach safety eyes and sew on beak using yellow yarn and tapestry needle using photo as a guide.

Sew rooster onto white granny square.

Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Use J/6.00mm hook

Chain 2 in beginning of round does not count as stitch

Abbreviations (US terms)
Ch = chain, dc = double crochet, hdc = half double crochet, st = stich(es)

Round 1: Magic ring, Ch 2, 10dc into magic ring, join to first dc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2dc into each st around, join to first dc
Round 3: Ch 2, *dc, hdc into next 2 st, dc, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in one st, repeat from * , join to first dc (8 st per side)
Round 4: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in ch 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 2 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (12 st per side)
Round 5: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in chain 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 4 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (16 st per side)
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

The video for the granny square is the same as the Christmas square EXCEPT use a J/6.00mm hook and fasten off after the 5th row.

How to Attach a Pom Pom to a Crochet/Knit Hat

Learn how to attach a faux fur pom pom to your crochet and knit hats securely! In this video tutorial, I will show you how I attach my pom poms to my hats to avoid any wobbling and to make sure they are very secure.

Do you love to use faux fur pom poms to finish off your crochet and knit hats?! I do!

I've been using poms for quite some time now and at first when I bought them and used them, I was often disappointed because they would just bobble around on the top of my hats! Was I putting them on incorrectly? Or was I just buying poor quality pom poms?

I have boughten from several hand made faux fur pom pom makers and while there is a difference between quality made pom poms and.. not quality made, I find that most pom poms will always produce a bit of wobble on the top of your hat unless you secure those suckers down correctly.

With some pom poms, I had no trouble adding them on to the hat how a lot of YouTube tutorials taught me. Pull the strings through the top, tighten them with a knot, and weave in your ends. Ta-da!  That was easy. For some of the pom poms, they sat pretty well on my hat but could use a bit of securing.

But wait, why is this one wobbling and bobbling around like it's not even attached?

The explanation? When you attach pom poms to your hat this way, the pom pom is basically sitting on your hat at one (very small) area on your hat.  This will make the pom pom wobble all over especially if it's a larger pom pom.

Solution? Create a wider base for the pom pom to sit on the hat. After the pom pom is secured (somewhat) onto your hat with the steps I talked about above, you will need to further sew on the pom pom.

You will want to grab a needle and go up through the hat and the pom pom and back down to create a bigger base for it to sit on and to make it more stable.

This video shows you step by step how I secure all of my pom poms onto my crochet and knitted hats. I hope this helps you attach your fur poms onto your hats and that you get the outcome you are looking for!

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If you're interested in purchasing faux fur pom poms, I have several colors on my Etsy shop to choose from! Shop here.

Top Best Free Crochet Patterns - In Stitches Link Up Party Week #29

I think crocheting is such a great past time during the winter! Below you will find some patterns you can make for yourself or even things you can start as gifts! It's never too early to start. :)

Scroll down for more free patterns from the hosts and see what's being submitted this week!

1. Polus Cardigan by Joy of Motion Crochet

2. Plaid Cape by Winding Road Crochet

3. Angelica Cardigan by Desert Blossom Crafts

4. Snowman Scarf by Winding Road Crochet

5. Valentine's Envelopt by Eye Love Knots

There are free crochet patterns being submitted every day by talented crochet bloggers designers at the very bottom! Check out your favorites and be sure to click them to get the free patterns! Then see who makes the top 5 next week!

Find even more free crochet patterns in past week's link up parties here!

Every other Monday, you will find a round up of the Top 5 Best Free Crochet Patterns! Plus, we (the hosts) will be sharing our own latest free crochet patterns on our blog. Throughout the week, links will be added so be sure to keep an eye on what others have to share as well!

If you are a crochet blogger that has free patterns to share, this is a great party for you to get your work out there! Simply follow the instructions below to 'link up' your free crochet patterns each week. If you are in the top 5 (most clicked patterns), your pattern will be shared and promoted by all of the crochet bloggers hosting this party! You can find more details below.

I am hosting this link up party right here on Maria's Blue Crayon, as well as on, Nicki's Handmade Crafts, Crochet Kim, Salty Pearl Crochet and The Unraveled Mitten. We are really excited to start this link up party and hope you join along!

Maria's Blue Crayon | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry | YouTube

Crochet Kim | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube | Ravelry

Nicki's Homemade Crafts | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube | Ravelry

Salty Pearl Crochet | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry

The Unraveled Mitten | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Ravelry

Be sure to check out our social media pages and if you love free crochet patterns and inspiration!

These free crochet patterns are the newest from the hosts of the In Stitches Link Up Party! Be sure to subscribe and follow these bloggers to keep getting free crochet patterns!

• Granny Square Farm Blanket by Maria's Blue Crayon
• Lemon Peel Hat by Nicki's Homemade Crafts
• Star Sand Hat by Salty Pearl Crochet
• Last Minute Hopscotch Mitts by Crochet Kim
• Fly Away Beanie by The Unraveled Mitten

If you love a particular design, be sure to scroll up a bit and check out that designer's blog and their social medias for more free patterns!

Ready to join In Stitches - The Best Free Crochet Pattern Party?

Want to add your link? Please remember to link to your actual project URL and not your homepage URL, and use the name of your project or post, not your own name. Just click the blue “Add Link” button below!

Please visit at least one other link, you just might find a new favorite project! AND – your clicks are how we determine which projects to feature each week! Feel free to leave a comment at the pattern link to provide feedback and show support.

No Etsy stores, Facebook pages, giveaways, or other link parties. Just blog posts to your actual crochet patterns that are accessible for FREE!

If your project gets featured as a top link, please do not submit that same project to future parties. We want to party fair! :)

Now let's get this party started! Please remember that the links below are shown in random order and are not shown according to when they were submitted or how many votes they received so far.

*Adding links will look a little different now! InLinkz has updated and you will need to 'sign in' only once and you can start adding your links!


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