Find the project you're looking for more easily - and we'll be adding more all the time
Be inspired to try a craft idea, or find what you're looking for easily, with these quick links to all our collections of craft projects
Read up on knitting
Find out more about knitting, from its history to choosing needles
Find a knitting pattern
Our pattern finder makes it easier to find a particular pattern, or browse for what you fancy.
Click here for how to find all of our individual knitting patterns, plus our themed knitting pattern collections
Read up on sewing
Find out more about sewing, from its celebrity fans to the best kits
Our new pattern finder makes it easier to find a particular sewing project, or browse for what you fancy.
Click here for an overview of how to find all of our individual sewing patterns, and our sewing pattern collections
Add an apron
Sewing patterns for all styles, from simple to vintage
Sew-it-yourself seating
Footstools, beanbags pouffes and more
All about appliqué
Projects to try
Liven up laundry day
Vintage-style home sewing patterns
Sew something for your wardrobe with a metre of fabric
Make something unique for your home
Sew something to wear with a metre of fabric
From a stylish sarong to a vintage-style apron
Customise your own clothes
Rework your wardrobe
Get into patchwork and quilting
Try two of today's most popular pursuits - for beginners and beyond
Needle cases and pincushions
Keep your kit safe
Home sewing: pretty and practical
Add a handmade touch to everyday chores
Read up on crochet
Find out more about crochet, from how to start to choosing hooks
Our new pattern finder makes it easier to find a particular crochet pattern, or browse for what you fancy.
Click here for an overview of all of our crochet patterns
Get creative with candles
Decorating ideas
Autumn leaves
Give leaves a new look
Do it with découpage
Easy decorating trend to try
Keep your toes cosy
Hot-water bottle covers to knit and sew
Winter warmers
Patterns to help you beat the chill
Light up the night
Tealight-holders for inside and out
Cute mice to make
Sewing, knitting and more
Get glamorous: party accessories to make
Put on the glitz
Beat the chill: winter warmers to make
Cosy craft ideas
Make it for a new baby
Celebrate a new arrival
Fundraising ideas for fêtes
Quick to make and quick to sell
Learn a new craft
Beginners' guides to lots of fascinating craft hobbies
Projects for your pets
For them and about them
Roll up: ideas with ribbon
Inspiration for using ribbon
Get creative with cupcakes
Show off your baked goods!
Ways with wallpaper
How to use up offcuts
Make your own jewellery
Simple-to-make earrings, necklaces and more
Beautiful button craft ideas
Jewellery and home decoration ideas
Make it personal
Use a name or an initial for a great gift (or keepsake for yourself)
By the sea: coastal craft projects
Ideas inspired by the sea and coastal style
Fly the flag: Union Jack craft projects
Patriotic projects
Take a can, jar or bottle...
...and transform it
Take a teatowel...
...and transform it
Take some old crockery...
...and transform it
Take an old jumper...
...and transform it
Take a coathanger...
...and transform it
Take a pine cone...
...and transform it
The best bags
Bags of all types: free patterns to knit and sew
Make your own greetings cards
Handmade cards for all occasion
Have a handmade Christmas
Everything you want: links to all of our free Christmas craft patterns
New Year's Eve party decorations
Celebrate New Year in style
Heart-shaped makes
Made with love, for Valentine's Day - or whenever you like
To make with love
Valentine cards
Make your Mother's Day
Cards to make for your mum
Get cracking on crafts for Easter
Gifts, cards, home decorations, chicks and eggs
From new-laid to handmade
Easter egg decorating ideas
Say Happy Easter with a handmade card
Send Easter greetings
Make Father's Day cards
Make you dad's day
Summer holiday makes
Holiday essentials to take with you
Make it for a fête
Easy fundraising items to make
Make Halloween decorations
Scare friends and family
Pick a pumpkin
Halloween carving ideas to try
Totally templates
The templates you need for all kinds of crafts
Say it with flowers
Floral-inspired things to make
Get creative with lampshades
Transform or make from scratch
Make it for your hallway
Create a great entrance
New looks for every room
Our directory of 150+ ideas to make for your home
Get crafty in the kitchen
Add a handmade touch to the heart of the home
Dine in style
Everything for where you eat
Make your bedroom beautiful
The bedlinen and beyond
Make it for a child's room
Child-friendly craft ideas for their own space
All kinds of cushions to sew
Basic covers to sophisticated designs
Give furniture a new lease of life
Transform a piece of furniture
Create a stylish home office
Get organised
Curtains and blinds to create
Traditional to modern, smart to casual
Boudoir beauty
Feminine fripperies to make for your dressing table, bathroom or handbag
Keep the pot hot
Tea cosies to knit and sew
Keep your clothes in good condition
Craft projects for your wardrobe and clothes care
Create stylish storage
Stash your stuff in bags and boxes to make
Pick a painting project
Add a coat of paint - give all kinds of objects a new look
Tea for two - made by you
'Crafternoon' tea projects: tea cosies, cake stands, ideas for teacups
Show off seashore treasures
Great ways to work with shells, pebbles and driftwood
Make your bedroom beautiful
Beautiful bedlinen to create, plus ideas for headboards and bedroom furniture
In the frame
Ideas for framing pictures and photos
Pretty up place settings...
...with flowers and ribbons
Celebration centrepieces
Focal points for the table
Wedding flowers
Beautiful arrangements for the big day
Do it with daffodils
Easy arrangements for this spring standard
Bring fresh flowers into your home
Step-by-step flower arrangements
Decorate chair backs for special occasions
Dress a room in style
Get creative with outdoor entertaining
Items for the table, lighting ideas and decorations
Practical makes for the garden
Create useful items for the garden
Grow your own
Nothing compares to home-grown fruit, veg and herbs
What to plant - and where
Choose plants to suit your situation, or to get the look you want
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