50+ Useful Things to Crochet

Keep it clean by crocheting useful items for making your household spick and span. Below, find several crochet Swiffer duster patterns, reusable sponges, dryer balls, and even a keyboard cleaner.

Because yarn can be soft or scrubby, it's the perfect medium for replicating store-bought cleaning supplies. Go green and crochet before buying now that you have these free patterns.

Besides the standard free crochet kitchen towel patterns and other standard kitchen crafts, which we have a lot of on our site (and are great), this section focuses on a few more unique and unexpected crochet projects to make for kitchens and dining rooms.

Crochet a pot handle cover, an uncommon placemat, bowl and cup cozies, or a stovetop cover with the free patterns below. Not only will these projects help keep your kitchen in order but they are all so pretty that you wouldn't want to use something from the store when it's an option to DIY!

This section focuses on practical crochet ideas for the bathroom. Body and face scrubbies, covers for toilet paper or soap, and more. There are organizers to keep your toiletries, face, or hair products organized and in one place. You can even add an element of elegance to your trash can with a crochet cover!

We didn't want to limit the following useful things to crochet to one room in your home. Wherever they work, add them! You'll find the prettiest baskets, tissue box covers, organizers, and even the cutest bulletin board you could ever imagine!

When you're on the go, it's helpful to have your stuff safe and secure. For crocheters, that means your hooks, needles, and yarn. We have you covered with the patterns below! Along with those crocheter-specific patterns, you'll find other practical crochet projects.

If you're planning a picnic, crochet your own basket or blanket in a bag. There's even sandwich wrappers that can be reused along with a wine bottle cozy that would also make a lovely hostess gift. Keep your money in order with the wallets and purses featured, too!

If your neck is sore, be sure to work up the handy ice pack pillowcase below. There's also a few odds and ends that will also relieve pain or keep disorganized from being a pain in the neck. We think these unique yet useful crochet items are must-sees and definitely must-makes.