How to Use AllFreeCrochet's Advanced Search Box

By: Nichole Pientka, Editor, AllFreeCrochet.com

Are you struggling to find your favorite crochet patterns on AllFreeCrochet.com? If you like to search for free patterns by crochet hook size, by yarn weight, by difficulty level, and by category, you're in luck. This free tutorial will show you how to use the Advanced Search Box feature on AllFreeCrochet.com so that you can find the specific kinds of crochet patterns that you want to make.

If you only have worsted weight yarn, finding a pattern that only uses bulky weight yarn isn't going to help you and it might be challenging to do the math to make adjustments. Our advanced pattern search will help you filter your search results according to what you want in a new crochet pattern. If you're new to crochet, you'll definitely want to search for beginner level patterns. We want you to find what you're looking for on our site, and hope this tutorial helps you in the future.

How to Use AllFreeCrochet's Advanced Search Box

Table of Contents

Advanced Search Box Tutorial
Other Crochet Tips and Tricks

Looking for more information on crochet hooks? Check out: How to Crochet: Choosing the Best Crochet Hook Sizes.

Advanced Search Box Tutorial

1. Open up the Home Page and go to the top of the page where the search box is located.

2. Hover your mouse over the button next to the search box that says "Advanced Pattern Search."

3. After you click on the "Advanced Pattern Search" button, a box will drop down with these options:

4. Now you have 4 options that you can choose to search by, the first of which is "Difficulty Level," shown below. Select "Advanced," "Beginner," "Easy," or "Intermediate."

5. Another option to search by is "Categories," in which you can search for the types of patterns you want to see. The list ranges from "Accessories" and "Afghans and Blankets" to "Tops" and "Wedding Crochet." Use the gray bar to scroll through the full list of options.

6. The third option is to search by "Yarn Weight," from which you can choose the standard weight of yarn the pattern requires from "Jumbo" to "Lace" or "Other."

7. The last option is to search by "Crochet Hook." Simply check the box(es) of which hook size(s) the crochet patterns you are looking for to use. You can check as boxes as you would like.

8. Below is an example of a search for crochet patterns that are "Amigurumi," "Easy," use "Medium Weight/Worsted Weight Yarn" and any hook size (if you want any hook size, do not select any boxes.

We sincerely hope that you found this tutorial helpful and that it aids you in navigating our site. The editors of AllFreeCrochet.com want you to find all the crochet patterns that you want to work up now or even down the road. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any problems.