Lion Brand is a family-owned and operated business and a beloved American brand since 1878. Today, the business is run by four members of the fourth generation of Blumenthals. Their web site is the most visited site on the Internet of all sites that feature yarn, or provide content on knit and crochet. Over 1 million unique visitors come to the site each month for the latest patterns and ideas about using Lion Brand. Their weekly newsletter reaches nearly 570,000 subscribers. The Martha Stewart poncho pattern, introduced on our site, was requested well over two million times. Martha Stewart’s Web site referred people to us for the famous poncho pattern and we received over 10 million media hits as a result of the ensuing stories that have appeared in every major publication from Newsweek to People to the Wall Street Journal. The site currently has a library of 1300 free patterns. You can search by craft, categories, size, cost, yarn and skill level.

Great quality and prices make Bernat a favourite across North America. Known for innovation Bernat is a leader in new products and project ideas! So many styles, weights, colours and kits to choose from...visit bernat.com for free patterns and great ideas!

I started the Quilter's Cache in 1997 as a one page tribute to my favorite pastime of quilting. I envisioned it and sketched as an ALL ORANGE page, using MS Paint...sent it on to my then beau, now hubby, Joe, who made it into a web page. At that time, I couldn't find many patterns online, and thought it would be SO COOL to draw a pattern every month...and from that humble beginning sprang this monstrosity we now know as the Quilter's Cache...which now has all sorts of Instructional Pages, and hundreds of free patterns, all of which are hand drawn, well mouse drawn, without the use of any quilt programs.

There are so many children and adults in need of a bright colored cap to wear when they lose their hair to chemotherapy. At a time when their lives are in enough turmoil, perhaps having a cap someone has made just for them, will bring some renewed hope into their life. Please help today.

This site includes patterns for needle knitting, loom knitting, crocheting, and sewing.

Patons has a free pattern library divided by categories and craft.

Interweave offers free beading projects for beads, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, pins and brooches, rings and other accessories. Instructions are detailed so that a beginner can follow most of them.