1 Hour Crochet Projects
Have you noticed how fast time is moving these days. Maybe it’s my age or everything going on the world, but it seems to zoom by at a rate of knots.
Yet crochet is well known for being a labor of love, with a lot of projects taking days if not weeks or months to finish. But sometimes you need something with a bit of a speed boost. Whether you need an emergency last minute gift, want a burnout reset, have a bit of scrap yarn you want to use up, or just have a short attention span, these projects should all take a confident crocheter less than an hour to complete. Assuming you’ve got the right yarn nearby…
Small projects aren’t always quick, but in my experience the ones I’ve chosen are. And where they are going to require a bit more focus or detail, I’ll let you know.
DIY Scrunchies
These hair accessories are great projects for when you’re in a hurry, because of the size and simplicity of the designs. To make these scrunchies will need a standard basic hair tie, and less than 50g of yarn depending on the weight and fiber you decide to use.
Crochet Headband
If you want something for your head but with a bit more substance, then why not go with a headband. All of the headbands I’ve made recently have made use of waffle stitch, which is famously not the fastest, but we’ve got narrow versions which are quicker to work up and wider ones which will take a little while longer. But still, if you are a confident crocheter I reckon you could knock one out in less than an hour.
Daisy crochet bracelet
The next few are going to be quite floral, so I hope that’s your cup of tea!
I made this daisy bracelet on a bit of a whim a few months ago, and when I finished I made another tiny version for my five year old niece. The flowers are a little bit of fine work, and you will need some hand sewing, but again depending on the size of your wrist an hour or so should be ample time.
Flower bookmark
Probably the flowery project I was the most pleased with but got the least use out of is this bookmark. I am a serial page folder, seemingly much to the rage of anyone who notices me doing it. I love reading and I’m challenging myself to doom scroll less and read even more this year, but my goodness do people get their knickers in a twist when they see how I treat my books. So anyway, I made some cute bookmarks. I was really pleased with how they turned out. But have I used them… Well, you can guess.
Crochet Flowers
Sticking firmly with flowers, we’ve got these three beauties. So I made these a long time ago and the daffodil in particular is now looking a bit wan. I made them with acrylic yarn, when I make them again I’ll use a cotton blend instead so they last a bit longer with their heads held high, but they are pretty quick makes and you can do a bunch if you’ve got a fast enough hook!
Amigurumi Keychains
I had a period of making a LOT of crochet keychains, in a few different styles. Firstly there were the tiny animal designs, which honestly are probably my favorites. Teeny amigurumi that you can carry around with your keys, what could be cuter!
These vary a little in how long they take to make up, depending upon the detail level that I used in the particular pattern, but none of them took more than 2 hours to create and most were well under an hour. And that’s including time to write down the design as I made it.
Crochet Keychains
Finally we’ve got a few different stitch based keychains. These are great if you are short on time, or just as an excuse to practice those techniques a little in between bigger projects.
