Crochet Patterns for Relaxation

The traditional granny square is the ultimate mindless crochet pattern. Once you've got the basic formula down, you'll never need to look at the pattern again.

Here's a free pattern for a baby afghan square worked in single crochet stitch. My sample is made using several colors of fingering weight yarn. While there are a few color changes in the edging, most of the block is made up of solid-colored rows of single crochet.

This is a great pattern for beginning crocheters, and also for veteran crocheters who like to have a project handy when watching movies or talking on the phone.

Here's an easy pattern for crocheted potholders worked in afghan stitch. The potholders are made from basic squares joined together, with an added loop so you can easily hang them up in your kitchen.

Here's a scarf that's worked in one yarn, and it's all single crochet. After your first row has been completed, it's a total no-brainer.

This scarf pattern requires slightly more brainpower than the one listed above, but it's still pretty easy; there's a lot of repetition, allowing you to easily learn the pattern from memory. You don't ever need to change yarns.

Since the yarn is so bulky, the scarf works up pretty quickly.