25 Free Crochet Football Pattern Ideas for Game Day
If you’re a football fan and a crochet enthusiast, you’re going to love this roundup. Today I’m sharing 25 free crochet football patterns to bring extra enthusiasm to your football season in a creative way.
With Superbowl Sunday coming up, I wanted to share a fun roundup for my football loving crocheters. We’ll start with some football plushies, then some ear warmers and beanies, housewares, and finish off with some football themed pillows and blankets.
Scroll to find inspiration for your next crochet project with these free patterns!
Football Amigurumi
Designer: Stringy Ding Ding
About the Pattern: This free crochet pattern is the perfect addition to your game day decor (or as a toy if you omit the safety eyes). Using worsted weight yarn and basic stitches in continuous rounds from side-to-side, this is an easy pattern for almost any skill level.
Football
Designer: One Little Project
About the Pattern: Here we’ve got a mini plush football. Make this cute football amigurumi using worsted weight yarn and simple stitches. This would be the perfect gift for a mini football lover in your life.
Tunisian Football Stuffie
Designer: Noor’s Knits
About the Pattern: Use this Tunisian football pattern as an applique or make 2 of them then seam to make a cute stuffie. These would be a super cute design to make for each of the kids attending the big football game.
Football Keychain
Designer: Jenoelle Boutique
About the Pattern: Next up on our free football crochet patterns is a football keychain. Make your own cute little football keychain using worsted weight yarn with only single crochet stitches and show off your love of the game wherever you go.
Fumble the Football Bear
Designer: Nicole Chase
About the Pattern: Here’s another adorable amigurumi pattern but in teddy bear style. This would be an adorable baby gift for football lovers. The designer’s samples stand at 9″ or 6.5″ depending on the weight of yarn you use.
Football Gnome
Designer: Winding Road Crochet
About the Pattern: This little football gnome may look complex but is really pretty easy using mostly single crochet and half double crochet stitches. Get creative with the coloring and the step-by-step instructions also include a braid if you want to make your gnome female.
Turkey Football
Designer: The Crafter Life
About the Pattern: Crochet football patterns don’t get much more festive than this. Granted, this one is more for the beginning of the season, but it was too perfect not to share and you can always come back to it next season.
Football Headband
Designer: YARNutopia
About the Pattern: This fun and versatile headband pattern can be made in any color combination you can think of. Using worsted weight yarn and easy crochet stitches, you can make one for everyone, whether they’re football fans or not.
Football Ear Warmer
Designer: Cream Of The Crop Crochet
About the Pattern: This teen/adult sized ear warmer is the perfect accessory for football season. Pattern is labeled intermediate, but I think it’s easy enough worked in all double crochet with embroidery for the stitches at the end.
Football Earflap Hat
Designer: Repeat Crafter Me
About the Pattern: Take a basic beanie pattern and make it football themed with a couple white stripes and add earflaps for extra warmth. You could even add braids or tassels in different colors to represent your favorite team.
Football Beanie
Designer: Handmade by Holaday
About the Pattern: Pick your favorite team colors and make this awesome football themed beanie. Pattern uses worsted weight yarn and easy stitches. Available for free in preemie size with larger sizes available for purchase.
Football Beanie
Designer: PA Country Crafts
About the Pattern: Next up on our crochet football patterns is another beanie, sized specifically for babies. Pattern is easy using all half double crochet stitches and is written in sizes 0-6, 6-12, and 12-24 months.
Gramp’s Football Theme Beanie
Designer: Knot My Designs
About the Pattern: Our next football beanie is a little less subtle as it’s intended for adults. It uses easy double crochet stitches with color changes to create the classic football theme and is written in adult size.
Football Button-On Applique
Designer: A Crafter Life
About the Pattern: Use worsted weight yarn and a smaller mm crochet hook to create your own football applique with this easy crochet pattern. Attach it to cozies, hats or beanies, scarves, or even blankets for a fun finishing touch.
Football Potholder
Designer: Posh Pooch Designs
About the Pattern: For this easy football potholder, you’ll simply create a circle beginning with a magic circle, then use stitches of different heights to create the shaping. Finish off with the football lace details with white yarn and a tapestry needle.
Football Garland
Designer: Remington Lane Crochet
About the Pattern: Whether you hand this garland in the living room, across your mantel, or as decor on your buffet table, you’re sure to love the homemade feel this will bring to your space. Pattern includes written instructions and a chart.
Football Can Cozy
Designer: Red Heart
About the Pattern: This football can cozy looks like it might be a little awkward to hold but has loads of personality in every stitch. Using basic amigurumi techniques, you can stitch up this cozy and be the life of the party.
Football Wine Cozy
Designer: Crochet 365 Knit Too
About the Pattern: This fun football wine cozy would make a perfect gift for the host or hostess of a tailgating party. Using a 6 mm crochet hook with double strands of worsted weight yarn, you can have a few of these whipped up in no time.
Football Baby Cocoon
Designer: Knot My Designs
About the Pattern: If you have a wee one in your life, get them ready for the big game with this adorable beanie and cocoon set. You’ll start with a magic circle and use half double crochet stitches throughout.
#1 Fan Pillow
Designer: Bernat
About the Pattern: Crochet this #1 fan pillow and show your true patronage. Pattern is written with easy stitches with decorative slip stitch embroidery and even has the addition of an inner pocket so it can actually be worn on your hand.
I Love Football Pillow
Designer: Madame Stitch
About the Pattern: This unique and easy project can be displayed based on your mood with the double-sided design. On one side you’ve got a C2C football panel and on the other is a granny square featuring some fun popcorn stitches.
Football Baby Blanket
Designer: Abies Custom Designs
About the Pattern: Here’s another fun baby gift idea if you or someone you know is a football fan and expecting. Create this football baby blanket using only single crochet stitches and colorwork for the football and field design.
Fifty-Yard Line Blanket
Designer: Bernat
About the Pattern: This fun and playful (pun intended) blanket is sure to keep you wrapped up in warmth and style in front of the big game. Pattern is made with single and double crochet stitches and easy color changes.
Football Blanket
Designer: Whitniffic Whatnots
About the Pattern: While the design for this blanket is a chart only, I thought it was well worth sharing. The designer made hers in all double crochet and I love how crisp and clean the color changes are.
Football Love Afghan
Designer: Premier Yarns
About the Pattern: Football and C2C unite beautifully in this football love afghan. Written instructions are included, however, most of the pattern is followed by a chart. The simple solid border is the perfect finishing touch.
Final Thoughts on Crochet Football Patterns
I hope one of these amazing crochet football patterns caught your eye! Which one was your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
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