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Marie Segares is a crochet and knitting designer, teacher, and small business consultant. Her designs have been published by Crochet World, I Like Crochet, I Like Knitting, Inside Crochet, Knit Picks, Love of Crochet, Love of Knitting, Pom Pom Quarterly, and more. She teaches crochet and knitting at several adult education venues in the New York City metro area and at regional fiber events. Marie’s Underground Crafter blog features free crochet patterns, crochet and knitting book and product reviews, interviews with needlearts industry pros, giveaways, and more. In August, she launched the Creative Yarn Entrepreneur Show, a weekly podcast for indie business owners in the yarn industry. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher!

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  • Mini Sweater

    This tiny sweater can be used as an appliqué, pin, or ornament.

  • Button Christmas Tree

    This quick and easy Christmas tree softie includes optional instructions for making an ornament.

  • Amigurumi Polar Bear

    This lovable polar bear is sized to be used as an ornament or gift tag, but he also makes a great portable softie.

  • Windmill Granny Square

    The open stitches in the center resemble a windmill, making this perfect for a summery blanket.

  • Smoothie Infinity Scarf

    This luxuriously soft infinity scarf blends a variegated, chenille-like yarn with stitches at different heights to create texture and visual interest.

  • Amigurumi Seal

    This adorable seal is small enough to be an ornament or gift tag, and cute enough to be gifted as a softie.

  • Hogaraga

    Hogaraga by Lan-Anh Bui and Josephine Wan is one of 12 patterns from Little Crocheted Monsters: 12 Mini Mutants to Make excerpted with permission from GMC Publications on Underground Crafter.

  • Sleeping Kitty Lovey

    What a great lovey to make for your special little one or to donate to the numerous charities that collect items for children in need.

  • My Buddy Friend

    You can make several of these fairly quick and send one to the charity that is included on the patterns page

  • Cherub Ornament

    The amigurumi seraph adds a handmade touch to Christmas decorations.

  • Wilbur Pig Pillow Pal

    Wilbur Pig is the second of three animal pillow pals made using pillow inserts for the 2019 Christmas in July Make Along with Underground Crafter!

  • Berrylicious Square

    This 12” (30.5 cm) square starts with a textured, berrylicious center and ends with one of my favorite crochet stitch patterns: the v-stitch!

  • Victoriana Shawl

    Make a bold statement by combining color blocking and thin stripes in this lacy, rectangular shawl.

  • Teeny Ripples

    This rolling ripple pattern makes a lovely baby blanket. Use a smaller hook so that the eyelets won’t catch tiny fingers.

  • Forget-me-not Square

    This pretty flower square was designed for a pillow, but you can use it in afghans and many other items as well.

  • Black Cat Softie

    With an orange scarf, nose, and whiskers this cat is ready for some Halloween fun.

  • Great Star Coral Square

    This textured 9-patch granny square was designed for the Wedding Blanket Crochet Along with Marly Bird.

  • Pumpkin Patch Beanie

    This textured 9-patch granny square was designed for the Wedding Blanket Crochet Along with Marly Bird.