This crochet big house is a small flat project made from a triangular roof and a rectangular room, with a stitched-on door and window for a house-like look. The beginner-friendly pattern uses basic stitches and three yarn colors. The instructions describe a project that can be completed in about 25 minutes, though your working speed may vary. A step-by-step video tutorial is also available for visual guidance.
Ways to Use Your Crochet Big House
Once finished, the house can be turned into a hairpin, brooch, key ring, or bookmark. It can also be sewn onto another crochet project as a decorative detail for clothing, bags, or hats.
Practical tip: If you plan to attach the house to something that will be handled often, sew it securely in place and weave in the yarn ends carefully.
Pattern Notes
- The pattern uses US crochet terms.
- A video tutorial is available as an additional guide.
- The roof and room are worked in rounds, then the bottom is sewn closed. The door and window are embroidered onto the room body.
Use a stitch marker to keep track of the beginning of a round, especially while shaping the roof. The stitch totals shown in brackets are the counts given for each round.
Materials for the Crochet Big House
- Yarn in green, brown, and khaki
- 2.0 mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Darning needle
- Stitch marker
Stitches and Abbreviations
- ss: slip stitch
- ch: chain stitch
- sc: single crochet
- sk: skip stitch
- BLO: work in the back loop only
Before you begin, check that you are familiar with these US terms. If you are new to working in the back loop, make sure to insert the hook under only the back loop of each stitch where indicated.
Step-by-Step Crochet Big House Pattern
Roof (green)
- R1: Start with 6 sc in a magic ring, tighten the loose loop, and make 1 ss. 【6】
- R2: 1 ch, (2 sc in next st) 6 times, 1 ss. 【12】
- R3: 1 ch, 2 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, then 4 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, 2 sc, 1 ss. 【16】
- R4: 1 ch, 16 sc, 1 ss. 【16】
- R5: 1 ch, 3 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, then 6 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, 3 sc, 1 ss. 【20】
- R6: 1 ch, 20 sc, 1 ss. 【20】
- R7: 1 ch, 4 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, then 8 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, 4 sc, 1 ss. 【24】
- R8: 1 ch, 24 sc, 1 ss. 【24】
- R9: 1 ch, 5 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, then 10 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, 5 sc, 1 ss. 【28】
- R10: 1 ch, 28 sc, 1 ss. 【28】
- R11: 1 ch, 6 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, then 12 sc, (2 sc in next st) 2 times, 6 sc, 1 ss. 【32】
- R12: 1 ch, 32 sc. 【32】
Room Body (khaki)
- R1: 1 ss, 1 ch. Then work in BLO: 6 sc, sk 4, 12 sc, sk 4, 6 sc. 【24】
- R2–R8: 1 ss, 1 ch, 24 sc.
After completing the room body, sew up the bottom of the house. Keep the seam neat and secure, and avoid pulling the yarn so tightly that the piece puckers.
Sew up the bottom of the house.
Window and Door (brown)
Use two thin strands of brown yarn to sew the window and door onto the room body. Arrange them before stitching so you can check their placement, then secure the yarn ends on the reverse side.
Finishing and Customizing Your House
The crochet big house is complete once the roof, room, and embroidered details are finished. Try changing the yarn colors to suit the project you are decorating, or add small details such as a cloud, balloon, animal, or flower. If you are attaching the motif to a garment or accessory, consider the placement and stitch it down firmly.
The pattern does not specify a finished size or yarn weight, so the dimensions may vary with your yarn and personal tension. A 2.0 mm hook is listed; keeping your stitches consistent will help the roof and body retain an even shape.
Conclusion
This crochet big house pattern combines simple stitches with a few embroidered details to create a versatile flat motif. Follow the round-by-round stitch counts, sew the body closed, and finish the door and window with brown yarn. Use the completed piece as a small accessory or as decoration for another crochet project.
