how about pillows? cases to hold gear? bath mat? simple hats in "boy" colors?

and more and more men are into needle crafts. teach him, I have taught boys to do needlepoint and they love it.

I've made my son several beanies over the years--frogs, fish, an elephant, an octopus. He's always been into stuffed animals and he even got excited about me making him one just recently and he is 12! I worked on it while I was at school from time to time (teacher--middle school) and many of the kids wanted me to make them one. I found my pattern booklet at Wal-Mart, Michaeals or Hobby Lobby and it contained patterns for about 6 animals. If he's into sports you could make a beanie in the colors of his favorite sports team(s).

hats, mufflers, mittens, stuffed animals, afghans on a theme, lapghan for READING and staying cozy, individualized placemats, slippers, chair cushion, hand towel topper for his bathroom.

So many good ideas! Here's a hat pattern...

Here is a link that might be useful: hat

I just posted Aug. 4 for advice about a boy's project - what I've decided to do (at least in theory) is convert men pattern to boys - just make it smaller. Fall is coming there are a lot of hang over the ear hats/caps for boys - esp. if he's a skateboarder(or the look at least). The one I'm referring to is often found for 5 year olds and comes down into a string and often times have a sweater to go with it...change the colors and I think that might work.
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Well, speaking as a man who crochet's, first let me say how great it is to hear he wants to learn too :D

When I was 13, my best friend and I sat all summer listening to my step-grandmother tell stories (she was born in 1891 and we just thought that was awesome!) and one day as she was crocheting, I mentioned how much I'd like to learn.... but I'm a boy.

Well, she broke both me and my friend of that stereotype PDQ! and spent the rest of the summer teaching us simple patterns. Now, I'm past 40 and just finished a baby blanket for my niece's coming attraction and am working on a pink and white lace afgan for my 3 year old great-niece. (My only problem is I still can't follow all that greek they call "patterns" LOL!)

As for your youngster, sounds like you hit the nail on the head with the scaled down men's patterns, but as a rule of thumb, you can make him almost anything you would make for a girl as long as it's not pink :D

Here's an idea for an afgan though, is he into any kind of sports?

Such as:

For Nascar - How about a Black & White checkered "flag" with black and white tassled fringe.

For Football - How about a big green afgan with a white grid-iron embrordry.

For Basketball - A light "wood-tone brown" afgan with a free-throw line etc. embrordried.

For Baseball - Again, a big green afgan with a brown baseball diamond and white bases.

Best Wishes
Amino-X

I used google and yahoo to search and find patterns for crochet squares of the same size (12 inch) three different designs. Then I crocheted the squares using a worsted weight camouflage yarn. I attached the squares together in a pattern, and edged once around in double crochet with the square colour. Then I went around again twice in a slightly different camouflage yarn (they come in different colour groupings).

This was for my 8yo nephew that wanted NOTHING to do with girlie crocheted stuff. He LOVES this afghan, and uses it every day when watching TV or playing is xbox.

Now he wants me to make him a sweatshirt style sweater in the same yarn.

Dances.

How about slippers with a double sole?
ivamae