Crochet Pattern Tracker - A Personal Database for Your Crochet Patterns, Projects, Changes & Photos

Do you have a growing collection of crochet patterns, but find yourself forgetting which yarn you used, what hook size worked best, what you changed, or how you made that project last time?

The Drift & Loop Crochet Pattern Tracker is a digital workbook designed to help you keep all those little details in one organised, searchable place.

Instead of having patterns, project notes, modifications and photos scattered across your computer, phone and notebooks, you can build your own personal crochet database as you work.

Whether you're a hobby crocheter, pattern designer, market seller or crochet business owner, the tracker is designed for whatever you make — from plushies and amigurumi to blankets, hats, garments, bags, homewares or that wonderfully random crochet project you just had to make.

🌿 What can you keep track of?

PATTERN LOG
Build your own searchable library of crochet patterns. Record the pattern name, designer, tags, hook size, yarn and notes — and you can even add a link or file location so you can open the pattern directly from your Pattern Log.

Use the tags to organise your patterns however you want — for example:

Amigurumi • Plushie • Key Chain • Bag Charm • Markets • Gifts • Horse • Christmas

Or you might use tags such as:

Granny Square • Bucket Hat • Markets • Gifts • Wearables • Summer

Because the table can be filtered and searched by any field, you can quickly find patterns by tag, designer, source, hook size, yarn, pattern name or any other information you've recorded.

PROJECTS LOG
Keep a record of every project you make from your patterns.

Record dates, yarn, hook, time spent and your own notes so you can remember exactly what you did when you make the project again.

And because every project is recorded individually, you can filter and sort your Projects Log to explore your crochet-making history — see how many projects you've made in a particular week, month or year, how many times you've made a particular pattern, which patterns you keep coming back to, and more.

CHANGES LOG
This is where the tracker really becomes your own.

Record exactly what you changed in a pattern — including the page, round or row, what the original pattern said, what you changed it to, and why.

No more trying to remember six months later "What on earth did I do differently last time?"

PHOTOS LOG
Keep photos connected to the pattern they belong to and identify whether each photo relates to a project or a change.

Add photos directly into the workbook and resize the rows or columns when you want a larger view.

🧶 Especially useful for custom makers
If you create custom crochet pieces or other one-of-a-kind items for customers, the Crochet Pattern Tracker can help you keep a record of the patterns, modifications, materials and finished projects behind each design.

When a customer comes back wanting another one — or something similar — you can quickly find the pattern and your notes and remember exactly how you made it.

✨ Designed to be simple
This isn't a complicated project-management system with dozens of fields you have to fill in.

It's designed around the information crocheters actually want to remember.

Add as much or as little information as you need.

You can:
Search and filter your records
Search your pattern tags
Filter or sort by any field in the tables
Add, edit or delete records
Resize columns and rows to suit the way you work
Hide the rows above the tables if you want more space
Link directly to online patterns or files on your computer
Keep photos alongside your pattern records
See your total patterns, makes, changes and photos at a glance

📖 What's included?
Your digital Crochet Pattern Tracker includes:

START HERE
A quick introduction to the tracker and how the four logs work.

PATTERN LOG
Your searchable personal pattern library.

PROJECTS LOG
A record of the projects you've made.

CHANGES LOG
A permanent record of the changes you've made to patterns.

PHOTOS LOG
A visual record of your projects and pattern changes.

USER GUIDE
Detailed instructions covering the workbook, filtering and searching, adding photos, deleting or retiring patterns, links and files, and other useful tips.

💻 Digital Download
This is a digital Excel workbook. No physical product will be shipped.

The tracker is designed to be used in Microsoft Excel and can also be used with compatible spreadsheet software such as Google Sheets, although some Excel-specific features may behave differently.

❤️ Made for crocheters by a crocheter
The Crochet Pattern Tracker was created because the little things we change, discover and learn while crocheting are often the things we forget.

A different hook.

A slightly longer tail.

Three extra rounds.

A yarn substitution that worked beautifully.

A tiny modification that made the finished project so much better.

Write it down once. Find it again when you need it.

Build your own crochet database as you create