Since spills and messes are inevitable, napkins are an essential component of the dining experience. On this page, we highlight some lovely patterns that can enhance this experience; by using napkin rings and cloth napkins, you can make your table settings much more appealing than they would be if you just stick some paper towels on the table.
Beaded Wire Crochet Napkin Rings
If you’ve never crocheted with beads or wire before, this project is a great introduction to the technique. You get both a free pattern AND a free tutorial that explain everything you need to know to make these pretty napkin rings — plus you’ll be able to adapt your newfound knowledge to making jewelry and other projects as well.
Pattern Details:
- A Free Crochet Pattern and step-by-step tutorial are available for this design.
- Crochet Skill Level: Intermediate
- Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay
Multicolored Beaded Napkin Rings
This pattern is a variation on the simple beaded napkin rings pictured above. It’s essentially the same pattern, but using multiple colors.
I used national flag colors as the starting point for my color choices and crocheted a couple of different project samples to test the ideas. You can use any three colors of beads, along with complementary wire colors, to crochet napkin rings similar to these.
Pattern Details:
- A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
- Crochet Skill Level: Intermediate
- Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay
Crochet Wire Napkin Rings
These napkin rings are one of the most versatile designs I’ve seen. They’re casual enough for everyday use, yet dressy enough for using at important holidays such as Thanksgiving.
Pattern Details:
- A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
- Crochet Skill Level: Advanced.
- Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay
Upcycled Crochet Napkin Rings
If you ever buy cans of cat food or dog food, you can save the pull tabs off the cans — and use them to make these interesting upcycled napkin rings.
Pattern Details:
- A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
- Crochet Skill Level: Advanced / Expert
- Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay
Cloth Napkins With Crocheted or Knitted Edgings
Cloth napkins are basically just squares or rectangles of fabric with edge treatments that prevent unraveling and keep them looking neat. The quickest way to make a napkin is to cut out a square or rectangle of fabric and then sew the edges using a sewing machine; but if you want a fancier look for your napkins, you can knit or crochet edgings around them. We’ve provided a whole bunch of free edging patterns you can use for this purpose (or other purposes).
We hope you’ll enjoy making and using any of these designs for napkins and napkin rings to beautify your table and make mealtimes a little more special.
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Amy Solovay is a real, live, human content creator and educator who holds an Associate of Arts degree in Textile Design from FIDM LA (The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Sweet Briar College. She is NOT a robot and does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to write book reviews or articles for this website.
Amy learned to crochet as a small child, and she still enjoys crocheting all these years later.
As an educator, Amy Solovay used to teach in-person college courses in trend forecasting, marketing and surface design at California Design College in Los Angeles. Nowadays she uses online platforms for sharing her knowledge about textiles, crafts, current color trends and current design trends.
This page was last updated on 11-9-2025.