Cute Crochet Bunting – A Free Pattern
I love using crochet bunting to add some color to my kid’s bedrooms, but it is also a really fun way to decorate at parties. This crochet bunting pattern is simple to follow, and relatively quick to work out for what comes out as a fairly big display piece. A great project that really shows off your skills!
What You’ll Need
- 100g pink chunky yarn
- 100g blue chunky yarn
- 100g yellow worsted weight yarn
- 6mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Thick yarn needle
- Stitch markers
Stitches and Techniques
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- 2dc – make two double crochets into the same stitch
- sc – single crochet
- turn – flip over your crochet project and work into the other side
- sk – skip
- slst – slip stitch
Crochet Bunting Pattern
You’ll need to make the starting chain to substitute the double crochet using a chain 2 instead of a chain three. This is a personal preference as on this type of project I do think it looks neater, due to my personal tension. Feel free to try both and see which works best for you!
The Flags
Make 5 flags in the pink yarn and 5 in the blue.
Row 1
ch3, 2dc into the first stitch, then turn.
Row 2
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc, 2dc, turn.
Row 3
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 3, 2dc, turn.
Row 4
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 5, 2dc, turn.
Row 5
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 7, 2dc, turn.
Row 6
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 9, 2dc, turn.
Row 7
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 11, 2dc, turn.
Row 8
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 13, 2dc, turn.
Row 9
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 15, 2dc, turn.
Row 10
ch2, dc into the same st, 1dc x 17, 2dc, turn. Cut off a long yarn tail and secure.
Finishing off the flags
Take your flags and sew the long yarn tail back into the body using your yarn needle.
Now block the flags over night to give them the best chance of a good structure.
The String
Use your yellow yarn to create the string attachment.
Make a chain of 500 + 1 stitches, noting your count every 100 stitches with a marker
Skipping the first stitch, work the following into the chain:
1sc x 35, slst to join the chain to each consecutive stitch at the long end of the first flag of 20 stitches. Continue working down the chain, making 1sc x 25 between each flag, then joining the flag to the chain
