You will love to create this gorgeous Merry Christmas decoration for your home.
I’m going to share with you my original pattern for a Merry Christmas crocheted garland or bunting which you can craft ahead of time as part of your seasonal decorations.
Pennants
A pennant is a small triangular flag.
In this pattern you make seventeen pennants and hang them on a bunting line.
You can create this project in a variety of colours as well for other occasions
Materials
Yarn
I used acrylic yarn size [4] worsted weightby Impeccable. Get this yarn here.
You will need one ball in red, one ball in green and one ball in white.
The specific colours I used for my bunting are ruby red, sage green and ivory.
Each pennant measures 20cm (8 inches) wide, 19cm (7 ½ inches) high and 22cm (8 ¾ inches) along the two long sides of the triangle.
Gauge
Approximately 14 stitches and 8 rows to 10cm x 10cm (4 inches x 4 inches).
Bunting
The full bunting chain, including the end loops, measures approximately 4 meters or just over 13 feet long.
Watch on YouTube
I have made a video about making the Christmas Bunting and you can watch it on YouTube by clicking the video below.
Pattern Notes – Construction Sequence
Pennants
Make the pennants first.
This pattern starts at the bottom point of the triangle and works up by increasing two stitches at second stitch in from the end of each row for 13 rows.
Embroidery
When all the pennants are made you can embroider each letter of the words with an easy chain stitch.
Bunting Cord
The bunting cord is crafted with a chain stitch with a small loop at each end with which to hang your bunting.
Tassels
Add the tassels at the end.
US Crochet Terminology
This pattern uses USA or Canadian crochet stitch notation or terminology.
This means that a double crochet (dc) is made as follows:
Yarn over, and insert the hook, pull through (three loops on hook), yarn over and pull through next two loops on your hook (two loops on hook), yarn over and pull through the last two loops on your hook.
Only one loop remains on your hook and the double crochet stitch is complete.
Stitches Used and Abbreviations
ch = chain stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
Pennant Pattern
Make 17.
Row 1: With a slip stitch on your hook, chain 3, 2dc into first into slip stitch. (3sts)
Row 2: Ch3 as 1st st, 3dc into next stitch, 1dc into end stitch. (5 sts)
Row 3: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (7 sts)
Row 4: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 3 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (9 sts)
Row 5: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 5 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (11 sts)
Row 6: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 7 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (13 sts)
Row 7: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 9 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (15 sts)
Row 8: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 11 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (17 sts)
Row 9: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 13 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (19 sts)
Row 10: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 15 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (21 sts)
Row 11: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 17 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (23 sts)
Row 12: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 19 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (25 sts)
Row 13: Ch3 as 1st st, 2dc into next st, 1dc into next 21 sts, 2dc into next st, 1dc into end stitch. (27 sts)
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Pennant Crochet Stitch Diagram
Color Combinations
Make 17 pennants in total. 6 red, 5 green and 6 white.
Embroider Letters
On 14 pennants embroider the capital letters:
M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S
Leave three pennants blank.
With a tapestry needle and contrasting yarn embroider each letter.
Align your letters from row 6 to row 11. Try to place the letters in the middle and do not pull too hard.
The letter M will be wider than all the other letters being 9 stitches across whereas the other letters will be 7 stitches across and the “I” only 3 stitches wide.
Keep the embroidery chain stitch at an even tension.
Embroidery Chain Stitch Examples
Letters
Here are the photos of each pennant I made showing the embroidery chain stitch letters to help you as a guide.
Bunting Cord Pattern
Starting Loop
With red, ch10, and sl st into the first chain to form a loop. Chain 10.
Join the Pennants
Single crochet across the top 27 stitches of the first pennant.
Gaps
Chain 5 for the gap.
Join the next pennant.
Note
Make sure the pennants are added in the correct order to spell the words “_MERRY_CHRISTMAS_” with a blank pennant at the front, a blank pennant between the two words and a blank pennant at the end.
Ending Loop
After the last pennant is joined, ch20 and slip stitch into the 10th chain from the hook to form a loop.
Fasten off. Weave in the ends.
End Loops
End Loops
Here are the photos of the two end pennants.
They show the 10 chain loops with which to hang your bunting.
Tassels
Make the Tassels
The tassels hang at the point of each pennant. Cut four strands of yarn, two strands of red and two strands of white, 20cm (8 inches) long.
Fold in the middle.
I ran out of green and so I only used red and white.
Join Tassels
Right side facing, from behind, insert your hook into the base point of a pennant and pull the folded loop of the 4 strands through for about 2cm, then pull the rest of the loose strands through the folded loops.
Gently ease the tassel into place.
Repeat on every pennant.
Slightly trim the tassels with sharp scissors if necessary.
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Our Tudor Rose granny square is a simple pattern that anyone can make.
You can use our Tudor Rose granny for blankets or make them up into a bag.
You can also make regular four-round Grannies and place them in between the Tudor Rose Grannies.
War of the Roses
The War of the Roses was fought in England from 1455 to 1485.
A Tudor Rose has white petals in the middle and red petals on the outside. It symbolizes the joining of two fighting opponents from the War of the Roses.
The white rose is for Yorkshire and the red rose is for Lancashire.
Typically, the Tudor rose is displayed with one petal below and has two petals at the top.
Symbolic
It was in the 1500’s when the Tudor Rose was first used in royal standards.
Roses in general are a symbol for Mary. You will often find rose windows in churches.
Pattern Design Notes
The challenge is to get a five-petaled rose into a four-sided square. This is achieved in two ways.
Firstly, by using the long triple crochet stitch and stitching into the top of all the petals and only into some of the gaps between the petals.
Secondly, by having two opposite sides with a four / six chain combination and two sides with a five / five chain combination. All sides equaling ten chains in all excluding other stitches.
Weave in the tail ends as you go to avoid much sewing at the finish.
Pattern Design Notes
The challenge is to get a five-petaled rose into a four-sided square. This is achieved in two ways.
Firstly, by using the long triple crochet stitch and stitching into the top of all the petals and only into some of the gaps between the petals.
Secondly, by having two opposite sides with a four / six chain combination and two sides with a five / five chain combination. All sides equaling ten chains in all excluding other stitches.
Tension Gauge
If your tension is loose, then use a slightly smaller hook.
If your tenson is tight, then used a slightly large hook
Measurements
Each Tudor Rose granny measures approximately 12cm x 12cm (4 ½ inches x 4 ½ inches).
Crochet Terminology
This pattern uses US crochet terminology.
Stitches Used
Chain = ch
Single crochet = sc.
Half double crochet = hdc.
Double crochet = dc.
Triple crochet – tc.
Slip stitch = sl.st.
Join in yarn.
Yarns
Impeccable medium weight [4] yarn.
A = white
B = red
C = blue
Hook
5mm crochet hook.
Pattern
Foundation chain ring: Ch5 join with a sl.st to form ring.
Round 1: With A (white), Ch3 (as 1st stitch), 9 dc into center ring join with sl.st. Fasten off. [10 sts].
Round 2: With B (red), join with sl.st., make loop [ch3, skip 2 sts, 1 sc], repeat 3 times, ch 3 sl.st. into 1st st. [5 loops].
Round 3: Make petals. Sl.st. forward into first loop, work into loop, 2ch (as 1st hdc), 3 dc, 1hdc, sl.st. into top of sc from round below, work into next loop, * 1hdc, 3 dc, 1hdc, sl.st. into top of sc from round below * repeat from * to * [3] times more. Fasten off. [5 petals].
Round 4: With C (blue), make a loop on your hook, hdc into a valley stitch between two petals. Ch5, 1dc into back loop of middle stitch of a petal, 3ch (1st corner), 1dc into same st. Ch6, sc into back loop of middle st of next petal, ch4, tc into valley stitch before next petal, ch3 (2nd corner), tc into same st, ch 5, sc into back loop of middle st of next petal, ch5, tc into stitch before next petal, ch3 (3rd corner), tc into same st, ch4, sc into back loop of middle st of next petal, ch6, dc into stitch before next petal, ch3 (4th corner), dc into same st, ch5, join with sl.st into top of 1st hdc in round.
Round 5: Sl.st into gap, ch3 (as 1st st), 2dc into gap, ch1, * into corner loop 3dc, ch3, 3dc, ch1, 3dc into next gap, ch1, 3dc into next gap, repeat *. Repeat from * to * twice more. Into corner loop 3dc, ch3, 3dc, [ch 1, 3dc into next gap], 1ch, join with sl.st. Fasten off.
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Each day will be represented by a three-row granny square in the colour of the high temperature that day where I live in the city of Vancouver in Canada.
I started on January 1, 2018, and make one square every day until December 31, 2018. That will be 365 crochet granny squares in all.
Size
I want my blanket to lay on my king sized bed and run in vertical rows for each set of 18 days.
My design is to make this blanket 18 squares by 21 rows as that makes a squarer blanket than the usual 14 squares (or two weeks) by 21 rows which result in a long, narrow blanket more suited to a single or twin sized bed.
I plan to make some extra white squares at the end to square off the blanket and on this can embroider the date for the year (2018). Here I may do MMXVIII just to be different.
The Details Up To Day 9
I know it says “week one” on the title of the post but it was actually Day 9 before I got this published.
For the first week, the temperatures in Vancouver remained between 5C and 6C for the highs.
In a way, it was annoying to have to do the light blue for day after day and on into Day 9!
But, I think it will soon get a little colder as we move into late January and February is typically the coldest month.
My Progress
I like that I can do one granny square just after dinner each night while watching TV and chatting with my family. It is very doable and once the day’s square is completed that is all I have to do. So, there is a feeling of satisfaction in completing the single motif.
I do not feel the need to do more crocheting but I do have other projects on the hook that I will work at over the weekends.
I will post again when I reach week 2 and share wyouyrou just how good the blanket is coming along.
This is like a crochet along (CAL) and all the squares are the same.
Temperature blanket Day 9
Temperature Degree Colours
I have the colours already decided listed here.
Temperature blanket stash of colours.
Zero and below white
1C to 2C cream
3C to 4C taupe
5Cto 6C light blue
7C to 8C teal
9C to 10C green
11C to 12C lemon
13C to 14C yellow gold
15C to 16C orange
17C to 18C pink
19C to 20C hot pink
21C to 22C red
23C to 24C magenta
25C to 26C violet
27C to 28C purple
29C and above black
I bought the yarn (which is Vanna’s Choice [4] weight yarn) on January the first at my local yarn store (LYS) in downtown Vancouver.
I am using a 5.25mm crochet hook.
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Follow my daily progress and tag me with your temperature blanket images all year.
I’ve had an iPad for several years now and I’ve been frustrated with the big bulky and clunky hard cases sold in the Apple Store. They are not neat and they make the whole item seem bigger than it is.
If the iPad designers made such a sleek and smooth piece of kit why would you want to hide it all in a nasty plastic flap thingy?
You are probably like me and you need the information and connectivity the Ipad gives without the bulk of junky covers.
I take my iPad with me most days and slip it into my bag. In fact these days I don’t buy a handbag or tote that will not fit my IPad.
I had worked on several prototype designs made in crochet for my IPad cover but they all had the same problem that the sleek pad would just slip right out.
This was not good.
Carleton Nip and Tuck iPad Cover
This new design is based on the simple pillow case method where the case is snug (nip) and then you ease the inner flap (tuck) over the end so the iPad will not slide out.
Our Carleton iPad Crochet Cover has no external flaps or buttons to catch on other things.
No matter who you are or how you crochet you will likely have an iPad. If you are a crocheter you can make this easy breezy iPad cover in less than three hours.
And if you don’t have an iPad I bet your grandkids do.
Size 5.25mm crochet hook or the hook required to match the gauge.
Your label (optional)
Yarn needle to sew in ends.
Stitch marker.
Gauge
15 stitches and 12 rows to 4″ x 4″ (10cm x 10cm).
Measurements
Width 17cm, height 23cm.
Note: When resting and by that I mean when the iPad is not in the cover, the cover is slightly smaller than the actual iPad.
Pattern Notes
This cover is worked in the round and after the first row the work spirals up and is not round by round. There is no seam.
The fit is a snug fit to grip the iPad the cover will stretch a little as you insert the iPad this is normal.
Colour choices
The pattern here is for the black/pink version but I am also showing you the gold/cream colourway. When you use colour in crochet it changes the feel of the item.
The black/pink is vibrant and businesslike and the gold/cream is lighter and has more whimsey.
Please note: This pattern will be free for just over a week and then be available as a PDF download for a nominal fee.
Body
Foundation chain: With black ch 24.
Rnd 1: Ch 1 (as 1st st), 1 sc in every chain to end (24 sts), 2 sc into same st (as side corner), 1 sc into every st up the other side, 2 sc into same st, (52 sts). Do not join with sl st. Place a stitch marker into next st.
Rnd 2: Immediately make the next st into the first st of rnd 1 and continue in a spiral from here.
Work until completed 12 rnds and end at stitch marker side. Leave black (do not cut),
Join pink, work 1 sl st into next 2 sts then continue in sc, complete one rnd, leave pink, pick up black and work 1 sc into each of the sl sts from the rnd below and then continue.
From this point you will have two spirals (one pink and one black) with two thread in use. Continue until you have five pink and five black rnds completed. End at the stitch marker side. With black make 1 sl st into the next 2 sts. Cut black and fasten off.
With pink continue and work every st and go over the 2 black sl sts with sc all the way round. Continue spiral in pink for twelve more rnds. End at stitch marker side. Turn.
Inner flap
Row 1: 1 ch (as 1st st), 1 sc into next 24 sts, turn (25 sts).
Row 2-8: Repeat row 1. Fasten off.
Finishing
Turn item inside out. Fold flap down and neatly sew down both sides making sure not to go through to the front. Weave in ends. Turn right side out.
Sew on your label at the right hand side bottom 1cm in from the corner (optional).
Crochet bags are fun and easy to make. There are many types of bags and most can be made in crochet. The beauty of these designs is that they usually can be made in a day or two.
Start now and have a new bag each season (that’s four this year) or go ahead and craft yourself one for each month.
Crochet bags do not last forever and depending on the yarns you use they can get worn, fluff or pill easily.
Take care to choose natural fibres like cotton or wool or select tough acrylics.
Where to put your crochet bags when out and about
Never chuck a crochet bag (or any bag for that matter) onto the floor. Rather leave it hanging on the back of your chair
In a restaurant or coffee shop
Tuck your bag behind your back on the chair in a restaurant or coffee shop.
Only place spectacular evening bags on the dining table.
You can get a handy dandy portable handbag hook and dangle your bag stylishly from the table edge.
On the bus, train or subway
Always have your bag on your knee. Don’t leave it on the seat next to you (this attracts grab-and-runs). Not on the floor.
If your commute is very dirty put you crochet bag into a see-though plastic bag for travelling in busy public places.
In the cloakroom
Hang it on the hook or knob behind the door. Never place your crochet bag on top of the cistern. Really?
Never ever on the floor. Tuck it under your arm as you hover.
At the basin, if you have to put it on the counter, place some paper towels down first.
You never know what lurks in public places.
Care for your crochet bag
You have spent many hours making your crochet bag so you need to care for it to extend its longevity.
When bags like this get dirty or stained it is hard to clean them so the best way is to protect them beforehand.
Any bag you make and use says something about you. You want you crochet bags to be beautiful for a long time so take care and enjoy using your hand crafted bags.
Bag patterns coming soon
These bag patterns will be coming soon. I will add them as soon as I can.
The patterns are free for a few days and then cost $2 for a PDF download. Check back often to pick up your free bag patterns.
