Crochet Patriotic Bunting

Create your own stunning Crochet Patriotic Bunting to add a touch of patriotic flair to any celebration or event! This fun and festive project is perfect for showing off your crochet skills while also displaying your love for your country. With just a few simple stitches and some vibrant red, white, and blue yarn, you can create a beautiful bunting that will be the envy of all your friends and family. Once you have completed all the rows, finish off your bunting by adding a border in a contrasting color. This will help to frame your bunting and give it a polished look. Finally, attach a string or ribbon to the top of your bunting so that you can easily hang it up and display it proudly. Whether you're celebrating Independence Day, Memorial Day, or any other patriotic occasion, your Crochet Patriotic Bunting will be a stunning addition to your decorations. So grab your crochet hook and get ready to create a piece of patriotic art that will be cherished for years to come!

The yarn I used for this red/white/blue theme is Lily Sugar'n Cream cotton yarn in the colors Red, White, and Hippi.

Hook Size - K (6.5 mm)

Stitches & Abbreviations Used

Ch - Chain

Sc - Single Crochet

Dc - Double Crochet

V-Stitch - (dc, ch 1, dc) into the same space.

Crocodile Stitch Flags

1. Ch 3, dc into the first ch.

2. Ch 2, work 5 dc around the post of the first dc. 5 dc around your first chain.

3. Ch 3, dc into the top of the last dc worked. V-Stitch into the center of the 'scale' that has been created. V-Stitch into the corner stitch of the first 'scale'.

4. Ch 2, work 5 dc around the first half of the V-Stitch created, rotate and work 5 dc around the second half of the V-Stitch. Skip the next V-Stitch. Work 5 dc around each side of the remaining V-Stitch (or every other V-Stitch for subsequent rows).

5. Ch 3, dc into the top of the last dc worked. V-Stitch into the center of the scale. V-Stitch between the first and second scale through both layers of fabric (this essentially attaches the V-Stitch row and the dc rows to each other). Continue across with V-Stitches between each scale and into the center of each scale. Finish with a V-Stitch at the last corner of the scale.

Once you've completed your desired number of rows, end with a row of single crochet across the top edge of the work, creating your single crochets through both the front (scale) layer and the back (V-Stitch) layer. This pins the two layers together while creating a nice finished edge.

Cut yarn; weave in tails.

String to Hang Flags From

To create the string for the flags to hang from, I did a simple foundation single crochet until I reached my desired length. If you're not sure how to create a foundation single crochet, you can also chain as long as you'd like, then turn and single crochet back across the chain. I added a tassel to each end of my string, so I didn't bother weaving in my tails since they are camouflaged by the tassels.

To create the tassels, I cut a length of yarn from each of my three skeins. With all three strands held together, fold them in half. Feed the middle loop of the halved yarn through the area where you want to attach the tassel, and pull the tails of the yarn through the loop. You can trim the ends if you want the strands to be the same length (I didn't do this).

*Also, remember that I'm a lefty. So this tutorial is done as a lefty.