It’s time to celebrate! Whether your parting planning includes a birthday, holiday, or National Crochet Month, a custom crochet pennant garland is a great way to set the scene!
This free crochet pennant garland pattern is completely customizable. The flags are made from the bottom up, so you can make them exactly the size you want – sweet and small or big and bold! Add letters, holiday appliques, or mix up the colors. How special will your little ones feel with their own birthday garlands? The possibilities are endless! Want the patterns that go with?
Click below for the coordinating free applique patterns:
Perfect Party Pennant Garland
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- US-F, 3.75mm hook
- Any worsted weight yarn – each flag as shown uses about 40 yds total, with additional required for rope/swag (Peaches & Creme in White and Sunshine shown)
- Video tutorials: sc, dc, and working into the edge
CLICK HERE for the Perfect Party Pennant Garland Video Tutorial!
For Each Flag:
Row 1: Ch 2, work 3 dc in the 2nd ch from hook. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), work 2 dc in the 1st st, dc in the next st, work 2 dc in the last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 3: Ch 2, work 2 dc in the 1st st, dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Repeat Row 3 until the pennant is the desired size. As shown, go to Row 17. Break yarn and finish off.
For the Rope/Swag:
Chain a rope or swag long enough for all the flags to fit, plus some extra at the ends for hanging, I recommend doing this with a separate skein if possible, and not breaking the yarn or finishing off until the flags are all attached and you can see how long it needs to be for certain.
Edging the Flags and Joining to the Rope:
With the edging color, join with a sl st to the top left corner of the first flag. Sc evenly along the edge to the bottom point. Work 3 sc into the bottom point, then sc evenly along up to the top. At the top right corner, work 2 sc into the corner stitch. Then, positioning the rope behind the top row of the flag, sc in each st along the top of the flag, enclosing the rope in each stitch. At the end of the row, drop the rope and work an additional sc in the side of the top left corner. Break the yarn and seamless join to the first edging sc. Weave in ends. Repeat this process for each flag.
So who will you make a crochet pennant garland for? They’re festive and fun and very green! They make a great tradition when used year after year, and are so much nicer than cheap paper and plastic. I can’t wait to see what you all do with this pattern!
Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2013. Please do not reprint, or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. You may sell items made from this pattern, but please include a link to www.mooglyblog.com on the online listing, or on the sale tag if selling at a craft fair, storefront, or other in person sales.
Sara
A lovely idea… I love how this one has endless possibilities! Linking up tomorrow at Tangled Happy. Thanks for sharing this fun idea! 🙂
moogly
Thank you so much Sara! LOVE Tangled Happy!!
Brenda
Which of the many letter patterns out there do you use for your letters or do you do your own?
I love this banner!
moogly
Hi Brenda! I’m so glad you like it! I used my own letters, which I’m hoping to release the patterns for very soon! 😀
Snowcatcher
All kinds of awesome!
moogly
Thanks so much Snowcatcher!
Clarita Nelson
Thanks for sharing. I love your work. You are very talented.
roxie
this is really neat, do you have any idea when you will have the letters done? i looked on line and was not happy with any i found your patterns are all so wonderful and easy to follow
moogly
Thanks roxie! I’m working on them, and I should be posting at least half of them this week! 😀
Beth C
Thank you so much! I can’t wait to make one of these for my sons 1st birthday party with his name on it:o)
lauren
Did you “kill” the acrylic after making these? My pendants seem to be rolling up on the bottom tips. Would “killing” the acrylic help them lay flatter?
Tamara Kelly
Killing them would help! It could be too that a bigger hook would help. I used cotton, and different yarn will behave differently.
Brenda
what does “killing” mean when used with acrylic?
Brenda
oops, nevermind, I found the definition and I already do this but didn’t know what it was called. LOL
Tamara Kelly
😀 Awesome! I hope it works for you!
Hometown Hooker
I LOVE the ideas that come to mind – I’ve never done craft fairs, but am looking to start and I think I’ll be using these – either with my biz name OR with Happy on one, and Holidays below…
But, I’m starting one soon for my kids’ room to hang above their beds. 😉 Thanks for sharing.
fariba
Thank you so much for great pattern……. 😉
Alexis
Rather than chain a rope, do you think it would be possible to border all the pennants, and then fsc up to the first pennant, then sc into the top, and repeat? Wouldn’t that make it so you wouldn’t have to pre measure the rope?
I’m a relative beginner, so would love your input before I try and modify this to use fsc rather than chain.
I love all your patterns and videos 🙂 they’re great for beginners learning new techniques!
Tamara Kelly
Absolutely! There are several different methods you could use, and they each have their virtues. 😀 Thank you so much!
JoaNne
You’re the best, I love your patterns. Thanks so much for sharing
Tamara Kelly
Thank you so much Joanne!
cathy Childress
Can you make patterns for music notes?
Tamara Kelly
I’m going to try! 😀
Sandy Bryson
i used your pennant pattern to make a banner for my grandson Alexander 5 years ago when he was born. Last month he said that he wants his whole name(middle and last name) too!! Had to get the pattern back out to make 12 more flags! (6 for each name) I love you site and patterns!!!
Tamara Kelly
Oh my, that’s quite the banner! 😀 I’m so happy to hear he liked them – and that you did too, since you’re the one with all the work to do now lol. Thank you so much Sandy!
Vicki
Do you not have patterns yet for all the upper case letters? Some of the ones I need are missing.
Tamara Kelly
Yes! All the uppercase letters are at https://www.mooglyblog.com/the-moogly-crochet-alphabet/ 🙂
Terri
What does it mean when you say “As shown, go to Row 17”? Thanks for an awesome pattern!
Tamara Kelly
Thank you! It means to make the size shown in the photos, work until you’ve made 17 total rows. If you want bigger pennants keep going, if you want smaller stop when you’re ready! 🙂
Cindy Ralph
what does it mean when you say break it off I think it means cut it off but how much do you leave I am trying to learning how make the letters POPS to put on a blanket I crochet for my Dads Birthday I am still just learning how to crochet that I only know the Granny square stripe
Tamara Kelly
Hi Cindy! Great questions! Break yarn, finish off (sometimes abbreviated FO), all are ways of saying to cut the yarn (and usually pull it through that last loop to secure your last stitch). You should leave at least 6 inches at the beginning before the slip knot and at the end – you can use this to weave in your ends to secure them, or you can leave longer ends and use these to sew your applique on!