material grrrl garland
Inspired by childhood party decor, this garland is packed with cutesy notions that can be completely customized to you. Grab your favorite colors to make the perfect decor piece! Each of these pieces begins with the same circle and can be finished in less than 15 minutes.
We guarantee one of them will become your next hyperfixation, and we can’t wait to see you cover your walls in them!
We want to see how else you use these pieces! Attach them to clothing, connect them to create belts and headbands, or dream up something completely crazy! Tag @materialgrrrlz so we can see and credit “the material grrrlz flower” “the material grrrlz star” etc. as the pattern:)
Materials:
5mm hook
Size 4 yarn
Abbreviations:
St(s) - stitch(es)
Ch - chain
Ss - slip stitch
Sc - single crochet
Dc - double crochet
Tc - triple/treble crochet
Hdc - half double crochet
Construction:
Each notion begins by creating the same loop and then working more rounds of stitches to create a distinct shape. You can make as many pieces as you like and then connect them by stringing them along a piece of yarn.
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star
5ch
Ss in the first chain to create a loop
2ch and 9dc in loop, ss in first st
Round 2 - 4ch
Sc in second st from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in last ch
Ss into next st on the circle. You’ve created one point of the star.
Repeat steps 1-3 until you’ve completed five points on the star. Tie off.
Using a new color, slip stitch around each edge.
heart
5ch
Ss in first chain to create a loop
2ch and 9dc in loop
Round 2 - ss in first st, ch3 and 3tc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, hdc and tc in next st (this is the bottom of the heart), hdc in next two sts, dc in next st, 3tc in next st, ch 3, ss in last st and tie off
butterfly
5ch
Ss in the first chain to create a loop
2ch and 9dc in loop, ss in first st
Round 2 - 3ch and 2tc in first st, 2tc in next st, hdc and ss in next st (this is the first big wing) Ss, 3ch and 2tc in next st. hdc, sc and ss in next st (this is the first small wing)
Ss, sc and hdc in next st. 2tc, 3ch and ss in next st (this is the second small wing)
Ss and hdc in nxt st. 2tc in next st. 2tc, 3ch and ss in last st (this is the second big wing)
Tie off. Using a different color, surface crochet through the center of the butterfly so there is one big and one small wing on each side. Cut yarn, but instead of tying off normally, tie the end into a bow to look like antennae.
flower
5ch
Ss in the first chain to create a loop
2ch and 9dc in loop, ss in first st and tie off Join a new color in any st
(1ch, hdc, tc) in first stitch
(tc, hdc, ch1, ss) in next st
Continue alternating steps 1 & 2 until you’ve completed five petals for the flower.
bows
50ch and tie off
To connect bows together through their loops, lay one chain in a bow shape (without tying anything) and tie a double knot around it using an 8 inch piece of yarn. Tie the yarn in a bow to create a double bow effect.
Continue to connect multiple bows together.
This pattern was originally published in the July/August 2023 issue of Material Grrrlz
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