This year, October will be having not one but two full moons! One already happened on October 1 and another will be happening on October 31, the blue moon. In honor, of this rare moon cycle, I wanted to create a moon garland. Originally, I wanted to crochet every phase of the moon but I thought there would be too many moons and the garland might look too crowded so I decided to just make a full, half, and crescent moon. You can always crochet the rest of the moons and just use this pattern as a guide.
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Supplies
– H/5.00 mm crochet hook
– White worsted weight yarn (WY)
– Black worsted weight yarn (BY)
– Twine or beige yarn
– Twine or beige yarn
– Slanted tapestry needle
– Scissors
Aberrations
ch(s) – chains
st(s) – stitch(es)
slst – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
(x_) – repeat (_) amount of times
[x_] – repeat everything inside the [_] times amount of times
Crochet Level
Intermediate
Pattern Notes
The pattern is written in US terms
This pattern uses a magic circle. Magic circle instructions here.
The pattern is written in US terms
This pattern uses a magic circle. Magic circle instructions here.
If you have any problems with this pattern feel free to contact me so that I can make corrections to the pattern.
New/Full Moon (make 4)
(Make two, one black and one in white)
Round 1: magic circle, sc 8 sts. Total = 8 sts
Round 2: ch 1, 2sc in each st (x8). Total = 16 sts
Round 3: ch 1, [2sc in next st, sc 1 st](x8). Total = 24 sts
Round 4: ch 1, [2sc in next st, sc 2 sts](x8). Total = 32 sts
Round 5: ch 1, [2 sc in next st, sc 3 sts](x8). Total = 40 sts
Round 6: ch 1, sc 40 sts. Total 40 sts
Cut off and weave ends
Half Moons (Make two)
With white yarn
Round 1 (WY): magic circle, ch 1, sc 4 sts
remove the hook and change to black yarn (don’t cut off the white yarn)
Round 1 (BY): with black yarn, ch 1, sc 4 sts
*switch between the two yarns until you have reached the end
Round 2 (WY): ch 1, 2sc in each st (x4). Total = 8 sts
Round 2 (BY): ch 1, 2sc in each st (x4). Total = 8 sts
Round 3 (WY): ch 1, [2sc in next st, sc 1 st](x4). Total = 12 sts
Round 3 (BY): ch 1, [2sc in next st, sc 1 st](x4). Total = 12 sts
Round 4 (WY): ch 1, [2sc in next st, sc 2 sts](x4). Total = 16 sts
Round 4 (BY): ch 1, [2sc in next st, sc 2 sts](x4). Total = 16 sts
Round 5 (WY): ch 1, [2 sc in next st, sc 3 sts](x4). Total = 20 sts
Round 5 (BY): ch 1, [2 sc in next st, sc 3 sts](x4). Total = 20 sts
Round 6 (WY): ch 1, sc 20 sts. Total 20 sts
Round 6 (BY): ch 1, sc 20 sts. Total 20 sts
Cut off and weave ends
Connect by sewing loose ends to each piece
Crescent Moon (make 2)
With white yarn
Row 1: ch 16, slst starting with the 2nd st from hook, sc 2 sts, hdc 3 sts, dc 3 sts, hdc 3 sts, sc 2 sts, slst. Total = 15 sts
slst all around
Assembly
Ch 10 sts, slst to 10 st from hook to form a loop, ch 20 sts, and slst to one of the faces. Connect the moons by ch 10 sts and slst to their sides. Continue and finish with off the garland by ch 30 sts and slst to the 10 st to form a loop.
What’s your favorite type of moon?
I LOVE this!! I've seen some super cute moon garlands, but have never wanted to spend the money. I love that you can make it yourself!
Jenna ♥
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While I was searching whether or not there was a crocheted garland I found that a lot of moon garlands are unnecessarily expense. Which is ridiculous because they're so easy to make! All you need is circles! haha ♥
Wow this is amazing Michelle! So creative. Full moon is my favorite phase 😃 keep it up!
Have a good day.
Ann | http://www.annchoi.me
Thank you! ♥
Wow, your moon phase garland crochet is sooo beautiful! And I love how you structure your flatlays too! I just love how pretty your photographs are for all of the blog posts you create 🙂 I hope you're having a nice day ♥
Mari | http://www.dazedmari.com
Ahhhh, this is beautiful! I wish I could crochet, knit, sew… I need to learn!
Thank you! That's such a nice comment. 🙂 ♥
YES! You should learn how to crochet. I have a video on my Youtube on how to crochet if you want to learn. I also have a couple videos with tips on crocheting for beginners if you're interested. Good luck! ♥
Ahh…How I love to crochet! Only managed to crochet a few mask extenders last month. Btw, this is a very lovely blog.
Thank you! ♥