Moon Cycle Garland ♥ Crochet Pattern

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 (my favorite hook)
– White worsted weight yarn (WY)
– Black worsted weight yarn (BY)
– Twine or beige yarn
– Slanted tapestry needle (I use these)
– Glue (this is my favorite no-sew glue)
– 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.
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)
With H hook
(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 H hook and 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 H hook and 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?