🌙 Create your own charming moon ornament with this free crochet pattern! This simple yet elegant moon design works up quickly and makes a perfect decoration for your home or as a thoughtful handmade gift. The pattern uses basic stitches and is suitable for beginners who know the fundamentals of crochet.
Key Takeaways
- Quick project that can be completed in one sitting
- Beginner-friendly pattern with basic stitches
- Versatile decoration for any season
- Customizable with different colors or added embellishments
Materials&Tools
- Yarn
- Polyester Fiberfill
- 2.25mm Hook(What I used in this pattern)
- Yarn Needle
- Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)
Abbreviation
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
- dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
- BLO – back loop only
- FLO – front loop only
How to Read Pattern?
- R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st
In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.
- (sc+sc+sc)
Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.
Pattern Info
Body
- 11 ch, sl st into 2nd chain from the hook, sc, hdc inc, 4 dc inc, hdc inc, sc, sl st
- Crochet 2 pieces and sew together with a round of sc
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