Crafty Graduation Decor … Crochet Bunting Pattern

Getting ready to celebrate a graduate this season? Make some crafty graduation decor with this fun graduation cap crochet bunting pattern.

Crochet Bunting Pattern

Here is what you need:

• one skein black worsted weight yarn
• G or H hook
• one skein gold Bonbon yarn
• a piece of cardboard or card stock
• tapestry needle and scissors

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this free pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart.

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With black yarn, make a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as stitch here and throughout), work  8 sc in ring, join — 8 sts.

Round 2: Ch 1, work 3 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next, *3 sc in next, 1 sc in next, rep from * twice more, join — 16 sts.

Round 3: Ch 1, work 3 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next 3 sts, *3 sc in next, 1 sc in next 3 sts, rep from * twice more, join — 24 sts.

Round 4: Ch 1, work 3 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *3 sc in next, 1 sc in next 5 sts, rep from * twice more, join — 32 sts.

Round 5: Ch 1, work 3 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next 7 sts, *3 sc in next, 1 sc in next 7 sts, rep from * twice more, join — 40 sts.

Round 6: Ch 1, work 3 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next 9 sts, *3 sc in next, 1 sc in next 9 sts, rep from * twice more, join — 48 sts.

Round 7: Ch 1, work 3 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next 11 sts, *3 sc in next, 1 sc in next 11 sts, rep from * twice more, join — 56 sts.

Fasten off, weave in ends.

Repeat Rounds 1 through 7 for the number of graduation caps you want on your bunting.

Adding the Tassels

Using the gold Bonbon yarn and your piece of cardstock make a tassel of about 2½ in. long for each cap (if you need help you can follow along with my step by step photo tutorial How to Make Tassels Tutorial here). Attach tassel through centers of caps and secure by weaving in the ends.

Finishing

Lastly, string the finished caps into a bunting using the black yarn again as follows …

Ch 30,  slip st into center st of any corner of your first cap, *ch 20, slip st into center st of any corner of your next cap, repeat from* for remaining caps, ch 30 to finish and fasten off.