Celebrate the 4th of July with this easy crochet pattern for a patriotic American flag banner. You can easily customize the size of this banner by adding more or fewer flags.
I love using red, white, and blue in my decor all summer long. This flag banner will probably stay up at my house for the whole Month of July.
The base flag for this bunting or banner is the same as the one I used for the Feels Like Fall Bunting Pattern. I just changed up the colors and added stripes.
Looking for more patriotic decor? Try this Quilt Square Wall Hanging.
Materials and Pattern Information
- Worsted Weight Yarn in Red, white, and blue colors.
- I Love This Yarn in Cranberry, Royal and White used in sample
- Flags: 15 yds each
- Star: 5 yds
- 6mm crochet hook
- Scissors + Yarn Needle
- Hot Glue Gun (optional)
Gauge and Sizing
- Each flag is 5 in wide x 6 in tall
- Assembled Bunting measures approximately 45 in long.
Abbreviations
- US Terminology
- Ch(s): chain(s)
- St(s): stitch(es)
- Hdc: half double crochet
- Hdc2tog: half double decrease x2
- Hdc3tog: half double decrease x3
- Sc: single crochet
- Dc: double crochet
- Tr: treble crochet
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
Special Stitches
- Half Double Crochet Decrease x2 (hdc2tog): Yo, insert hook into stitch indicated, Yo, pull up loop, Insert hook into next stitch, yo, pull up loop. Yo, pull through all loops on hook.
- Half Double Crochet Decrease x3 (hdc3tog): Yo, insert hook into stitch indicated, Yo, pull up loop. [Insert hook into next stitch, yo, pull up loop] Twice. Yo, pull through all loops on hook.
- Picot: Ch 3, sl st into back bump of first ch made
Notes
- Beginning Ch 1 does not count as stitch
- Beginning Ch 3 Counts as 1 dc
- To make bunting longer, make any odd number of flags. You will need 1 more blue and than red/white to keep this pattern.
Flag Instructions – Blue
Make 3
Row 1: Using blue color, Ch 15, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Turn.
Row 2-12: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and each st across. Turn.
Row 13: Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1, hdc2tog over next 2 sts. Hdc 6. Hdc2tog over next 2 sts. Hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 14: Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1, hdc 6, hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1, hdc 4, hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 16: Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1. Hdc2tog over next 2 sts. Hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 17: ch 1, hdc3tog starting in same st as ch 1. Finish off, weave in ends and block.
Flag Instructions – Red + White Stripes
Make 2
Row 1: Using Red, Ch 15, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and each st across. Change to white. Turn
Row 3: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and each st across. Turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and each st across. Change to red. Turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and each st across. Turn.
Row 6-12: repeat rows 2-5. Final row will be as row 4
Row 13: Using red yarn, Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1, hdc2tog over next 2 sts. Hdc 6. Hdc2tog over next 2 sts. Hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 14: Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1, hdc 6, hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Change to white. Turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1, hdc 4, hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.
Row 16: Ch 1, hdc2tog starting in same st as ch 1. Hdc2tog over next 2 sts. Hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Change to Red. Turn.
Row 17: ch 1, hdc3tog starting in same st as ch 1. Finish off, weave in ends and block.
Star Applique Instructions
Make 3
Rnd 1: Using white yarn, Form a magic circle, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), make 9 dc in ring. Pull ring closed. Join to top of ch 3 with sl st
Rnd 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in same st as ch 1. (dc, tr, picot, tr, dc) in next. *sc in next, (dc, tr, picot, tr, dc) in next. Repeat from * around. Join to top of 1st sc with sl st. Finish off and weave in ends
Final Assembly Instructions
Glue or sew your star onto the 3 blue flags. (I glued mine)
To join them together in a line, lay your flags out in this order: Blue- Striped -Blue – Striped – Blue
Using blue yarn, ch 25. Then sc across the top of the flag furthest to the right, *ch 10, sc across next flag. Repeat from * across all flags. Ch 25 after end of final flag.
To change the spacing of your flags do more or less chains between and at the beginning and end.
You could also make this longer than 5 flags simply by making more!