This festive crochet hanging is inspired by the Christmas decorations shown in the photo. The design uses a soft spiral shape with a character at the top and small decorations placed along the ribbon. The blue version has a snowman theme. The red version has a Santa theme. The green version has a Christmas tree theme. Each version can be made as a door decoration or a window hanging or a Christmas tree ornament.
Materials
Use medium cotton yarn or a soft acrylic yarn. You will need white yarn for the snowman face and for the light parts of the spirals. Use blue yarn for the snowman hat scarf and blue spiral. Use red yarn for the Santa hat scarf and red spiral. Use green yarn for the Christmas tree and green spiral. You can also use yellow yarn for stars. Use black yarn for eyes and small face details. Use orange yarn for the snowman nose. Use a small amount of pink yarn for cheeks. You will also need a crochet hook between 3 mm and 4 mm. Use fiberfill for the character heads. You will need a tapestry needle and scissors. You can add beads ribbons snowflakes stars and light plastic Christmas balls.
Finished Size
The finished decoration can be about 70 cm to 90 cm long. The head can be about 13 cm to 16 cm wide. The spiral can be about 6 cm to 8 cm wide. You can make the decoration shorter or longer by changing the starting chain.
Basic Stitches
The main stitches used in this project are chain stitch single crochet half double crochet double crochet slip stitch increase and decrease. A magic ring is useful for the heads and the small decorative pieces.
How To Make The Snowman Head
Start with white yarn. Make a magic ring and work 6 single crochet stitches inside the ring. On the next round work 2 single crochet stitches in every stitch. Continue increasing evenly until the circle has 42 stitches.
Work several plain rounds without increases. Add the eyes near the middle of the face. Use orange yarn to make a small round nose or a short cone shaped nose. Embroider the mouth with black yarn. Add pink stitches to the cheeks if you like.
Start decreasing evenly around the head. Add fiberfill before the opening becomes too small. Continue decreasing until the opening can be closed. Fasten off and weave in the yarn end.
How To Make The Snowman Hat
Use blue yarn. Start with a small magic ring. Work several rounds with slow increases until the hat is wide enough for the head. Continue with plain rounds to create the body of the hat. Add a white band around the lower edge. Make a white pom pom and sew it to the top.
How To Make The Snowman Scarf
Chain enough stitches to make a strip that can wrap around the neck. Work rows of half double crochet until the scarf is wide enough. Use blue yarn. Add small fringe at the ends if you want. Wrap the scarf around the neck and sew it in place with a few small stitches.
How To Make The Santa Head
Make the head with a light skin color yarn. Use the same round shaping method as the snowman head. Add black eyes and a small pink nose. Use white yarn to make the beard and moustache.
For the beard work small white loops or small puff stitches around the lower face. Make several short curls and sew them close together. Keep the center of the mouth area open so the face is easy to see.
How To Make The Santa Hat
Use red yarn. Start with a small circle and increase slowly. Continue until the hat is wide enough for the head. Add a white band around the edge. Make a white pom pom and sew it to the end of the hat. Add small green leaves and red berries if you want the same festive look as the photo.
How To Make The Christmas Tree Top
Use dark green yarn. Start with a small circle at the top. Increase gradually while working downward. Make each lower section a little wider than the section above. This creates the layered tree shape.
Add a small brown trunk at the bottom. Decorate the tree with small red beads or small crochet balls. Add tiny yellow stars or small flowers. Make a yellow crochet star and sew it to the top of the tree.
How To Make The Spiral
Make a starting chain between 120 and 150 stitches. Use the color that matches your version. For the blue design use blue and white. For the Santa design use red and white. For the tree design use green and a light cream color.
Work 3 double crochet stitches in each chain. The strip will begin to curl while you work. Continue to the end of the chain. Work one more row along the outer edge if you want a wider spiral.
Change color for the border if you want a two color effect. Work a simple row of single crochet along the edge. Keep your tension soft so the spiral can hang naturally.
How To Make The Snowflakes
Make a small magic ring with white yarn. Work 6 single crochet stitches inside the ring. Make a short chain from each stitch to form the arms of the snowflake. Slip stitch back to the center after each arm. Make six arms. Fasten off and leave a yarn tail for sewing.
How To Make The Small Stars
Use yellow yarn. Make a small magic ring and work 10 single crochet stitches inside. Create five points by making short chains and working back along each chain. Fasten off and leave a long tail.
How To Add Beads
Use a strong cord through the center of the spiral. Add beads at regular spaces. Blue silver and white beads look good with the snowman version. Red gold and pearl beads work well with Santa. Green gold and pearl beads work well with the Christmas tree version.
How To Add The Bow
Use a ready made ribbon bow or make a simple crochet bow. Place the bow near the lower part of the spiral. Choose blue ribbon for the snowman. Choose red ribbon for Santa. Choose green ribbon for the tree.
How To Add The Bottom Ornaments
Attach one or two lightweight Christmas balls to the bottom of the hanging. Use blue balls for the snowman. Use red and gold balls for Santa. Use green and gold balls for the Christmas tree. Make sure the ornaments are light so the crochet does not stretch.
Final Assembly
Sew the character head or the Christmas tree to the top of the spiral. Place the strong center cord through the middle of the spiral. Add the beads to the center cord. Sew the snowflakes and stars to the front of the spiral. Add the bow near the bottom. Attach the Christmas balls to the lower cord. Add a hanging loop at the top.
Finishing
Weave in every yarn end. Shape the spiral gently with your hands. You can use light steam if the yarn allows it. Do not press the spiral flat. Check every decoration before hanging the piece.