Tunisian Double Crochet Rainbow Moon Wall Hanging Pattern

Hook: Size H (5.00 mm) Tunisian crochet hook
Yarn: Sugar N Cream Yarn in:
   country yellow 2g
   country green 12g
   robins egg 15g
   beach glass 17g
   rose pink 17g
   soft violet 7g
   sage green (for fringe) 30g
Scissors
Darning needle
13" Dowel rod
Measuring tape

ch: chain
yo: yarn over
st(s): stitch(es)
tdc: Tunisian double crochet

Special Stitch

Tunisian Double Crochet: yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch (just like for a Tunisian knit stitch), yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Find the full tutorial here.

Difficulty: Easy

Size: 10 inches x 16 inches (not including the fringe or the dowel rod)

Gauge: 12 sts and 5 rows =  4 inches in tdc

Notes:

1. This pattern is worked best with at least a 10-inch Tunisian crochet hook or a crochet hook with a cord.
    
2. This pattern is worked flat with the right side of the work facing.
    
3. Do not turn your work at the beginning of each row. Each row is worked from right to left (forward pass) and then from left to right (return pass).
    
4. The final row is the only row that needs to turn your work before beginning.
    
5. The chain 1 counts as the first stitch of each row.
    
6. Do not forget to carry the yarn when switching colors throughout the moon rows.

When you come to the first color change of the first moon row, drop the color you are using and pick up the yellow yarn.

Yarn over the hook with the yellow and hold the dropped yarn horizontally across the back of the work (image 1 below), insert the hook into the next stitch (just like for a Tunisian knit stitch) under the dropped yarn that is being held at the back (image 2 below), yarn over (image 3 below), pull up a loop (image 4 below), yarn over (image 5 below) and pull through the first 2 loops on the hook (image 6 below).

Continue the pattern. Example of the front of the work (image 1 below) and the back of the work (image 2 below).

During the return pass, make sure to yarn over with the same color as the 2nd loop on hook.

Make the return pass like normal until the 2nd loop on the hook is a different color (image 1 below).

Yarn over with the same color as the 2nd loop on the hook (image 2 below), and pull through the first 2 loops on the hook (image 3 below). Continue across.

When switching back to the first color, make sure to keep the working yarn a little loose, do not pull too tight.

Tunisian Double Crochet Stitch Video Tutorial (shown below)
Tunisian Crochet Guide: 5 Things You Need To Know
How to Tunisian Crochet Video Tutorial
Tunisian Knit Stitch Video Tutorial
 

Start with country green:

R1: Forward Pass: ch 31, put a tdc into the back hump of the 3rd ch from the hook. Put a tdc into the back hump of each ch across. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

R2: Forward Pass: ch 1 (the loop on the hook plus the ch 1 counts as a st here and throughout the pattern), tdc into each st across. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

Should measure approximately 10" long.

R3: Repeat R2

R4: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into each st across. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 2 loops remain on the hook, yo with beach glass and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook.

Continue using the color beach glass:

R5: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into each st across. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

R6-R9: Repeat R5

R10: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into each st across. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 2 loops remain on the hook, yo with robins egg and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook.

Continue using the color robins egg:

R11: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into each st across. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

R12-R13: Repeat R11

R14: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into the next 17 sts, yo with country yellow and tdc into the next 4 sts, yo with robins egg and tdc into the next 8 sts. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 2 loops remain on the hook, yo with violet and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook.

Continue using the color violet:

R15: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into the next 16 sts, yo with country yellow and tdc into the next st, yo with violet and tdc into the next 3 sts, yo with country yellow and tdc into the next 2 sts, yo with violet and tdc into the next 7 sts.=30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

R16: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into the next 20 sts, yo with country yellow and tdc into the next 2 sts, yo with violet and tdc into the next 7 sts. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 2 loops remain on the hook, yo with rose pink and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook.

Continue using the color rose pink:

R17: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into the next 18 sts, yo with country yellow and tdc into the next 3 sts, yo with rose pink and tdc into the next 8 sts. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

R18: Forward Pass: ch 1, tdc into each st across. =30

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

R19-R20: Repeat R18

Bind Off:

R21: ch 1, *insert the hook into the next st, yo and pull through all the loops on the hook. Continue from the * across. =30

Do not cut the yarn. Weave in the other ends.

Attach the wall hanging to the dowel rod:

R23: ch 1 and turn your work,

put the working yarn behind the dowel rod,

*insert the hook through the back loop and front loop of the next st,

yo (image 1 below) and pull up a loop (image 2 below),

yo and pull through all the loops on the hook.

Continue from the * across.

Cut the yarn, pull through the last stitch and weave in the end.

Add fringe and trim. My fringe is 7.5" long so I cut my yarn 16" long and then I trimmed it after adding it to my wall hanging.

Block the wall hanging if needed. I blocked mine on blocking mats with pins and steamed it with a steamer and then I let it dry for a couple of days before taking off of the blocking mats.

Attach another piece of yarn to hang the wall hanging. Mine is 16" after attaching it to the wall hanging.

The End!

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