Who doesn’t love to crochet a kite like this lovely one? Make one yourself with these easy-to-follow written instructions using simple crochet stitches and techniques.
You can customize this pattern and make a punch of kites with different colors and add small ribbons or tassels to the tail.
These small kites can be made as a garland and decorate a baby room with it, or used as party decorations, also you can use it as an applique to decorate a baby blanket or baby sweater.
These written instructions show how to make the kite soul, border, kite tail, and ribbons using single crochet and double crochet stitches, some increasing and decreasing techniques, also the pattern contains how to change between colors and how to make invisible join.
Let’s start!
Designer: Crafty Emmi
Abbreviations
st – stitch
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
sc2tog – 2 st together with sc (decrease)
*…* – repeat from * to * x times
Materials
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Sport weight yarn in 4 color
- A: slate blue
- B: lavender
- C: orange
- D: petrol
Kite Sail
ch 19 in color A
Row 1: (start in 2nd ch from hook) sc in next 18 ch, turn
Row 2: ch, 7 sc, *sc2tog* x2, 7 sc, change to color B, turn
Row 3: ch, 16 sc, turn
Row 4: ch, 6 sc, *sc2tog* x2, 6 sc, change to color A, turn
Row 5: ch, 14 sc, turn
Row 6: ch, 5 sc, *sc2tog* x2, 5 sc, change to color B, turn
Row 7: ch, 12 sc, turn
Row 8: ch, 4 sc, *sc2tog*, 4 sc, change to color A, turn
Row 9: ch, 10 sc, turn
Row 10: ch, 3 sc, *sc2tog* x2, 3 sc, change to color B, turn
Row 11: ch, 8 sc, turn
Row 12: ch, 2 sc, *sc2tog* x2, 2 sc, change to color A, turn
Row 13: ch, 6 sc, turn
Row 14: ch, 1 sc, *sc2tog* x2, 1 sc, change to color B, turn
Row 15: ch, 4 sc, turn
Row 16: ch, *sc2tog* x2, turn, ch, sc2tog. Fasten off.
Turn the piece, then crochet the border.
Border
Start with color C in the last stitch of the sail and made the first stitch a standing stitch:
sl st + ch, *sl st + ch in next row* x16, *sl st + ch in next loop of foundation chain* x18, *sl st + ch in next row* x1, sl st in starting stitch. Do not fasten off.
Kite Tail
Starting from the last stitch of the border, make a long chain of 31 ch.
Start in 2nd ch from hook and make 1 sl st in each ch on the way back (30 sl st). Fasten off with an invisible join to 1st sl st of the border.
Ribbons
Next, work three ribbons 8 st apart. Use color D and start on the back loop of 1st sl st of the tail:
a) ch 3 + dc + ch 2 + sl st in back loop of sl st
b) sl st in front loop of next sl st
c) rotate the piece 180°: ch 3 + dc + ch 2 + sl st in front loop of same sl st, fasten off.
Finally, cross the yarn tail over the back of the chain and weave in the yarn ends.
