Welcome back to another crochet tutorial with KJ Rowsy UK and today I'm going to be sharing
with you the spiral springtime bunting. This pattern uses three of my favorite colors all
together to create a spiral triangle. You could add on a castle or just some springs
in to create a really cute looking bunting that's going to add a bit of spring color
anywhere in your house. Now before we get started don't forget to hit that subscribe button and of course the notification bell so you never miss out on another one of my
crochet patterns or tutorials again. Let's find out the materials we need to make our
very own spiral springtime bunting. That's quite hard to say. So I'm going to be using
three different colors and they're all an aran weight yarn so either size 4 or a waffle
weight yarn. Now I'm going to be using my favorite which is of course Tank Box Yarns
60 Aran. It's great if you're on a budget and it works out really well. Now the three
colors that I have here is color A. I'm using pale lilac which is shade number 245. I've
got banana cream which is shade number 220. I'm not sure if this one has sold out at the
moment and this one is ballet pink which is in shade number 252. I think they look really
great together and really capture those springtime colors in my mind. Now I'm going to be using
the recommended hook size for this yarn which is a 5mm hook. This yarn doesn't really have a gauge
as such. It's just making sure that you're getting an even size for all of your triangles
Now my finished triangles measure 5 inches and then I've added about a 3 inch tassel on each
of them. You'll need a pair of scissors and it is optional but if you want to use stitch marker
you can do. I'm going to go rogue today and be brave today without them because we're going to
be working all three colors in each round. If you've made any of my other spiral patterns you'll
be well aware of how to do that. I'm going to take you through the technique in detail so don't worry
if you haven't made anything like this before. There's only five rounds to this pattern. It's a nice
quick one to make each of these triangles and then you'll find a link later in the video to
go ahead and make your tassel separately to join your bunching. So we're going to start by making
a slip knot and placing that on our hook. And from here we're going to make a chain of four. So we just yarn over and pull through the loop on
our hook. So that was one. We're going to do that again for number two. Again for number three and
once again for our fourth chain. And we're going to slip stitch into the first chain that we made
by bringing our hook down to where our slip knot is and just popping it through the top loop of our
chain. Yarning over, pull through and straight through the loop on your hook to slip stitch and
that creates a ring for us to work into. So we're going to work our stitches into that ring. So we're
going to start by making a chain of three. Now throughout this pattern our chain three does
count as a US double crochet which is the same as a UK treble crochet. From here we're going to get
ready to work into the centre of that ring. Ignoring that space where we've done our slip stitch, we
want to go into that central ring there. We start by yarning over the hook and inserting our hook
into the middle of that ring and you'll notice I've got my tail popped over my hook as well. So
I'm going to work over that at the same time. We're going to yarn over to bring our loop up
So we have three loops on our hook, yarn over, pull through those first two loops, yarn over and pull
through the last two loops to work our first US double crochet, the same as the UK treble crochet
We're going to work a pair of two double crochets into that same space. So we yarn over, insert our
hook, I'm still working over that tail, yarn over, bring that loop up, yarn over, pull through two
and pull through two. And for a third time we yarn over, insert our hook, bring our loop up
yarn over, pull through two, yarn over and pull through two. So this is where you can cure your
loop of your stitch with a stitch marker if you want to, or you can go very loose as I am. This
is just going to bring up a nice big loop and drop that off my hook. Because what we're going to do
now is move that yarn out of the way, we're going to attach our second colour into the ring. I'm
going to insert my hook through the middle, making sure that that tail is also over the hook
and pick up my second colour, which for me is going to be yellow. I'm just going to place that over the hook with the tail at the back
and bring that through. And we're going to go straight into repeating what we've made with
that first colour by working a chain of three. So I've got it pinched all at the back there
we're going to yarn over, pull through one, two and three. I'm going to make sure that my tail is with
my first tail and then we're going to work three US double crochets into the centre of that ring
again. So we yarn over and insert. I'm kind of gripping both those tails and the crochet between
my fingers there to work that first one. Just make sure that everything's nice and tight
That was number one. I'm going to repeat that and work a second, two and a third, three
I'm going to bring out some yarn because once again I'm going to bring out a loop and just
leave that hanging. I'm just going to make sure I can shift this down a little bit by turning it
around because we need some space because it's time to add on our third colour. So once again
I'm just going to insert my hook, pick up my third colour, my ballet pink and I'm going to place that
over the hook once again with the tail at the back and bring that through making sure that I've
pulled over both those other ends as well. And we're ready to repeat these stitches again with
our third colour. So we start with our chain of three, two and three and once again we're going to
work three US double crochets into the centre of this ring. So we yarn over and insert. I'm now
working over all three tails, bring that loop back up, pull through two and pull through two and repeat
that for a further two stitches. So that's number two and number three. So at the end of round one
we should have the equivalent of four US double crochets in each colour. So our chain of three
counts as one and then we've got one, two and three. Now we're finished with colour three or the third
colour so we're just going to bring up a loop and I'm rotating around to go back and popping colour A
back onto my hook. I'm going to make sure that loop is out of the way and I'm using my yarn not my tail
because you'll be amazed at the things that you pick up from your crochet. So going into round two
we're going to be working into the top of that chain three that we made and we're going to work
one US double crochet into the top of our chain three. So there's one, two, there's the top and
there's our next stitch. So I'm just going to insert my hook underneath two loops of that third chain
I'm going to yarn over, bring my hook back through, pull through two and pull through two. Now our next stitch
is here and this is where we're going to work our first corner. So we're going to yarn over the hook
and insert ready to work one US double crochet and we're going to work the rest of the corner
also into the same stitch. So we're going to work a further US double crochet
We then change hoops to create the corner space and we're working two further double crochets
into that same stitch again. So we yarn over and reinsert our hook into the same stitch
and work that US double crochet and we're working a fourth double crochet into that same stitch again
This creates a space for our corner to appear and then we're going to work one double crochet
into the next stitch. Now we're going to leave this next stitch where our loop is coming out of unworked. It's a bit of
a challenge to work into it when that loop is there. So we are done with colour A so we can
pull up a loop and we're going to rotate round and place colour B onto our hook ready to repeat those
same stitches in colour B. Then we're going to find that third chain which is there. I'm going to yarn
over ready to work that first stitch and insert my hook underneath the top two loops of my chain
yarn over bring my hook back through, pull through two and pull through two and then we're going to
work our corner into the next stitch. So our corner remember was made up of two double crochets
That was one and two. We chain two and we work a further two double crochets into that same stitch again
One and two. We're then going to work one final double crochet into that last stitch before skipping the stitch
where our loop is coming out of. Once you've completed those stitches you can bring up your
loop and just let that hang and I want it to be left in the way. Now it's hard when you're finding
that things are getting a little bit tangled just flip your project towards you and it'll
untangle all of your yarns. Kind of. We're going to repeat it in colour C which is colour three
colour two, I'm not sure let's call it colour three. Make sure that end is at the back
because that's always a good way of remembering which is the right side and the wrong side
So once again we're going to find that third chain, yarn over our hook and insert into the
top of that chain three to work our first double crochet. We're then working our corner
in the top of our next stitch which is two double crochets
a chain two and then a further two double crochets back into that same stitch. That's one
and two. You just need to work one double crochet into the next stitch. This is the one that looks
a little bit different because obviously we've already worked the rest of row two in that first
so that completes row two. Round two, this is the last of rows and we will now have six double
crochets and one chain two space in each colour. So I'm going to bring up that loop and just
continue to rotate to place colour one back on my hook. So to round three we're going to start
by working one double crochet into each of the next four stitches. So that's one, two, three
and four and then we're back to our chain two space and we're going to place our corner
into that same two space. So we're going to be working two double crochets
That was number one, this is number two. We then work a chain of two and then working
back into that same chain two space we work a further two double crochets
We're then going to work one double crochet into each of the next two stitches. So we yarn over
and work, now this is very important, this stitch or the hole can disappear underneath your corner
so make sure that you're not working where your loop is coming out, you should still have two
stitches remaining. So you're going to yarn over, find that stitch and work one double crochet
and then work into your next stitch in your second. Once again you're going to bring up a loop and rotate ready to work the same stitches
in colour two and three. So I'll do colour two with you again. So we yarn over and work
one double crochet into each of the next four stitches. That's number one, two, three
and four and that can bring us to our chain two space. Now we're going to work our corner which
is a two double crochets, a chain two, followed by a further two double crochets into that same chain two space
And that is number two. We should have two stitches to work so make sure you find that
stitch in case it's flipped underneath your corner and work one double crochet into each
of the next two stitches. You can then bring that loop up ready to repeat in our final colour
the same stitch pattern again. So I'm going to quickly run you through it or you can just
carry on and make it because we're going to be working one double crochet into each of the next
four stitches followed by our corner in that chain two space. So for our corner we're working two double crochets
a chain two and a further two double crochets all into that same chain two space
We then finish by working one double crochet into each of the next two stitches and also when
you get to the end of colour three you have to kind of resist colours all around. I'm going to
bring that loop up and give my work a turn because we need to untwist this a little bit there we go
So at the end of round three you should have known ten double crochets and one chain two space in
each colour. Then straight into round four and for this round we're going to be working
seven double crochets before we get to our corner. So we yarn over and work one double crochet
into each of the next seven stitches. One, two, my yarn's coming out, there we go, seven and then we reach our corner. So we're ready to work our
corner again which is of course two double crochets, our chain of two and a further two double crochets
all into the same chain two space. I have trouble with this ball of yarn here
Once we've got our corner we're going to work one double crochet into each of the next
three stitches. So that's one and two. That's one and this is why it's important to find that corner because there it is
it slips underneath and I got myself confused in the last three stitches. So one, two
and three. So at least repeat those stitches in colour two and three remembering that you only need
to work three double crochets after your corner. So we're going to work one double crochet into each
of the next seven double crochets before we get to our corner. We're going to work our corner space
which is two double crochets, chain two, two double crochet all into that chain two space
and then we will continue to work one double crochet into each of the next three stitches
and I'll meet you for round five because believe it or not that's where we're going to be starting
off. So continue to repeat those last few stitches in your colour two and three and I'll meet you for
round five in a moment. So at the end of round four remember you should just work those last
three stitches after your corner. We're going to continue on to our final round
So I'm going back to colour one and this time we're going to be starting off when we've finished
this section of pattern. So have your scissors ready. We're going to start by working one double
crochet into each of the next 10 stitches and that takes us up to our corner. That's number two
In our corner space we're going to be working a little bit differently this time because we're
getting ready to start off. So instead of working our normal corner we're going to work two double
crochets. So that's one and two. We then make a chain of one and we're going to work, to repeat
our work, to work around the post that we've just created. So we're going to be working around the
post of the double crochet that we've just made. So we're going to insert our hook in between those
two double crochets and work two single crochets. So that was one and we reinsert
for our second. We're then going to work one single crochet into our chain two space, so into our
corner, work a further single crochet. Then we're going to work one slip stitch into that last
stitch after our corner. We can then then grab your scissors if you're happy with all your
stitches are correct and just start it off. I'm going to use my hook to bring that through
and that finishes off the first part of round five. We're going to repeat this with each of the colours around
but until all the colours have fastened off. So we're working one double crochet into each of the next 10 stitches all the way up to our next corner
And then once we've reached our corner and worked those 10 double crochets
into our corner space we work two double crochets, and two, make a chain of one. Repeat your work to work around the post of the last double crochet
that you made. So we're working two single crochets around that last post in between
those two stitches. We're then going to work a final single crochet into that same two corner
space before creating a slip stitch into that first stitch after the corner
We can then fasten off that colour and bring up our loop
and that finishes off that one. So we're just going to repeat this with our final colour
working those 10 double crochets and once we reach our corner we're working two double crochets
Our chain one, before we repeat our work to work in between those two double crochets
placing two single crochets. We then work our final single crochet back into that corner space
before slip stitching to the first stitch after our corner. We can fasten off this final colour
and bring that through to complete our triangle. Now if like me you've still got a hole in the
middle, if you pop your work over you need to pull each of, start by pulling the first colour that you
used and that will close the hole and then make sure you pull the other colours too, just to
close up that hole in the middle. All that's left to do is to weave these ends in and of course
and of course because it's me I need to weave all my ends in on all of the furbon. If you make five
seven, nine of these triangles it's going to make a great addition to your bunting. Once you've woven
your ends in you will find a secondary video link here and in the description box below where you
can learn to make your tassels. I've already made a couple of tassels, I have joined one just to
check that it works okay but before we do our tassels, before you head off, so before you head
off to do your tassels let's join our flags together. You're going to need all of your arms
woven in, I've got a couple of my tassels attached and I've got all of my flags. Now it's up to you
if you have them all facing the same way with their colours. I'm going to be doing them slightly
different colours so I'm going to start with one colour and work all the way along and I like to
intend spaces between my flags because the amount that I have look quite good on their own. So you're
going to need to pick one of your three colours to work your bordering and I'm going to be using
my ballet pink just because this is the first one that I have and we're going to work one single
crochet across all the flags to join them. So we're going to start with your first flag
choose whichever colour you want at the bottom and then just insert your hook into your first stitch
right at the corner and rejoin your yarn. I'm just going to place my tail over towards the back
and slip stitch through making a chain one to secure. So we're going to work a back around
back post at the top and we're going to place two, so we've got one there and one here
So you can see here this is where our slip stitch was so I'm just going to work into that stitch
placing one single crochet and then we can work across each of the single crochets across the top
all the way to the next corner. So as we're approaching that corner you can see that we've got those stitches there
to work into and then we reach the end. Now I'm going to work
so we have to work into the first of the double crochets that we worked so just kind of finding
there's a chain one that we made and there's a stitch and we're just going to be turning our hook
into that last or the first single crochet that we made which we do with a nice square s and then
we can get ready to pass our next triangle and we're going to do that by finding that first stitch
and inserting our hook. We're just going to slip stitch these together just by going through the
stitch on the next side and straight through the loop on our hook and that will join them nicely
together. We can then make a chain of one ready to continue to work one single crochet
into each of the stitches across and when that slip stitch was worked we're just going to work
another single crochet and that just neatens up that edge. We can continue to work across
this flag and I'll show you this join once again when we reach the next corner
So once we reach the corner we're going to skip that same one and work into that next single
crochet, working another single crochet ready to repeat this join. So we pick up our next triangle
and I'm changing colour around again and we need to find that first stitch after the chain one just insert our hook into that one
and then slip stitch them together by bringing the yarn through and straight through the loop
on your hook. Make a chain one and you're ready to carry on. So continue to repeat this with all
the triangles that you have and then you will be ready to add on your tassels. So the way that I'm
going to secure my bunting to what's going to be hopefully in my garden I'm just going to add a
strand of yarn and tie that to whatever I want to attach this to. Normally I would make a long chain
but then I don't think it's necessary because this is not very heavy even with these tassels on
I think just a single strand of yarn is going to be more than enough to secure it
If you would want to add a clone on you can just reinsert your hook back into that first stitch
and make a leather chain so that you can secure your bunting like that instead. So as I continue
to join all of my remaining flags don't forget you'll find a link below to go and make your
tassels so that you can add on that final detail onto your bunting. I hope you've enjoyed making
your very own spiral springtime bunting. Go to bed at night and bring a picture of your finished
bunting. Have it out on the square ready for Easter or even use for any summer gathering
I will see you again in the next video