This cauldron tapestry looks great hanging on a wall or door and adds some witchy decor to your house or office!
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The entire piece is done with the Tunisian Simple Crochet Stitch.
Tunisian crochet is worked similarly to knitting and has a forward pass and return pass row. This pattern requires a basic understanding of Tunisian Crochet techniques. If you need a tutorial, there are lots of good examples available online!
I also recommend being familiar with yarn color changes in crochet projects as there are quite a few color changes in this project. For an easier time with colorwork, divide some of the colors into multiple balls of yarn to add separately. This will keep the back of the piece neater.
Materials Needed:
- 4mm Tunisian Crochet Hook
- 4mm Standard Crochet Hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Worsted Weight Yarn in Various Colors (I’m using 5 different colors of Red Heart yarn)
- Scissors
- Wooden Dowel (to hang the tapestry)
Abbreviations
- CH – Chain Stitch
- SC – Single Crochet
- TKS – Tunisian Knit Stitch
- FP – Forward Pass (for Tunisian Crochet)
- RP – Return Pass (for Tunisian Crochet)
- YO – Yarn Over
- SL ST – Slip Stitch
- FO – finish off
Wall Hanging (Main Piece)
All loops remain on the Tunisian Crochet hook until the return pass. It’s very important to ensure your tension throughout the project remains the same. Tunisian crochet projects tend to curl up at the bottom naturally. This is fixed easily by wet blocking the finished project (before adding tassels). You can roll the completed project in the reverse of the way it curls to help flatten it out as well. The single crochet border also helps with flattening out the finished piece.
- Row 1: With light gray yarn, Chain (45)
- Row 2 (FP): Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook. YO and draw up a loop. Continue drawing up loops from each CH stitch until you reach the end of the row. You should have 45 loops on your Tunisian Crochet Hook at the end of this row. (45)
- Row 2 (RP): YO and draw through 1 loop. *YO, draw through 2 loops*, Repat from * until you reach the end of the row. You should have 1 loop remaining on your hook at the end of the return pass. This counts as the first loop for the next row. (45)
- Row 3-5 (FP): Insert hook under the second vertical bar the previous row, YO and draw up a loop. Repeat across the rest of the row. In the last stitch of the row make a Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS) (Insert hook between the two halves of the vertical bar and pull up a loop). This step isn’t necessary, but it helps keep the sides nice and even. Otherwise you can use a standard Tunisan simple stitch in the last stitch. (45)
- Row 3-5 (RP): YO and draw through 1 loop. *YO, draw through 2 loops*, repeat from * until you reach the end of the row. (45)
The colorwork portion of the pattern starts on Row 6. Follow the picture chart. For larger sections of color work, I recommend dividing the background color into two different balls of yarn so you don’t need to carry as much yarn behind the work. To add in a new color to the project, pull up a loop in the next vertical bar with the new color. When completing the return pass remember to switch back to that new color when you reach that section of the color work. Row 6 forward and return passes are also written out fully as an example on how to add in color changes.
- Row 6 (FP): Insert hook under the second vertical bar of the previous row, YO and draw up a loop. Repeat until you have 12 loops on your hook (light gray yarn). YO and draw up a loop with BLACK yarn – repeat x2. YO and draw up a loop with light gray yarn – repeat x17. YO and draw up a loop with BLACK yarn – repeat x2. YO and draw up a loop with light gray yarn – repeat for the rest of the row, making a TKS in the last stitch of the row. (45)
- Row 6 (RP): YO and draw through 1 loop. YO, draw through 2 loops until you reach the stitch before the BLACK colorwork. YO with the BLACK yarn and pull through the 1 light gray loop and the next black loop. YO with the BLACK yarn and pull through 2. With light gray yarn, YO and pull through 1 black loop and 1 light gray loop. YO and pull through 2 loops until you reach the BLACK colorwork. YO with the BLACK yarn and pull through the 1 light gray loop and the next black loop. YO with the BLACK yarn and pull through 2. With light gray yarn, YO and pull through 1 black loop and 1 light gray loop. YO and pull through 2 loops until you reach the end of the row. (45)
- Row 7-58 (FP): Insert hook under the second vertical bar the previous row, YO and draw up a loop. Repeat across the rest of the row, making any necessary color changes. Make a TKS in the last stitch. (45)
- Row 7-58 (RP): YO and draw through 1 loop. *YO, draw through 2 loops*, repeat from * until you reach the end of the row, making any necessary color changes. (45)
The remaining Tunisian Crochet rows are done without any colorwork changes. Use the same light gray background color used in the first 5 rows.
- Row 59-63 (FP):Insert hook under the second vertical bar the previous row, YO and draw up a loop. Repeat across the rest of the row, making a TKS in the last stitch. (45)
- Row 59-63 (RP): YO and draw through 1 loop. *YO, draw through 2 loops*, repeat from * until you reach the end of the row. (45)
- Row 64 (FP): Please note – there will not be a return pass on this row, this is the cast off row for Tunisian Crochet. Insert hook under the second vertical bar in the previous row, YO and pull up a loop. YO and draw through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat across the rest of the row. FO and weave in all ends.
This is a good time to block the project to get it laying flat as possible. Let dry completely before moving to the next steps. Blocking isn’t necessary, but it helps flatten out natural curl Tunisian Crochet pieces tend to have.
Tapestry Border
- Single Crochet Border:
- Starting in the first stitch of row 64, attach light gray yarn and CH 1. SC 1 in the same stitch, and SC across remaining stitches in row. In the last stitch of the row – SC 1, CH 2, SC 1. Moving down the side, SC in each stitch (approximately 64 stitches). In the last stitch – SC 1, CH 2. Moving across the bottom of the tapestry, SC in each stitch across. In the last stitch of the row – SC 1, CH 2, SC 1. Moving up the last side, SC in each stitch (approximately 64 stitches). In the first stitch of the row (where you made your original CH 1 to start the row), SC 1 and SL ST to the starting CH 1. FO and weave in all ends.
- Left Side Border (Do after crocheting the wall tapestry top section):
- Only crochet on the sides of the tapestry. You will not be adding any additional SC on the top or bottom of the tapestry.
- Attach green yarn to the left side of the tapestry and SC in each stitch across, including the sides of the tapestry top where the dowel slides through. FO and weave in ends.
- Attach black yarn to the left side of the tapestry and SC in each stitch across including the sides of the tapestry top where the dowel slides through. FO and weave in ends.
- Right Side Border (Do after crocheting the wall tapestry top section):
- Only crochet on the sides of the tapestry. You will not be adding any additional SC on the top or bottom of the tapestry.
- Attach green yarn to the right side of the tapestry and SC in each stitch across including the sides of the tapestry top where the dowel slides through. FO and weave in ends.
- Attach black yarn to the right side of the tapestry and SC in each stitch across including the sides of the tapestry top where the dowel slides through. FO and weave in ends.
Wall Tapestry Top
- Right Insert for Wooden Dowel:
- Row 1: Attach yarn in the first available stitch on the right side of the tapestry. SC 8 across. CH 1 and turn.
- Row 2-4: SC 8 across, CH 1 and turn.
- FO and leave a long tail to sew.
- Middle Insert for Wooden Dowel:
- Row 1: Skip 10 stitches past the right insert and attach yarn to the 11th stitch. SC 11 across. CH 1 and turn.
- Row 2-4: SC 11 across, CH 1 and turn.
- FO and leave a long tail to sew.
- Left Insert for Wooden Dowel:
- Row 1: skip 10 stitches past the middle insert and attach yarn to the 11th stitch. SC 8 across. CH 1 and turn.
- Row 2-4: SC 8 across, CH 1 and turn.
- FO and leave a long tail to sew.
- After completing the black and green side borders, fold each insert down towards the back of the tapestry and attach to the back of the top row with a tapestry needle. This creates loops to slide the dowel through.
- Rope to Hang Tapestry:
- Starting with a long end, CH 85. FO with a long end to attach to the dowel.
- After sliding the dowel through crochet inserts, attach chain rope on either side by forming a loop with the end of the chain and securing with a knot. To keep the chain rope from sliding off the dowel, use a tapestry needle to secure the chain rope to the ride and left inserts. Weave in any ends.
- You can also use ribbon or twine as the rope if you prefer!
Tapestry Fringe
- Cut pieces of black and green yarn into 14 inch strands. Approximately 38 strands of each color.
- Gather the strips in groups of 2 and fold in half (one black strand and one green strand)
- Insert crochet hook into the first bottom stitch of the tapestry (this will be the black border stitch, so you will need to insert around the stitch instead of in the top of the stitch).
- Pull the group of stitches through the project by hooking the yarn at the middle where it is folded. Only pull through enough to form a loop.
- Reaching through the loop, grab the yarn tails and pull them back through the loop.
- Pull the tails until the formed knot is snug.
- Repeat in every other stitch across the bottom of the project.
- Trim tails to desired length.
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