{Crochet} Pineapple bunting

If you are away from tropical island, then bring tropical to your home.

Welcome summer by hanging this fruity pineapple bunting on your wall, picture frames or whichever place need a spice of summer.

Tutorial is from By Hand London.

The following tutorial is a translation of UK to US crochet term.

Crochet abbreviation:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

sl st – slip stitch

What you’ll need:

Worsted yarn in yellow and green

5 mm crochet hook

Scissors

Directions:

Pineapple body

Using yellow yarn,

Round 1: Ch 8.

1 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

1 hdc in next ch.

1 dc in each of the following 5 ch sts, bringing you to the end of your ch.

Make 5 more dc in that end ch st (total 6 dc in last ch st).

1 dc in each of the next 4 sts.

1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next st, join at the top with a sl st.

Round 2:  ch 1, sc in same st.

sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in following 5 sts.

Make 3 dc in next st.  And 3 tr in each of the following 3 sts.

dc in following 5 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, join at the top with a sl st.

Cut yarn and weave in tails.

The leaves

Switch to your green yarn and join it into the top of your pineapple – there should be a little hole at the top where you last slip stitched in.

ch 6

sl st in next ch from hook.

sc in next st.

hdc in next, and all following sts.

hdc back into the pineapple where you joined the green yarn to anchor the leaf.

sl st into the top of the pineapple.

Repeat from * for two more leaves.

Cut yarn and weave the tail through the back loops

Make a bunch more and you’ll be ready to string them up into bunting!

Hanger

Still with green yarn, Ch 20.

join your chain with a sl st into the leaf loops at the back of your pineapple.

ch 20 again, and join to the next pineapple, and so on.  Finish with a final ch 20.

{ Add or decrease the number of chains as how far or close you want to space the pineapples }

Pineapple bunting: quick and easy to make and surely will bring some spark to your room.

Happy Summer !