It’s almost the Christmas season, and you know what that means: It’s time to start crocheting your holiday decor! And what better decor than some festive Christmas bunting? Each of the garlands in this round-up is easy to make, and best of all, the patterns are completely free!
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1. Christmas Light Decorations
This string of crochet Christmas lights is the perfect festive decoration. To make this garland, you will need aran or worsted weight yarn in a variety of colors, some polyfill stuffing, and knowledge of simple stitches. This is a good beginner project because the pattern includes step-by-step instructional photos.
2. Christmas Bell Garland
Can you hear the Christmas bells ringing? This holiday bunting pattern is easy to make and a great way to add color to your house this season. You only need to know basic stitches, and there’s even a detailed photo tutorial in the pattern to guide you as you make this garland.
3. Crochet Christmas Star Garland
This granny star garland will bring a vintage look to your Christmas festivities, and it’s quite easy to make! Just grab some worsted weight yarn in red, green, and white, and you will have a great decoration in no time.
4. Easy Crochet Christmas Tree Bunting
This fun Christmas tree garland features my very favorite notion: buttons! These serve as a fun way to attach your trees to the garland, and they’re just like having a star on top of your tree. The pattern calls for a light worsted weight yarn, though you can use any size of yarn and corresponding hook. And as long as you know easy crochet stitches and how to work in the back loop only, this holiday project will be a breeze.
5. Christmas Tree Bunting
Here’s another easy Christmas tree bunting pattern. You can use any yarn weight and matching hook size, and this is a great project to use up scrap yarn. Because this pattern only calls for simple stitches, it will work up very quickly.
6. Crochet Stars Garland
Here’s a pattern for a fun garland of crochet stars. This is a very customizable project because you can use any colors for the stars, and I think it would look great in wintery Christmas colors like red, green, and blue. You could also use sparkly yarn that will catch and reflect the brightness of your Christmas lights. This is a good project if you have a little bit of crochet experience and are ready to branch out, because you will need to know the picot stitch.
7. Mini Christmas Bauble Bunting
If you want to crochet some ornaments, this is the garland for you. This mini Christmas bauble bunting is a great scrap buster, and it’s made with DK weight yarn and simple stitches. It’s written in UK terms, so check out this article if you need to translate those to US terms.
8. Christmas Tree Bunting
This Christmas tree bunting is so festive and cheerful, especially because you can add tiny ornaments to the trees! It’s written in UK terms, so when you see double crochet (dc), remember that it’s equivalent to the US single crochet (sc). This garland will work up in no time because it uses only easy stitches.
9. Christmas Trees and Bunting
This Garland features lacy, doily-like Christmas trees, as well as little stars and flags. It’s very customizable because you can choose if you want to make just one of these items or all three to add to your bunting. You can use any yarn weight for this project, but worsted weight yarn works well. And you will only need to know easy stitches plus the picot stitch.
10. Granny Joy: Crochet Christmas Bunting
This Christmas bunting is extra fun because it features granny triangles that will give your home a retro holiday feel. I also love the little tassels that you can add to the triangles. For this project, you will need DK weight yarn and knowledge of easy stitches plus the double crochet decrease, which is explained in the pattern.
11. Festive Bunting
This classic Christmas bunting looks absolutely lovely with the cream pennants and green and red holly sprigs. It’s a very customizable pattern because you can make as many or as few of the triangles as you want, and you can use felt to add whatever festive sayings you want to display in your house. This is a good beginner project because you only need to know easy stitches and the picot stitch, and because the designer has provided a tutorial for how to block your triangles to achieve a crisp finished look.
12. Booty Bunting
Stockings are a major part of Christmas, so why not make a fun stocking garland? For this project, you will need weight 4 yarn and knowledge of easy stitches. The pattern is written in UK terms, so click here if you need to convert these to US terms.
13. Evergreen Bunting
This Evergreen Bunting is a beautiful, intricate option for decorating your home this holiday season. I absolutely love how textured it is. You can use any weight of yarn for the project, but if you want yours to look like the designer’s, choose a sport weight yarn. This is a great project if you have some crochet experience and are looking to branch out and learn new skills. You will need to know basic stitches plus how to work in the back loop only and how to work in the front and back posts, and a variety of special stitches that are described in the pattern. The best part of this pattern is that it includes very helpful photos to guide you through the process of making each triangle.
14. Crochet Pine Tree Garland
I love the way this project uses the popcorn stitch for the texture of the Christmas tree. The pattern includes a tutorial for this stitch, so just grab some worsted weight yarn and you will have a perfect pine tree garland in no time.
15. Twinkler Stars
Want a garland that matches the star on top of your tree? This is the project for you! The stars are easy to crochet and work up quickly, and the pattern includes both a stitch chart and a conversion of UK to US terms, so it’s very beginner friendly.
16. Festive Grannies Crochet Garland
Looking for a retro granny square Christmas garland? This pattern is a great choice. It features miniature granny squares and really fun tassels and beads to add an extra pop of style to your holiday decor. This is a great beginner pattern because it includes a video tutorial and calls for easy stitches and worsted weight yarn.
17. Mistletoe Garland
This mistletoe garland is perfect if you don’t want to put real plants in your home. You can choose any yarn weight and corresponding hook size for this project, and you will need to know easy crochet stitches plus the double crochet decrease and bobble stitch, which are explained in the pattern. The pattern also conveniently provides UK to US stitch conversions.
18. Red Heart Christmas Tree Garland
This Christmas garland is made with red and green worsted weight yarn and is the perfect way to decorate your tree. As long as you know the basic crochet stitches and the popcorn stitch, which is described in the pattern, this is a perfectly meditative project that’s great to work on as you relax in front of the fire or watch a holiday movie.
19. Snowy Stars
This holiday bunting combines winter snow and Christmas stars into a perfect December decoration. For this project, you’ll want to use a 100% cotton yarn as well as a fabric stiffener to ensure your snowflake stars don’t curl in on themselves. The pattern calls for simple stitches plus working in the front and back posts, so make sure you have a bit of crochet experience before you begin. And if you’re on the American side of the pond, click here to convert from UK to US terms.
20. Merry Berry Crochet Garland
This Mary Berry Garland adds a lovely pop of bright Christmas colors to your home, and best of all it’s easy to make. Just grab some worsted weight yarn and make sure you’re comfortable with the basic crochet stitches and working in the round, and you will have some festive bunting in no time.
21. Buffalo Plaid Christmas Crochet Garland
These plaid Christmas trees are a great way to add some vintage style to your holiday decor. For this project, you will need three colors of worsted weight yarn that look good together, as well as polyfill to stuff your trees. This is a good pattern for beginner crocheters because it only calls for simple stitches.
22. Crochet Christmas Tree Garland
I love these tiny 3-D trees created with the bobble stitch! For this project, you will want to use a size 6 super bulky yarn such as Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick. As long as you know how to work the bobble stitch, which is explained in the pattern with both written instructions and a photo tutorial, you will be set. Plus, the pattern includes an entire video tutorial to guide you through making this gorgeous Christmas bunting!
23. Christmas Tree and Star Garland
Last but not least is this festive bunting that includes both Christmas trees and stars in a variety of festive shades. To crochet this project, you will need worsted weight yarn and polyfill stuffing, as well as knowledge of basic stitches.
So, which of these festive Christmas garlands will you be making this holiday season? Any of the free bunting patterns in this round-up would be the perfect way to add cheer to your home.
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