Circle Wall-Hanging Tassel

Crochet Wall Decor

Materials

· Lion Brans Yarns Fishermen’s Wool in Oatmeal

· Four colors that blend (for middles circle, mine are generic Red Heart Super Saver Yarn)

· Scissors

· (Optional) 3 Beads

I made this item based off of two separate patterns which are this yarn inspirations pattern and this granny circles pattern. Thinking of the big picture, this decoration is a solid circle, a patterned circle, another solid circle and a tassel. Assembly will feel like it takes more time than the individual circles themselves.

Abbreviations / Terms

US terms are used throughout

dc	- double crochet (YO, insert hook through work, bring up a loop, YO pull through 2 loops, Yo pull through last 2 loops on hook)
hdc	- half double crochet (YO, insert hook through work, YO pull through all 3 loops on hook)
sc	-single crochet (insert hook through work, YO, pull through work, YO, pull through 2 loops on hook)
ch	– chain (YO, pull through 1 loop on hook)
sl st	- slip stitch (insert yarn through work, YO, pull through 1 loop on hook)
st(s)	- stitch(s)
sp(s)	- space(s)

Solid Circles

Make two. ~~Or desired number.~~

Note: The ch2 at the start of each row do not count as hdc stitches throughout. You will want to make the circle that is going at the top of your finished product have a long tail from the magic circle.

Magic Circle	cinch tightly with a ch.
Row 1	ch2, 10 hdc in magic circle, join with sl st to first hdc. (10 hdc)
Row 2	ch2, 2 hdc in st the ch2 just came out of, 2 hdc in each hdc around, join with sl st to first hdc. (20 hdc)
Row 3	ch2, 1 hdc in st the ch2 just came out of, [2 hdc in next hdc, 1hdc in next 1 st] around to last hdc. You should end up with the last st an inc. join with sl st to first hdc. (30 hdc)
Row 4	ch2, 1 hdc in st the ch2 just came out of, [2 hdc in next hdc, 1hdc in next 2 st] around to last hdc. You should end up with the last st an inc. join with sl st to first hdc. (40 hdc)
Row 5	ch2, 1 hdc in st the ch2 just came out of, [2 hdc in next hdc, 1hdc in next 3 st] around to last hdc. You should end up with the last st an inc. join with sl st to first hdc. (50 hdc) Sl st, FO leaving an 8” tail.

Middle Circle:

gcl - granny cluster- 3dc in same sp.

cl-inc - granny cluster increase- 4dc in same sp.

Fasten off and join new color after each round. If you wish to make your granny circles in a solid color simply sl st into the next sp instead of joining a new color.

Magic Circle	cinch tightly with a ch.
Row 1	(Center- Color 1) ch3 (counts as dc for this circle), 11dc into magic circle, pull end of mc tightly, join with sl st to top ch3. (12dc)
Row 2	Attach Color 2, ch3, dc in same sp of ch3, [2dc in next sp] repeat around, join with sl st to top ch3. (24dc)
Row 3	Attach Color 3, ch3, 2dc in same sp, gcl in next sp and every sp around, join with sl st to top ch3. (12gcl)
Row 4	Attach Color 4, ch2, [sc 3, sc inc] repeat around, join with sl st to top ch2. FO, weave in all ends.

Tassel

Note: If you make your tassel too big then it will drag the weight of your piece and make it look droopy and sad.

With solid color, I slipped my three beads onto my working yarn with a tapestry needle. Then chain 9, chain 1 around the first bead to secure it to work, chain 3 between each bead thereafter, chain 3 after last bead (I only used three), leave a LONG tail (about 12” should be perfect), FO.

The above optional beaded chain will be the piece that ties the top of the tassel which this video explains very plainly.

Assembly

First, you’ll want to go ahead and secure each circle to the other. I angled the circles such that the straight line goes down the middle of the work.

Use the 8” tail of the solid pieces to whip stitch the middle (colorful) circle to them.

For the top circle of the work, slide the magic circle begging yarn piece up the back of the solid circle so you can use the FO tail to create a loop that will be the part of the work that goes on the hook attached to the wall.