Beautiful Knit-like Crochet wall hanging with Santa Face with Waistcoat stitch VIDEO tutorial

Beautiful Knit-like Crochet Santa Face Wall Hanging

What is Being Made

This is a decorative crochet wall hanging featuring a Santa face design with a waistcoat stitch texture that creates a knit-like appearance. The finished piece measures 28 cm in width and 18 cm in height, making it an ideal size for seasonal home decoration. The design includes a Santa face with facial features and a waistcoat detail, and is intended to be displayed on a wooden hanger or stick.

Techniques and Construction Method

The pattern is designed to be worked from the bottom up in flat rows, working right to left without turning. This construction method creates a specific directional flow to the finished piece. The designer emphasizes watching the video tutorial before beginning, as it provides essential guidance for executing the pattern successfully. An important technique note is to leave 2-inch yarn tails at the beginning and end of every row, which aids in finishing and assembly.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch featured in this pattern is the waistcoat single crochet (abbreviated as wcsc), which is the signature technique that creates the knit-like texture throughout the piece. This stitch is worked differently than standard single crochet and requires instruction from the video tutorial to master. The pattern also utilizes basic crochet stitches including:

• Chain (ch) - for foundation and structural elements
• Single crochet (sc) - for standard fabric building

Materials and Tools

The pattern calls for a combination of yarn weights to achieve the desired effect. Worsted weight acrylic yarn is used for the main body of the Santa face wall hanging in the following colors: Navy Blue, White, Beige, Red, and Black. Sport weight yarn in White is also required, specifically for creating the waistcoat single crochet stitch as demonstrated in the video tutorial.

Crochet hooks required include a 6.00mm hook for working with the worsted weight yarn and a 2.5mm hook (or any smaller size) for working with the sport weight yarn. Additional tools needed are a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and finishing, scissors for cutting yarn, and a wooden hanger or stick measuring 6mm in diameter and 35cm in length for displaying the finished wall hanging.

Gauge and Finished Dimensions

The pattern specifies a gauge of 8 stitches over 5 centimeters in width and 10 rows over 5 centimeters in height. The finished crocheted piece (excluding side fringe or top grips) measures 28 centimeters wide by 18 centimeters tall.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty. While it uses fundamental crochet stitches, the waistcoat single crochet technique and the overall construction method require some crochet experience and careful attention to the video tutorial instructions to execute properly.