Make a quick and easy crochet banner for a teacher you love. This crochet pencil banner works up quickly with just 27 rows in this free crochet pattern.
Below you will find the complete pattern and instructional photos for the crochet pencil banner crochet pattern. You will also find the material list, stitch list, gauge, helpful videos, and sizing information.
Crochet Pencil Banner for Teachers
It can be hard to find a lovely gift for a teacher that is not the same as everyone else’s teacher gift. They get a lot of teacher mugs and so on. This crochet pencil banner is a nice customized teacher’s gift that works up quickly.
If you like corner-to-corner crochet, then check out this similar pattern that is made using the C2C method.
Making this Crochet Banner Special
There are a variety of ways to customize this crochet banner. You can make the background and pencil in the school’s colors. You can also embroider the grade the teacher teaches or add the teacher’s name on the banner. You can choose to hang the banner so that it is wide or so that it is taller. Both ways look nice.
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Crochet Pencil Banner Pattern
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Materials Needed
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2.6 oz or 136 yds of Red Heart Super Saver, (Weight: 4/medium – 364 yds, 7 oz, 198 g)
The colors used for pencil design:
Turqua or Soft White – 1.2 oz or 63 yds
Light Pink or Petal Pink – 0.2 oz or 10.5 yds (364 blocks)
Light Grey – 0.14 oz or 7.5 yds
Lemon or Gold – 0.9 oz or 47 yds
Buff – 0.2 oz or 9 yds
Black – 2 yd
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Dowel Rod (either 19 inches long or 9 inches long depending on how you will hang the banner)
Size H 5mm Crochet Hook
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Stitches and Abbreviations
CH – Chain
HDC – Half Double Crochet
ST(s) – Stitch(es)
Gauge and Size
Gauge: 7 HDC X 6 Rows = 2 inches
Size: 18 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall
Crochet Pencil Banner Pattern
Notes:
-Written in US terms.
– I do not count my CH1, turning chain, as a stitch.
– For this pattern, you will be working with several colors at once. I used a strand of white for both sides of the pattern and did not carry my yarn.
– The Pencil Banner Crochet Pattern is Copyrighted by Winding Road Crochet.
– This pattern is written twice. The first pattern is a longer less abbreviated version of the pattern. The second variation of the pattern is much more abbreviated.
– You only need to work the pattern once.
Long Format Pattern
CH 63 with White.
Row 1: SC in second CH from the hook. HDC in every CH across. (62 SC)
Rows 2-4: CH1, turn, HDC in each ST across.
Row 5: CH1, turn, HDC first 13 ST in White, HDC next ST in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 6: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 2 STs in Tan, HDC last 12 STs in White.
Row 7: CH1, turn, HDC first 11 ST in White, HDC next 3 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 8: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 4 STs in Tan, HDC last 10 STs in White.
Row 9: CH1, turn, HDC first 9 ST in White, HDC next 5 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 10: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC last 8 STs in White.
Row 11: CH1, turn, HDC first 7 ST in White, HDC next ST in Black, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 12: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC next 2 ST in Black, HDC last 6 STs in White.
Row 13: CH1, turn, HDC first 5 ST in White, HDC next 3 STs in Black, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 14: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC next 4 ST in Black, HDC last 4 STs in White.
Row 15: CH1, turn, HDC first 5 ST in White, HDC next 3 STs in Black, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 16: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC next 2 ST in Black, HDC last 6 STs in White.
Row 17: CH1, turn, HDC first 7 ST in White, HDC next ST in Black, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 18: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 6 STs in Tan, HDC last 8 STs in White.
Row 19: CH1, turn, HDC first 9 ST in White, HDC next 5 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 20: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 4 STs in Tan, HDC last 10 STs in White.
Row 21: CH1, turn, HDC first 11 ST in White, HDC next 3 STs in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
Row 22: CH1, turn, HDC first 4 Sts in White, HDC next 8 STs in Pink, HDC next 4 STs in Grey, HDC next 32 STs in Gold, HDC next 2 STs in Tan, HDC last 12 STs in White.
Row 23: CH1, turn, HDC first 13 ST in White, HDC next ST in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink, HDC last 4 STs with White.
At this point, you can fasten off all colors except your background color.
Row 24-27: CH1, turn, HDC in each ST across with White.
Fasten off leaving about 40 inches of yarn end. This will be used to whip stitch the banner to a piece of dowel rod. Weave in all your other ends.
Abbreviated Pattern
Notes:
– All rows will require you to chain 1 and turn at the beginning of the row.
– All stitches are Half double crochets.
– The rows are read as follows:
Abbreviated Version: Row 5: 13 White, 1 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Long Format Version: Row 5: CH1, turn, HDC first 13 ST in White, HDC next ST in Tan, HDC next 32 STs with Gold, HDC next 4 STs with Grey, HDC next 8 STs with Pink HDC last 4 STs with White.
CH 63 with White.
Row 1: 62 White
Rows 2-4: 62 White
Row 5: 13 White, 1 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 6: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 2 Tan, 12 White.
Row 7: 11 White, 3 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 8: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 4 Tan, 10 White.
Row 9: 9 White, 5 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 10: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 6 Tan, 8 White.
Row 11: 7 White, 1 Black, 6 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 12: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 6 Tan, 2 Black, 10 White.
Row 13: 5 White, 3 Black, 6 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 14: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 6 Tan, 4 Black, 4 White.
Row 15: 5 White, 3 Black, 6 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 16: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 6 Tan, 2 Black, 6 White.
Row 17: 7 White, 1 Black, 6 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 18: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 6 Tan, 8 White.
Row 19: 9 White, 5 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 20: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 4 Tan, 10 White.
Row 21: 11 White, 3 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
Row 22: 4 White, 8 Pink, 4 Grey, 32 Gold, 2 Tan, 12 White.
Row 23: 13 White, 1 Tan, 32 Gold, 4 Grey, 8 Pink, 4 White.
At this point, you can fasten off all colors except your background color.
Row 24-27: 62 White.
Fasten off leaving about 40 inches of yarn end. This will be used to whip stitch the banner to a piece of dowel rod. Weave in all your other ends.
Embroidery and Dowel Rod
Use a tool to cut the dowel rod to about 1/2 inch longer than the side of the banner you are attaching it to. You can whip-stitch the banner to the dowel rod so that the banner is wider or taller.
To make this banner really special you can embroider the teacher’s name or the grade they teach to the banner. For this one, I decided to embroider 4th grade because that is the grade the teacher will be teaching next year. On the C2C versions of this pattern, I embroidered the teacher’s name or initial onto the banners.
You can embroider using a straight stitch. I recommend writing the name out on a piece of paper to help you gauge the height and width of each letter before trying to embroider them into your piece.
Use your rows as a way to center your letters and keep them straight. I also recommend inserting your needle in the center of your crochet stitches and not between stitches. This will give you more control over your embroidery. The back of your work will be a little messy with the stitches. If this is a problem for you, then I would glue a piece of felt on the back of the banner.
Cut a 24-inch piece of yarn and tie the yarn to both sides of the dowel rod to be able to hang up the banner.
Now your Crochet Pencil Banner is complete and ready to be enjoyed. They work up fast and make great gifts.
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