Wall Hanging Name Plates - Free Crochet Pattern!!
I looked online, and I was surprised to find that there wasn't a pattern already made for something as simple as this. The only ones I seemed to find looked more like doilies, and not what we had wanted. So I decided, that while I made hers, I would make one for my other daughter and my son as well, and write up the pattern as I did it.
I know the new favorite stitch seems to be the C2C stitch, and ideally this would look really pretty and be easier to connect my squares, but I went with a simple single crochet. The reason I used single crochet was because I needed a simple even stitch so that it would be easier and more neat when I sew on the letters. You could also sew it as one big rectangle, but I like the look of border color also separating each letter square.
Materials:
Hook size: Can be whatever you have, but I like a G (4.0mm) hook because it creates tighter stitches
Yarn: 4 ply worsted weight yarn. Make sure you use the same type of yarn, or else things get a little wobbly
Needle: any darning needle will do
Hook: you could always buy a command hook to hang it
First lets start with the SQUARES:
Row 1: ch 16
Row 2-16: sc in each st across.
Tie off and sew in the ends.
Next you will need to stitch on your letters. I use the style in this video to do that:
Once you have all your squares done, you'll need to attach them.
- To attach the squares put them back to back, so that when you open them up they one letter is on top of the next.
- Sl stitch into the first space, ch 1, sc in the same space and in the next 14 st across.
- Cut the yarn and tie off pieces in the back of your work.

Then, you'll need to do your border. I did a different border for all 3 of my name plates. But, for ALL of them, I started with a simple single crochet all the way around. Start by attaching the yarn to the bottom of the piece, ch 1 and then sc in all of the stitch around, making sure to do 3 sc in each corner.
Ashley:
- I did a basic PICOT STITCH for hers.
- sl stitch into first sc, ch 3, sl st into same space and into next space. Repeat all the way around.
Lillian:
- I did a PUFF STITCH border
- Hdc in first sc, then an hdc popcorn stitch around that post, skip next sc. Repeat
- See video on this page for clarification:
Zachary:
- I did a CRAB STITCH for his border
- This is just sc but from left to right. When you sc in the opposite direction, it forms this awesome border!
Finally, you'll need to add the hanging portion.
That's it! They are pretty fun to make. My kids got to choose the colors they wanted, and I found a border that I think matched their personalities. Let me know if you make one and what you chose to do!
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