Wall Hanging Name Plates - Free Crochet Pattern

A long time ago, I made my daughter a wall hanging name plate. Problem is, she used to be 5/6 and still into girly colors. The name plate was pink and purple and that is definitely not her style anymore. She wanted a new one, for her new room, that was red, black and gray.

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

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.

Border Variations

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!

Assembly & Hanging

Finally, you'll need to add the hanging portion.

• Slip stitch in the back of your work, on the edge of the first square.
• Chain 45 or so to reach desired length, then slip stitch into the other side of that first square.
• Ch 1 and sl stitch into each chain back across to the other side.
• Cut yarn and tie off.

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!