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Nordic fox wall hanging Pattern

Nordic fox wall hanging Pattern
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cozy Accent

A warm touch for your space that transforms ordinary corners into inviting nooks filled with handmade charm.

About This Nordic fox wall hanging Pattern

This pattern creates a colorful Nordic fox wall hanging using tapestry crochet and decorative macrame-style feathers. It combines simple single crochet rows with spike/extended single crochet details to build texture and pattern. The design includes charts, step-by-step process photos, and instructions for all small pieces and final assembly.

Nordic fox wall hanging Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

You will make the base tapestry, sew on the snout, ears and tail, add wooden beads and create three layered yarn feathers to finish. The pattern uses worsted weight cotton yarn and clear color-change guidance.

Why You'll Love This Nordic fox wall hanging Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines tapestry crochet with playful textured stitches to create a unique wall hanging. I enjoy how the spike stitches and little bobbles add personality and depth to the base section. The macrame-style feathers are one of my favorite finishing touches because they bring movement and a handcrafted feel to the piece. Making the little snout, ears and curls is very satisfying and allows for creative details like beads and embroidery.

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Switch Things Up

I love how simple changes in color palette can completely transform the mood of this wall hanging; try muted pastels for a nursery or bold jewel tones for a modern accent piece.

I often switch yarn weight and hook size to make different scales of the design; using bulky yarn with a larger hook gives a chunky boho look, while fine yarn makes a delicate mini tapestry.

I like to experiment with swapping the macrame feather colors or adding metallic thread for a festive sparkle that glints in sunlight.

Try substituting some stripes with surface crochet or chain-loop fringes to add tactile variety and interest across the guard section.

I sometimes replace the wooden rod with a copper or painted dowel for a different finish and to match room hardware or nursery theme.

I recommend adding small felt shapes or applique over the tapestry for a layered effect; a tiny felt leaf or embroidered star can make it feel handmade and personal.

I enjoy embroidering alternate facial expressions by moving the eye placement and mouth stitches a few squares to change the fox’s personality.

If you want a hanging with more weight and drape, stitch two identical bases and sew them together, leaving a small opening to lightly stuff the center with scrap yarn before closing.

I like to add beads or charms to the feather cords for a bohemian look; you can also tie leather cords instead of yarn for a rustic touch.

To make a set, create smaller companion hangings using just the guard section or the fox head only, and hang them in a cluster for a charming gallery wall.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping separate yarn balls for each starting color can create tangled floats and messy backs; use an individual yarn ball for each color section that begins in a row. ✗ Forgetting to count stitches at the end of each row will lead to sizing errors and misaligned motifs; count the 40 stitches after each row and fix mistakes immediately. ✗ Pulling your tension too tight when making extended (spike) single crochet can distort the texture and make rows uneven; aim for consistent, relaxed tension when working spike stitches. ✗ Not placing safety eyes in the correct rounds can misplace the face features; place safety eyes between the recommended rounds (between row 44 and 45) and check spacing of 16 stitches between them. ✗ Sewing pieces without pinning can give an asymmetrical result; pin or baste the snout, ears and tail in place and check alignment before sewing permanently.

Nordic fox wall hanging Pattern

Create a charming Nordic fox wall hanging to brighten any room with handmade warmth. This detailed pattern walks you through tapestry crochet techniques, colorful stripes, and macrame-style feathers for a modern boho look. You will get full row-by-row instructions, charts, and assembly steps to finish a polished wall decor piece. Perfect for gifting or adding a playful touch to a nursery or living space.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Nordic fox wall hanging Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Cotton yarn - Worsted weight (main base yarn)
  • 02
    Guard colors: bluish green, cream, gray, mustard and light orange (tangerine) - small amounts each for stripes
  • 03
    Fox colors: acqua (aqua), white and orange - amounts for fox motif
  • 04
    Details yarn: black, orange, white and navy blue for small features and embroidery
  • 05
    Amount of yarn: less than 100 g total (approximate)
  • 06
    Wooden rod 28 cm / 11 inches long for hanging
  • 07
    Wooden beads for headband detail and feather suspension
  • 08
    2 safety eyes 12 mm

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 3.0 mm (for details and finishing)
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 3.5 mm (for main base and guard sections)
  • 03
    Needle for sewing pieces
  • 04
    Scissors
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    Yarn needle for weaving in ends and sewing pieces
  • 06
    Wooden rod (28 cm / 11 inches long)
  • 07
    2 safety eyes 12 mm
  • 08
    Wooden beads
  • 09
    Pins for assembly (optional)

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— Materials and supplies :

Infos :

Crochet hook 3mm/3.5mm. Needle. Scissors. Cotton yarn –Worsted weight. Guard: bluish green, cream, gray, mustard y light orange (tangerine). Fox: Acqua, white y orange. Details: black, orange, white y navy blue. Wooden rod (28cm / 11 inches Long). 2 safety eyes 12 mm. Wooden beads. Size: Final size aprox. without feathers: Width: 24 cm / 9.44 inches Height: 34 cm / 13.38 inches. Gauge/tension: 2 stitches and 2 rows for 1cm2. Amount of yarn: less than 100gr.

— Abbreviations :

Infos :

sc: single crochet. ch: chain. inc: increase. dec: decrease. Slst: slip stitch. crab: Crab stitch. rep: Repeat. The asterisks indicate these steps need to be repeated. (example: *2sc, 1inc* rep 6 times)

— Wall hanging base: Guard :

Info :

Crochet hook 3.5mm. The base is started from the bottom up. Crochet back and forth with single crochet. The stitches are marked with the yarn color you should use. ( bluish green, cream, gray, mustard, tangerine) Use the graphic as reference guide. Each row must have 40 stitches.

Row 00 :

41 ch.

Row 01-06 :

40sc, 1ch.

Row 07 :

*1sc, 1sc extending the strand to the previous row, 1sc extending the strand to 2 previous rows, 1sc extending the strand to 3 previous rows, 1sc extending the strand to 2 previous rows, 1sc extending the strand to the previous row* repeat until the end of the row, 1ch.

Row 08-10 :

40sc, 1ch.

Row 11 :

*1sc, 1sc extending the strand to the previous row, 1sc extending the strand to 2 previous rows, 1sc extending the strand to 3 previous rows, 1sc extending the strand to 2 previous rows, 1sc extending the strand to the previous row* repeat until the end of the row, 1ch.

Row 12-14 :

40sc, 1ch.

Row 15 :

*2sc, 1sc extending the strand to the previous row, 1sc extending the strand to 2 previous rows, 1sc extending the strand to the previous row, 1sc* repeat until the end of the row, 1ch.

Row 16 :

40sc, 1ch.

— Advice / Important :

Info :

Link to video how to make the extended single crochet. (spike stitch). When starting to crochet use individual yarn balls each time you start a color in the row, for more comfort and not having crossed threads behind the figure. (I don't use jacquard or tapestry technique). Remember when making color changes, always leave the threads on the same side of the piece to use them on the next round. Each row must have 40 stitches. I do not use the tapestry technique, although if you find it easier you can apply it. I use a yarn ball for each color that starts in the row, so on the next round, when turning the work, the thread is waiting to be use again. Example: To start the wall hanging I would use an acqua yarn ball, then an orange one and a white one, then a new orange one and an acqua one. As much as the color is repeated, it has its own ball of yarn.

— Wall hanging base: Fox :

Info :

Crochet hook 3.5mm. The base is started from the bottom up. Crochet back and forth with single crochet. The stitches are marked with the yarn color you should use. (white, orange, acqua) Use the graphic as reference guide. Each row must have 40 stitches.

Row 17-18 :

11sc, 6sc, 6sc, 6sc, 11sc, 1ch.

Row 19-20 :

10sc, 6sc, 8sc, 6sc, 10sc, 1ch.

Row 21-24 :

10sc, 5sc, 10sc, 5sc, 10sc, 1ch.

Row 25-26 :

12sc, 3sc, 10sc, 3sc, 12sc, 1ch.

Row 27-28 :

12sc, 4sc, 8sc, 4sc, 12sc, 1ch.

Row 29-33 :

13sc, 3sc, 8sc, 3sc, 13sc, 1ch.

Row 34-35 :

13sc, 4sc, 6sc, 4sc, 13sc, 1ch.

Row 36 :

14sc, 3sc, 6sc, 3sc, 14sc, 1ch.

Row 37 :

14sc, 4sc, 4sc, 4sc, 14sc, 1ch.

Row 38 :

14sc, 12sc, 14sc, 1ch.

Row 39 :

15sc, 10sc, 15sc, 1ch.

Row 40 :

15sc, 10sc, 15sc, 1ch.

Row 41-42 :

4sc, 32sc, 4sc, 1ch.

Row 43-44 :

5sc, 30sc, 5sc, 1ch.

Row 45-46 :

6sc, 28sc, 6sc, 1ch.

Row 47-48 :

7sc, 26sc, 7sc, 1ch.

Row 49-50 :

8sc, 24sc, 8sc, 1ch.

Row 51 :

9sc, 22sc, 9sc, 1ch.

Row 52-53 :

10sc, 20sc, 10sc, 1ch.

Row 54 :

12sc, 16sc, 12sc, 1ch.

Row 55-65 :

40sc, 1ch.

— Important :

Info :

IMPORTANT: I do not use the tapestry technique, although if you find it easier you can apply it. I use a yarn ball for each color that starts in the row, so on the next round, when turning the work, the thread is waiting to be use again. Example: To start the wall hanging I would use an acqua yarn ball, then an orange one and a white one, then a new orange one and an acqua one. As much as the color is repeated, it has its own ball of yarn.

— Grips to the road :

Info :

Acqua: In the row 66, 6 sc back and forth, make 9 rows, leave a long thread to sew. Cut the thread. *Jump 4 stitches. 4 sc back and forth, make 9 rows, leave a long thread to sew. Cut the thread.* Rep. 3 times. Jump 4 stitches. 6 sc back and forth, make 9 rows, leave a long thread to sew.

— Edges :

Info :

Bluish green: Finish the bottom and laterals with a complete row of single crochet. After a complete row of crab stitch. Depending on your crocheting tension, it is possible that the tapestry is a little wavy at the edges, stretch the piece down until the edges are straight.

— Chart :

Info :

Use the chart pages for Guard and Fox as a color grid to follow the fox motif and guard stripes. The chart shows rows and columns corresponding to the 40 stitch width and rows up to 65 for the fox motif.

— Process: Guard :

Row 1-6 :

Row 1-6 single crochet back and forth in bluish green.

Row 7 :

Row 7, sc extended in cream (spike stitches as described in Row 07 instructions).

Row 8-9-10 :

Rows 8-9-10 in cream color (40sc each).

Row 11 :

Row 11, sc extended in gray.

Row 12-13-14 :

Rows 12-13-14 single crochet in gray.

Row 15 :

Row 15, single crochet extended in mustard.

Row 16 :

Row 16, single crochet in mustard.

Row 9 (other side) :

Turn over and on the other side of the starting chain sc extended in tangerine to create the opposite edge details.

Row 10 :

Single crochet in tangerine along the bottom edge for the small border row.

Row 11 dots :

Embroidery dots. In color tangerine over the gray, and navy blue over the bluish green. Link to video for embroidery dots if needed.

Row 12 :

From the mustard start to crochet the fox (follow the Fox chart and row instructions from Row 17 onward).

— Wall hanging details :

Snout :

Orange. Crochet back and forth. 1) 20ch. 2) 19sc. 3) 1dec, 15sc, 1dec (17). 4) 1dec, 13sc, 1dec (15). 5) 1dec, 11sc, 1dec (13). 6) 1dec, 9sc, 1dec (11). 7) 1dec, 7sc, 1dec (9). 8) 1dec, 5sc, 1dec (7). 9) 1dec, 3sc, 1dec (5). 10) 1dec, 1sc, 1dec (3). 11) 1dec (1). Finish with a complete round of sc all around.

PAW x 2 (Black) :

1) 8 ch. 2) From the 2nd ch. 7sc.

HEADBAND :

Bluish green: 1) 23ch. 2) From the 2nd ch. 22sc. Mustard: 3) *1sc, 1sc extending the strand to the previous row* rep.

EARS x 2 (Orange) :

1) 6sc in a magic ring. 2) *1sc, 1inc* rep (9). 3) 9sc (9). 4) *2sc, 1inc* rep (12). 5) *3sc, 1inc* rep (15). 6) Flatten the two sides and join with 8sc (8). Embroider with white the lines in the ears.

TAIL (Curls) :

Curl 1: 1) Orange: 15ch. White: 16ch. 2) White: from the 2nd ch. 15inc, Orange: 15sc. Curl 2: 1) Orange: 12 ch. White: 16ch. 2) White: from the 2nd ch. 15inc, Orange: 12sc. Curl 3: 1) Orange: 9ch. White: 16ch. 2) White: from the 2nd ch. 15inc, Orange: 9sc. Curl 4 x 2: 1) White: 16ch. 2) White: from the 2nd ch. 15inc.

STRIP (Acqua) :

70 chains.

— Pieces :

Info :

Make snout, ears x2, headband, paws x2, tail curls and strips as listed above. Prepare wooden beads and feathers pieces to assemble later.

— Assembly instructions and advices :

Step 13 :

Sew the snout from row 55 down. Place safety eyes between row 44 and 45 16 stitches between both.

Step 14 :

Sew the ears above the snout on both sides of the head.

Step 15 :

Sew the headband.

Step 16 :

Thread wooden beads and sew them to the side of the headband.

Step 17 :

Embroider the nose with black yarn at the bottom of the Snout.

Step 18 :

Sew the legs both sides of the white belly.

Step 19 :

Sew the tail on the right side. Put the curl 1 first, 2 and 3 up to the edge.

Step 20 :

Complete with the white curls. Sew or glue the white part making a roll.

Step 21 :

Finish the bottom and laterals with a complete row of single crochet. After a complete row of crab stitch.

Step 22 :

Sew the upper ends by wrapping the rod to hold the base.

Step 23 :

Tie the feathers in the bottom of the wall hanging.

Step 24 :

Tie the strip to the rod to hang the wall hanging.

— Macrame feathers :

Step 25 :

Use double yarn as base.

Step 26 :

Roll several turns of yarn in your fingers.

Step 27 :

Cut one side.

Step 28 :

To get yarns of the same large, align and even the yarn lengths.

Step 29 :

Use double yarns to make a thick feather.

Step 30 :

Interlace the horizontal yarns, one above and one below the vertical thread. Then adjust.

Step 31 :

Alternate the yarn that is above to generate inverted knots and shape the feather.

Step 32 :

Make 5 knots in gray.

Step 33 :

Make 2 knots in tangerine and 4 in cream.

Step 34 :

Comb the yarns to fluff the feather.

Step 35 :

Cut the edges to shape the feather.

Step 36 :

Feather done.

Step 37 :

Twist the excess end that will then be tied to the tapestry and thread a wooden bead. The final size of the feather is approx. 9cm high x 6cm wide. You can apply hair spray to keep the feather form.

Assembly Instructions

  • Sew the snout from row 55 down and place safety eyes between rows 44 and 45 with 16 stitches between them.
  • Sew the ears above the snout on both sides of the head, then sew the headband across the forehead and add wooden beads to the headband side.
  • Sew the legs on both sides of the white belly and embroider the nose with black yarn at the bottom of the snout.
  • Sew the tail curls on the right side; attach curl 1 closest to the body then curls 2 and 3 toward the edge, tuck and sew or glue white curls as rolls.
  • Finish the bottom and sides with a complete row of single crochet and then a row of crab stitch; stretch edges if needed to straighten the tapestry.
  • Wrap and sew the upper ends around the wooden rod to hold the base, tie the strip to the rod for hanging, and tie the macrame feathers to the bottom with wooden beads threaded on the twisted ends.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use individual yarn balls for each color that starts in a row to avoid long floats and crossed threads behind the piece.
  • 💡Always check that each row has 40 stitches; counting after each row prevents misaligned motifs.
  • 💡Finish the bottom and sides with a row of single crochet followed by a crab stitch to create a neat edge.
  • 💡When making spike/extended single crochets, maintain relaxed, consistent tension to keep the texture even.
  • 💡Pin and baste small pieces like snout and ears in place before sewing to ensure correct alignment.

This Nordic fox wall hanging pattern brings warmth and playful charm to any room with colorful tapestry crochet and handmade feathers. It includes full row-by-row instructions, charts, and assembly steps so you can recreate every detail. Finished piece is perfect for nurseries, gift-giving, or adding a whimsical touch to your home décor. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished wall hanging measures approximately 24 cm wide by 34 cm high without the feathers when using the recommended worsted weight cotton yarn and hooks.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights, but this will change the final size. Use an appropriate hook for your chosen yarn and make a gauge swatch to adjust the stitch count if needed.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate due to color changes, spike/extended single crochet, tapestry reading and assembly; basic knowledge of single crochet, increases, decreases and reading a chart is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in about 5-7 hours, depending on experience, familiarity with tapestry crochet and time spent on feather finishing and assembly.

Are there video tutorials for the spike (extended single crochet) and embroidery dots?

Yes, the pattern references links to videos for the extended single crochet (spike stitch) and for the embroidery dots; follow those tutorials if you need visual guidance.