Make a charming panda wall hanging to brighten a nursery, playroom or any cozy corner. This pattern guides you through a tapestry-style crochet canvas, small appliques (ears, eye spots, muzzle), and sweet floral or bow decorations. You will enjoy color changes, simple shaping and finishing touches like tassels and wooden beads as you craft a lovely handmade decor piece.
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— Canvas :
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1. You need to turn the work after every row and crochet always from right to left, but the odd rows on canvas pattern should be calculate from right to left, even rows (wrong rows) - from left to right.
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2. The yarn is not cut or stretched under a different color. For each colored part, we take a separate skein.
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3. Every row starts with 2 turning chains, they are counted as the first sc.
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Take the yarn of baby blue color (Drops Paris № 29) and 3.5 crochet hook (US E). Make 47 ch, work sc into the 3th ch, work 10 more sc and change yarn to white (Yarnart Jeans Plus № 62), crochet 22 sc and change to baby blue color again. For this color changing take the second skein and work the last 12. Sc.
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The photo shows how to change the color and every row starts in this way: the last sc of the row is worked into the point marked with an arrow.
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How to change yarn at wrong side: carry the yarn as shown in the pictures and pick up the new color to work the first stitch of the next row. Continue crocheting according to the canvas pattern till the end.
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Fasten off the last stitch, leaving a thread tail with 2.5 m in length (we will use this thread for attaching the canvas to a wooden stick), weave in all unnecessary threads at the wrong side and iron the canvas.
— Ears (2 pieces) :
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Use yarn Yarnart Jeans, black color № 53, hook 1.6mm.
Rd 3 :
(1 sc, inc)*6 (18 sts)
Rds 4-7 :
(4 rounds): 18 sc (18 sts)
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Fold the ear in half and crochet 8 sc through two layers.
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Fasten off and leaving a long tail for sewing.
— Eye spots :
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Use yarn Yarnart jeans black color № 53, hook 1.6 mm. Crochet in a circle.
Rd 1 :
4 ch, sc in 2th ch from hook, 1 sc, inc (3 sc in one stitch), 2 sc, inc (3 sc in one stitch) (10 sts)
Rd 2 :
2 sc, inc, inc (3 sc in one stitch), inc, 2 sc, inc, inc (3 sc in one stitch), inc (18 sts)
Rd 3 :
3 sc, (inc)*5, 4 sc, (inc)*5, sc (28 sts)
Rd 4 :
4 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, (inc dc)*5, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 15 sl st (33 sts)
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Fasten off and leaving a long tail for sewing.
— Muzzle :
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Use Yarnart Jeans, white color № 62, hook 1.6 mm.
Rd 3 :
(1 sc, inc)*6 (18 sts)
Rd 4 :
(2 sc, inc)*6 (24 sts)
Rd 5 :
24 sc, sl st (24 sts)
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Fasten off and leaving a long tail for sewing.
— Nose :
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Take brown yarn, secure it at the wrong side of the muzzle and embroider the nose.
— Assembling all the parts :
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Sew the nose between rows 18 and 25 (count down from the head top) and stuff with fiberfill a little to make it protruding.
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Sew the ears to the canvas in the positions shown on the photo; pin parts first to check symmetry.
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Use white yarn to embroider the eye whites (the photo uses a contrasting color to illustrate). Attach safety eyes or sew eyes in place, then sew the black spots over the eyes.
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Sew the muzzle centrally and the eye spots symmetrically; adjust placement by counting rows before securing.
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Weave in all ends on the wrong side and iron the canvas carefully to flatten.
— Bow (if crocheting a boy) :
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If you crochet a boy, then crochet a bow from any yarn. After each row, 2 ch (turning chain, count as first hdc) and turn the crochet.
Rd 1 :
17 ch, hdc in 3th ch from hook, 14 hdc (16 sts)
Rds 2-8 :
(7 rounds): 2 ch, 15 hdc (16 sts)
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Crochet along the edges of the bow and make 3 sc into one stitch at the corners. Fasten off and hide the yarn. Tie around the middle of the bow with the thread and sew to canvas.
— Little flower :
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Crochet in MR (3 ch, hdc in 1th ch, sl st in MR)* repeat 5 times, to get 5 petals.
— Bigger flower :
Rd 2 :
in 1 th sc (sl st, 2 ch, 2 dc, 2 ch, sl st)* repeat 5 times in each sc, to get 5 petals.
— Little rose :
Rd 1 :
16 ch, dc in 3 th ch, 2 dc in each of the next stitch. Roll the rose in a spiral and sew it with a needle.
— Bigger rose :
Rd 1 :
17 ch, dc in 3 th ch, 2 dc in each next stitch (30)
Rd 2 :
1 ch, 1 sc, 1 skip, 5 dc in one stitch, (1 skip, 2 sc, 1 skip, 5 dc in one stitch)* repeat 4 times, 1 sc in the last stitch, you should get 6 petals.
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Roll the rose in a spiral and sew it with a needle.
— Leaves :
Rd 1 :
8 ch, 1 sl st in 2 th ch, 1 sc, 1 hdc, inc dc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc in last stitch, on the other side of the chain- 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 sc, inc dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st.
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Sew flowers and leaves on the head, decorating them with beads and sequins.
— Final assembly and hanging :
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Then take a long round wooden stick, which is 6 cm longer than the crochet canvas and attach our decor to it: wrap loops of the canvas top around the stick or sew using the 2.5 m tail reserved earlier.
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Make ch 60 and tie its ends to the ends of wooden stick forming a loop for hanging to the wall.
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Make two tassels about 10 cm long, leave a long tail, we will use it to attach the tassels to the canvas. Trim the tassels to make them even and neat, add wooden beads to the threads and attach the tassels to the canvas.
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Congratulations! Your wall hanging decor is done. Fasten off and weave in ends securely.
This sweet Panda wall hanging brings charm and handmade warmth to any room, making a lovely baby shower or housewarming gift. The tapestry canvas plus tiny appliques create delightful texture and personality in one cozy piece. Add flowers, a bow, or wooden beads to make it uniquely yours. 🧶✨
