Welcome to my crochet crane pattern. This is another request that I received. This is what the finished crane applique will look like.

Finished crochet crane pattern 2 ply landscape

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Crochet Crane Pattern

Abbreviations

  • st – stitch
  • sts – stitches
  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • dc – double crochet
  • htr – half treble crochet
  • tr – treble crochet

Materials Used

  • Any thickness crochet cotton or yarn, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush colours (208) Yellow Gold, (110) Black and (393) Charcoal.
  • A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
  • A darning needle to weave in ends.
  • Scissors.
  • Sewing thread and a needle to stitch the crane together.

Crochet crane 2 ply cotton

Size

Large crane (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)

18cm wide x 13cm high or 7” wide x 5” high

Medium crane (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)

12.5cm wide x 10cm high or 5” wide x 3.75” high

Small crane (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)

9cm wide x 7.5cm high or 3.5” wide x 3” high

Track

Using (208) Yellow Gold work 18 ch.

 

Row 1: Work 2 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each ch to last ch, 2 dc in last ch. Turn. (19 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (21 sts)

Row 3: 2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Turn. (23 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (21 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Fasten off. (19 sts)

Crochet crane 2 ply track

Neatening Row

Join (110) Black to any st.

Crochet crane 2 ply joining for track neatening row

Work 1 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st in 1st st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply track neatened

Large Circles (Make 2)

Using (110) Black make a magic loop.

 

1 ch, work 6 dc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply large circles

Small Circles (Make 2)

Using (110) Black make a magic loop.

 

1 ch, work 2 dc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply small circles

Turntable

Using (208) Yellow Gold work 10 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)

Rows 2-5: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply turntable

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 dc in each st along sides and 2 dc in each corner st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply turntable neatened

Cabin

Using (110) Black work 17 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. (16 sts). Fasten off.

Join (208) Yellow Gold to 1st st.

Crochet crane 2 ply joining for cabin row 2

Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined dc over same st as join and next st, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (14 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (13 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply cabin

Neatening Row

Join (208) Yellow Gold to 1st st of yellow.

Crochet crane 2 ply joining for cabin neatening row

Work 1 dc in each st on straight sections of yellow and 2 dc in corner sts, sl st in last yellow st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply cabin neatened

Window

Using (110) Black work 6 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply window

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sl st in each st around. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply window neatened

Counterweight

Using (208) Yellow Gold work 4 ch.

 

Row 1: Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 tr in next st, 1 dc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)

Rows 2-3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each st around. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply counterweight neatened

Counterweight Bar

Using (110) Black work 6 ch.

 

Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply counterweight bar

Large Boom 1st Side

Using (110) Black work 6 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd last ch, 22 ch. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply large boom first side

Large Boom 2nd Side

Using (110) Black work 25 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd last ch. Work 4 ch. Join to top of 1st side of large boom. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply large boom joining

Crochet crane 2 ply large boom

Centre of Large Boom

Using (110) Black work 30 ch.  Fasten off leaving a long tail to stitch it to the boom.

Crochet crane 2 ply large boom centre

Small Boom 1st Side

Using (110) Black work 4 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd last ch, 10 ch. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply small boom first side

Small Boom 2nd Side

Using (110) Black work 13 ch, 1 sl st in 2nd last ch. Work 3 ch. Join to top of 1st side of small boom. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply small boom

Centre of Small Boom

Using (110) Black work 16 ch.  Fasten off leaving a long tail to stitch it to the boom.

Crochet crane 2 ply small boom centre

Large Pulley

Using (208) Yellow Gold make a magic loop.

 

1 ch, work 8 dc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply large pulley

Small Pulley

Using (208) Yellow Gold make a magic loop.

 

1 ch, work 4 dc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply small pulley

Top of Hook

Using (208) Yellow Gold make a magic loop.

 

1 ch, work 4 dc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply hook top

Hook

Using (110) Black work 8 ch.

 

Miss 1st ch, (work a joined sl st over next 2 sts) 2 times, 1 sl st in each remaining ch. Fasten off.

Crochet crane 2 ply hook

To Make Up

Weave in ends. Stitch a large circle towards each side of the track.

Crochet crane 2 ply tread with large circles

Attach the small circles in between the large circles.

Crochet crane 2 ply track with circles

Sew the turntable in behind the top of the track where shown.

Crochet crane 2 ply track with turntable

Stitch the window to the cabin.

Crochet crane 2 ply cabin with window

Sew the cabin to the turntable.

Crochet crane 2 ply turntable with cabin

Attach the counterweight to the counterweight bar.

Crochet crane 2 ply counterweight with bar

Sew the counterweight bar in behind the cabin where shown.

Crochet crane 2 ply cabin with counterweight

Stitch the pulleys to the top of the booms with a French knot as shown.

Crochet crane 2 ply pulleys on booms

Attach the centre of the booms in between the sides as shown.

Crochet crane 2 ply boom with centres

Sew the booms behind the crane where shown.

Crochet crane 2 ply crane with boom

Sew the hook behind the top of hook.

Crochet crane 2 ply hook with top

Stitch grey yarn from behind the counterweight up around the small pulley, around the large pulley and fasten behind the hook top as shown.

Finished crochet crane 2 ply landscape

And there’s the finished crane applique. I’ve also made it in different sizes and colours.

Finished crochet crane 2 ply group landscape

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you’ve liked this, you might like some of my other patterns like the crochet digger, crochet log truck, crochet cement mixer, and the crochet train engine.

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