Crocheted YoYo Americana Flag

Sandra Allen
by Sandra Allen
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With some time, Americana yarn, buttons and poster board, you can make this adaptation of a fabric yo-yo flag!!
With the J hook, chain 2 and make 11 double crochets in 1st chain. Join with a slip stitch and break off, working in the tails. I tied them together in the back, but you don't have to as long as they are hidden beneath when glued.
For this pattern, you will need 32 burgundy, 26 tan, and 12 navy.


With your white crochet thread, sew the buttons onto the navy circles. They don't have to be super secure, but just enough to make them look authentic.
Again, you can tie them in the back or leave them alone.


Measure your rows as they can go astray fast and hot glue is not forgiving. I used a piece of paper the width of the circles and made little dots to keep them straight.


When you have your pattern of 4 rows of each of the burgundy and tan, begin to glue them to the board. Hot glue can burn, so have an old medicine bottle to press it down.
The final results will look nice when the poster board is trimmed around each border circle like I did. But, you can carefully trim it to border the flag. Or, you can start on the bottom left corner and trim it close to the edges so it doesn't show.


For the hanger, I glued one end of a strip of one sided fabric, then twisted it around and glued the other side.


I found this to be a labor or love. But the end result is worth the work.
Suggested materials:
  • 1 oz. each burgundy, tan and navy acrylic yarn   (Had at home)
  • White cotton crochet thread and darning needle   (Had at home)
  • 12 White buttons   (Had at home)
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