Crochet Moon Pattern (New, Full, Half, Crescent, Gibbous)
Pattern Sections
Whether you are learning moon phases with your toddler or planning to make a space applique or, perhaps, craft a mobile for your baby’s bedroom, this crochet moon pattern can help you get started.
In the first half of the pattern, you can find eight crochet moon phases (new moon, waning crescent, waning gibbous, full moon, waxing gibbous, waxing crescent, and half moon). You can opt to crochet all eight moon phases or just make a simplified version with just four phases.
In the second half of the pattern, you will find a flat crescent moon that, with a bit of tuning, you can turn into an amigurumi or simply attach a string to hang it.
Whatever crochet moon you like more, feel free to experiment with yarn color or the pattern itself and share your project photos on my Instagram profile.
Crochet moon phases pattern
Crochet materials and tools:
Crochet hook 4 mm
Medium-weight yarn (4), 100% Acrylic.
Color A: blue, Color B: white.
Crochet moon phases applique size:
Diameter: 7.5 cm (3 in)
Common abbreviations of crochet stitches:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
SC – single crochet
yo – yarn over
DC – double crochet
HDC – half double crochet
st(s) – stitch(es)
Moon phases applique crochet pattern:
Crochet waning and waxing crescent moon phases:
Color A – Start with a magic ring:
Round 1: Ch 3, 12 DC into the magic ring. Close round with sl st in 1st DC. (12 sts)
Round 2: Ch 3, 2 DC in the same stitch as joining, 2 DC in each DC around. Close round with sl st in 1st DC. (24 sts)
Color change: When you complete the stitch, prior to the start of a new color, work the stitch until the last yarn over (or the last 2 loops on your hook). On the last yarn over, pick up a new color, make a yarn over and pull through two last loops. Now you are ready to work with a new color. Carry color that you are not using across the top of your row and work stitches around it.
Round 3: ch 1, SC in the same stitch as joining, 2 SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st. Color B: SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, HDC in next st, 2 HDC in next st, DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, HDC in next st, 2 HDC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st. Color A: SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, join with sl st in 1st SC. (36 sts)
Cut color B.
Round 4: ch 1, SC in the same stitch as joining, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, [SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st] – repeat around, join with sl st in 1st SC. (48 sts)
Crochet waning and waxing gibbous moon phases:
Color A – Start with a magic ring:
Round 1: Ch 3, 12 DC into the magic ring. Close round with sl st in 1st DC. (12 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 SC in the same stitch as joining, 2 SC in next st. Color B: 2 SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, 2 HDC in next st, 2 DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, 2 HDC in next st, 2 SC in next st, 2 SC in next st. Color A: 2 SC in next st. Close round with sl st in 1st SC. (24 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, SC in the same stitch as joining, 2 SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st. Color B: SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, HDC in next st, 2 HDC in next st, DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, DC in next st, 2 DC in next st, HDC in next st, 2 HDC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st. Color A: SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, join with sl st in 1st SC. (36 sts)
Cut color B.
Round 4: ch 1, SC in the same stitch as joining, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, [SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st] – repeat around, join with sl st in 1st SC. (48 sts)
Crochet new and full moon phases:
Use Color A for the New Moon and Color B for the Full Moon.
Start with a magic ring:
Round 1: Ch 3, 12 DC into the magic ring. Close round with sl st in 1st DC. (12 sts)
Round 2: Ch 3, 2 DC in the same stitch as joining, 2 DC in each DC around. Close round with sl st in 1st DC. (24 sts)
Round 3: Ch 3, DC in the same stitch as joining, 2 DC in next st, [DC in next st, 2 DC in next st] – repeat around. Close round with sl st in 1st DC. (36 sts)
Change to Color A for the Full Moon, for the New Moon go on working with Color A.
Round 4: ch 1, SC in the same stitch as joining, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, [SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st] – repeat around, join with sl st in 1st SC. (48 sts)
Cut the yarn and weave in all ends.
Crochet half-moon phase pattern:
Crochet materials and tools:
<> Crochet hook 3.5 mm
<> Caron, Simply Soft (4) worsted weight yarn – 100% acrylic. Color A – white, Color B – blue
Half-moon phase crochet pattern:
Color A – Start with a magic ring:
Round 1: Ch 3, 6 DC into the magic ring. Color B: 6 DC. Change to Color A again when you reach the last 2 loops. Close round with sl st in the 1st DC, placing the color not in use on top of your hook. (12 sts)
Round 2: Color A – Ch 3, 2 DC into the same stitch as join, 2 DC in next 5 sts, Color B – 2 DC in next 6 sts. Change to Color A again when you reach the last 2 loops. Close round with sl st in the 1st DC, placing the color not in use on top of your hook. (24 sts)
Round 3: Color A – Ch 3, DC into the same stitch as join, 2 DC in next st, [DC in next stitch, 2 DC in next st] – repeat 5 times. Color B – [DC in next stitch, 2 DC in next st] – repeat 6 times. Do not change the color and Cut Color A. Close round with sl st in the 1st DC. (36 sts)
Round 4: Color B – Ch 1, SC into the same stitch as join, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st. [SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st] – repeat around. Join. (48 sts)
Crochet crescent moon ornament pattern
Crochet materials and tools:
<> Crochet hook 7mm
<> Jersey Knit Material (T-shirt yarn) – 90% cotton, 10% polyester, 200 grams.
Crochet crescent moon size:
About 9-10 cm. The size depends on yarn weight you are going to use.
Common abbreviations of crochet stitches:
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc2tog – double crochet two together
dc3tog – double crochet three together
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
dc – double crochet
Crescent moon ornament crochet pattern:
Chain 16. Sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook. Pay attention that you will always insert the hook in the center below the back ridge. Otherwise, you are going to work in the top 2 loops of a chain. 1 sc, 1 hdc, dc2tog, 1 dc, dc3tog, 1 dc, dc2tog, 1 hdc, 1 sc, sl st.
Ch1, sl st along one side of the moon, ch 1, sl st along another side. Cut the yarn and leave 7-10 cm tail if you want to make a hanger.
Weave in ends.
Check video tutorial for more instructions!
This pattern is so cute and easy to follow! However, the new moon and full moon turned out slightly too large for me. So to compensate, I stitched round 3 and 4 as SC instead of DC, and they came out the perfect size to match the crescent and gibbous moon.
great!