Crochet Hanging Hot Air Balloon Pendant Pattern

Hang a charming Crochet Hot Air Balloon to add whimsy to any space! Perfect for nurseries, bedrooms, or as a unique handmade gift.

Crochet Hanging Hot Air Balloon Pendant

A charming hot air balloon that you can hang anywhere to add whimsy to your space! The Crochet Hanging Hot Air Balloon brings this vision to life with a delightful design that’s both simple and engaging. This adorable pattern features a colorful, rounded balloon body and a tiny basket underneath. Perfect for beginners and experts alike, it’s great for decorating nurseries, bedrooms, or even as a unique handmade gift. The playful shapes and cheerful colors make it a perfect project to brighten any corner of your home.

Uses Of Crochet Hanging Hot Air Balloon Pendant

Home Decor:
- Nursery Decoration: Adds a whimsical touch to a child’s nursery, inspiring imagination and creating a serene atmosphere.
- Living Spaces: Perfect for any room to add a cute and cozy touch. It can be hung from ceilings, windows, or curtain rods.
- Themed Rooms: Ideal for rooms with travel or adventure themes.
Gifts:
- Baby Showers: A crochet hot air balloon pendant makes a thoughtful and unique gift for expecting parents.
- Birthdays and Holidays: Can be a delightful handmade gift for friends and family.
Party Decoration:
- Themed Parties: Great for decor at travel or adventure-themed parties.
- Events: Adds a cute touch to weddings, baby showers, or birthdays.
Mobile Accessories:
- Baby Crib Mobile: Can be used to create a decorative mobile to hang over a crib, providing visual stimulation for babies.
- Custom Mobiles: Attach multiple hot air balloons for an adorable custom-made mobile.

How To Crochet Hanging Hot Air Balloon

Materials

Multiple colors of yarn (light purple, pink, white, and dark purple are used in this pattern)

Crochet hook (appropriate size for your yarn)
A darning needle for weaving in ends
Fiberfill stuffing

Optional: small bell for decoration

Abbreviations

ch: chain
sc: single crochet

inc: increase (two single crochet in the same stitch)
dec: decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
sl st: slip stitch

MR: magic ring

Pattern

Lid

Round 1: Create a magic ring. Sc 8 stitches into the ring. Pull yarn to close. Sl st to the first stitch to close the round.

Round 2: Ch 1, (sc, inc) in each stitch around, ending with a sl st in the first st.

Envelope

Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 from the Lid.
Round 3: Ch 1, (sc, inc) in the third stitch. Repeat sequence until end.

Round 4: Ch 1, (sc in next two sts, inc) around.
Round 5: Ch 1, (sc in next three sts, inc) around.
Rounds 6-7: Sc in each st around. Change to light purple.

Rounds 8-9: Sc in each st around. Change to pink.
Rounds 10-11: Sc in each st around. Change to white.
Round 12: Sc in each st around. Switch back to pink.

Rounds 13-14: Sc in each st around. Switch back to light purple.
Round 15: Sc in the first four sts, dec. Repeat the sequence and complete the round.
Round 16: Sc in first seven sts, dec. Repeat the sequence.

Round 17: Change to dark purple. Sc in first three sts, dec. Repeat sequence.
Round 18: Sc in first five sts, dec. Repeat the sequence.
Round 19: Sc in first two sts, dec, then sc in the next two sts. Repeat sequence.

Round 20: Sc in first three sts, dec. Repeat sequence.
Round 21: Sc in each stitch around.

Assembly

Stuff the envelope with fiberfill.

Round 22: With lid and envelope together, insert hook through both corresponding sts on the lid and envelope. Sc around to close the top. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Basket

Round 1: Create a magic ring and sc 8 into the ring. Sl st to the first stitch.

Round 2: Inc around (16 sts).
Round 3: Sc in back loops only around.
Rounds 4-6: Sc in each st around.

Sl st to the first stitch to finish. Cut yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Assemble Basket

Cut two pieces of brown yarn (30 cm each) and thread them into the envelope base, spacing them evenly.
Crochet horizontal connecting ropes: Attach yarn and chain 13, sl st to opposite rope, repeat for all ropes.