This crochet woman Pilgrim Square is a free crochet pattern by Nana’s Crafty Home!
This delightfully sweet pilgrim lady has endearing eyes sparkling with stories of Thanksgiving feasts and cozy hearths. Framed by a classic bonnet, her sweet face beams with rosy-cheeked charm. Tucked beneath her chin is a jet-black ribbon and a radiant red flower adds a touch of color and vibrancy. This heartwarming pilgrim woman granny square is an ode to Thanksgiving tradition.
Lady Pilgrim Square Pattern Details
Mrs. Pilgrim is the seventh square in my Fall Squares Blanket pattern! This Fall / Thanksgiving themed blanket has 9 unique squares that together make an adorable addition to your home!
If you missed the post with all the release dates and details about the blanket you can head on over to that blog post for all the information you will need to make your own Fall themed blanket!
Previous Square patterns in the series:
Sunflower Square free crochet pattern
Pumpkin Square free crochet pattern
Turkey Square free crochet pattern
Scarecrow Square free crochet pattern
Girl Scarecrow Square free crochet pattern
Mr. Pilgrim Square free crochet pattern
The base square for this crochet woman pilgrim is very simple – the center double crochet circle is made primarily in cream colored yarn with a couple of black rounds for her hat.
The hat brim, hair bangs, cheeks, eyes, flower and ribbon are crocheted separately and then sewn to the front of the square at the end. I did play around a bit with the placement for the ribbon ultimately deciding to sew it off to the side but it looks cute straight under her mouth as well.
My crochet woman pilgrim and Fall Blanket use Red Heart Super Saver* which is a medium worsted weight acrylic yarn. Very economical and with plentiful color options! You can certainly substitute your favorite worsted weight yarn – Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn!, Red Heart With Love, Paintbox Simply Aran, Vanna’s Choice, Big Twist Value, Caron Simply Soft, Caron One Pound and so many more! Raid your yarn stash – even mix and match to get your favorite fall colors!
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The next square in the Fall Squares Blanket series is the cute Acorn Square coming on Wednesday 10/18 so be sure to check back for that.
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You may also like the following free patterns by Nana’s Crafty Home:
- 1. Gingham Sunflower Placemat free crochet pattern
- 2. Reindeer Towel Topper free crochet pattern
- 3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas Throw free crochet pattern
Pilgrim Woman Square free crochet pattern
Pattern written in US crochet terminology
Supplies:
Red Heart Super Saver Weight 4 / Medium (100% acrylic)
- Aran 2.5 oz / 130 yds (Cream)
- Black 1.2 oz / 63 yds (Black)
- Cafe Latte 0.2 oz / 11 yds (Brown)
- Saffron 0.02 oz / 1 yd (Gold)
- White 0.5 / 26 yds (White)
- Baby Pink 0.1 / 6 yds (Pink)
- Burgundy 0.1 / 6 yds (Red)
Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Stitch marker (optional)
Tapestry needle
Approximate finished size: 14” square
Gauge: First 4 rounds = 4” / 4 dc sts = 1”
Abbreviations:
- MC = magic circle
- ch(s) = chain(s)
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble
- sp = space
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
- WS = wrong side
- RS = right side
Special Stitches:
Picot: ch 3, sl st in third ch from hook.
Pattern Notes:
- Ch 3 at beginning of each round counts as first dc stitch.
- Hat brim, cheeks, eyes, hair bangs, flower and bow are worked separately and then sewn to front of panel.
- When changing colors on face, do not carry colors. Instead, drop yarn and fasten off colors each round.
Pattern Instructions
With cream, make MC.
Round 1: Ch 3, 11 dc in MC, join with sl st in top of ch-3 and tighten ring. (12)
Round 2: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st in top of ch-3. (24)
Round 3: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * to end, sl st in top of ch-3. (36)
Round 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * to last st, 1 dc in last st, sl st in top of ch-3. (48)
Round 5: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 3 sts,* repeat from * to * to end, sl st in top of ch-3. (60)
Round 6: Ch 3, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * to last 2 sts, 1 dc in last 2 sts, switch to black, sl st in top of ch-3. (72)
Round 7: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 5 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 5 sts,* repeat from * to * 4 times, switch to cream, repeat from * to * 6 times, switch to black, sl st in top of ch-3. (84)
Round 8: Ch 3, 1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, *1 dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * 4 times, 1 dc in next 3 sts, switch to cream, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * to * 5 times, 1 dc in last 3 sts, switch to black, sl st in top of ch-3. (96)
Round 9: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 7 sts, *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 7 sts,* repeat from * to * to end, sl st in top of first st. (108)
Fasten off black.
Round 10: Join cream in first st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, tr in next 4 sts, *(2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, tr in next 4 sts,* repeat from * to * two times; (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sl st in first st. (120 + 4 ch-2 corner sp)
Round 11: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next 4 sts, *(2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in ch-2 sp, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next 4 sts,* repeat from * to * two times; (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in ch-2 sp, tr in next 4 sts, dc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sl st in first st. (136 + 4 ch-2 corner sp)
Round 12 – 13: Ch 3 (counts as first st), *dc in each st to next ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp,* repeat from * to * to end, sl st top of ch-3. (152 round 12, 168 round 13)
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Hat Brim
With white yarn, ch 51.
Row 1: (RS) Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end. Turn. (50)
Rows 2 – 5: Ch 1, sc in each st. Turn.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Weave in ends.
Hair Bangs (make 2)
With brown, make a MC.
Row 1: Ch 3, 5 dc in MC. Turn. (6)
Row 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in each st. Turn. (12)
Row 3: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, *1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st,* repeat from * to * to last st, 1 dc in last st. Turn. (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Eyes (make 2)
With black, make MC.
Round 1: (RS) Ch 3, 10 dc in MC, join with sl st in top of ch-3, tighten ring. (11)
Fasten off black, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Row 2: Join green in first st of round 1, sl st in next 5 sts.
Fasten off green.
Row 3: Join white in first st of round 1 (behind slip stitches of row 2), sl st in next 5 sts.
Fasten off white, leaving a long tail for embroidery of eye.
With long tail of white, embroider center of eye.
Weave in remaining ends not left for sewing.
Cheeks (make 2)
With pink, make a MC, ch 3, 11 dc in MC, join with sl st in top of ch-3 and tighten ring. (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Bow
With black, ch 31.
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch. Turn. (30)
Rows 2 – 3: Ch 1, sc in each st. Turn.
Fasten off, leaving a very long tail.
Fold ends together and with long tail, sew ends together to form a circle.
Tie
With black, ch 10.
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch. Turn. (9)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc sts in last st. Turn. (11)
Rows 3 – 4: Repeat row 2. (15 at the end of row 4)
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Place the center of the tie in the center of the bow and tightly wrap the long end from the bow around the centers of both the tie and the bow together.
Please note that the photos for the bow and tie process are with brown yarn. Black yarn doesn’t photograph well and I wanted to make sure you got the details.
Sunflower
Round 1: (RS) With gold, make MC, ch 1, 6 sc in MC. (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st. (12)
Leaving a long tail fasten off gold and switch to red.
Round 3: *(Sc, picot, sc) in next st,* repeat from * to * to end. (12 petals)
Fasten off and weave in ends not left for sewing.
Assembly
With long tails, sew hair bangs to face.
With long tail, sew hat brim over hair bangs.
With long tails, sew eyes to face.
With long tails, sew cheeks to face.
With long tail, sew bow to bottom of face.
With long tail, sew flower to hat brim.
Smile
Join red to top of round 5 with sl st by inserting hook below stitch of round 6 and around stitch of round 5, yarn over and pull through loop on hook to create a sl st, continue working surface slip stitches around next 7 stitches of round 5 for a total of 8 slip stitches. Note: I began my first slip stitch at stitch #49 of round 5.
Weave in remaining ends.
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