Crochet House Applique

Crochet house appliques are a delightful addition to any craft project, adding a touch of charm and whimsy. These tiny crochet houses can be customized with different colors and embellishments to suit your style and creativity. Whether you're decorating a blanket, a bag, or even a card, these small appliques can bring a cozy and welcoming feel to your creations. With just a few simple stitches, you can create a miniature house that will make your projects stand out and bring a smile to anyone who sees them. So grab your yarn and hook, and let's get crafting some adorable crochet house appliques!

YOU WILL NEED

• I use 4-medium weight yarn for all the appliqués in this pattern.
• Colors you will need for wedding dress: white, black, brown, gray, pink and green
• A 5mm hook and a 6.5mm hook
• Tapestry needle
• Felt for backing (optional)

The stitches/ skills you will need to know and KEY:

• Chain (ch)
• Slip Stitch (sl st)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Half double crochet (hdc)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Decrease (dec)
• Weave ends and finish off.

Final Dimensions:

8.5 x 7.5 inches

French Knot: Insert the needle from the back of the work to the front, wrap the yarn around the needle twice, insert the needle right next to the spot that it is being pulled up from the ice cream and carefully pull through to the back.

CROCHET PATTERN

The House

With two strands of white on a 6.5mm hook chain 19

Row 1: sc in the second chain from the hook, sc across (18 sc)

Row 2- 14: sc across (18 sc) Finish off and weave ends

Row 15: Reattach the two strands on white to the 5th stitch in on row 14, sc across the next 10 stitches, chain 1 and turn (10 sc)

Row 16: dec, sc in the next 6 sc, dec (8 sc)

Row 17: sc across (8 sc)

Row 18: dec, sc in the next 4 sc, dec (6 sc)

Row 19: sc across (6 sc)

Row 20: dec, sc in the next 2 sc, dec (4 sc)

Row 21: sc across (4 sc)

Row 22: dec, dec (2 sts)

Row 23: sl st the last two stitches together. Finish off and weave ends.

With two strands of back on a 6.5mm hook, main 2 separate chains of 10. Weave ends and hot glue these pieces to the white peak.

The Roof

With two strands of black on a 6.5 mm hook, chain 19

Row 1: sc in the second chain from the hook, sc across (18 sc)

Row 2-3: sc across (18 sc)

Row 4: dec, sc in the next 14 sc, dec (16 sts)

Row 5: sc across (16 sc)

Row 6: dec, sc in the next 12 sc, dec (14 sts)

Row 7- 9: sc across (14 sc)

Finish off and weave ends.

Hot glue the roof to the back of the house

Chimney

With one strand of gray on a 5mm hook, chain 8

Double crochet in the third chain from the hook, double crochet across (6 dc)

Hot glue the chimney on the back side of the roof.

DOOR:

With a 5mm hook and one strand of yarn on the hook. Use a 4-medium weight yarn, I am using Vanna’s Choice from Lion Brand.

Chain 8, sc in the second chain from the hook. Sc in the rest of the chains. (7 sc)

Rows 2-13: sc across (7 sc)

Make a door knob by placing a french knot where a door knob would be, at about row 5.

Insert the needle from the back of the work to the front, wrap the yarn around the needle twice, insert the needle right next to the spot that it is being pulled up from the door and carefully pull through to the back.

WINDOWS

Make 2

With grey and a 5mm hook, chain 5, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc in the rest of the chains. (4 sc)

Row 2-4: sc across (4 sc) Finish off and weave ends.

Add a white border to the window by attaching white to any corner. Four sc on each side with a chain 1 in each corner.

Make two separate chains of 4. Hot glue the chains in a cross in the center of the window. Weave the ends.

SHUDDERS

Make 4

Chain 9, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc in the rest of the chains. (7 hdc)

FLOWER BOXES

With brown and a 5mm crochet hook, chain 8, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc in the rest of the chains. (6 hdc). Finish off and weave ends.

With green and a 5mm crochet hook, chain 8, dc in the third chain from the hook, *sl st in the next, dc in the next*. Repeat from *-* for the rest of the chains.

Hot glue along the very bottom of the green to the top of the brown flower box.

Now take a long stand of whatever color you want your flower to be and a tapestry needle. You will be making french knots in random spots for the flowers. Make a knot at one end, needle on the other

Insert the needle from the back of the work to the front pull all the way through until the knot stops, wrap the yarn around the needle twice, insert the needle right next to the spot that it is being pulled up from the green and carefully pull through to the back. Repeat until you have your desired amount of flowers.