crochet viking ship pattern free

This Viking ship is an advanced Crochet Pattern. Find out how you can get the full 1 hour video tutorial on how to make this ship.

Crochet Materials

Crochet hook size 3.00 mm and 1.9 mm.

Crochet yarn 2 ply 100 % cotton in multicolored white and blue.

Beads: 1 purple + 4 white.

Sewing needle.

Scissors.

Special Crochet Stitches:

Slanting Cluster (SCL): (Yarn over, insert hook into previous DC from right to left, yarn over, pull loop through) x 3, yarn over, pull through first 5 loops on hook, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.

Bubble stitch: Yarn over 7 times, insert hook in next st, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on hook.

Front Loop Treble and Front Loop Double Treble (FPTR and FPDTR): Skip next 3 sts, FPTR or FPDTR around next 3 sts.

Crochet Viking Ship Instructions

This pattern uses US stitch abbreviation. The viking ship is made in several steps. You will also use Hairpin crochet technique in making the dragon head and Flag.

Begin crochet the main part of the ship. It will look like the image below. You will be using stitches like SCL, FPTR, FPDTR, and Bullion stitch.

Use a 3.00 mm crochet hook size.

Row 1. Ch 60, turn, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in remaining ch to end. Turn.

Row 2. CH 3, * 1 dc in next sc, 1 SCL, sk next sc*, rep between ** to end. Turn.

Row 3 Ch 3, * 1 dc in next SCL, 1 dc in ch sp between SCL*, rep between ** to end. Turn.

Row 4. Ch 2, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, * skip 3 dc, (FPTR in next dc) x 3*, rep between ** to last 3 dc, 1 hdc in next 3 dc. Turn.

Row 5. Ch 3, 1 tr in next 2 hdc, * 3 FPDTR in skipped dc from previous row*, rep between ** to end, end with 1 tr in last 3 hdc. Turn.

Row 6. Ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, 1 bullion stitch (yo 7 times) in next FPDTR, hdc in next FPDTR*, rep between ** to end, end with hdc in 3 last sts. Turn. Fasten off.

Row 7. Reattach yarn in FPTR from row 4. Continue crochet in FPTR as follows: 1 bullion st in FPTR, 1 hdc in next FPTR. Continue to end of FPTR. Fasten off.

Dragon head

Begin crochet dragon head that will go at the front of ship. Make the dragon head as an independent motif using hairpin crochet technique.

Use the 3rd smallest setting on the heirloom. 19 loops each side with sc in the middle. Remove work from loom. Attach all 19 loops one side with a sc.

On the other side: 2 loops together with sc, ch 2, 2 loops together with sc, ch 4, 3 loops together with sc, crochet down 3 loops with 3 sc + 3-ch picot + 4 sc, ch 3, 5 loops together, crochet up 5 loops with 6 sc, 4-ch picot, sl st in same 5 loops together, ch 7, 3 loops together with sc, ch 4, 2 loops together with sc, ch 4, 2 loops together with sc. Turn. 3-ch picot, In ch sp crochet: (sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, sl st down last dtr, sl st in next sc) x 2, in next ch sp crochet sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, ttr, sl st down last ttr, sl st in next picot, sl st in every st to 4 ch sp (sk 3-ch sp), 5 sc in 4-ch sp, sc in sc, 2 sc in 2-ch sp. Crochet up loops with 24 hdc. You are now back at your 3-ch picot. This is where you will begin to crochet Dragon beak. Fasten off. There are 2 other 3-ch picot. Stitch them together using a sewing needle. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Attach dragon head to boat and begin crochet beak.

Use a 1.9 mm crochet hook size. 8 hdc down sts, turn, 3 hdc, turn, 2 hdc, turn, 1 hdc. Fasten off. Reattach at 1st hdc of 8 hdc, 3 hdc, turn, 3 hdc, turn, 2 hdc, turn, 1 hdc + 1 dc + 4 hdc in same st. Fasten off.

In the opening behind the beak, stitch a few strings up and down to give the impression of an eye. I also attached a bead there to add to the impression of an eye. :)

Crochet stern.

Row 1. Attach yarn in hdc row 7, 1 hdc in next 4 sts, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 ttr, dttr. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 4, turn and crochet down ch 4 with 7 sc, tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in remaining sts.

Row 3. *3-ch picot, sl st in next st*, rep between ** across. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Flag

You will create the flat using both normal crochet and hairpin crochet.

Begin crochet flag pole. Ch 41, turn, *1 bullion st in 3rd ch from hook, sl st in next st*, rep to end, end with hdc in last st.

Attach loop on heirloom, and crochet 14 loops each side with sc in the middle. Use the 3rd smallest setting.

Off the heirloom crochet 14 loops together with sc. On the other side, crochet 4 loops together with sc, ch 7, 6 loops together with sc, ch 7, 4 loops together with sc. Turn. Sc + 4 ch-picot in sc, 9 sc in 7-ch sp, sc + 4 ch-picot in sc, 9 sc in 7-ch sp, sc + 4 ch-picot in sc.

Fold in half with picots together + the sc where 14 loops are held together. Fasten off and weave in ends. Attach on top of flag post.

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