Crocheted Flag on a Jacket

Give your child's denim jacket a face lift for the 4th of July. This crocheted flag on a jacket features metallic threads for the stripes and buttons for stars, the perfect July 4th craft for a child to wear.

Materials:

• size E crochet hook
• One 10m spool of Canvas #24 Braid in color 3506 Blue Samba
• Three 10m spools of Canvas #24 Braid in color 003 Red
• One spool each Kreinik Cord in 003C Red and 105C Antique Silver
• Several star buttons, vintage buttons, or plain white buttons
   

Instructions:

Note - modify the pattern as needed, adding chains or rows, to fit your denim jacket

1. Make two small Red Stripes as follows:
   Row 1: Chain 16, turn
   Row 2: Skip first chain, then single crochet in each chain, chain two, turn
   Row 3 and 4: repeat row 2
    
2. Make one large red stripe following the same pattern above, except chain 31.
    
3. Make one Blue Square as follows:
   Row 1: Chain 11, turn
   Row 2: Skip first chain, then single crochet in each chain, chain two, turn
   Rows 3 - 9: repeat row 2
    
4. Using Kreinik Cord, sew each crocheted piece onto the back of your denim jacket in a flag shape (see photo for guide).
    
5. Attach buttons as desired on the blue square.