Southwestern crochet wall hanging decor pattern

Looking for a bold crochet project that doubles as home décor? This Southwestern crochet wall hanging pattern features two C2C squares—one cactus and one longhorn—that are joined together and attached to a dowel for a rustic, southwestern-inspired look.

Why you’ll love this pattern

• Bold southwestern style — Features cactus and longhorn designs for a striking wall art look.
• Worked in manageable pieces — Crochet two C2C squares, then join them together.
• Great for home décor — A fun way to add a handmade touch to your space.
• Gift-worthy project — A thoughtful option for anyone who loves rustic or southwestern style.
• Simple finishing — Attach the finished piece to a stick or dowel for display.

Pattern details

Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.

Skill level

Advanced beginners. The cactus and longhorn squares are made using the corner to corner C2C crochet method. It involves color changes.  

Materials needed

• Crochet Hook Size: G-6 4 mm
• Yarn: Worsted weight yarn #4
  Cactus: tan and green
  Longhorn: tan and black
• Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
• Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
• Stitch marker(s): Optional. Use these to help keep track of your stitches. 
• Stick or dowel rod: Use a minimum 15 inch stick or dowel rod for the wall hanging.

Yardage

I used approximately 270 grams/9.5 ounces of Lion Brand Yarns 24/7 Cotton yarn.

Finished size

The crochet wall hanging decor measures 13 inches wide and 26.5 inches long.

Gauge

8 squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4 inches

Crochet abbreviations

• dc = double crochet
• sc = single crochet
• ch/chs = chain/chains
• st/sts = stitch/stitches
• sl st = slip stitch

C2C crochet technique

• The cactus and longhorn squares are made using the C2C technique of making “squares” in diagonal rows starting in the bottom right corner and ending in the top left corner.
• Each square is made of a chain 3 + 3 double crochet.
• Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start a new square.
• You can follow the picture graphs or the written instructions.
• The written pattern tells you how many squares to make of each color and in what order.

C2C video tutorial

Need C2C help? I have a step by step C2C tutorial for my mini heart square on my YouTube channel.

Pattern notes

• The pattern is written in US terms. 
• You will make the southwestern squares and then attach them together.
• ↙ You are working on the “right side”.
• ↗ You are working on the “wrong side”. 

Wall hanging pattern instructions

Crochet each southwestern square following the picture graphs or the written instructions.

Cactus pattern

Download the cactus graph.

↙ Row 1: tan x 1 (1 block)
↗ Row 2: tan x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 3: tan x 3 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 4: tan x 4 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 5: tan x 5 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 6: tan x 6 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 7: tan x 7 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 8: tan x 8 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 9: tan x 9 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 10: tan x 10 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 11: tan x 10, green x 1 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 12: green x 2, tan x 10 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 13: tan x 10, green x 3 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 14: green x 4, tan x 10 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 15: tan x 10, green x 5 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 16: tan x 1, green x 5, tan x 2, green x 2, tan x 6 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 17: tan x 6, green x 3, tan x 1, green x 5, tan x 2 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 18: tan x 3, green x 9, tan x 6 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 19: tan x 6, green x 9, tan x 4 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 20: tan x 5, green x 9, tan x 6 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 21: tan x 6, green x 3, tan x 1, green x 5, tan x 6 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 22: tan x 7, green x 5, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 6 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 23: tan x 6, green x 3, tan x 1, green x 5, tan x 8 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 24: tan x 9, green x 5, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 6 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 25: tan x 7, green x 2, tan x 1, green x 6, tan x 9 (25 blocks)
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends
↗ Row 26: tan x 8, green x 7, tan x 1, green x 2, tan x 6 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 27: tan x 8, green x 8, tan x 7 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 28: tan x 7, green x 2, tan x 1, green x 5, tan x 7 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 29: tan x 6, green x 5, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 6 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 30: tan x 6, green x 3, tan x 1, green x 5, tan x 5 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 31: tan x 4, green x 5, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 6 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 32: tan x 6, green x 3, tan x 1, green x 5, tan x 3 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 33: tan x 2, green x 5, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 6 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 34: tan x 6, green x 3, tan x 1, green x 4, tan x 2 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 35: tan x 1, green x 4, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 6 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 36: tan x 6, green x 3, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 1 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 37: tan x 1, green x 2, tan x 1, green x 3, tan x 6 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 38: tan x 6, green x 2, tan x 4 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 39: tan x 3, green x 2, tan x 6 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 40: tan x 10 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 41: tan x 9 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 42: tan x 8 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 43: tan x 7 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 44: tan x 6 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 45: tan x 5 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 46: tan x 4 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 47: tan x 3 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 48: tan x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 49: tan x 1 (1 block)

Longhorn pattern

Download the longhorn graph.

↙ Row 1: tan x 1 (1 block)
↗ Row 2: tan x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 3: tan x 3 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 4: tan x 4 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 5: tan x 5 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 6: tan x 6 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 7: tan x 7 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 8: tan x 8 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 9: tan x 9 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 10: tan x 10 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 11: tan x 11 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 12: tan x 12 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 13: tan x 13 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 14: tan x 14 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 15: tan x 10, black x 2, tan x 3 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 16: tan x 3, black x 3, tan x 10 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 17: tan x 2, black x 3, tan x 3, black x 6, tan x 3 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 18: tan x 4, black x 6, tan x 1, black x 6, tan x 1 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 19: tan x 1, black x 14, tan x 4 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 20: tan x 5, black x 14, tan x 1 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 21: tan x 1, black x 14, tan x 6 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 22: tan x 7, black x 10, tan x 2, black x 2, tan x 1 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 23: tan x 8, black x 8, tan x 7 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 24: tan x 8, black x 7, tan x 9 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 25: tan x 10, black x 7, tan x 8 (25 blocks)
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends
↗ Row 26: tan x 8, black x 6, tan x 10 (24 blocks)
↙ Row 27: tan x 11, black x 4, tan x 8 (23 blocks)
↗ Row 28: tan x 8, black x 4, tan x 10 (22 blocks)
↙ Row 29: tan x 10, black x 4, tan x 7 (21 blocks)
↗ Row 30: tan x 6, black x 4, tan x 10 (20 blocks)
↙ Row 31: tan x 10, black x 3, tan x 6 (19 blocks)
↗ Row 32: tan x 5, black x 3, tan x 10 (18 blocks)
↙ Row 33: tan x 10, black x 3, tan x 4 (17 blocks)
↗ Row 34: tan x 4, black x 3, tan x 9 (16 blocks)
↙ Row 35: tan x 9, black x 3, tan x 3 (15 blocks)
↗ Row 36: tan x 3, black x 3, tan x 8 (14 blocks)
↙ Row 37: tan x 8, black x 3, tan x 2 (13 blocks)
↗ Row 38: tan x 2, black x 2, tan x 8 (12 blocks)
↙ Row 39: tan x 7, black x 2, tan x 2 (11 blocks)
↗ Row 40: tan x 1, black x 2, tan x 7 (10 blocks)
↙ Row 41: tan x 6, black x 2, tan x 1 (9 blocks)
↗ Row 42: tan x 1, black x 2, tan x 5 (8 blocks)
↙ Row 43: tan x 5, black x 1, tan x 1 (7 blocks)
↗ Row 44: tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 4 (6 blocks)
↙ Row 45: tan x 5 (5 blocks)
↗ Row 46: tan x 4 (4 blocks)
↙ Row 47: tan x 3 (3 blocks)
↗ Row 48: tan x 2 (2 blocks)
↙ Row 49: tan x 1 (1 block)

Assembling the wall hanging

Use pieces of tan, green, and black yarn to tie the cactus and longhorn squares together.

Adding the stick

Use pieces of tan, green, and black yarn to tie the wall hanging to the stick. Then attach yarn in the same colors to both ends of the stick so it’s ready to hang.

Finishing

Weave in the ends.

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— Melissa