Here is the 15th free pattern of my new Christmas Tales collection: a plant pot cozy with Christmas flowers. It would be a great addition to your Christmas decorations!
This post is a part of the Nordic Hook Advent calendar. From December 1 to December 24 I will be posting one free Christmas crochet pattern per day. So stay tuned! 😉
Good luck!
Plant pot cozy with Christmas flowers
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Materials
- Yarn: any thin yarn will work (mercerized cotton works great in tapestry crochet projects). I used Tencel 100% lyocell, 50 g = 141 m, colors: red (318291) and white (318290).
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 2.0 mm.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- msc: modified single crochet
- prev: previous
- st: stitch
Notes
The diameter of my plant pot cozy is 7.0 cm and the height is 7.0 cm. You will be working in rounds. For this pattern you should be familiar with the tapestry crochet (you can find the tutorial here). Photo instructions below show the main steps how to make a plant pot cozy. This pattern uses a modified single crochet: make a single crochet back loop only, just instead of yarning over for the last step, yarn under (see the tutorial here).
For this pattern you will work in continuous rounds, which means that in the end of a round you don’t join with a slip stitch, but instead continue making modified single crochets in the top of the first stitch of the round. Remember to use a marker showing the beginning of each round. Follow the color chart showing how you should change colors.
Pattern
Start by making an adjustable (magic) ring with red yarn.
Round 1: 8 sc in the adjustable ring. (8 st in total)
Introduce the white yarn.
Round 2: msc inc in every st. (16 st)
Round 3: *msc inc, 1 msc in the next st*, rep ** 8 times. (24 st)
Round 4: msc; *msc inc, 2 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, 1 msc. (32 st)
Round 5: 2 msc; *msc inc, 3 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, msc. (40 st)
Round 6: msc; *msc inc, 4 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, 3 msc. (48 st)
Round 7: 4 msc; *msc inc, 5 msc*, rep ** 7 times, msc inc, msc. (56 st)
Round 8-23: msc in every st of the prev round. (56 st)
Even out the edge and fasten off.
Color chart
How to read the chart
Each square represents a stitch and its color. In each round you have 56 stitches (56 columns in the chart). Rows represent rounds (there are 23 rounds, however, the first 7 rounds are not shown in the color chart: they are all red and they are the round base of the plant pot cozy). For each round you have to read the row in the chart from right to left.
Photo instructions for the plant pot cozy with Christmas flowers
Round 9
1. See general photo instructions showing how to make a round base here. The first stitch in round 10 is white, therefore, complete the last stitch in round 9 with the white yarn.
Round 10
2. Then continue working with the white yarn.
Round 11
3. In round 11 the fifth stitch is red. So, start making the fourth stitch with the white yarn, but stop when you have two loops on your hook.
4. Move the red yarn up, yarn under and pull the yarn through. Now the red yarn is ready to be used.
5. Continue to follow the color chart.
Round 20
6. After a while the plant pot cozy will look like this.
Finished plant pot cozy with Christmas flowers
8. Done!
Enjoy your plant pot cozy with Christmas flowers!
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