How to crochet an easy pot plant cover

Pot plants are thoughtful gifts for friends and family, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to leave the plastic pot uncovered, which of course led to – how to crochet an easy pot plant cover!

There are so many different patterns available, but the pink T-shirt yarn in my stash was desperately calling to be turned into something useful.

And… combined with a chunky-looking pattern, it turned out quite a gift wrap.

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hOW TO CROCHET AN EASY POT PLANT COVER – fun facts about this crochet project JOURNEY:

The whole cover took me less than an hour to crochet;
I wanted it a tad higher but ran out of yarn (on a weekend);
The yarn is hard on one’s hands and if you are experiencing any problems with wrists or hands, use softer yarn. Some adjusting to the pattern will be needed.
Adjust the pattern by increasing the number of rows, and stitches…there is no magic formula to it – you can totally do it!

ABBREVIATIONS – US TERMS

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

sc – single crochet

sl st – slip stitch

sk – skip

sp – space

st – stitch

NoteS & SUPPLIES:

The circumference of my finished item is approximately 5.8 inches or 15 cm and 5.5 inches or 14cm tall.

I used Spaghetti T-shirt yarn with an 8mm hook, which is an 11 or L for US crocheters.

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PATTERN explaining how to CROCHET an easy POT PLANT COVER:

Starting with 10 chains and slst into the first chain to form your circle or make your magic circle

First Round: Ch 3, dc 20 in the circle (20 dc + 3 chains), sl st in 3rd chain = join.

Second Round: Ch 3 + dc 1 in first dc (=2dc), dc 1 in next st, *dc2 in next st; dc1 in following st; repeat from * 8 more times, dc 2 in last st (32 dc’s); join.

Third Round: Ch 1, sc 1 in same st, sc 2 in next 2 stitches, *sc 2 in next st; sc 1 in next 5 stitches, repeat from * 3 more times, sc 2 in next st, sc 1 in next 3 stitches, sc 2 in last sc (39 sc’s); join.

Fourth Round: Ch 3, in the back loop of every stitch around, DC 38 (39 dc’s), join;

Fifth Round: Ch 3, (dc 1, ch 1, dc 2) in sl st of previous round, sk 4 stitches, *(dc 2, ch 1, dc 2) in next st, sk 3 stitches, repeat from * 5 more times, (dc 2, ch 1, dc 2) in next st, sk 2, join;

Sixth Round: Sl st next dc and into 1 ch-space, (ch 3, dc 1, ch 1, dc 2) in same ch-1 space of previous round, *(dc 2, ch 1, dc 2) in next ch-1 space of previous round, repeat from *6 more times, (8 pattern stitches around), join;

Rounds 7-8: Ch 3, dc 1, ch 1, dc 2) in same ch-1 space of previous round, *(dc 2, ch 1, dc 2) in next ch-1 space of previous round, repeat from *6 more times, (8 pattern stitches around), join.

Continue in this manner until your work is the desired length. My pot plant cover has only 9 rounds.

Last round: Same as Round 7-8 – but instead of 1 ch between the 2 dc’s, I made 2 ch’s (to form a type of picot), continue with the pattern and join.