I’m a plant lover. My office is a jungle, and my favorite thing is to find the saddest plant on clearance at the store, take it home, and bring it back to it’s full glory.
Throughout the years, I’ve assembled quite an assortment of plant pots. In an attempt to standardize the look of my jungle, and get away from all the dull browns, blacks, and greens, I created this cozy.
I’ve used basic cotton for mine, hoping for some water absorbing properties, but you can use any worsted weight you have on hand. Use leftovers! Make them to match your room decor with leftovers from that amazing afghan you just finished. Use scraps and make them striped. Make all your pots the same color. Make the colors of your favorite plants really stand out.
It’s a deceptively easy pattern, don’t let the textured look fool you. If you can sc, dc, and hdc, you can do this.
H hook
Worsted weight yarn, approx 2.5 oz
(I used cotton)
Gauge: 3 sc = 1 inch
Stitches used:
dc = double crochet
sc = single crochet
slip = slip stitch
ch = chain
dec = decrease
hdc = half double crochet
Plastic pot specifications:
-6 inch diameter base
-5.5 inches high, approx
(I made this purchase at my local Wal-Mart, but this is a pretty standard plastic pot)
A note about the no-chain-beginning-dc used in this pattern:
-Learning this technique changed my life. There are, however, many versions of this amazing stitch. A short search on youtube will show you at least five or six different distinctly different versions. I’ve linked to the one that I use, but really any of them would work. Find the one that you are most comfortable with, or even use a 3 chain turn if that’s what makes you happy..
-The main purpose of this technique is to have a completely camouflaged beginning stitch, so that your work can be viewed in the round without seeing where you started the row. Using it with this textured stitch pattern might be a little more confusing, but definitely worth the effort once you see the final product!
Bottom:
2. Ch 1. One sc in first stitch, two sc in next stitch. Repeat around, slip into first sc. (18)
3. Ch 1. Two sc in first two stitches, two sc in next stitch. Repeat around, slip into first sc. (24)
4. Ch 1. Three sc in first three stitches, two in next stitch. Repeat around, slip into first sc. (30)
5. Ch 1. Four sc in first four stitches, two in next stitch. Repeat around, slip into first sc. (36)
6. Ch 1. Five sc in first five stitches, two in next stitch. Repeat around, slip into first sc. (42)
7. Ch 1. Six sc in first five stitches, two in next stitch. Repeat around, slip into first sc. (48)
8. Ch1. Seven sc in first seven stitches, two in next stitch. Repeat around, slip into first sc. (54)
9. Ch 1. Sc in each stitch around, slip into first sc.
10. Ch 1. Sc in each stitch around, slip into first sc. (54)
Begin sides:
11. Ch 1, sc in same stitch as join. Dc in next stitch. Continue this row by alternating sc and dc until last dc, then slip into first sc of row.
12. Start this row with the no chain beginning dc. Sc in next stitch, then a regular dc in the following stitch. Continue this row alternating dc and sc. (Note: Stitch is opposite from one below, i.e. dc on top of a sc, and a sc on top of a dc.) Work around until last stitch is a sc, join with a slip stitch to the “no chain beg dc”.
13. INCREASE ROW: Beg dc AND sc in same stitch. (one increase made). Continue with alternating dc and sc as above rows for 26 total stitches, including the one increased stitch. Work both a dc and sc in each of next two stitches (two increases made). Continue again, as before, with an alternating sc and dc in each stitch, until the final stitch in the row. Work a dc and a sc in the same stitch, (final increase made). Join to first stitch with a slip stitch. Total increased stitches = four. (58)
14. Ch1, sc in first stitch. Follow the pattern around, ending with a dc and a slip into the first stitch.
15. Ch 1, beg dc in first stitch. Follow pattern around, ending with a sc and a slip into the first stitch.
16. Repeat row 14.
17. Repeat row 15.
18. Repeat row 14.
19. Repeat row 15.
20. Repeat row 14..
21. Repeat row 15.
22. Repeat row 14.
23. Ch 1, hdc in same stitch. Sc in next stitch, hdc in following stitch, and repeat sc and hdc around, following pattern. End with a sc and slip to first stitch. (Note: this row evens out the height of your work, preparing for the next row of sc.)
24. Ch1, sc in each stitch around, slipping into ONLY the rear loop of the first stitch.
(If you test your piece at this point, and see that the top of your pot is not covered by your crochet, feel free to add another row of sc, before moving to the back-loops-only final row.)
25. Ch 1, sc in back loop only, and in each of next 7 stitches. Decrease single crochet in the next two stitches. Sc in next 8 sc, dec 1 around; sc in last 8 stitches, join with slip to first stitch. Entire row is working in back loops.
(This row should gently roll over the top of the pot, to fully hide the plastic. If you have a thicker pot, feel free to add another sc row after this row to hide the lip fully.)
Finish off and sew in ends.
Place over pot, insert plant.
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