Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and I wanted to share a simple little flower pot cover with you – in case you get potted plants (like me!) for Valentine’s Day! Each year I seem to get one small pot of miniature roses – which in the spring I add to my garden – I much prefer them to cut flowers! This pot cover would also work well for Mother’s Day.

I hope you are each spoiled with some beautiful roses this Valentine’s Day too!

Supplies

• Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable (Sample Uses Color A: Rich Orchid, Color B: Lippy)
• Hook 5.0 mm
• Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker (optional)

Difficulty Level

EASY/INTERMEDIATE – must know how to work FP and BP stitches and find the 3rd loop (back bar) of a hdc stitch

Finished Size

Approximately 5 inches tall

Fits a 4 3/4 inches (12 cm) diameter clay pot

To fit a plastic pot 10. 5 cm diameter, omit R5 and work the pattern using 32 stitches

Gauge

approximately 11 sc per 4 inches (final round) and 5 rounds hdc per 2 inches

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

3rd loop – this is the loop behind the front and back loops of a hdc sometimes called the back bar
beg – beginning
BPdc – back post double crochet stitch
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
FPsc – front post single crochet stitch
hdc – half double crochet
MR – magic ring
R – row/round
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials

3rd loop – Scroll to Round 7 at this link to find the visual for where the third loop is located.

Back Bump

Invisible Join

Notes

• Slip stitches do not count as stitches at the end of the rounds.
• Do not work into slip stitches unless specified.
• Ch stitches do not count as stitches in the totals at the end of the rounds.
• Do not work into chain stitches unless specified.

Valentine’s Day Flower Pot Cover

Free Crochet Pattern

Pattern Instructions

R1: Color A: MR:  ch 2, 8 hdc, sl st to the first hdc to join, ch 2 [8]

R2: 2 hdc in each st around, sl st to the first hdc to join, ch 2 (16)

R3: *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc next**; rep from * to ** around, sl st to first hdc to join, ch 2 (24)

R4: *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts**; rep from * to ** around, sl st to 1st hdc to join, ch 1 (32)

R5: *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts**; rep from * to ** around, sl st to 1st sc to join, ch 3 (40)

At this point the flat circle diameter is approximately 3.75 inches across.

R6: 1 BPdc in each st around, sl st to the first BPdc to join, ch 2 [40]

R7: 1 hdc in each st around, sl st to the first hdc to join, ch 2 [40]

R8: 1 hdc in 3rd loop each st around, sl st (through both loops) to the 1st hdc to join, ch 2 [40]

R9-10: Repeat R8

R11: 1 hdc in each st around, sl st to first hdc to join, ch 2 [40]

R12-13: Rep R11

R14: *1 hdc in each of the next 5 sts, 1 sc in the next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts**; rep from * to ** 5 times, sl st to first hdc to join, change to Color B, ch 1 [40]

R15: 1 sc in 3rd loop of each of the next 4 sts, *sk 1 st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the next st, sk 1 st, 1 sc in the 3rd loop of each of the next 5 sts.** Rep from * to ** 4 more times. Sk 1, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the next st, sk 1 st, 1 sc in the 3rd loop of the next st, sl st to the first sc to join, change to Color A, ch 1 [57]

R16: Working in the hdc sts from R14 (you are not working in any of the sc sts from R15): 1 hdc in each of the next 4 hdc, sk 1 hdc, 1 FPsc around both posts (at the same time – this will decrease from 2 dc to 1 FPsc) of the 2 dc from R15,  1 sc in ch1sp from R15, 1 FPsc around both posts of the 2 dc from R15, sk the next 1 hdc from R14, *1 hdc in each of the next 5 hdc from R14, sk 1 hdc from R14, 1 FPsc around both posts of the 2 dc from R15, 1 sc in ch1sp from R15, 1 FPsc around both posts of the 2 dc from R15, sk the next 1 hdc from R14** Rep from * to ** 4 times. 1 hdc in the last hdc from R14, sl st to the same st as you sl st to in R15 AND sl st to the first hdc of this round (R16), ch 2 [40]

R17: 1 hdc in each st around, sl st to the first hdc to join, ch 2 [40]

R18: Rep R17

R19: 1 sc in 3rd loop of each st around, finish off with an invisible join [40]