Mini Crochet Planter Cover | Free Crochet Pattern

Let’s learn how to make a Mini Crochet Planter Cover, by following this fun, beginner friendly crochet pattern, called the Pirouette Planter!

Bonus…The Mini Crochet Planter Pattern now includes two additional sizes!!

The Crochet Planter Cover, or as I like to call them, planter sweaters or a plant cozy, are a fast and easy way to elevate your plant pots and turn them into something completely new. I’ve created several planter patterns over the years, but the Pirouette Planter is one of the fastest and easiest to work up, and it’s the one I find myself going back to most often.

The Crochet Planter Covers are quick to make and take very little yarn, making them the perfect project to stock up on for markets, gifts, etc. Bonus….they are HUGE sellers!

Let’s get crocheting!!

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Yarn Suggestions

The Mini Crochet Planter Pattern is written using Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick. This is a size 6, super bulky yarn. The colors shown below are Fisherman, Fossil, & Moonlight.

Wool Ease T&Q offers many great colors, perfect for Christmas and Winter. A few other colors I like are Starlight, Cranberry, and Kale.

Below are the suppliers I recommend:
Lion Brand Yarn
Amazon or Like To Know It (LTK)

Yarn Alternatives

Feel free to experiment with different yarns, but please note the gauge may turn out slightly smaller or larger depending on what you use. I like to use two strands of bulky weight yarn held together, as well as three strands of worsted weight held together, to get similar results.

Some of my favorite yarn alternatives are as follows:

Cover Story™ Lazy Days Thick & Quick® Yarn
Bernat Maker (2 strands held together)
Lion Brand Yarn Hue + Me (2 strands held together)
Red Heart Hygge (2 strands held together, as shown below)

Sizing

The pattern comes in three sizes:

Mini – 2 ½” diameter & 2 ¾” tall, fits pot approximately 2 ¼” diameter & 2” tall
Small – 3 ½ ” diameter and 4” tall, fits pot approximately 3 ½” diameter & 3 ½ – 3 ¾” tall
Large – 5” diameter and 4 ½” tall, fits pot approximately 4 ¾” diameter and  4 – 4 ¼” tall.

The pattern is very easy to adjust by adding or subtracting increase rounds and adding or subtracting rounds of single crochet (until you get the desired height). The rest of the pattern is followed as is, you’ll just have a different stitch and round count.

Planter Sources

My favorite places to get faux plants are Ikea and Target. There are many similar sized plants sold at other big box stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby.

The specific plants I used for this pattern are as follows:

– The mini version fits the 2 ¼” faux Fejka brand plants that are carried at Ikea.
– The small version fits the 3 ½” faux Fejka brand plants that are carried at Ikea. (succulent shown below)
– The large version fits the 4 ¾” faux Fejka brand plants that are carried at Ikea.

Ikea also has a great seasonal line for Christmas. I continue to use the 2 ¼”,3 ½”, & 4 ¾” sizes that they offer. Their winter line has been called a few different names over the years such as Vinter, Vinterfest, and Vinterfint.

The Faux Mini Tree Planters below, fit the size mini pattern. They also carry a 3 ½” Christmas tree that fits the size small pattern.

You may also like The Faux Mini Poinsettia from Ikea.  It’s seasonal during Christmas only. The size mini pattern was followed.

Tags & Labels

I recently created a blog post on the different crochet tags I use. The full post with extensive detail can be found here.

– The vegan leather & wooden seasonal tags (shown below) are from Savlabot.
– The custom logo tags are from Angie and Britt & Grain Deep . They also offer some fun seasonal tag designs.

The suede tags are attached with Chicago Screws, which I purchase on Amazon. I get the 5x10mm in the color Bronze.

Styling Idea: Add your planter as part of a place setting on your Christmas table, as shown here. It doubles as a take home gift for your guest. Add a cute little name tag around the top, for something even more personal! The Placemat Pattern shown below, can be found here.

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Skill Level

Advanced Beginner

Stitch Key | US Terms

beg – beginning
blo – back loop only
ch(s) – chain/chains
dc – double crochet
rnd(s) – round/rounds
rsc – reverse single crochet
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch/stitches

Materials

Shop supplies on Amazon or Like To Know It (LTK)

Size 6, Super Bulky Yarn,
Approximately 15 yards (small), 25 yards (medium), & 45 yards (large)
I prefer Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick , (results will vary depending on yarn used)
L11/8mm Crochet Hook (or size to meet gauge)
Tapestry Needle
Flexible Measuring Tape
Faux Plants and/or Planters (all sources listed above)

Optional
Spanish Moss & leather or wooden tags

Gauge | Working in the Round

First 2 Rounds in Pattern Size Small & Large = 3 Inches with L Hook
First Round in Pattern Size Mini = 2 ¼” – 2 ½” Inches with L Hook

Please be sure to check your gauge before starting, as tension can vary greatly from person to person and depending on the yarn used.

Special Stitches

Reverse Single Crochet (rsc) aka Crab Stitch
Working from front to back insert hook in next stitch to the right and complete a single crochet.
Video Instructions Here

Special Stitch: No-Cut Join Method
Instead of joining the end of a round with a slip stitch, remove hook from loop. Insert hook from back to
front under both bars of first stitch of round. Put loop back onto hook and draw through to the back. Pull
loop tightly to draw stitches together, then pull working yarn to draw loop back to usual size.
Video Instructions Here

Mini Crochet Planter Cover Video Tutorial

Crochet Planter Cover Instructions

– Beg ch/chs of each rnd do not count as 1^st st, join each rnd in 1^st stitch, not beginning ch/chs.
– The cover is worked from the bottom up.
– The cover is made to fit snug, and should be stretched in place over the planter to stay in place better.
– If you prefer not to use a magic circle on rnd 1, ch4, join with sl st in 4^th ch from hook, and then continue rnd 1 as is.

Crochet Planter Cover Size Mini

Rnd 1. Create a magic circle, ch2, work 14 dc in circle, join with no cut join method (instructions above). (14dc) (diameter should measure about 2 ¼”- 2 ½” across)
Rnd 2. Ch1, working in blo, sc in each st around, join with sl st. (14sc)
Rnd 3-6. Continue working in both loops, ch1, sc in each st around, join with sl st. (14sc)
(height should measure about 2 ¼” tall, add additional rnds here if you’d like your cover taller)
Rnd 7. Ch1, rsc in each sc around, add an extra rsc in the joining sl st from previous rnd. (15rsc)

Fasten off, weave in loose ends, and attach optional tags.  Stretch and adjust the little planter cover over the planter of your choice, and add Spanish moss around the base of the plant, if desired.

Crochet Planter Cover Size Small

Rnd 1. Create a magic circle, ch1, work 10 hdc in circle, join with sl st. (10hdc)
Rnd 2. Ch1, work 2 hdc in each hdc around, join with no cut join method (instructions above). (20hdc) (diameter should measure about 3 inches across)
Rnd 3. Ch1, working in blo, sc in each st around, join with sl st. (20sc)
Rnd 4-11. continue working in both loops, ch1, sc in each st around, join with sl st. (20sc)
(height should measure about 3 ¾ inches tall, add additional rnds here if you’d like your cover taller)
Rnd 12. ch1, rsc in each sc around, add an extra rsc in the joining sl st from previous rnd. (21rsc)

Fasten off, weave in loose ends, and attach optional tags.  Stretch and adjust the little planter cover over the planter of your choice, and add Spanish moss around the base of the plant, if desired.

Crochet Planter Cover Size Large

Rnd 1. Create a magic circle, ch1, work 10 hdc in circle, join with sl st. (10hdc)
Rnd 2. Ch1, work 2 hdc in each hdc around, join with sl st. (20hdc)
Rnd 3. Ch1, *1 hdc in 1^st st, 2 hdc in next*, repeat from * to * around, join with no cut join method (instructions above). (30hdc) (diameter should measure about 4 inches across)
Rnd 4. Ch1, working in blo, sc in each st around, join with sl st. (30sc)
Rnd 5-14. continue working in both loops, ch1, sc in each st around, join with sl st. (30sc)
(height should measure about 4 ¼ inches tall, add additional rnds here if you’d like your cover taller)
Rnd 15. ch1, rsc in each sc around, add an extra rsc in the joining sl st from previous rnd. (31rsc)

Fasten off, weave in loose ends, and attach optional tags.  Stretch and adjust the little planter cover over the planter of your choice, and add Spanish moss around the base of the plant, if desired.

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Your Crochet Planter Cover is finished, enjoy! If you try the Crochet Planter Cover Pattern, I’d love to see pics. Be sure to tag me @simplymadebyerin

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