Houseplants are hot right now and so is crocheting! Combine the two to make a crochet succulent hanger for your little plant friends. Keep reading for the free crochet pattern.
Isn't that cheerful? It's hanging by my kitchen window as I write, and I am really loving the look of succulents in the mini plant hanger. They are easy to grow and easy to find (most grocery stores/home and hardware stores have little mini succulents for sale). And there are so many different kinds! For real...if anyone wants to talk plants with me you could really get me going 🙂 Did you know that you can even trade plants and seeds through an online forum? ...yeah...I've done that also. Anyone else out there love their greenery??
Anyway back to this project, it is extremely easy and fast. I used a banana fiber yarn from Darn Good Yarn that is beautifully textured, quite strong, and so vivid in color! It is also sustainably sourced and made (you can read more about that here), bio-degradable and eco-friendly which I thought seemed very appropriate to pair with this project 🙂 Seriously, I love the mission of this yarn and the company that makes it.
And just FYI-they also offer a $10 monthly yarn subscription that I wrote about here. They sent me their March box to try out and when I have the project finished, I will share it and a giveaway with you!
You can buy Darn Good Yarn via their website here. If you would rather work with yarn you already have-I would recommend acrylic or cotton! The banana fiber yarn was on the bulkier side of worsted so you may have to work with double strands or go up a hook size if you work with a different yarn. The good news? This pattern is super flexible and you can't really mess it up! You can make it tiered like I did or it would also be adorable as a one (or a few) single plant hangers. You could use it for succulents for decor or herbs in your kitchen. You're imagination is the limit!
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Succulent Hanging Basket - Free Crochet Pattern
Supplies:
- 100g Darn Good Yarn Banana Fiber Yarn 'Sea Mist' (or approx. 30 yards of a bulky weight yarn)
- J/6.0mm crochet hook (I used Clover Amour)
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors (I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case)
- Terra cotta or plastic pots. I used 3 different sizes: 3" x 4" (large), 3" x 2.5" (middle), 2" x 1.5" (small)
- Succulent plants or herbs
- Potting soil
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- SC: single crochet
- DC: double crochet
Helpful Video Tutorials
How to Crochet the Magic Cirlce - the right handed video loads with the page
Find the left handed tutorial here
Pattern Notes
- The finished size/gauge isn't terribly important for this project as long as you check your size as you go along! As long as it slips over your pot-you're good 🙂
- The Ch 5 at the beginning of rounds DOES count as a stitch (ch 5 = DC+ch 2).
- The Ch 1 at the beginning of SC rounds DOES NOT count as a stitch
- The end of each round is joined to the first stitch of that round with a sl st
Large Holder (for 3" x 4" pot)
start with a magic circle
Round 1: 6 SC in magic circle. Pull tight and join with a sl st(6)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 SC in each stitch around. Join with sl st. (12)
Round 3: ch 1, *2 SC, SC, repeat from * around. Join with sl st. (18)
Round 4-6: ch 5, skip 2, *DC, ch 2, skip 2, repeat from * around. Join to the 3rd chain of the original ch 5 with a sl st. (18)
Round 7-11: ch 1, *SC, 3 SC in ch 2 space, repeat from * around. Join with a sl st. (24)
Tie off leaving a 12" tail.
Middle Holder (for 3" x 2.5" pot)
start with a magic circle
Round 1: 6 SC in magic circle. Pull tight and join with a sl st(6)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 SC in each stitch around. Join with sl st. (12)
Round 3: ch 1, *2 SC, SC, repeat from * around. Join with sl st. (18)
Round 4-5: ch 5, skip 2, *DC, ch 2, skip 2, repeat from * around. Join to the 3rd chain of the original ch 5 with a sl st. (18)
Round 6-8: ch 1, *SC, 3 SC in ch 2 space, repeat from * around. Join with a sl st. (24)
Tie off leaving a 12" tail.
Small Holder (for 2" x 1.5" pot)
start with a magic circle
Round 1: 6 SC in magic circle. Pull tight and join with a sl st(6)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 SC in each stitch around. Join with sl st. (12)
Round 3: ch 5, skip 2, *DC, ch 2, skip 2, repeat from * around. Join to the 3rd chain of the original ch 5 with a sl st. (12)
Round 4-6: ch 1, SC around (12)
Tie off leaving a 12" tail.
Construction
Starting with the largest and middle holder, use the long tail from the largest holder to thread it through the bottom the of middle holder. I highly recommend doing this before you add your plants to your pots (as you can see, I did not...). Knot the tail on the other side when you have your desired length and weave in the excess. Repeat this process to connect the middle holder to the small holder. Use the tail from the small holder to create the "hanger" by knotting it on the other end and weaving in the ends.
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