One of my most popular crochet pattern is my Car Hanging Plant Collection ! It has been truly amazing to see all of your beautiful car hanging plants! As a thank you, I decided to create a free pattern modification for this pattern, adding a Holiday twist. I hope you enjoy this Poinsettia car hanging plant!
If you have not yet purchased the Car Hanging Plant Collection crochet pattern, you can do so here. I also have a downloadable PDF available for the Poinsettia Car Hanging Plant!
In this post, you will find the free modifications to this pattern. Enjoy!
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Skills You Should Know
Basic crochet stitches, crocheting in the round, crocheting in the back bump of the ch, color changes, magic ring, invisible decrease, and increasing.
Finished Size
Hangs at approximately 9 inches (23 cm)
Materials
- Premier; Basix Worsted; size 4; [100% acrylic; 359 yards / 328 m per 7oz / 200g skein]; forest green, mahogany, red, sunny, white; 1 skein each
- F-5 (3.75mm) crochet hook
- Polyester fiberfill stuffing
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
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Abbreviations
- BLO - back loop only
- ch - chain
- dc - double crochet
- FLO - front loop only
- hdc - half double crochet
- inc - increase
- invdec - invisible decrease
- mr - magic ring
- sc - single crochet
- sk - skip
- sl st - slip stitch
- st(s) - stitch(es)
- [ ] - repeat the directions between [ and ] as many times as stated
- ( ) - the number of stitches at the end of each round
Gauge
30 sc by 5 rounds = 2 in (5 cm)
Work rounds 1-5 of pot and measure across diameter.
Pattern Notes
- This pattern is worked in continuous rounds.
- Mark 1st stitch of each round, moving marker up each round.
- Finished size may vary based on yarn, hook size, and tension.
- Using a "yarn under" method when working in rounds creates a tighter stitch.
- Ch 1 does not count as a stitch.
Special Stitches
Crocheting in the back bump of a ch (use this technique only when indicated in the pattern) - work the sts into the back bump of the ch
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Instructions
You can find the Pot & Soil instructions in the Car Hanging Plant Collection or Poinsettia Car Hanging Plant crochet patterns.
Main Flower
With sunny
R1: 5 sc in mr (5) (Tip: Place a stitch marker in the first BLO st from R1. This indicates where R3 will start.)
R2: in FLO, [(1 sc, 1 sl st) in same st] 5 times (10)
R3: starting in the first BLO from R2, 1 sl st, change color to red, [ch 5, starting in 2nd back bump from hook 4 sc, 1 sl st in next BLO st] 5 times (26)
R4: [1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sl st, ch 2, 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sl st, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st in BLO st from R2] 5 times (50)
Fasten off, leaving a 8 in (20 cm) tail for sewing. Set aside.
Back Petals
With red
R1: 5 sc in mr (5)
R2: [1 sl st, ch 7, starting in 2nd back bump from hook 6 sc] 5 times, 1 sl st in same st (36)
R3: [sk sl st from R2, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sl st, ch 2, 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sl st, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] 5 times, 1 sl st in first st (66)
Fasten off and weave in end. Set aside.
Leaves
With forest green
R1: 8 sc in mr (8)
R2: [1 sc, ch 8, starting in 2nd back bump from hook 7 sc, 1 sc] 4 times (36)
R3: [1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sl st, ch 2, 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sl st, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st] 4 times (68)
Fasten off, leaving an 8 in (20 cm) tail for sewing. Set aside.
Assembly
Lightly block flower and leaves before sewing. With a yarn needle and the 8 in (20 cm) tail from the main flower, sew to the back petals staggered from the main flower so the petals do not overlap.
Using remaining tail, sew the poinsettia flower to the leaves.
With a yarn needle and the 8 in (20 cm) tail from the leaves, sew the attached poinsettia flower and leaves to the soil. Weave in all ends.
Place the soil with sewn poinsettia, fitting it into the pot. It is not necessary to attach the soil to the pot.
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