Spring reminds us of two things, baby animals and plants! These DIY plant pot crochet covers by Sandrine Deveze have the cutest bunny and lamb faces and will be your most popular Easter crochet decorations this year. Plus you could also use your crochet plant pot cover as Easter crochet baskets for the big day. These crochet bunny and crochet lamb crocheted pot covers use bobble stitches to give them a fabulous texture! We've included instructions for this in the tutorial below, but if you need any more help you can check out our full how to crochet bobble stitch tutorial.
And if you're looking for more fantastic Easter crochet patterns, then check out our list of Top 50 free Easter crochet patterns.
You will need
DMC Natura Just Cotton, (100% cotton, 50g/155m), or alternative 4 ply cotton yarn, one ball each in
- Nacar (N35)
- Ambar (N04)
Black, brown and pink embroidery thread
Small piece of scrap fabric and red coloured pencil
3mm (UK 10, US D/3) crochet hook
Abbreviations (UK)
You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This crochet plant pot cover pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.
dc2tog double crochet 2 together – (insert hook in next st, yrh and draw loop through) twice, yrh and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Finished Size
Each crochet plant pot cover fits a plant pot around 12cm (4¾“) in diameter and 12cm (4¾“) tall, but they can be easily adapted to any size by increasing the rounds. Tension is not too important for these crocheted pot covers, just aim for a firm finish that covers the pot well.
Notes
Both of the crochet plant pot covers are made in one piece, crocheting from the base upwards. They are then decorated with crocheted ears and embroidery for the face details.
Each piece begins with a ring. To start a round, use any type of ring you are comfortable with. We've started our first round of the base with (ch2, work 6 dc into 1st ch) but you can use the a crochet magic loop if you prefer. Work in one continuous spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the last stitch of each round with a stitch marker to keep track of where you are.
How to crochet bobble stitch
Bobble stitch is where you work several stitches into the same place but omit the last step of each stitch. After you complete the stitches, yarn over and pull through all remaining loops on the hook.
This pattern uses a 5tr bobble stitch as follows: (yrh, insert hook in next st, yrh and draw loop through, yrh and draw through just 2 loops on hook) 5 times, yrh and draw through remaining 6 loops on hook. Crochet tightly, taking care that your bobble stitch stands out on the front of your work and not on the back. If you need more help with these stitches check out our how to crochet bobble stitch tutorial.
Easter bunny and lamb crochet plant pot covers
