Give your plant pots a little touch of whimsy and extra cuteness with this crochet stuffed animal plant holder pattern learning from a step-by-step tutorial available in this post. This set includes the crochet lion, bunny and dog pot holders with the ultimate guide for each.
Taking inspiration, you can further create different other animals' plant pot holders in the same chibi style. The sizes are available for small pots like of succulent and other decorative plants. They will certainly enhance your porch decor more loved by beginners.
Here the post aims to provide you with the details necessary to work on crocheting the same animal plant holders.
Skill Level: Intermediate crocheter
Video Span: 33 Minutes
Sizes: 3.5 " inch and 2.5'' inch
Crochet Animal Plant Holder Tutorial
The Crochet Animal Plant Holder are all so cute and easy to make and perfect for beginners. Roz, the tutor, walks you through the steps to crochet these holders shaped like cats, bunnies, or puppies using worsted yarn and a 5.5 or 6mm hook. These holders are great for small plants and can be customized easily. Roz suggests using safety eyes for the face details and starch for stiffening the ears. You can complete them in the afternoon. Following are the video notes:
- Introduction and Overview: The video begins with instructions on how to crochet a cute plant holder, shaped like a cat, bunny, or puppy. The host provides a detailed breakdown of materials and tools, including yarn sizes, hook types, and optional items like safety eyes and starch for stiffening.
- Starting the Base: The tutorial starts with a magic circle or chain four, working in rounds with single crochet stitches. The base increases in multiples of 8 as the body of the plant holder is built.
- Shaping the Body: Each round alternates between single crochets and increases, gradually forming the cylindrical shape of the plant holder.
- Creating Cat Features: Special details for creating the cat's muzzle, ears, and tail are provided. The muzzle is constructed with two circles, while the ears are made from simple chains.
- Converting to Bunny or Puppy: Instructions are given to adapt the pattern into a bunny or puppy by adjusting the ears and tail design slightly.
Supplies Needed
Following are the supplies mentioned in the description by the tutor to crochet the animal plant holders:
- For 3.5 " inch plant holder:
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- Worsted weight yarn (4): To crochet the body of the plant holder. For smaller plant holders, you can switch to a sport weight yarn with a smaller hook.
- Hook 5.5 mm: Recommended for the worsted yarn to create the body of the holder. For smaller projects, a 4mm hook is used with lighter yarn.
- For 2.5" inch plant holder
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- Sport/dk yarn (3)
- Hook 4mm
- For both:
- Susan bates finishing needle
- 7mm safety eyes
- Spray starch: Optional for stiffening the planter’s body and ears, ensuring they hold their shape.
- Plastic cups: To line the bottom of the planter.
- Scissors
- Plants
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