These links lead to free crochet plant pot cover patterns published by their original designers. KnotToYarn did not design, write, or test these projects. Use the original source for complete instructions, current sizing, drainage considerations, and care guidance.
A tapestry needle for closing up the base and fitting it neatly around your pot is worth having ready.
1. Boho Twisted Plant Pot Cover
Designer: Veronika Cromwell of Blue Star Crochet. Veronika calls this a quick, beginner-friendly boho style plant pot cover that also makes a lovely gift. It uses one ball of King Cole Cottonsoft DK on a 4 mm hook, and it stretches over a pot that is 10 cm across the bottom, 47.5 cm around and 13 cm high. The tension is 16 stitches by 8 rows in 10 cm over double crochet.
Free pattern: Open the original Boho Twisted Plant Pot Cover pattern at Blue Star Crochet
2. Hearts Full of Love Cover
Designer: Jennifer Renaud of A Crocheted Simplicity. Hearts Full of Love uses less than one ball of yarn, and it works as a plant basket, a mason jar cozy, a candle holder or a gift basket for Valentine’s Day. Made in a neutral color, it can stay out long after Valentine’s Day. An ad-free PDF with all the photo tutorials is on Ravelry and Etsy.
Free pattern: Open the original Hearts Full of Love Cover pattern at A Crocheted Simplicity
3. Custom Plant Pot Cover
Designer: Smitha Katti of Smiling Colors. This is a quick, cozy cover that uses a little yarn, and you can make it in an afternoon, in bulky (6) yarn, Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in Fisherman. She says to measure your pot base first, and to crochet a flat circle slightly larger than the diameter. A smaller hook, like an H8 or below, makes the fabric stiff and firm.
Free pattern: Open the original Custom Plant Pot Cover pattern at Smiling Colors
4. Easy Crochet Plant Pot Cover
Designer: Blue Star Crochet. This entry links to the same Blue Star Crochet pattern as #1, so the details above apply: a DK cotton cover on a 4 mm hook that stretches over a small pot about 10 cm across the bottom.
Free pattern: Open the original Easy Crochet Plant Pot Cover pattern at Blue Star Crochet
5. Striped Moss Cover
Designer: Erin Toews of Juniper and Oakes. Erin says plant pot covers are a perfect way to add color and texture without buying new pots, and that you can switch covers for endless options. She also has a Cozy Alpine and a Mosaic Squares plant pot cover. The free version is one size, and the ad-free PDF with more sizes costs $5.00.
Free pattern: Open the original Striped Moss Cover pattern at Juniper and Oakes
6. Julie Basket Plant Pot Cover
Designer: Pam Dajczak of Sincerely Pam. She says it works for baskets or planter covers and uses minimal yarn, so use scrap cotton. For a sturdy basket she says use the smallest stitches you can, and to worry less about gauge and more about tight stitches, but if covering a plant pot the pot itself will hold the shape.
Free pattern: Open the original Julie Basket pattern at Sincerely Pam
7. Textured Plant Pot Cover
Designer: Marina Russo of Bloodimaryart
Listed level: Easy, about one hour
This is Marina Russo’s Hug-Me plant pot cover, and the pattern shows two versions with the same yarn but different hooks: version A is about 3 inches tall and 2.5 inches across on a 6 mm hook, and version B is 4 inches tall and 3.5 inches across on a 4.5 mm hook, in aran or worsted yarn. It is made for cone-shaped pots and has written instructions with pictures.
Open the original Textured Plant Pot Cover pattern at Bloodimaryart
Measure the pot and check the original pattern’s fit guidance before starting. A decorative cover, a plant hanger, and a closed basket have different drainage and construction needs; do not assume one pattern applies to another use.