A crochet plant hanger needs proportions that fit the planter and a yarn that will not stretch too much under weight. These ten original patterns cover tapered pots, multiple pot sizes, a small planter holder, and two different takes on the macrame look.
Since these hold actual weight, a sturdy cotton yarn is worth prioritizing over anything stretchy.
Plant hanger patterns to explore
1. Crochet Plant Hanger
Sarah Stearns took her inspiration from macramé plant hangers and reworked it in crochet with cotton yarn, giving it a bohemian look. The design is simple and sturdy and fits a 5 inch tapered pot, and the page has a section on choosing a plant pot, so you can match the hanger to the pot before you start.
2. Crochet Plant Hanger: 3 Sizes
Jennifer Renaud’s hanger comes in three sizes, uses only one or two balls of cotton yarn, and works up fast, so she says you can crochet several in a weekend. The free pattern is on the page, and an ad-free version with all the photo tutorials is on Ravelry and Etsy.
3. Small Plant Hanger
Nicole Chase first made this for a collaboration with Darn Good Yarn, using recycled yarn, and has since made it in cotton and in nylon, so the yarn is up to you. She rates it advanced beginner, and it is small, for succulents. The page has a section of tips and tricks.
4. Crochet Plant Hanger
Megan Meyer’s macramé-inspired hanger is worked in cotton yarn, is flexible and fits pots up to 5 inches across at the base. The blog says many yarn people are also plant people, so this is a project for both. An ad-free PDF is sold separately.
5. Iris & Chains Crochet Plant Hanger
The Iris & Chains hanger takes a little over half a skein of yarn, so it is a good stash buster. Chantal Campsey says to use a cotton or cotton blend, because the type of yarn matters here. It uses a double V stitch in worsted cotton on a 4.5 mm hook.
6. Crochet Plant Hanger
Sherrie Yabsley’s hanger is a bulky macramé style made from two balls of Hoooked Jute on a 15 mm hook, and it is 53 cm (22 inches) high without the tassel. It is written in UK terms, with a US conversion, and a chunky jute cord makes a very different look from the cotton hangers.
7. Woven Lattice Plant Hanger
Ashlea made this for her 2023 One Skein series, which uses one skein of yarn or less, so it is a stash busting pattern with a lattice look. It comes in two sizes, and there is a video tutorial. It starts from a magic circle and builds an open woven lattice upward.
8. Crochet Plant Hanger
Janne Kleivset says this needs less than one skein, a pot and your hook. The pattern can be customized to any pot size, preferably a pot with the same circumference from bottom to top, so it is the one to choose when you do not have a standard size pot.
9. Iris Plant Hanger
Agat’s Iris hanger is a beginner-friendly, quick pattern in two sizes. She used Lion Brand Re-Up yarn, 70 percent recycled cotton and 30 percent recycled polyester, and says to use cotton or a high-cotton blend, because cotton is sturdy and does not stretch much. It works from a magic ring in double crochet and chain spaces.
10. Crochet Plant Hanger
M.E. Gray made this because she wanted a macramé hanger and found crochet easier. It uses 3 mm macramé cord and a hook around size N, with wood beads strung on before you start, and you crochet the beads into each strap. It is a good pick if you like the macramé look but already crochet.
