Four leaf clover crochet pattern — 25 rounds in two pieces
About 8 cm across the four lobes and about 14 cm counting the stem: a free crochet pattern four leaf clover makers can work in one piece plus a stem, worked on a 3.0 mm hook in three greens, about an hour and a half of work. The lobes are not four separate pieces: from round 5 the disc increases and decreases inside the same round — twelve increases spread over the lobes against one decrease at each of the four notches — so the outline runs in and out along one unbroken edge. Below you get all 25 rounds of the two pieces, each with the stitch count it ends on.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 25 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Easy
Easy: plain single crochet, but rounds 5 to 7 put increases and decreases in one round, and the four notches have to stay a quarter of the round apart.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — three colours, all weight 3
about 5 gDK cotton
about 5 gDK cotton
scrapsDK cotton
Tools
3 you probably own, 1 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
You need to buy
Rustproof blocking pins ×8
Optional
A foam blocking mat, or a folded towel to pin into
A stitch marker in a contrast colour for the round start
A brooch pin back, if you want to wear it
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Firm enough that the fabric holds its outline without stuffing. Gauge is not critical — a looser hand gives a larger clover.
Finished size
~8 cm across the four lobes, ~14 cm long counting the stem
How to make the four-leaf clover, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US8 sc in mrUK8 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The clover
Four plain rounds of flat disc, then the shape arrives all at once…9 RNDS
starts in grassGreen· magic ring· Piece 1 of 2
First six rounds[8] [16] [24] [32] [40] [48]
A flat disc
RND 1–41[8]
2[16]
3[24]
4[32]
Lobes and notches
RND 5–75[40]
6[48]
7[52]
Rim
RND 8–98[48]
9[48]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneIt will curl a little. Damp it, pin the four lobes out flat and leave it to dry before you judge the shape.
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02The stem
Six stitches picked up from the rim, between two of the lobes, then…16 RNDS
starts in grassGreen· picked up· Piece 2 of 2
First six rounds[6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6]
1[6]
2[6]
3[6]
4[6]
5[6]
6[6]
7[6]
8[6]
9[6]
10[6]
11[6]
12[6]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreasest(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneFasten off and thread the tail back down the inside of the stem, which keeps it straight and hides the end.
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Six notes on the four-leaf clover
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Plain single crochet throughout, worked in a continuous spiral. The fabric is smooth and solid — no ribbing, no openwork, no holes anywhere in it.
03The four lobes are shaped rather than worked separately: a cluster of increases pushes each lobe outward, and one decrease at each of the four notches pulls the edge back in. The outline runs in and out along a single unbroken edge, with no gap between one lobe and the next.
04Flat and unstuffed. The piece cups slightly as it comes off the hook; damp it, pin it out flat and let it dry, and it settles.
05The stem starts on six stitches picked up from the rim between two lobes, so it has no magic ring and nothing is sewn on. Work it firmly and it stands up on its own.
06The pale band across each lobe is surface embroidery in cream, worked over the finished fabric. It is not part of the stitch count, and the clover reads fine without it.
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