Crochet hanging plant pattern: a pothos in seven parts, 149 rounds
A free crochet hanging plant pattern for a pothos with a ~8 cm pot, dropping about 40 cm from the top of the hanger loop to the tip of the longest vine, worked on a 5.0 mm hook in five colours, an evening's work. The vines are not chains: each is a column of single crochet worked one stitch to the round, at thirty, twenty-six and twenty-two rounds, so the three trails end at different heights rather than level, and the lime splash on every leaf is carried inside rounds 3 and 4 instead of being sewn on afterwards. All 149 rounds are written out below across seven parts, each one carrying the stitch count it ends on.
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium for the counting: the three vines and the hanger are 123 rounds of one stitch each, and there is nothing in a one-stitch column to count back over when you lose your place.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — five colours, all weight 4
1 skein (about 60 m)Aran / worsted cotton, worked firmly
small amount (about 25 m)Aran / worsted cotton
scraps (about 8 m)Aran / worsted cotton
1 skein (about 70 m)Aran / worsted cotton
scraps (about 10 m)Aran / worsted cotton, a paler yellow-green
Tools
5 you probably own, 1 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Measuring tape
Pins
You need to buy
Polyester fiberfill (~20 g)
Optional
A 7 cm disc of plastic canvas or stiff card to keep the pot base flat
26-gauge floral wire threaded through the vines if you want them to hold a curve
A contrast stitch marker for the round start
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Gauge is not critical. Work tight enough that the fiberfill cannot show between stitches — a looser hand gives a bigger pot and a longer trail, which is a fine plant too.
Finished size
~8 cm across the pot, and about 40 cm from the top of the hanger loop to the tip of the longest vine
Worsted cotton on the 5.0 mm hook is what keeps the pot standing. A lighter yarn gives a smaller plant and thinner vines, but work the pot tighter than the label suggests or the walls bow out.
How to make the pothos hanging plant, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The pot
A flat disc out to thirty stitches, one round in back loops to turn…16 RNDS
starts in terracotta· magic ring· Piece 1 of 7
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [30]
The flat base
RND 1–51[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
Back loops only — the corner
RND 6–66[30]
Straight walls, cream band at 11 and 12
RND 7–167[30]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSet it on the table and look at it from the side. The back-loop round should read as a crisp edge where the base meets the wall.
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02The soil
The same flat disc as the pot base, in cocoa brown, stopped as soon…5 RNDS
starts in cocoaBrown· magic ring· Piece 2 of 7
First five rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneIt should lie flat with no cupping. If it domes, your tension tightened partway through — a gentle press with a warm iron and a cloth settles it.
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03The leaves
Twelve of these, all the same: out to twelve stitches, two straight…5 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· magic ring· Piece 3 of 7· make 12
First five rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [6]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneDo not stuff them. Pinch each one flat with the splash facing up and the closed end pointing away from the vine.
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04The long vine
Thirty rounds of one stitch each, stacked into a cord. It goes…30 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· picked up· Piece 4 of 7
First six rounds[1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneGive it a stretch along its length. A cord that has been pulled straight hangs better than one straight off the hook.
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05The middle vine
The same cord, four rounds shorter, so the three vines do not end at…26 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· picked up· Piece 5 of 7
First six rounds[1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneLay it alongside the long vine before a single leaf goes on. Those four rounds are the whole difference between the two, and they are what stops the three trails ending at the same height.
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06The short vine
Twenty-two rounds. The shortest of the three, and the one that sits…22 RNDS
starts in leafGreen· picked up· Piece 6 of 7
First six rounds[1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSet all three cords side by side now. They should step down four rounds at a time — thirty, twenty-six, twenty-two — and if two of them come out the same length you have lost count in one of the columns.
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07The hanger
A long cream cord, worked the same way as the vines and sewn to the…45 RNDS
starts in cream· picked up· Piece 7 of 7
First six rounds[1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1]
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US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneSew the ends to opposite sides of the rim, then hold the pot up by the loop and check it hangs level before you weave the tails in.
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Eight notes on the pothos hanging plant
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Everything is worked in a continuous spiral. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned, so mark the first stitch of every round.
03Round 6 of the pot is worked in back loops only; that ridge is what makes the base sit flat and the walls stand up straight instead of bowing out.
04The vines and the hanger are simulated. A real pothos vine would be a chain, and here it is a one-stitch-wide column of single crochet worked one stitch per round. The finished cord looks and behaves the same, and the count stays honest.
05The lime splash on each leaf is charted per stitch rather than left to a variegated yarn, so every leaf gets its marking in the same place. Turn a few leaves over when you sew them if you want the splashes to look more random.
06Make twelve leaves. Four go on each vine, spaced roughly four rounds apart, with the last leaf at the tip.
07Stuff the pot lightly through the top before you sew the soil disc in — just enough to keep the walls round. A hanging pot wants to stay light.
08Sew the two ends of the hanger cord to opposite sides of the rim, and sew the top of each vine to the underside of the rim so the vines fall clear of the pot.
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