Sweet Stripes Plant Rugs

New FREE Crochet Pattern!

I am so excited to share my latest home decor crochet pattern with you! This one is for the plant babies in your life!  I had a blast designing the Sweet Stripes Plant Rugs Pattern just for them. Don’t do plants? My testers found lots of creative ways to use their plant mats and I know you can too! I hope y’all will find this pattern just as much fun to make and decorate your home too!

One of my favorite things in the world is my plants. I started my plant collection with an aloe vera and a spider plant, but I seem to collect more of them everywhere I can! Did you know you can order plants online and have them delivered to your home? Yep! Thanks coronavirus for teaching me a new and exciting way to get more plants!

Why do I love plants…? They make me happy, we love to exchange gases, and they forgive me when I forget to water then for a day or two… My succulent babies are especially forgiving! 😉  So I like to return the love by creating crochet patterns just for my plant babies! Last summer I created the Sweet Stripes Coasters pattern, which works beautifully as coasters/rugs for small plants! Then I created the Sweet Stripes Plant Cozy because my plants needed some sweaters! Now they get plant pot mats too. So if you love plants as much as I do, make sure to check those other patterns out too!

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Quick and Easy Plant Coaster Pattern!

I love a quick crochet project, how about you? The Sweet Stripes Plant Mats consist of simple repeats that you will have finished in no time! They are pretty much the perfect project for working on while you enjoy your favorite audiobook or the latest movie on Amazon Prime! The pattern uses basic stitches a beginner can easily complete! Easy peasy!

If you’re not a crazy plant lady like me, then there are lots of other ways you can use your Sweet Stripes Plant Mats! The Mini Rug makes a perfect mug rug for your favorite cup of coffee or tea, with room leftover for an afternoon snack too! The Wide Mat makes a lovely placemat or accent to a side table or bookshelf! The Skinny Rug would make a lovely centerpiece for your dining room table or coffee table, along your fireplace mantle, or even a lovely way to store spare rolls on the back of the toilet! <– One of my awesome readers shared that last suggestion with me! I love how creative y’all are! ❤️ 

You can make your Sweet Stripes Plant Rugs in any colors to match your decor! A plant coaster paired with a new plant baby, or an artificial plant baby for those with a black thumb) would be an awesome Mother’s Day Gift, housewarming gift or a gift for any occasion!! You can also go the Mug Rug route and gift a new mug, some favorite coffee, a sweet treat, and of course a Sweet Stripes Mini/Mug Rug made by you! You would definitely win MY heart with either of those gifts! 😉

Need some help with the stitches? I provide photo tutorials within the pattern to help you with the included techniques and more! I am always happy to help you with any questions you may have! Don’t crochet yet? I’d love to help you Learn to Crochet with my fun Crochet Tutorials!

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My Amazing Pattern Testers!

I am so lucky that I have the most amazing pattern testers!! They worked so hard to crochet their beautiful house plant mat projects to test this plant mat pattern and provided me with feedback about the pattern!

I adore getting to see the fabulous projects y’all make using my designs! I greatly appreciate my testers’ feedback which helps ensure that I can provide the highest quality pattern! Thank y’all for sharing your planter mats!! You can see their beautiful Crochet Plant Coasters below!!

Thank you so much for testing the Mini Plant /Mug Rug Crochet Pattern Kristie Wolfenbarger, Kim Hafner, and Anna Podwys!

Thank you so much for testing the Wide Plant Mat Crochet Pattern Robin Quade!

Thank you so much for testing the Skinny Plant Mat Crochet Pattern Mindy Heald, Sigal Alon and Melissa Hyder!

Make your Plant Mats!

Materials:

• YARN: Red Heart Super Saver Ombres Worsted Weight 4 yarn, (100% Acrylic, 10 oz/283 g, 482 yds/440 m)
• Sample Colors: Violet, Anthracite, and Deep Teal
• 80 – 100 yards
• HOOK: US I/9 5.5 mm
• Yarn needle, Scissors

Finished Sizes:  (excluding fringe)

MINI: 5” tall x 4.5” wide

SKINNY: 5” tall x 20” wide

WIDE:  8” tall x 12.5” wide

Gauge: 14 dc x 7 rows = 4” square

Experience Level: Easy

Pattern Key:

st(s) – stitch(es)

sp(s) – space(s)

sl st – slip stitch

ch(s) – chain(s)

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

fsc – foundation single crochet

yo – yarn over

FO – fasten off

Foundation Single Crochet Tutorial:   

VIDEO TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/FoundationSingleCrochet   

STEP 1: Ch 2,  insert hook in 1st ch, yo and pull up a loop (should be 2 loops on hook),   

yo again and pull through 1st loop on hook, yo again and pull through both loops on hook. 1 st.  

STEP 2: turn left side of your work toward you and you will see what looks like the top two loops of a stitch (this is your “foundation chain”), this is where you will now insert your hook, yo and pull up a loop (there are now 2 loops on your hook),  yo again and pull through 1st loop on hook, yo again and pull through both loops on hook. 2 st.  

STEP 3: insert hook into the next “stitch” on the left side of your work, yo and pull up a loop (there are now 2 loops on your hook), yo again and pull through 1st loop on hook, yo again and pull through both loops on hook. 3 st. Repeat until you have completed the beginning chain.

NOTES:

1. Read through the entire pattern first.

2. Square is worked back and forth in rows.

3. Beginning chain does not count on sc rounds, so 1st st of these rounds should be placed in the same st as ch 1.

4. Beginning chain does count as a stitch on dc rounds.

5. Repeat stitches between [ and ] the number of times indicated.

6. To make your plant rug shorter or longer simply decrease or increase the beginning chain in multiples of 4.

7. This pattern is FREE, and has been thoroughly tested and tech edited. Please feel free to share any comments or ask any questions you many have! I welcome your feedback!!

8. This post and all it contains including the pattern and photographs are my intellectual property and copyright protected property of GreenFoxFarms LLC © 2021. You are welcome to make as many as you like to sell, giveaway, etc. You may NOT sell, or alter and claim as your own this pattern. You may not use my photographs. This pattern is not for mass production.

9. If you want to share this pattern online, you must only share a link to my blog post. You may not copy and paste my text or the pattern to another site. Thank you for respecting my work.

10. By using this pattern, you are agreeing to abide by these terms.

Sweet Stripes Plant Mats Pattern Release!

This easy plant trivet crochet pattern is now available for purchase in my Ravelry  and Etsy Shops! The pattern is free here on my blog, OR you can purchase the ad-free, printer friendly, PDF copy for a couple of dollars. I would so love it if you would visit and save   the pattern on your favorite venue, which helps my patterns get seen by more people! Thanks so much for your amazing support!!   Just click the buttons below to find the pattern PDF available for purchase!

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SWEET STRIPES PLANT COASTERS:

Pattern Directions:

USING I/9 5.5 MM HOOK

MINI RUG:

• Finished size 5” tall x 4.5” wide.

Row 1: Fsc 18, (18 fsc). Alternately, (loosely) ch 19, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across, turn, (18 sc).

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn, (18 sc).

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc here & throughout), dc in same st, skip next 3 st, [4 dc in next, skip next 3 st,] 3 times, 3 dc in next st, dc in last st, turn, (18 dc).

Rows 4-5: Repeat Row 2.

Row 6: Repeat Row 3. 

Rows 7-12: Repeat Rows 4-6, two more times.

Rows 13-14: Repeat Row 2. FO leaving a 5” tail. Add Fringe.

SKINNY RUG:

• Finished size: 5” tall x 20” wide.

Row 1: Fsc 70, (70 fsc). Alternately, (loosely) ch 71, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across, turn, (70 sc).

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn (70 sc).

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc here & throughout), dc in same st, skip next 3 st, [4 dc in next, skip next 3 st,] 16 times, 3 dc in next st, dc in last st, turn, (70 dc).

Rows 4-5: Repeat Row 2.

Row 6: Repeat Row 3. 

Rows 7-12: Repeat Rows 4-6, two more times.

Rows 13-14: Repeat Row 2. FO leaving a 5” tail. Add Fringe.

WIDE RUG:

• Finished size 8” tall x 12.5” wide.

Row 1: Fsc 42, (42 fsc). Alternately, (loosely) ch 43, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across, turn, (42 sc).

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn

(42 sc).

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc here & throughout), dc in same st, skip next 3 st, [4 dc in next, skip next 3 st,] 9 times, 3 dc in next st, dc in last st, turn, (42 dc).

Rows 4-5: Repeat Row 2.

Row 6: Repeat Row 3. 

Rows 7-21: Repeat Rows 4-6, five more times.

Rows 22-23: Repeat Row 2. FO leaving a 5” tail. Add Fringe.

ADD FRINGE:

Step 1: MINI: Cut 40 pieces of yarn 7” – 8” long. SKINNY: Cut 40 pieces of yarn 10” – 11” long. WIDE: Cut 64 pieces of yarn 10” – 11” long. 

Step 2: Fold a piece of yarn in half. Insert hook into any stitch on the short edge of the rug. Place the center of yarn over the hook and pull through the stitch, pulling up a loop. Pull both ends of the yarn through the loop and tighten to secure, making sure the ends are even.

Step 3: Repeat Step 2 all the way along both short edges to create a fringe. 20/32 pieces per side. Trim evenly.

Plants with Yarn Blog Hop!

I am so excited that my Sweet Stripes Plant Rugs are one of the featured patterns in the fabulous Plants with Yarn blog hop hosted by my talented friend Erin of Juniper and Oakes! If you love plants and crocheting as much as I do, you’re going to LOVE this fun and Free event!

Blog Hop Details:

🪴 The Plants with Yarn Blog Hop runs from June 1 – 30, 2022.

🪴 Each day (for 24 hours ONLY) a new pattern is the FREE Featured pattern and available as a FREE PDF Download, for that day ONLY!

🪴 Make sure to visit the main Plants with Yarn Event post each day to find the new featured pattern and link, and be sure to read the instructions as to how to get the FREE pattern download.

🪴 Have fun and make some new AMAZING Patterns to celebrate your plant babies!

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Designing patterns is our job. It is hard work and we love it, but we need to feed our families too. By visiting the organizer’s blog and the designer’s blog you are giving their blog and business traffic, and helping to grow their business. And you get a FREE Pattern download out of the deal! YAY!! 

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Sweet Stripes Plant Mats

Today is the day! Today ONLY, June 2nd, 2022 you can download a FREE, ad-free, PDF copy of my popular Sweet Stripes Plant Rugs Crochet Pattern, as part of the Plants with Yarn Blog Hop Event! Make sure to check out the blog hop main event Round Up page via the button below, EACH DAY in June to find more FREE Plant-tastic crochet patterns!

🪴 Simply click the button below that says “Download the PDF.” You will be redirected to the about page on my blog. Scroll down until you see the box that reads “Sweet Stripes Plant Rugs FREE Download” and click the button. The pattern will instantly download to your device. Make sure to save the pattern! 

I would love if you would share your finished projects on Ravelry and Social Media – be sure to tag me to I can see and share your work! @greenfoxfarms #greenfoxfarms

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Please Share your Plant Rugs!

I hope you enjoy this free plant rug pattern as much I enjoyed creating it for you! I would love to see your gorgeous projects on Ravelry and social media! Please tag me in your photos so I can see what you’ve made! I simply love getting to see the amazing projects y’all have made with my patterns! It’s the reason I do what I do!! (Plus the yarn benefits are pretty fab too!! )

If you enjoyed this plant coaster mat crochet pattern and you would like to see more Free Crochet Patterns (<– like these) going forward, please help me grow by sharing Blog Post ❤️ and subscribe to my newsletter?!? You can use the social media buttons below the post to easily share! Thank you so much for your amazing support!  If you have any questions or need assistance with the pattern, feel free to contact me or leave a comment on the blog. I would love to help!

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