I Made a Crochet Plant Pot Cover — And Now I Have One in Every Room
If you've ever walked through a shop looking for exactly the right thing for your home and left empty-handed — not because nothing was there, but because nothing was quite right — then you understand why I make things myself.
Sometimes it's just that I know what I want, and I can't find it. That's why I made this crochet plant pot cover.
I have a Christmas cactus — a Schlumbergera, for the plant nerds among us — that has lived in my home for years.
It's one of those plants that one day it bursts into colour and it deserved a home that matched it.
Something with a bit of personality.
I wanted yellow.
I Know My Colours
Yellow is the colour I come back to again and again. Specifically that rich, saturated golden yellow. Proper yellow. The kind that makes you feel something when you look at it.
But I rarely find it paired the way I want it. Set it against an oatmeal or natural tone — not white, never white — and it becomes something else. Like it belongs there. The contrast does the work.
This is the combination I used for this plant pot cover, and I think it's one of my favourites.. It makes me happy every time I look at it, which is the whole point.
Why I Made It Myself (Again)
I have crochet baskets and plant pot covers all over my house. if you've ever been to one of my in-person crochet basket workshops, you'll know that I make things for my home because it's the only way I get exactly what I want.
The right colour, the right weight, the right proportion for the pot it's sitting on.
You can't always buy that. But you can make it.
The pattern I used here is my Colour Block Crochet Basket pattern — the same construction I use for baskets throughout my home, adapted as a plant pot cover by simply working to the height I needed.
The shape is clean, the colour changes are straightforward, and it works up faster than you'd think. It's the kind of project you start thinking will take weeks and then find yourself finishing in an evening.
That's what I love about it. It's finishable. It's that simple shift — from "I should make something" to "I made something" — that changes everything.
If you want to make one for your home, the Colour Block Crochet Basket pattern is in my shop. It uses basic stitches and clear colour change instructions — no complicated techniques, just satisfying, rhythmic crochet that builds into something you'll actually use.
Want More Support?
If you'd like guided help making your first basket or plant pot cover — rather than working through a pattern alone — the Crochet Basket Studio is the place for that. It's where I teach the method behind the make, with support for every step. Think of it as the workshop experience, online.
Find out more at Crochet Basket Studio
You might surprise yourself with what you can do.
Keep Reading
If you enjoyed this post, here are a few more to explore:
The Best Yarn for Crochet Baskets (and Why It Matters)
Before you cast on for your first basket, it helps to know which yarn will actually hold its shape. This post breaks it down.Crochet Basket for Beginners (Simple Stitches That Actually Work)
A free beginner basket pattern with clear structure and the kind of instructions that actually get you to the finish line.What To Do With Granny Squares — 19 Creative Ideas
If you love plants and crochet, there's a whole section in here on making matching plant pot covers from granny squares. Worth a look.50 Last Minute Crochet Gift Ideas and Free Patterns
Plant pot covers make a brilliant gift — and they're on this list, along with 49 other ideas you can actually finish.Sustainable Crocheting: Eco-Friendly Tips
If you love natural yarns and oatmeal tones (same), this post is worth reading — especially the section on recycled t-shirt yarn for pot covers.
This Started With a Plant and a Very Specific Idea of Yellow
I didn't set out to write a blog post about colour theory or the case for making things yourself.
I just wanted a plant pot cover in exactly the right shade of yellow, paired with exactly the right natural tone, and I couldn't find it anywhere. So I made it.
That's really the whole story.
But here's what I've noticed after years of making things for my home and teaching other people to do the same: the projects that start with "I just want this one specific thing" tend to be the ones you finish.
You can already see it. You're not trying to get inspired — you're just trying to get there.
If that sounds like something you want, you're already closer than you think.
What’s Next?
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I have a very specific idea of what I want in my home. The right colour, the right proportion, the right feeling when I walk into a room. And I've learned that the only reliable way to get it is to make it myself. This crochet plant pot cover started with a Christmas cactus that deserved better than what the shops had to offer — and ended with something I genuinely love looking at every day. If you've ever walked past a shelf and thought "I wish I could make something like that," this post is for you.