Friday afternoon I was thinking about St. Patrick’s Day and my grandpa (I called him Papa), and I was struck with a sudden whim to design a little crocheted four-leaf clover or shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday. I got out all my green yarns and thread and came up with my design, wrote it down and asked a few testers to try it out. Normally I take weeks, months, or even years on a design so this is by far the quickest that I have gone from idea to pattern, it is however a very simple pattern with only 2 rounds.
Materials
For this pattern you will just need a little bit of yarn of your choice and an appropriately sized hook. I have used:
606 Grass Green – Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat (100% Mercerised Cotton; 25g/140m with a 1.5mm hook
015 Grassland – Scheepjes Catona Chroma (100% Mercerised Cotton; 50g/125m) with a 3mm hook
2014 Emerald or 1826 Shamrock (I am not sure I don’t have the label anymore) – Scheepjes Chunky Monkey (100% Premium Acrylic (Anti Pilling); 100g/116m) with a 5mm hook
325 Baklava – Scheepjes Scrumptious (50% Recycled Polyester (recycled plastic bottles) x 50% Acrylic) with a 3.5mm hook
Gauge and Measurements
Tension is not critical for this project, but the size of your clover will depend on your yarn, hook, and tension.
My Sweet Treats little clover is about 1.5in (4cm), Catona Chroma about 3in (7.5cm), and Chunky Monkey about 5in (12.5cm).
Crochet Abbreviations
US terms used throughout.
- ch chain
- ch-1 sp(s) chain 1 space(s): number denotes number of chains in chain space
- ch-sp(s) chain space(s)
- dc double crochet
- sc single crochet
- ss slip stitch(es)
- st(s) stitch(es)
- tr treble crochet
Repeat Formats
*…….; rep from * once more/twice more/3 more times
Work instructions after * and then repeat that section as specified.
(…….) twice/3 times
Work instructions between brackets the total number of times stated.
Instructions
Make a Magic Ring
Round 1: Ch1 [does not count as st], * 1sc in magic ring, ch7, 1ss in back bump of third ch from hook, 4ss (1ss in back bump of each of the next 4-ch); repeat from * 3 more times [4 leaf veins made], 1sc in magic ring, ch11, 1ss in back bump of third ch from hook, 9ss (1ss in back bump of each of the next 9-ch)[stem made], ss in starting sc. Pull Magic Ring tight.
(5 sc, 4 leaf veins, 1 stem)
Round 2: Ch1 [does not count as st], * working up one side of leaf vein: 1sc, 1dc, 1tr, (2tr in next st) twice, 1dc in ch-sp at top of vein, ch2, 1ss in same ch-sp, ch2, 1dc in same ch-sp. Working down the other side of leaf vein: (2tr in next st) twice, 1tr, 1dc, 1sc, 1sc in sc between veins; repeat from * 3 more times omitting last 1sc, ss in next sc.
(11 sc, 16 dc, 40 tr, 8 ch-2, 5ss)
Fasten off and sew in ends.
I hope you all enjoy this little pattern, Happy St. Paterick’s Day!
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Copyright © 2024 by Jessica Wifall. All rights reserved.
Please do not sell, redistribute, or edit this pattern in any way. You may sell the finished products but please credit me as the designer of the pattern.
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