Halloween Car Hanging Plants: Free Crochet Pattern Mods

First off, I want to express my sincerest thanks for all the love I have received for the Car Hanging Plant Collection crochet pattern! It has been truly amazing to see all of your beautiful car hanging plants! As a thank you, I decided to create a free pattern modification for the pattern, adding a spooky twist. I hope you enjoy these Halloween themed car hanging plants!

If you have not yet purchased the Car Hanging Plant Collection crochet pattern, you can do so here. I also have a downloadable PDF available for the Halloween Car Hanging PlantsUse code FREEMOD for 20% off the Halloween Car Hanging Plants crochet pattern!

In this post, you will find the free modifications to this pattern. Enjoy!

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Difficulty Level

Easy

Skills You Should Know

Basic crochet stitches, crocheting in the round, magic ring, bobble stitch, increasing and decreasing

Finished Size

Hangs at approximately 9 inches (23 cm)

Materials

  • Hobby Lobby; I Love This Yarn; size 4 [100% acrylic; 355 yards / 324 m per 7oz / 199g skein]; black, brown, burnt pumpkin, mid green, spa, white; 1 skein each
  • F-5 (3.75mm) crochet hook
  • Black felt
  • Fabric or Hot Glue
  • Polyester fiberfill stuffing
  • Scissors
  • Stitch marker
  • Yarn needle

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Abbreviations

  • bo - bobble stitch
  • BLO - back loop only
  • ch - chain
  • dec - decrease 
  • FLO - front loop only
  • hdc - half double crochet
  • inc - increase
  • mr - magic ring
  • sc - single crochet
  • sl st - slip stitch
  • st(s) - stitch(es)
  • yo - yarn over
  • [ ] - repeat the directions between [ and ] as many times as stated
  • ( ) - the number of stitches at the end of each round

Gauge

30 sc by 5 rounds = 2 in (5 cm)
Work rounds 1-5 of pot and measure across diameter.

 

Pattern Notes

  1. Pot, soil, witches brew, and brain are worked in continuous rounds.
  2. The pot and soil are the same for the pumpkin and skull variations of plants.
  3. Mark 1st stitch of each round, moving marker up each round.
  4. Finished size may vary based on yarn, hook size, and tension.
  5. Using a "yarn under" method when working in rounds creates a tighter stitch.

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Instructions

Pot

Note: For the pumpkin and skull, crochet the pot as instructed in the Car Hanging Plant Collection crochet pattern. Use burnt orange for the pumpkin and white for the skull. Below are instructions for how to crochet the cauldron.

With black

R1: 6 sc in mr (6)

R2: inc in each st around (12)

R3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18)

R4: 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, bo, inc, 2 sc, (1 sc, bo) in next st, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, bo, inc, 2 sc, (1 sc, bo) in last st (24)

R5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times (30)

R6: in BLO, 30 hdc (30)

R7-10: 30 hdc (30) (4 total rounds)

R11: 15 hdc, place stitch marker in 15th st, 14 hdc, sl st in last st (30)

R12: ch 60, sl st in marked st from R11

Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

Soil/Witches' Brew

Note:  For the pumpkin and skull, crochet the soil as instructed in the Car Hanging Plant Collection crochet pattern, using brown yarn. Below are instructions for how to crochet the witches' brew.

With mid green

R1: 6 sc in mr (6)

R2: inc in each st around (12)

R3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18)

R4: [2 sc, inc] 6 times (24)

R5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times (30)

R6: in BLO, 30 hdc (30)

R7-9: 30 hdc (30) (3 total rounds)

R10: in BLO, [3 sc, dec] 6 times (24)

R11: [1 sc, bo, dec] 6 times (18)

R12: [1 sc, dec, bo, dec] 3 times (12)

Add fiberfill making sure not to overstuff

R13: [dec] 6 times (6)

Add fiberfill as needed. Fasten off, leaving an 8 in (20 cm) tail for closing. Weave tail through FLO of remaining 6 sts, pull tight to close. Weave in ends. Rounds 10-13 are the top of the witches’ brew.

 

Cauldron

Assembly 

Place the completed witches' brew, fitting it into the pot. It is not necessary to attach the witches' brew to the pot. You have now completed your cauldron!

 

Pumpkin

Leaves

Crochet and assemble the leaves of the pumpkin using the succulent leaves portion of the Car Hanging Plant Collection crochet pattern in mid green.

Jack-O-Lantern Face

To download the Jack-O-Lantern Face stencil, click here. Print the stencil on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. With scissors, cut out the eyes, nose, and mouth of the jack-o-lantern. Trace each facial feature on the black felt and cut along the traced edges. If you are having difficulty tracing on the black felt, tape the facial features onto the felt and cut around the stencils. Using fabric or hot glue, glue the eyes, nose, and mouth to the pot. Face should be centered on the pot between the hanging chain.

Assembly

Place the completed soil, with attached succulent leaves, fitting it into the pot. It is not necessary to attach the soil to the pot. You now have completed your pumpkin!

 

Skull

Brain

With spa

R1: 6 sc in mr (6)

R2-5: inc in each stitch around (12, 24, 48, 96) 

Fasten off leaving a 10 in (25 cm) tail for sewing. 

Brain Assembly

With the 10 in (25 cm) yarn tail and yarn needle, sew the brain to the top of the soil. Hide the remaining yarn tail in the soil. Place the soil with the brain, into the pot. It is not necessary to attach the soil to the pot.

 

Eyes (make 2)

With black

R1: 4 sc in mr, sl st to first sc (5)

Fasten off leaving an 8 in (20 cm) tail for closing. Sew each eye between R9-11 of the pot, about 1-2 sts apart. Make sure the eyes are centered on the pot between the hanging chain.

Nostrils

With black and a yarn needle, embroider two nostrils between R8-9 of the pot, about 1 st apart. Make sure the nostrils are centered between the eyes.

Mouth

With black and a yarn needle, embroider a mouth between R6-7 of the pot, about 11-12 sts long. Next, embroider vertical teeth at each stitch along the mouth. You should have about 11-12 black vertical teeth stitches. Fasten off and hide the yarn tails inside the pot. You now have completed your skull!

 

Other Crochet Patterns to Check Out:

CAR HANGING PLANT COLLECTION

THE MOSSY MUSHROOM

MINI PLANT BUDDY

 

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