Intermediate
What the pattern's own author called it. Nothing here is graded again.
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Mini tulip in a pot crochet pattern for spring decor
Mini tulip in a pot: amigurumi flower pot in rounds, wired leaves, small hook, quick desk decor.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Rounds
- 11
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
11
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This mini tulip in a pot is built in three separate pieces: a flower top worked from a magic ring with two rounds of increases, a pot worked from its own magic ring through a run of increase and plain rounds, and a pair of wired leaves worked flat along a length of chain. Have both pieces of yarn, a length of 15 cm wire, and a yarn needle ready before you start, since the leaves are reinforced as you crochet them rather than after. The finished piece stands upright on its own and sits well on a shelf or desk.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Magic ring pulls loose later
- Pull the tail firm before the first sl st and check it again after the next round; a ring that loosens later leaves a visible hole at the center.
- Losing count across increase rounds
- Place a marker in the first stitch of every round in Part 2, since the stitch counts climb quickly from 7 to 28 and a missed increase throws off the whole round.
- Wire slips while crocheting the leaves
- Hold the wire flush against the chain as you work each stitch over it, and check after a few stitches that it hasn't shifted out of the crochet.
The materials list
- Worsted weight yarn
- Crochet hook (size to suit your yarn)
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 5 short forms
Main Pattern
Round 1
Create a magic ring. Make 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. Pull the yarn tightly and slip stitch (sl st) into the first stitch.
Round 2
Chain (ch) 1. Increase in all stitches (2 sc in each stitch) — total 12 stitches.Sl st into the first stitch.For Row 3: Ch 1.1 sc, 1 increase — repeat 6 times (18 stitches).Sl st into the first stitch.
Round 4
Ch 1. 2 sc, 1 increase — repeat 6 times (24 stitches). Sl st into the first stitch.
Round 5
Ch 1. In back loops only: 1 sl st in each of the 24 stitches. Sl st into the first stitch.For Row 6: Ch 1.3 sc, 1 increase — repeat 6 times (30 stitches).Sl st into the first stitch.
Round 7
Ch 1. 1 sc in each stitch (30 stitches total). Sl st into the first stitch.
Rounds 8–11
Repeat Row 7 (4 rows of 30 sc each). For Row 12: Ch 2. In front loops only: 1 half double crochet (hdc) in each stitch.Sl st into the first stitch and fasten off.Soil Make a magic ring and crochet 6 sc into it.Tighten the loop, leaving a small hole in the center.Sl st into the first stitch.Repeat the first 4 rows from the Pot section.Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.Stuff the pot with cotton.Sew the soil into the pot using the tail.
Tulip Bud
Part 2
Round 1
Create a magic ring. Crochet 7 sc into the ring.
Round 2
In continuous rounds: make 1 increase in each stitch (14 stitches). For Row 3: 1 sc, 1 increase — repeat 7 times (21 stitches).
Round 4
2 sc, 1 increase — repeat 7 times (28 stitches).
Round 5
1 sc in each stitch (28 total).
Rounds 6–11
Repeat Row 5. Make a sl st to the first stitch. Ch 1 and fasten off, leaving a long tail.Stuff with cotton.Sew a cross stitch in the last row for added shape.
Leaves
Make a slip knot and ch 12.
Insert a 15 cm wire and crochet around it.
In the second chain from the hook: make 1 sc.
In the next chain: make 1 hdc.
In the next 7 chains: make 1 hdc in each.
In the final 2 chains: make 1 sc in each.
Ch 2 and make another sc in the same stitch.
Work your way back
1 sc in the next stitch.
1 hdc in each of the next 8 stitches.
1 sc in the last stitch.
Sl st to the first stitch and fasten off.
Wrap yarn around the wire to cover it.
Make two leaves total.
Assembling the Tulip Apply glue to the wire and wrap green yarn around it to form the branch.
Insert the wire through the tulip bud's center and secure with hot glue.
Continue wrapping yarn down the stem for 3–4 cm.
Attach leaves to the branch and wrap yarn over them to secure.
Apply glue to the end and finish wrapping yarn neatly.
Check these before you start
- Keep tension firm and even through the increase rounds on both the flower and the pot, since loose stitches will show as gaps once the piece is stuffed or shaped.
- A stitch marker on the first stitch of each round in Part 2 helps you track the plain rounds (rows 6-11) without losing count.
- The leaves are crocheted directly around the wire, so choose a hook size that lets the stitches sit snugly against it without the wire showing through.
On one line
| Rounds | 11 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 4 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Set aside a 15 cm length of floral or craft wire for the leaves before you pick up the hook.
- Read through the Part 2 increase rounds (7 to 28 stitches) once so the jump from round to round makes sense mid-row.
- Work a quick magic ring and 6 sc test if you have not closed a magic ring tightly before — the tail needs to pull flush.
- Decide on a flower color and a pot color now, since the pattern is written to be customized between the two.
Finishing
- Fasten off the pot with a long tail as instructed, then weave in the tail and the starting tail on the inside where they won't show.
- Weave in all remaining ends from the flower and leaf pieces, trimming close once each is secure.
- Set the leaves into position against the stem and pot, then attach the flower on top to complete the piece.
Construction
The flower's increases are spaced evenly across each round — 6 to 12, then 1 sc plus 1 increase repeated 6 times to reach 18 — so the shape widens gradually rather than flaring at one point.
The leaves are worked flat along a straight chain of 12 with wire inserted as you go, which lets them hold a curved or bent shape once finished instead of lying flat like the crocheted rounds.
Time per section
| Main Pattern (flower) | about 30-45 minutes because it runs 6 rounds with two increase rounds to track |
|---|---|
| Part 2 (pot) | about 1-1.5 hours because 5 distinct rounds build up to 28 stitches before the plain rounds repeat |
| Leaves | about 30-45 minutes because working stitches around the wire is slower than plain crochet |
Photographs of this one
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Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.