Jade Pothos

Crochet Pattern by @Lily’s Lyric

Content
1. Material ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 -
2. Abbreviation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 3 -
3. How to Read the Pattern ---------------------------------------------------------------- - 3 -
4. Crochet Pattern --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 4 -
- Basket ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 4 -
- Hanging Chain ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 4 -
- Soil (Basket Cover)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 -
- Leaf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 -
5. Finished Pieces ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 -
6. Assembling --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 7 -
7. Techniques---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 8 -

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1. Material

① Leaves: #2 fine 4ply yarn ③ stitch markers

Basket/soil: #3 light 5ply yarn ④ tapestry needle

② Leaves: 2.0mm hook ⑤ scissor

Basket/soil: 3.0mm hook ⑥ stuffing

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2. Abbreviation

ch chain
st stitch
ss slip stitch
sc single crochet
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
inc increase
1chp 1 chain picot
blo back loop only
FPdc front post double crochet
BPdc back post double crochet
(…) work all stitches in the same stitch
x[…] repeat instructions in brackets x times
ss(unbold) slip stitch in the first stitch of this round. It doesn’t count as a stitch for the round.
ch(unbold) turning chain/beginning chain. It doesn’t count as a stitch for the round.

3. How to Read the Pattern

① ② ③
Round 3 6[sc, inc] 18st

① round

② what stitches to do for this round, and how many times

③ total number of stitches at the end of this round

For Round 3, repeat making [a single crochet followed by an increase]

6 times in total, and there should be 18 stitches in Round 3 at the end.

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4. Crochet Pattern

- Basket
3.0mm hook | Khaki or beige yarn

Round 1 ch, 8sc in magic loop, ss 8st

Round 2 ch, 8inc, ss 16st
Round 3 ch, 8[sc, inc], ss 24st
Round 4 ch, 8[2sc, inc], ss 32st
Round 5 2ch, 8[3dc, inc] blo, ss 40st
Round 6~8 2ch, 20[FPdc, BPdc], ss 40st
Round 9 ch, 10[2sc, dec], ss 30st
Round 10 30ss, ss 30st

- Hanging Chain
3.0mm hook | Khaki or beige yarn

1. Don't break the yarn when you finish Round 10 of the basket. Make 65 chains, then slip stitch in
the 10th stitch next to the stitch where you finished Round 10 (The stitch marked by the red dot in
picture 1).
2. Stitch joint in the next 10th stitch (The stitch marked by the red dot in picture 1). Make 32 chains.
3. Slip stitch in the middle stitch of the chain of 65.
4. Fasten it off and weave in the yarn ends.

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- Soil (Basket Cover)
3.0mm hook | Brown yarn

Round 1 ch, 8sc in magic loop, ss 8st

Round 2 ch, 8inc, ss 16st
Round 3 ch, 8[sc, inc], ss 24st
Round 4 ch, 8[2sc, inc], ss 32st

- Leaf
2.0mm hook | Green yarn

Leaf 5ch, work into the 3rd ch from the hook-dc inc, (dc, hdc), (hdc, sc, 1chp, hdc),
Work down the other side of the foundation chain-(hdc, dc), (dc inc, 2ch, ss)
Root 3~6 ch,
After making the root, make an extra 5 chains to make the next leaf.
Leave about 10cm yarn tail.
Make 2~4 leaves for one branch. Make 7~9 branches for one basket.

The number of chains for root varies from 3 to 6 so it

will look more natural.
When you have completed the first line of the leaf
pattern, the two stitches pointed by the arrows are where
to crochet the second line of the pattern.

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5. Finished Pieces

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6. Assembling
1. Thread a needle up with the yarn tail of the leaf, and sew through a stitch of the soil.
2. Sew all the leaves to the soil.
3. Separate all the yarn tails into 2 strands and make 2 knots on the other side of the soil.

4. Stuffing the basket.

5. Put the soil on the stuffing and hide all the yarn tails in the basket.

6. Cut a piece of 30cm khaki yarn. Thread the needle up with it.
7. Sew through the stitches of soil in the last round and the stitches between Rounds 8 and 9 of the basket.
8. Finished!

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7. Techniques (Click on the terms to jump to the section.)

Slip Knot Slip Stitch Front & Back Loop Only

Chain Single Crochet Stitch Join
Magic Loop Increase 1/2/3 Chain Picot
Joined Rounds Half Double Crochet Front Post Double Crochet
Continuous Rounds Double Crochet Back Post Double Crochet

Slip Knot

1. Put the hook on the back of the 2. There will be a yarn joint. Pinch 3. Yarn over, bring yarn through the
yarn, and twist your hook it with your thumb and middle loop on the hook.
anticlockwise. finger.

4. Pull the yarn tight. This is a slip

knot.

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Chain

1. Yarn over, and bring yarn 2. This is a chain. 3. Chain however many the pattern
through the loop on the hook. says to create the foundation chain.

Magic Loop

1. Put the yarn under your thumb 2. Turn your palm around, and warp 3. Hang the yarn over your ring
and hold it down. yarn around your index and middle finger. There should be an “X” on
fingers. your hand.

4. Put the hook under the top right 5. Pull the left through the right 6. Twist your hook and make a loop
yarn and over the left yarn. yarn. on your hook.

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7. Wrap the left top yarn, and bring 8. Let the yarn go from your hand. 9. To single crochet in the magic
it through the loop. There is a big loop with a tail. This loop, work your hook under the loop
is a magic loop. and the tail. Yarn over, and pull
through both of them.

10. There will be 2 loops on your 11. This is a single crochet. 12. Repeat steps #9-11 until you
hook. Yarn over, and pull through have as many stitches as the pattern
both of them. calls for.

13. Pull the yarn tail until all 14. This is an example of magic
stitches come together. loop with 6 single crochet in it.

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Joined Rounds

1. To crochet in joined rounds, you 2. Yarn over, and pull through the 3. There will be 2 loops on your
need to slip stitch in the first stitch first stitch. hook. Bring the first loop through
at the end of every round. Work the second loop.
into the first stitch.

4. We closed the round. 5. Then chain however many the

pattern tells you to begin the next
round.

Continuous Rounds

1. To crochet in continuous rounds, 2. Let’s take the single crochet as 3. There are 2 loops on your hook.
you will work continuously in the example. Work into the first stitch,
round. and yarn over and pull through.

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4. Yarn over and pull through both 5. Use a stitch marker to keep track
of them. of your first stitch.

Slip Stitch

1. Work into the stitch. 2. Yarn over, and bring yarn 3. There are 2 loops on your hook.
through the stitch. Bring the first loop through the
second loop.

4. This is a slip stitch.

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Single Crochet

1. Work into the next stitch. 2. Yarn over, and bring yarn through 3. There will be 2 loops on your
the stitch. hook. Yarn over, and pull through
both of them.

4. This is a single crochet. There

should be 1 loop left on your hook.

Increase

1. Single crochet in the next stitch. 2. Work back into the same stitch. 3. Single crochet in this stitch again.
There will be 2 stitches pointing at
the same hole.

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Half Double Crochet

1. Wrap yarn around your hook. 2. Work into the next stitch. 3. Yarn over, and pull through the
stitch.

4. There will be 3 loops on your 5. Yarn over, and pull through 3 of 6. This is a half double crochet.
hook. them.

Double Crochet

1. Wrap yarn around your hook. 2. Work into the next stitch. 3. Yarn over and pull through.

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4. There should be 3 loops on your 5. Yarn over and pull through the 6. There are 2 loops left on your
hook. first 2 loops. hook. Yarn over and pull through
both of them.

7. This is a double crochet.

Front & Back Loop Only

1. This is a whole stitch which 2. The loop which is near you is 3. The loop which is far from
includes 2 loops. the front loop. you the back loop.

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Stitch Join

1. Take out the yarn. Hold the yarn 2. Insert hook into a stitch. 3. Yarn over and pull through the
tail to the back of the work. stitch.

4. Chain 1 to secure the yarn. 5. Follow the pattern and crochet.

1/2/3 Chain Picot

1. After chaining the number the 2. Yarn over, and pull through the 3. There are 2 loops on your hook.
pattern tells you to do, work hook 2 loops.
into the 2 loops which is liny in
the picture

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4. Make a slip stitch. 5. Keep crocheting, and there will
be a small tip on your work.

Front Post Double Crochet

1. The bottom part of the stitch that 2. Wrap yarn around your hook. 3. Yarn over and pull through the
actually makes up the fabric is insert hook into the right side of post.
called a post. the post and poke out of the left
left side of the post.

4. There are 3 loops on your hook. 5. There are 2 loops left on your 6. This is a front post double crochet.
Yarn over and pull through the first hook. Yarn over and pull through
2 loops. these 2 loops.

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Back Post Double Crochet

1. The bottom part of the stitch that 2. Insert hook from the back side 3. Then insert hook back through
actually makes up the fabric is of the post and come up through the left of the post.
called a post. the front.

4. In this way, you can only see a 5. That’s how it should look like 6. Yarn over and pull through the
small part of your hook. from the back side. post. There are 3 loops on your hook.
yarn over and pull through the first
2 loops.

7. There are 2 loops left on your 8. We finished a back loop double

hook. Yarn over and pull through crochet stitch.
both of them.

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