Bring a little burst of greenery to your daily drives with the Crochet Car Hanging Trailing Plant, a project that’s as fun as it is refreshing! 🌿🧶 Designed to dangle from your rearview mirror or any cozy corner, this handmade plant adds a touch of nature-inspired charm without the fuss of watering or upkeep. With soft stitched leaves and trailing strands, it creates the perfect illusion of a miniature hanging plant swaying gently as you go.
Quick to make and endlessly customizable, this crochet hanging is a delightful way to personalize your car décor or gift a plant-loving friend. Whether you keep it simple with classic green or experiment with playful colors, the Crochet Car Hanging Trailing Plant is a joyful way to crochet freshness, personality, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! 🧵✨🚗
🌿 Crochet Car Hanging Trailing Plant Pattern
A soft mini hanging plant with a beige crochet pot and three long trailing vines, each featuring slightly cupped double-layer leaves that drape naturally. Perfect for adding a cozy handmade touch to your car mirror.
Skill Level: Intermediate – uses simple shapes but includes multiple small leaves and careful assembly for natural draping.
🧶 Materials
- DK yarn:
- Beige – pot
- Medium olive green – leaves & vines
- 3.0 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
🧺 Pot
Yarn: Beige
Worked in joined rounds.
Round 1: MR, 6 sc, join (6)
Round 2: ch 1, inc around, join (12)
Round 3: ch 1, (sc, inc) around, join (18)
Round 4: ch 1, (2 sc, inc) around, join (24)
Round 5 (form pot wall):
ch 1, sc in BLO around, join (24)
Rounds 6–10:
ch 1, sc around, join (24)
FO and weave in ends.
Leave the pot unstuffed.
🪢 Hanging Strap
Yarn: Beige
ch 65
FO and attach both ends to the inner rim of the pot.
This creates a soft, flexible loop that hangs gently.
🌿 Vines (Make 3)
Yarn: Olive Green
Vine 1: ch 90
Vine 2: ch 95
Vine 3: ch 80
FO and leave long tails for sewing.
🍃 Leaves (Make 30)
Each leaf is double-layered and softly cupped.
Leaf Panel (make 2 per leaf)
ch 7
Round 1:
sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc 4, 3 sc in last ch
Rotate to back: sc 4, inc in last st (14)
FO.
Assemble
Whip stitch two panels together around the edge.
Use tail to sew onto vines.
🌱 Leaf Placement
Attach 10 leaves per vine.
Space leaves every 7–8 chains, alternating sides with a few clustered pairs for a natural cascading look.
🧵 Assembly
- Sew the tops of all three vines inside the pot.
- Let the vines fall forward and to the sides just as a real plant would.
- Hang from your rearview mirror and lightly adjust the leaves to drape smoothly.
This sweet little plant adds a burst of greenery anywhere you hang it, and it’s quick enough to make for gifts, car decor, keychain charms, or booth sellers. Enjoy watching your tiny vine sway gently as you drive, and feel free to create more color variations or leaf styles to match your personality! 🌿💚
