Easy Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets Pattern

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Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets

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Create stunning Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets for your car with these delightful crochet patterns! These charming decorative pieces feature three different designs: White Roses Basket, Pretty Mixed Flower Pot, and Daisy Flowers arrangement. Each basket measures approximately 7.8 inches and makes the perfect handmade accessory to brighten up your vehicle’s interior.

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Materials Needed for Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets

For all three patterns, you’ll need:

  • Yarn Weight: Sport/Fine (2) weight yarn
  • Colors: White, Green, Yellow, Brown, Dark Brown (additional colors specified for each pattern)
  • Hook Sizes: 2.5-3.0mm crochet hooks
  • Additional Supplies:
    • Stitch markers
    • Craft wire (0.5mm for roses, 2mm floral stems for other flowers)
    • Sewing needle
    • Scissors
    • Fiberfill stuffing
    • Hot glue gun (for mixed flower pot)
    • Foam (for mixed flower pot)

Note: You’ll need approximately 50g of yarn in each color. The finished size may vary based on your yarn choice and stitch tension.

Important Abbreviations

  • MR: Magic Ring
  • st(s): Stitch(es)
  • sl st: Slip stitch
  • ch: Chain
  • SC: Single crochet
  • DC: Double crochet
  • HDC: Half double crochet
  • INC: Increase
  • DEC: Decrease
  • FPDC: Front post double crochet
  • BPDC: Back post double crochet
  • BLO: Back loop only
  • FLO: Front loop only
  • TRC: Triple crochet

Essential Crochet Techniques for Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets

Before starting any pattern, master this important technique that ensures your stitches stay aligned and prevents the finished piece from skewing.

  1. Use a stitch marker to mark your first crochet stitch
  2. Thread the needle through, take the yarn and pull it through to execute the slip stitch
  3. Yarn over and thread it through again to make a chain stitch, then make the first crochet stitch again where you slipped into to finish the row

Remember: Chain 1 for SC and HDC, chain 2 for DC, chain 3 for TR or TRC.

Pattern 1: White Roses Basket

Roses (Make 3)

Begin with white yarn using 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: Chain 24, begin in the second chain from the hook: 23SC (23)
  • Row 2: Chain 3, turn, crochet (3DC in one st, SC, skip 1st) 8 times
  • Row 3: Turn, (Chain 2, DC, 2DC in one st, DC, chain 2, SC) 8 times

Cut the yarn and weave in ends. Roll it into a circle to create the shape of a rose flower.

Peduncle (Make 3)

Begin with green yarn using 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: 5SC in an MR (5)
  • Row 2: 5INC (10)
  • Row 3: 10HDC (10)
  • Row 4: (Chain 5, 1slst on the 2nd stitch, 1SC, 1HDC, 1DC, skip 1st and sl st) 5 times

Wrap the yarn around the craft wire, attach the flower and sepal. The stem should be wrapped in green.

Star Flowers (Make 4)

Begin with white yarn using 2.5mm hook:

Make MR, (Chain 2, 5DC, Chain 2, and SL) 4 times. Cut the yarn.

Wrap yellow yarn around the wire to make the stamen, fold it in half, and bend. Thread the stamen through the middle of the four flower petals, then pull the yarn to tighten the hole. Wrap green yarn around as the stem.

Leaves (Make 16)

Use green yarn with 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: 6SC in an MR
  • Row 2: Petal leaf splint (attach the wire), 6INC (12)

Wrap around the wire to attach each leaf on the stem. Wrap two clusters with 4 leaves each, and four clusters with 2 leaves each.

Soil

Use light brown yarn with 3mm hook:

  • Row 1: 8SC in an MR (8)
  • Row 2: 8INC (16)
  • Row 3: (SC, INC) 8 times (24)
  • Row 4: (2SC, INC) 8 times (32)
  • Row 5: (3SC, INC) 8 times (40)
  • Row 6: BLO 40 DC (40)

Basket

Use dark brown yarn with 3.0mm hook:

  • Row 1: 8 SC in an MR (8)
  • Row 2: 8INC (16)
  • Row 3: (SC, INC) 8 times (24)
  • Row 4: (2SC, INC) 8 times (32)
  • Row 5: (3SC, INC) 8 times (40)
  • Row 6-11: SC in each st to end, 5 rows total
  • Row 12: (2SC, DEC) 8 times (24)
  • Row 13: (SC, DEC) 8 times (16)

Stuff the basket

  • Row 14: 8 DEC (8)

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for sewing, close off the hole.

  • Row 7-9: 1FPDC, 1BPDC (40), 3 rows total
  • Row 10: 40SC (40)
  • Row 11: 40slst (40)

Continue chain 70 to make hanging and slst in 23rd stitch.

Put the soil in the basket and insert each flower into the basket.

Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets

Pattern 2: Pretty Mixed Flower Pot

Pot

Use brown yarn with 3mm hook:

  • Row 1: 8SC in an MR, sl st (8)
  • Row 2: Ch, 8INC, sl st (16)
  • Row 3: Ch, (SC, INC) 8 times, sl st (24)
  • Row 4: Ch, (2SC, INC) 8 times, sl st (32)
  • Row 5: Ch, (3SC, INC) 8 times, sl st (40)
  • Row 6: 2ch, (BLO: 40DC), sl st (40)
  • Row 7-9: 2ch, (FPDC, BPDC) 20 times, sl st (40)
  • Row 10: Ch, 40SC, sl st (40)
  • Row 11: 40slst
  • Row 12: 70ch, skip 19sts, sl st into the next stitch

Cut the yarn and weave in the end.

Soil

Use dark brown yarn with 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: 6SC in an MR (6)
  • Row 2: 6 INC (12)
  • Row 3: (SC, INC) 6 times (18)
  • Row 4: (2SC, INC) 6 times (24)
  • Row 5: (3SC, INC) 6 times (30)
  • Row 6: (4SC, INC) 6 times (36)
  • Row 7: (5SC, INC) 6 times (42)
  • Row 8-12: 42SC (42), 5 rows total
  • Row 13: (5SC, DEC) 6 times (36)
  • Row 14: (4SC, DEC) 6 times (30)
  • Row 15: (3SC, DEC) 6 times (24)
  • Row 16: (2SC, DEC) 6 times (18)

Stuff the soil

  • Row 17: (SC, DEC) 6 times (12)
  • Row 18: 6DEC (6)

Cut the yarn and weave in the end.

Lavender Flower

Using purple yarn with 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: (Chain 3, begin in the second stitch 1 slst, sl st) 45 times

Use a floral stem and wrap the lavender flower around the stem to create a lavender branch.

Sunflowers (Make 2)

Pistils and Peduncle:
Begin with dark brown yarn using 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: 6SC in an MR (6)
  • Row 2: 6 INC (12)
  • Row 3: (SC, INC) 6 times (18)

Change to green yarn:

  • Row 4: (BLO: 18SC) (18)
  • Row 5: (1SC, 1DEC) 6 times (12)
  • Row 6: 6 DEC (6)

Stuff the center

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for wrapping stem.

Sunflower Petals (Make 5):
Begin with yellow yarn. Turn over Row 3, crochet FLO stitches:

(DC, (TRC, Picot, TRC) in one st, DC, sl st) 6 times

Cut the yarn and weave in the end. Secure the stem wire to the flower, use a needle to close the yarn tightly, then wrap the stem with green yarn until the end.

Myosotis (Make 6)

Begin with purple yarn:

  • Row 1: Make a circle by 5ch, slst in first st (a magic ring), (4ch, 2TRC, 4ch, sl st) x 5 times in an MR

Use green yarn to wrap around the stamens to form the flower stem. Use a craft wire along with yellow yarn. Wrap the yarn around a section of the wire and fold the wire in half to create the stamen of the flower.

Blue Flower

Flower:
Begin with yellow yarn using 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: 6SC in an MR, sl st (6)

Change to blue yarn:

  • Row 2: (3ch, 4DC in one st, 3ch, sl st in the next st) x 6 times

Cut the yarn. Use yellow yarn to wrap around the stem wire to create stamens, then thread the stamens into the flower. Use green yarn to wrap tightly around the flower stem.

Daisy Flower

Pistils and Peduncle:
Begin with yellow yarn using 2.5mm hook:

  • Row 1: 6SC in an MR (6)
  • Row 2: 6INC (12)
  • Row 3: 12SC (12)

Change to green yarn:

  • Row 4: (BLO: 12 SC) (12)
  • Row 5: 6DEC (6)

Stuff the center

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for wrapping stem.

Petals:
Turn over Row 3, crochet FLO sts:

(Chain 8 and begin in the second stitch, 7SC, and slip stitch in next st) 12 times

Cut the yarn and weave in the end. Secure the stem wire to the flower, use a needle to close the yarn tightly, then wrap the stem with green yarn until the end.

Eucalyptus Stems (Make 2)

Small Leaves (Make 4):

  • Row 1: 8SC in an MR (8)

Large Leaves (Make 2):

  • Row 1: 6SC in an MR (6)
  • Row 2: 6INC (12)

Wrap green yarn around the wire to attach each leaf to the stem.

Assembly:
Place the soil in the pot, then insert the flowers as shown in the pattern image.

Pattern 3: Daisy Flowers

Daisy Flower (Make 3)

Base (Make 2 pieces – 1 yellow, 1 green):
Begin with yellow yarn:

  • Row 1: 6SC in an MR (6)
  • Row 2: 6INC (12)
  • Row 3: 12SC (12)

Cut the yarn and weave the end in. Make another similar piece with green yarn.

Petals:
Attach the previous 2 pieces, and use white yarn to make petals:

Make 8ch, begin in the second chain from the hook: (7HDC, slst in next st) x 12 times.

Start stuffing from the 11th petal. Use the floral stem (6cm) and thread it through the center of the flower petals to create the flower stem. Use green yarn to wrap around the flower stem and complete them.

Yellow Flower

Base (Make 2 pieces – 1 brown, 1 green):
Use brown yarn:

  • Row 1: 6 SC in an MR (6)
  • Row 2: 6 SC INC (12)

Cut the yarn and weave the end in. Make another similar piece with green yarn.

Petals:
Attach the previous 2 pieces, and use yellow yarn to make petals:

(Make 2ch, 3HDC in one st, 2ch, sl st in next st) 6 times

Start stuffing from the 5th petal. Cut the yarn and weave the end in.

Eucalyptus Stems (Make 2)

Use green yarn:

Small Leaves (Make 4):

  • Row 1: 8 SC in an MR (8)

Cut the yarn and weave the end in.

Large Leaves (Make 2):

  • Row 1: 6 SC in an MR (6)
  • Row 2: 6INC (12)

Cut the yarn and weave the end in.

Stick 2 pieces (8SC pieces) together and wrap around the wire to stick each leaf on the stem. Wrap green yarn around the wire to stick each leaf on the stem. Make another stem similarly.

Pot

Use 3mm hook. For beginners, join the rounds with a slip stitch and begin a chain every time a new row starts:

  • Row 1: 8SC in an MR (8)
  • Row 2: 8 INC (16)
  • Row 3: (SC, INC) 8 times (24)
  • Row 4: (2SC, INC) 8 times (32)
  • Row 5: (3SC, INC) 8 times (40)
  • Row 6: BLO in all st, 40DC (40)
  • Row 7-9: (1FPDC, 1BPDC) 20 times (40), 3 rows total
  • Row 10: 40SC (40)
  • Row 11: 40SLST (40)

Continue making 70ch and secure the opposite side by 1sl st. Cut the yarn and weave the end in.

The Soil

  • Row 1: 8SC in an MR (8)
  • Row 2: 8SC INC (16)
  • Row 3: (SC, INC) 8 times (24)
  • Row 4: (2SC, INC) 8 times (32)
  • Row 5: (5SC, INC) 8 times (40)
  • Row 6-10: 40SC (40), 5 rows total
  • Row 11: (3SC + DEC) 8 times (24)
  • Row 12: (2SC + DEC) 8 times (24)
  • Row 13: (SC, DEC) 8 times (16)

Stuff the soil

  • Row 14: 8DEC (8)

Cut the yarn and weave the end in.

Final Assembly of Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets

Insert the flowers into the soil in this order:

  1. Attach the daisy flowers first
  2. Then, yellow flowers
  3. Next is Eucalyptus Stems
  4. Finally, put the soil into the pot

Frequently Asked Questions

What yarn weight works best for these hanging flower baskets?

Sport/Fine weight (2) yarn works best for these patterns. This weight provides the right balance of structure and detail for the flowers while maintaining the overall shape of the baskets.

Can I use different colors than specified in the pattern?

Absolutely! While the patterns specify certain colors, you can customize your flower baskets with any colors you prefer. Just maintain the same yarn weight and fiber content for best results.

How do I properly stuff the flowers to maintain their shape?

Use small amounts of fiberfill stuffing and stuff lightly. For flowers, stuff just enough to give them shape without making them too firm. The key is to maintain the natural, soft appearance of real flowers.

What’s the best way to attach the hanging chain securely?

Make sure to crochet the 70-chain hanging cord tightly and secure it with slip stitches as indicated in the pattern. Test the strength by gently pulling before hanging in your car to ensure it can support the weight of the finished basket.

Conclusion

These beautiful Car Hanging Crochet Flower Baskets make wonderful handmade accessories that bring a touch of nature and charm to any vehicle. Each pattern offers unique flower varieties and techniques, allowing you to create a lovely collection or choose your favorite design. Remember to take your time with each step, especially when working with the small flower details. The finished pieces make excellent gifts for fellow crochet enthusiasts or anyone who appreciates handmade beauty. Happy crocheting!

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