Mini Four-Leaf Clover Crochet Pattern
I like a speck of spring green tucked into a card. This mini four-leaf crochet clover is about 1 in (2.5 cm) across, small enough to sit on two fingertips.
One clover takes a single round. Each leaf rises from the same ring and dips in the middle like a little heart.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Finished size | About 1 in (2.5 cm) across |
| Yarn | About 3 yd of bright green sport #2 cotton-acrylic |
| Hook | 2.5 mm |
| Pieces | 1 flat clover with 4 leaves |
| Time | About 10–15 minutes |
| Skill | Easy. Magic ring, chains, slip stitch, half double crochet and treble crochet. |
Yarn and hook for the mini clover
- Yarn: About 3 yd (2.7 m) of bright green sport #2 YarnArt Jeans or a similar smooth cotton blend. YarnArt Jeans is 55% cotton and 45% acrylic, 175 yd (160 m) per 50 g.
- Hook and tools: A 2.5 mm crochet hook, a removable stitch marker, a blunt yarn needle and scissors.
Tension. Use about 6½ sc per inch as a reference for a snug swatch in this yarn. The taller stitches form the leaves, so the finished width is an estimate.
Stitches (US terms). MR = magic ring, ch = chain, sl st = slip stitch, hdc = half double crochet, tr = treble crochet, sc = single crochet for the tension swatch. For a tr, yarn over twice, draw up a loop through the ring, then yarn over and pull through two loops three times. The loop on the hook is the working loop. The count in parentheses covers the tall stitches. The chains and slip stitches shape the edges.
Making all four clover leaves in one magic ring
Clover (bright green, 2.5 mm hook, Make 1). The magic ring is the middle of the clover. Leave a 6 in (15 cm) starting tail. Keep the ring open so the hook can pass through it until the fourth leaf is done.
- R1: MR, (ch 3, tr, hdc, tr, ch 3, sl st in the ring) × 4. (12) Four leaves.
Work both tr and the hdc of each leaf into the ring. The first ch 3 climbs up one side. The second ch 3 brings you back down to the ring. Clip a marker into the first slip stitch so you can find that leaf again. Keep the same side facing you as you work.
Tip. The hdc sits between the two taller stitches. That little dip is the middle of the leaf. After the second ch 3, put the hook through the center ring for the slip stitch.
Closing the center and flattening the clover
- After the fourth slip stitch, cut the working yarn with a 6 in (15 cm) tail and pull it through the loop on the hook. Remove the marker from the first leaf.
- Hold the four leaves spread around the ring. Pull the starting tail until the middle closes. Bring both tails to the back and tie them together.
- Weave each tail through the backs of the stitches at the center. Trim the ends. Run a fingertip from the center out over each leaf to open up those little dips.
I like to slip the flat clover into a good-luck card. A few stitches through the center will hold it on a fabric gift pouch, too.
UK terms: US sc = UK dc, US hdc = UK htr, US tr = UK dtr.
Made a little clover? Tag #wavodecrochet so I can see it.
