Lucky Pineapple Plant Hangers

The pineapple has an interesting history - and has been associated at different times with hospitality, and with good fortune. And of course, pineapples are an ever popular crochet motif. These days, we could all use a little extra hospitality and good luck, and that inspired the Lucky Pineapple Plant Hangers!

Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links; yarn provided by Lion Brand Yarn.

The Lucky Pineapple Plant Hangers need just two things - Lion Brand Fast-Track and air plants! If you aren't familiar with air plants yet, you soon will be - they seem to be popping up all over. These unique plants don't require dirt, direct sunlight, or even a vase of water to grow - just spritz the leaves with water every so often and you're good. So that opens up lots of fun possibilities... like turning them into tiny pineapples!

I added a tiny hanging loop to my Lucky Pineapple Plant Hangers so I can hang them up around the house in fun and unexpected places. But you can just as easily leave the loop off and use them like little pots, as shown here. Without the dirt, there's no worry about leaks or anything - you can pop a little pineapple wherever you like! And since air plants come in such a wide variety of sizes, I've included three sizes of Lucky Pineapple Plant Hangers (plus a link to where I bought my air plants).

Lucky Pineapple Plant Hangers

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US-N, 9.0 mm hook - Furls Crochet

5-15 yds Lion Brand Fast-Track (Super Bulky/”6″/UK 14-16 ply; 149 yds/136 m; 8.01 oz) in Taxi Cab Yellow
Alternate Yarn suggestion: Bernat Suede-ish in Beeswax Frost

Air Plants - Amazon

Scissors, yarn needle

Sizes (excluding hanging loop): Small - 1.25" tall; Medium - 2" tall; Large - 3" tall

Helpful Links: Video Tutorial; Crochet Abbreviations; Magic Circle; BLO - back loop only

SMALL INSTRUCTIONS:

Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch 1, work 6 sc in the ring; join with a sl st. (6 sts)

Round 2 and 3: Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in each st around; join. (6 sts)

Hanging Loop (optional): Ch 4, break yarn, sew to top of first st to form loop. Fill bottom half of basket with ends.

MEDIUM INSTRUCTIONS:

Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch 1, work 6 sc in the ring; join with a sl st. (6 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in the first st, 2 sc in the next st, *sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (9 sts)

Round 3 and 4:  Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in each st around; join. (9 sts)

Round 5: Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in the first st, sc2tog, *sc in the next st, sc2tog; join. (6 sts)

Hanging Loop (optional): Ch 4, break yarn, sew to top of 1st st to form loop. Fill bottom half of basket with ends.

LARGE INSTRUCTIONS:

Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch 1, work 6 sc in the ring; join with a sl st. (6 sts)

Round 2: Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in the first st, 2 sc in the next st, *sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (9 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in the first 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st, *sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st; rep from * around, join. (12 sts)

Round 4 - 6:  Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in each st around; join. (12 sts)

Round 7: Ch 1, working entire rnd in BLO, sc in the first st, sc2tog, *sc in the next st, sc2tog; join. (8 sts)

Hanging Loop (optional): Ch 4, break yarn, sew to top of 1st st to form loop. Fill bottom half of basket with ends.

ASSEMBLY:

Insert air plant of choice into top of crocheted pineapple - and give the gift of good luck!

As you can see, the Lucky Pineapple Plant Hangers are a simple, quick pattern - perfect for gifts, party favors, and any spare moment! You can make 10-30 of them using one skein of Lion Brand Fast-Track, which makes it a wonderful craft fair pattern too. I hope you enjoy this fast fun free crochet pattern!

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