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This amazing crochet shamrock four leaf clover applique pattern is perfect to make for the Irish soul in your life no matter the time of year!!
Late for St. Paddy’s Day… But Still an Irish Year-Rounder
So I know I’m a few weeks late for St. Patrick’s Day, but I had so much going on starting up my blog at that time that it took a few weeks to get everything together. I justified the lateness of this post to myself by saying “well, I’m Irish and I love Shamrocks all year round, maybe there are some others out there…” Are you out there?
I hope so because this will not be the last you see of this shamrock pattern.
Being Irish myself I love Shamrocks and the part of my heritage they represent. I love to include them in my decor and even have a tattoo of one on my ankle!!
So I had this fantastic idea to work a shamrock into the center of a granny square… But it took me a while to get to the granny square part of things, so I posted just the four leaf clover crochet pattern first.
Check out the Free Shamrock Granny Square Pattern Here
A Lesson in Patience
When I first started creating this pattern I had this image in my head of what I wanted it to look like. I pictured a blanket where each granny square featured a Shamrock. The granny square part of things proved to be a little too complicated for the time frame I gave myself to work. So after I figured out the Shamrock itself I felt that the applique I had inadvertently created was versatile and unique enough to be put out there by itself.
The applique works up to be about 3.5 inches tall and wide with four leaves and a stem. The base circle of the shamrock is made up first and the stem and each of the leaves are their own entity crocheted onto the base circle. This shamrock applique is perfect for a hair pin or broach, or as an applique for a flag sign for St. Patrick’s Day (or any other holiday you’d like)… it is also a great accent for everything from baby blankets to your favorite hat.
I am still working on turning this versatile applique into a granny square, but until I can get that working I hope you enjoy this four leaf clover applique and have fun Irish-izing (is that a word?) your favorite belongings!
The Crochet Shamrock Applique Pattern
General Information
Skill: Beginner/Easy. This pattern uses easy stitches, but multiple direction changes are required.
Size: Finished applique is approximately 3.5 inches by 3.5 inches
Materials Needed:
- Any Worsted Weight Yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver in Paddy Green
- H8/5 mm hook
- Tapestry or yarn needle
- Scissors
Gauge: No specific gauge is needed for this applique. Slight variations in size may occur based on your individual crochet style.
Stitches:
Slip Stitch (SS)
Foundation Single Crochet (FSC)
The Pattern
Base Circle:
1. Ch 4. SS to join a ring
2. Ch 2. 1 DC. Ch 1. [2 DC ch 1] x4 into the ring. Sl st to top of ch 2 to join. These 5 sets of 2 DCs make up your base circle. You will be working into each set of DC separately.
Shamrock Stem:
3. Pull up a loop through the next DC. You should have 2 loops on your hook, 1 from each of the first 2 DCs you made. (This is the first set of DC you will be working in from the base circle)
4. Using the 2 loops on the hook complete 5 FSC. Ch 1.
5. SS along the foundation chain back to the top of the DC the loop was pulled up through.
First Clover Leaf:
6. SS in ch 1 space between DC sets in base circle. Each leaf will be worked into a set of 2 DC on the base circle.
7. 1 DC in next DC space. 2 SC in next DC space. Ch 1 and turn. Work step 8 stitches into the 3 stitches you just made.
8. 1 DC in the DC space. 1 SC in the first SC space. 1 DC in the second SC space. Ch 1 and turn. Work step 9 into the 3 stitches you just made.
9. 2 DC in first DC space. 1 SC in SC space. 3 DC in last DC space.
10. 1 SC in the ch 1 sp from step 7. The tip of the pencil is pointing to the location of the ch 1 space.
11. SS into the next ch 1 space in the base circle.
2nd, 3rd, and 4th Leaves:
Repeat steps 7 – 11 for each of the clover leaves.
What do you think?
What are some of the ways you are going to use this applique? Please let me know in the comments section 🙂 I love to hear about your creativity!
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Happy Hooking
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