St. Patrick's Day Decorations to Crochet, Make or Buy

Here is a free four leaf clover crochet pattern, though I have to say the heart shape of the leaves look more like those on a Shamrock with a grouping of 4 leaves rather than 3...a clover has a cluster of 3 round leaves.

Materials:

Medium Weight Yarn
Crochet Hook F (3.75 mm)
Yarn Needle

Leaf (Make 4)

Row 1: ch 2, 2 sc in second ch from hook: 2 sc
Row 2: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in next 2 sc: 4 sc
Row 3: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc: 6 sc
Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 6 sc
Row 5: ch 1, turn, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc: 8 sc
Row 6: ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across: 8 sc
Row 7: ch 1, turn, skip 1, (sc, hdc, dc) in next sc, (dc, hdc, sc) in next sc, sl st in next sc, ch 1, skip 1, (sc, hdc, dc) in next sc, (dc, hdc, sc) in next sc, sl st in next sc, finish off

Stem:

Row 1: ch 18, dc in third ch from hook, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next 11 ch: 16 sts

Sew pieces together with yarn needle to form the Shamrock.

For more information about this pattern click here...it's a very nice site with other free crochet patterns.

This is from a copyrighted page, so I'm giving you enough to look at, and a link at the end so you can see what else you need to know.

Shamrock:

Row 1) Ch 5; 12 dc in 5th chain from hook; ch 1, turn work: 13 dc.

Row 2) 5 hdc in next dc, sc in next dc, 5 hdc in next dc, slip st in next dc) 3 times. Do not end off.

Tail:

Ch 7, slip st in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch, dc in beginning chain, (where first 12 dc were worked on Row 1), slip st in first hdc on Row 2. Fasten off, secure ends.

Finishing:

Attach magnet to back.

For complete pattern information, click here.