Christmas Poinsettia Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
You need basic sc, dc and tr stitches and how to change colors.
Each square takes about 35 minutes, so you can start now and finish by Christmas next year.
Red, cream and green poinsettias turn your bed into a holiday gift to treasure.
About This Christmas Poinsettia Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bed cover is made from 168 poinsettia squares, each about 6 inches wide. Red poinsettias on a cream background alternate with cream poinsettias on a forest green background, so the whole cover reads like a soft Christmas checkerboard. Every flower has a small gold center.
The squares are joined in 12 columns and 14 rows, then finished with a red border row and a cream shell edge. It measures about 75 by 87 inches, which covers a queen bed with a drop. You will use sc, hdc, dc and tr, change colors and join squares, so it suits a confident beginner ready for a big project.
Why You'll Love This Christmas Poinsettia Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
I love this project because every square fits in a small bag. I make one at the kitchen table, in the car or by the tree, and a huge blanket never sits heavy on my lap.
It also makes the bedroom feel like Christmas morning. It is a lovely gift for a family home, and it is a good way to use up cotton yarn in the classic red, cream and green.
Switch Things Up
Make every poinsettia red on cream for a simple, traditional look, or use silver and ivory for a winter white bedroom. For a baby blanket, join 6 columns and 7 rows, which finishes at about 36 by 42 inches before the edge. For a sofa throw, join 8 columns and 10 rows. You can also make 2 or 3 extra squares and sew them onto cotton pillow covers, or swap the shell edge for a plain round of single crochet.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Poinsettia Square (Make 168: 84 red on cream, 84 cream on green) :
— Layout :
— Border (Red, then Cream) :
Assembly Instructions
- Make 84 red-on-cream squares and 84 cream-on-green squares, plus 2 spares of each type.
- Block every square to about 6 inches so the corners are sharp and the petals lie flat.
- Lay the squares out on the floor in 12 columns and 14 rows as a checkerboard, and check the color balance.
- Join the squares into rows with a whip stitch through the back loops only, 27 stitches per side, using a matching yarn.
- Join the finished rows to each other the same way, matching corners so the seams make neat crosses.
- Weave in all ends, then work the red border round and the cream shell round.
- Block the whole cover gently on a clean floor with pins so the shells lie flat.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Skipping the test square. A loose or tight square changes the whole size, so measure the first square before you make the rest.
Working the Rnd 4 arches in front of the petals. Fold the petals toward you so each arch sits behind its petal.
Placing two squares of the same type next to each other. Lay out the checkerboard on the floor and check it before you join.
Joining with uneven tension. Keep your whip stitches loose enough to lie flat, or the cover will pucker.
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Important Notes
Each square should measure about 6 inches after blocking, and the finished cover is about 75 by 87 inches with the border. Yarn amounts are estimates, so buy extra before you begin.
Block the squares before joining, and block the finished cover lightly. Cotton is heavy when wet, so use plenty of towels and let it dry flat.
Dye lots can differ, so buy all the cream and forest green you need at the start.
Wash on a gentle cycle in cool water and use a color catcher, because the red can bleed onto the cream. Dry flat.
I hope this cover makes your bedroom feel like Christmas. Make a few squares each evening, and by next December you will have a bedspread your family will remember.
Crochet Abbreviations
You Ask, We Answer
What size is the finished bed cover?
It is about 75 by 87 inches with the border, using 12 columns and 14 rows of squares. This covers a queen bed with a drop on each side.
Can I use a different yarn weight or make it smaller?
Yes. A thinner yarn with a smaller hook gives smaller squares, so you would need more of them. For a throw, join 8 columns and 10 rows. Make one test square and measure it before you change the layout.
How do I wash and care for the cover?
Wash on a gentle cycle in cool water with a color catcher, because the red can bleed onto the cream. Dry flat and reshape the shells while the cover is damp.
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Abbreviations
- ch — chain
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- hdc — half double crochet
- dc — double crochet
- tr — treble crochet
- sp — space
- st — stitch
- Rnd — round