Olive Green Rose Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
You need dc rounds with corners, small shaped leaves and a little sewing.
Each square takes about three hours with its rose and leaves, so this is a long and relaxing project.
A ruffled olive rose in every square, framed in green with a tassel edge.
About This Olive Green Rose Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
This bed cover is made of 42 cream squares, each with a ruffled 3D olive-green rose, eight deep green pointed leaves and four small olive berry knobs. Every square has an olive double border, and the squares are joined with olive seams. A row of deep green tassels hangs along the edge.
It finishes at about 74 by 86 inches, which covers a queen bed with a little drop at the sides. You will use dc and sc rounds, a petal strip for the rose, small shaped leaves and a slip stitch join. It suits anyone who likes portable squares and wants a romantic, vintage look for the bedroom.
Why You'll Love This Olive Green Rose Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern
I love that this big cover is made one square at a time. You can crochet a square on the sofa, and the roses and leaves are small projects you can pick up between rows.
Olive green on cream is soft and a little old-fashioned, and it looks lovely next to floral wallpaper and an iron bed. The tassels give it a finishing touch that makes it feel like a family heirloom.
Switch Things Up
Try dusty pink roses with sage leaves, or burgundy roses on cream for a deeper look. Make 4 by 5 squares for a sofa throw, or a few squares for a baby blanket. Join 2 by 2 squares for a pillow cover with a simple envelope back, and match your bed. You can also skip the tassels for a plain sc edge.
Materials Needed
— Main Fabric
— Tools Required
The Free Pattern
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— Cream Square Block (Make 42, cream with olive edge) :
— Ruffled Rose (Make 42, olive) :
— Pointed Leaf (Make 8 per block, 336 in total, deep green) :
— Berry Knob (Make 4 per block, 168 in total, olive) :
— Layout (6 blocks across, 7 blocks down) :
— Joining :
— Border and Tassels (olive and deep green) :
Assembly Instructions
- Crochet 42 cream blocks with their olive edges, then weave in the ends and block each one to about 12 inches square.
- Make 42 ruffled roses, 336 deep green leaves and 168 olive berry knobs.
- Sew a rose to the center of each block, arrange 8 leaves around it in a star, and sew a berry knob at the middle of each side.
- Lay out the blocks in 7 strips of 6 and check that every rose sits upright.
- With olive, join the blocks in each strip with a slip stitch seam through the back loops only, then join the 7 strips the same way.
- Work the 3 border rounds around the whole cover, then block it flat to about 74 by 86 inches.
- Make 77 deep green tassels and attach one to every 14th stitch of the last border round.
Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them
Making the rose too tight. Keep the petals loose so they ruffle, and do not pull the sewing tail too hard.
Sewing the flowers before blocking. Block the squares first so the roses sit flat on a square of the right size.
Placing the leaves unevenly. Mark the center and the 8 leaf directions with pins before you sew.
Losing count in the border. Mark the first corner and check every side against the totals in Round 1.
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Important Notes
Gauge is 12 dc = 4 inches with a 4.0 mm hook. Make and block one full block first, and change your hook size if it does not measure about 12 inches.
Yarn amounts and finished size are estimates based on the photo, so test one block and buy extra from the same dye lot.
Wash on a gentle cycle in cool water and dry flat. Use a color catcher, because the deep green may bleed on the cream the first time.
I hope this cover brings a little cottage garden into your bedroom. Take your time, enjoy each rose, and show me the first square you finish.
Crochet Abbreviations
You Ask, We Answer
How big is the finished cover?
It measures about 74 by 86 inches with 6 blocks across and 7 blocks down, which fits a queen bed with a small drop at the sides.
Can I make a smaller size or use another yarn?
Yes. Use any cotton yarn and match the hook to it, and make fewer blocks for a throw. A 4 by 5 layout gives about 50 by 62 inches in worsted weight.
How do I wash it?
Machine wash on gentle with cool water and a color catcher, then dry flat. Reshape the roses and tassels while it dries.
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Abbreviations
- ch — chain
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- hdc — half double crochet
- dc — double crochet
- sc2tog — single crochet 2 together (decrease)
- sp — space
- sts — stitches