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Plum Lace Clover Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern

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Plum Lace Clover Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
120-150 Hours 5 made this
Intermediate Level

You need filet mesh, chain arches and picots, and every step is explained.

120-150 Hours

Each motif takes about 35 minutes, so the cover grows a little every evening.

Little Flowers

Four leaves meet between the motifs and form a small flower at every join.

About This Plum Lace Clover Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

This bed cover is made from 196 identical lace motifs in deep plum, joined tip to tip. Each motif has a small filet mesh in the center, four looped leaves with picot edging and a pointed tip at every corner. Where four motifs meet, the leaves form a little flower. A shell edge finishes the cover.

It measures about 100 by 100 inches, which covers a queen bed with a long drop on both sides. You will use filet mesh, single crochet, double crochet, chain arches and picots. Two matching pillow covers are included.

Plum Lace Clover Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step detail

Why You'll Love This Plum Lace Clover Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

I love that a huge cover is really just one small motif made again and again. I keep a few balls of plum yarn in a bag and finish a motif wherever I sit. After a few weeks the pile on the table starts to look like something real.

The deep plum color makes a bedroom feel warm and quiet, and the lace lets the shadows play across the bed. The matching pillows tie everything together.

Plum Lace Clover Motif Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step 1 - construction progress

Switch Things Up

Try dusty rose, forest green or navy instead of plum, or choose cream for a softer look. Make 6 by 8 motifs for a baby blanket or 8 by 10 motifs for a sofa throw. You can also line the cover with plain cotton fabric in a matching shade so the bed does not show through the holes, or finish it with a simple single crochet border instead of the shells.

Materials Needed

— Main Fabric

01 Worsted weight cotton yarn (weight 4) in deep plum: about 5,600 g (approx. 10,600 yd) for 220 motifs, the joining and both edges
02 Yarn amounts are estimated from the photo, so buy about 10 percent extra from the same dye lot

— Tools Required

03 4.0 mm (US G-6) crochet hook
04 Yarn needle
05 Stitch markers
06 Scissors
07 Blocking mats and rust-proof pins
08 Measuring tape
09 Two 14 by 20 inch pillow forms

The Free Pattern

Intermediate 120-150 Hours

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— Lace Clover Motif (Make 220: 196 for the bed cover and 24 for the pillows, deep plum) :

Each motif measures about 7 inches (18 cm) from tip to tip with a 4.0 mm hook, and every motif is the same. Make one first and block it to check the size before you make the rest.
Picot: ch 3, sl st in the 1st ch from the hook. At the start of every round, work the first stitch into the same stitch as the join.
Filet mesh: each space is ch 2 and 1 dc. In Row 1 the 5 skipped chains count as the first dc and the first ch-2 sp.
Row 1: Ch 21. Dc in the 6th ch from hook, [ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch] 5 times. (7 dc, 6 ch-2 sps)
Row 2: Turn, ch 5 (counts as dc and ch-2 sp), skip the next ch-2 sp, dc in the next dc, [ch 2, dc in the next dc] 4 times, ch 2, dc in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch. (7 dc, 6 ch-2 sps)
Rows 3-6: Repeat Row 2 four more times. Do not turn after Row 6. (7 dc, 6 ch-2 sps in each row)
Round 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in the last dc of Row 6 (corner). [Work 17 sc evenly spaced along the side, 3 sc in the next corner] 3 times, work 17 sc evenly spaced along the last side, sl st to the first sc. (80 sc: 4 corners of 3 sc and 4 sides of 17 sc)
Round 2: Ch 1, [sc in each of the next 4 sc, ch 27, skip the next 15 sc, sc in the next sc] 4 times, sl st to the first sc. (20 sc, 4 ch-27 arches)
Round 3: Ch 1, [sc in each of the next 4 sc, 27 sc in the next ch-27 arch, sc in the next sc] 4 times, sl st to the first sc. (128 sc, 32 sc in each quarter)
Round 4: Ch 1, [sc in each of the next 2 sc, picot] 64 times, sl st to the first sc. Fasten off. (128 sc, 64 picots)
Picot guide: each quarter of Round 4 has 16 picots. The 1st picot of a quarter is the tip picot, and the 9th and 10th picots sit at the middle of the leaf. These are the join points.

— Layout and Joining :

Bed cover grid: 14 motifs across and 14 down, 196 motifs in total, all deep plum. Turn every motif so a tip points up. Finished size before the edge is about 98 by 98 inches.
Join as you go while working Round 4 of each new motif. In place of a picot that touches a finished motif, work: ch 1, sl st in the matching picot of the neighboring motif, ch 1, sl st in the sc just worked.
Tips: the left tip of a new motif joins the right tip of the motif beside it, and its top tip joins the bottom tip of the motif above. Join the first row left to right, then work each row below it the same way.
Leaves: where two leaves touch, join them at their 9th and 10th picots. Every inner point where four motifs meet ends up with four joined leaves, which form a small flower.
Pillow panels: make 4 panels of 3 motifs across and 2 down (6 motifs each), joined the same way. Each panel measures about 21 by 14 inches.

— Shell Edge (deep plum) :

Block the joined cover to size before you start the edge. Each outer quarter of a border motif has 32 sc. Count the outer quarters: every motif on a side shows 2 quarters, and the 4 corner motifs share one, so 4 x (14 + 14 - 1) = 108 outer quarters.
Round 1: Join deep plum with a sl st in the first sc after any tip picot on the outer edge. Ch 1, work 1 sc in each sc of every outer quarter, skipping the picots, and sl st to the first sc. If your total is off by a few stitches at the joins, work 2 sc together or 2 sc in one stitch there. (3,456 sc: 108 quarters x 32 sc)
Round 2: Do not turn. [Skip the next 3 sc, 7 dc in the next sc, skip the next 3 sc, sl st in the next sc] 432 times, with the last sl st in the first sc of Round 1. Fasten off. (432 shells, 3,024 dc; 3,456 divided by 8 = 432)

— Pillow Cover (Make 2, deep plum) :

For each pillow, place two 3 by 2 panels with the wrong sides together so the lace faces out. The outer quarters number 4 x (3 + 2 - 1) = 16, with 32 sc in each.
Round 1: Join deep plum through both layers in the first sc after any tip picot. Ch 1, work 1 sc in each sc of every outer quarter through both layers, skipping the picots. Work along three sides, insert the 14 by 20 inch pillow form, then work the fourth side and sl st to the first sc. (512 sc: 16 quarters x 32 sc)
Round 2: [Skip the next 3 sc, 7 dc in the next sc, skip the next 3 sc, sl st in the next sc] 64 times, with the last sl st in the first sc of Round 1. Fasten off. (64 shells, 448 dc; 512 divided by 8 = 64)

Assembly Instructions

  1. Make 220 lace motifs: 196 for the bed cover and 24 for the two pillow covers.
  2. Block every motif to about 7 inches from tip to tip so they all match before you join them.
  3. Lay the motifs out in a 14 by 14 grid with a tip pointing up on each one.
  4. Join the motifs as you work Round 4, joining the tips first and then the touching leaves at their 9th and 10th picots.
  5. Check that four joined leaves form a small flower at each inner point, then block the whole cover flat in sections.
  6. Work Edge Round 1 of 3,456 sc around the cover, then Round 2 of 432 shells.
  7. Join the pillow motifs into four 3 by 2 panels, then work the pillow edge through both layers around each pillow form.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

Making the foundation chain too tight pinches the mesh. Use a hook one size larger for the first chain, or chain loosely.

Counting the ch-27 arch wrongly makes the leaves uneven. Skip exactly 15 sc under each arch and place a marker every 9 chains.

Joining at the wrong picots tilts the grid. Count the picots from the tip picot, and join at the 9th and 10th.

Skipping the blocking leaves motifs in different sizes, and the cover will ripple. Block every motif to the same measurement.

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Important Notes

Gauge: each motif should measure about 7 inches (18 cm) from tip to tip with a 4.0 mm hook. If yours is smaller or larger, change the hook size and keep the stitch counts.

Sizes, yarn amounts and the 14 by 14 grid are estimated from the photo, so make and weigh one motif before you buy all the yarn.

Block the motifs, the joined cover and the pillow panels flat with pins so the leaves and picots lie smoothly.

Wash on a gentle cycle in cool water with a color catcher, because dark plum cotton can bleed. Dry flat.

I hope you enjoy making this cover as much as I enjoyed designing it. Start with one motif, and before long you will have a whole bed to show for it. Tell me how your first few motifs turn out.

Crochet Abbreviations

01 ch — chain
02 sl st — slip stitch
03 sc — single crochet
04 dc — double crochet
05 sp — space
06 sps — spaces
07 st — stitch
08 picot — ch 3, sl st in the 1st ch from the hook

You Ask, We Answer

What size is the finished bed cover?

It is about 100 by 100 inches with the shell edge, which covers a queen bed with a long drop. For a smaller cover, make fewer motifs. The edge total is 128 x (motifs across + motifs down - 1), which always divides by 8.

Can I use a different yarn weight?

Yes. DK weight cotton with a 3.25 mm hook makes motifs of about 5 inches, so you will need more of them. Make one motif first and check its size before you plan the grid.

How do I wash and care for the cover?

Wash it on a gentle cycle in cool water with a color catcher, then dry it flat. Avoid hot water and tumble drying so the cotton keeps its shape.