Steering Wheel Cover: Free Crochet Pattern

This steering wheel cover is the newest installment in the 2022 Car Series on Heart Hook Home, and I just love how bright, cheery, and chic it is! Grab your cotton yarn and your crochet hook and let’s whip up one of these flower crochet steering wheel covers for warm weather. 🌺

Steering Wheel Cover Crochet Pattern

What I love most about this steering wheel cover is the pop of color and the flowery center. We are using almost the same beginning as the Marigold Sky Granny Square and building onto that to build little petals that grow to cover the wheel. Isn’t that adorable?!

I plan to use my cover in the summer time, when the sun beats down and heats up the steering wheel to the point that it is hard to hold your hand on it for too long without burning yourself. I hate that! Now when I pop into the store, I can cover the wheel and remove it when I get back to the car. I do not recommend driving with it on, but it sure does look cute when parked, and functional in the heat too!

Side note – My friend Sarah gave me this adorable little keychain and I decided to name him Alfonso and hang him from my rear view mirror. I smile every time I look at him! ♥

The average steering wheel is between 14 – 15″ diameter. This cover will fit most steering wheels without needing to be modified.

We are using Dishie Cotton for this pattern – a 100% cotton. You don’t need much! You will need three different colors of yarn, and scrap cotton would work perfectly fine. You could technically use acrylic yarn but it will stretch out while cotton yarn will not.

Materials:

Dishie 100% cotton yarn in three different colors (Creme Brulee, Jade, and Begonia pictured)
-approx. 185 yards total

⅛” elastic (~22” long when not stretched)

Crochet hook in size G/4mm

Pattern Notes:

Pattern written using US terms.

Pop = 5dc in same sp, remove hook, insert hook front to back into first of 5 dcs made, hook working loop, pull through, Ch-1 to close the stitch. (See a video tutorial for the Popcorn Stitch here)

Picot = Ch-5, sl st in top of last st made.

Pattern:

Round 1: with Color A, Magic Circle. Ch-1, * Pop, (dc, ch-1, dc) * repeat between * * 3 more times. Join to first Pop. (4 pops)

Round 2: Ch-2, * Pop in between dc and Pop, Pop in between Pop and dc, (dc, ch-1, dc) in corner space * repeat between * * 3 more times. Join to first Pop with Color B. (8 pops)

Round 3: Ch-1, sc 32x evenly around.

Round 4: Ch-8 (counts as dc and picot), sl st in 5th ch from the hook (picot made). * dc in next 4 sts, ch-5, sl st to top of last dc made * repeat between * * 6 more times. Dc in final 3 sts, sl st to beg ch. (32 dcs & 8 picots) Sl st to next picot, then switch to Color C.

Round 5: Ch-3 (counts as dc here and for remainder), (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-2. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-2 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 6: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-sp, Ch-3, (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-4. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-4 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 7: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-sp, Ch-3, (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-6. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-6 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 8: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-sp, Ch-3, (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-8. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-8 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 9: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-sp, Ch-3, (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-10. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-10 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 10: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-sp, Ch-3, (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-12. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-12 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 11: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-sp, Ch-3, (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-14. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-14 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 12: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-sp, Ch-3, (dc, ch-2, 2dc) in same picot, ch-16. * in next picot make (2dc, ch-2, 2dc), ch-16 * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3.

Round 13: Ch-3, dc in next st, dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 2 sts. * dc in each of next 16 chs, dc in next two sts, dc in ch-sp, dc in next 2 sts * repeat between * * around. Join to top of ch-3. (168)

Rounds 14 – 18: Ch-2 (does not count as a st), do not turn, dc in each st around. Join to top of first dc. (168)

Round 19: Ch-1, sc in each st around, crocheting around the elastic. Before you get completely back around, stitch the two elastic ends together using needle and thread. Complete the final row. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Ta-da! Isn’t that fabulous?! I hope you love it! Slap the steering wheel cover on yours and see how you like it! Which colors will you use for yours? I love the pop of the pink begonia colorway and the flower center adds just the perfect touch!

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