10 DIY St Patrick's Day Wearables

No green in your closet? No Problem! Just whip up on of these St. Patrick's Day DIYs and pinch-proof your outfit.

Shamrock Flower Crown: Free Crochet Pattern

Green isn't a prominent color in my wardrobe. So when St. Patrick's Day rolls around I'm usually scrambling to find something to wear. I usually have to settle for an article of clothing that is much more teal than kelly green or something green I've literally only kept around to wear once a year. Sometimes, however, I end up just tying a green ribbon in my hair.

I wanted to be prepared this year. One thing I do happen to have in green is yarn, so I decided to start from there. Instead of just a scarf or hat, I wanted something specifically festive for St. Patrick's Day. After all, I will probably be pairing it with some less-than-green clothing. I decided I wanted to make a flower crown. Specifically, a clover flower crown!

Crochet Clover Pots for St. Patrick's Day

One of the memories I have of elementary school is sitting on the grass at recess trying to find four-leaf clovers. The "grass" usually seemed to be only 50% lawn, and the rest was weeds and dry patches. One of these weeds was the clover. My friends and I spent seemingly hours trying to find that elusive four-leaf among vast amounts of three-leaf clovers. Guess what? It never happened.

We then turned to cheating, and would carefully pull a leaflet and part of the stem off of a clover, and then hold it place on a three-leaf clover. Instant four-leaf clover! While it was momentarily satisfying that we got to trick our classmates, it wasn't as satisfying as finding a genuine one would have been.

Luck really isn't on your side when trying to find that lucky four-leaf clover. According to this video from Scientific American, it only occurs in about 1 out of every 10,000 clovers! So this St. Patrick's Day, I decided to crochet some of my own luck.

10 for Tuesday: DIY St. Patrick's Day

We're talking about D.I.Y. St. Patrick's Day projects this week on She's Got the Notion. It's that time of year when everyone gets to be a little Irish and wear green, eat corned beef and cabbage, and drink a little Guinness (if you're old enough, of course!). I have some tutorials today that will get you wearing your green and make sure you don't get pinched. I've also got some DIY decor that's perfect for St. Patrick's Day parties or if you just want to decorate for the occasion. Enjoy!