I'm always looking for unique things to make. There are so many fun and different things you can crochet. When I came across some posts on Pinterest for mason jar covers- I knew that was my next project!
I love giving my crocheted goodies as presents and these little cuties made the perfect gifts for my new cousins marrying into the family this year. I used a softer yarn (a lot of the posts online were made of twine) I added a simple bow at the top to keep it from gradually sliding down because I used a softer yarn. They make great candle holders or you could put a bouquet of flowers in them as well. I created them in their wedding colors as a cool keepsake.
You can find the pattern in my shop for an easy to print PDF download or the free pattern below.
Happy Crocheting!
Materials:
4 mm crochet hook
Light (3) Yarn – I used Mary Maxim Fresh
1 quart jar and/or 1 pint jar (wide mouth works as well)
Yarn Needle
Ribbon (if desired)
Abbreviations:
SC : Single Crochet
DC: Double Crochet
HDC: Half Double Crochet
SL ST: Slip Stitch
BLO: Back Loop Only
V-Stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc) in same stich
Quart Size Pattern:
Row 1: 8 hdc in a magic circle, sl st to join to first hdc (8)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 hdc in ea st around. Join first hdc with sl st (16)
Row 3: Ch 1, *1 hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st* rep to end, sl st to join (24)
Row 4: Ch 1, *hdc in the next 2 st, 2 hdc in the next st* rep to end, sl st to join (32)
Row 5: Ch 2, *dc in the next 3 st, 2 dc in the next st* rep to end, sl st to join (40)
Row 6: Ch 2, * dc in the next 4 st, 2 dc in the next st* rep to end, sl st to join (48)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in blo each st across, sl st to join (48)
Row 8: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in same stich, *skip 2 st, V-stitch in the next *rep to last three st, skip last 3 st, join with sl st to ch 3 on starting chain.
Row 9: Ch 1, *sc in ch 1 of v-stitch, 5 dc in center of next v-stitch* rep to final V-stitch, sc in center of v-stitch, sl st to first sc.
Row 10: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in same stich, *skip 2, V-stitch in the next sc (top of the shell), skip 2 st, V-stitch in the sc between the shells*rep to end, sl st to join.
Row 11: Ch 1, *sc in ch 1 of v-stitch, 5 dc in center of next v-stitch* rep to final V-stitch, sc in center of v-stitch, sl st to first sc.
Rep Row 10-11 (ending on row 11) 8 more times or to your desired height. (20 total rows of the V Stitch/ Shell Pattern)
Optional: Thread ribbon through row of V-stitches at the mouth of the jar.
Pint Size Pattern:
Row 1: 6 hdc in a magic ring (6)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 hdc in each st across (12)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 hdc in each st across (24)
Row 4: Ch 2, *dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next* rep to end, sl st to join (36)
Row 5: Ch 1, hdc blo in each st across (36)
Row 6: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in same stich, *skip 2 st, V-stitch in the next *rep to last three st, skip last 3 st, join with sl st to ch 3 on starting chain.
Row 7: Ch 1, *sc in ch 1 of v-stitch, 5 dc in center of next v-stitch* rep to final V-stitch, sc in center of v-stitch, sl st to first sc.
Row 8: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc in same stich, *skip 2, V-stitch in the next sc (top of the shell), skip 2 st, V-stitch in the sc between the shells*rep to end, sl st to join.
Row 9: Ch 1, *sc in ch 1 of v-stitch, 5 dc in center of next v-stitch* rep to final V-stitch, sc in center of v-stitch, sl st to first sc.
Rep Row 8-9 (ending on row 9) 7 more times or to your desired height. (18 rows of the V-Stich/ Shell pattern)
Optional: Thread ribbon through row of V-stitches at the mouth of the jar.
Tips / Notes: Keep in mind the tension of your stitches. I would recommend keeping your stitches loose so that it doesn’t fit quite as snug on the jar but snug enough that it doesn’t slide down. (The ribbon can help with this if yours ends up too loose.