48: Crochet Jar Cosy

I wanted to make something to put all my pens in at work… in fact, a few of us wanted a pen pot. So I found some empty jam jars and decided to crochet some colourful crochet jar cosies! I just used some cotton dk yarn and made up a really simple pattern. You can either just crochet a cosy that goes round the jar or you can crochet a base then work up the jar in rounds. I was getting lazy so only made a couple with bases!

Here is a rough pattern to make these without the base:

• 4.5mm hook and cotton DK yarn
• Begin by making enough chains so they fit around the base of your jar – remember that the yarn will stretch a little so a snug fit is fine.
• Join your final chain to the first chain. Now work in continuous rounds (or you can join up each round).
• Round 1: dc in every ch, until you complete the round
• Round 2: dc in each st, until you complete the round
• Round 3: dc in first st, *ch1, sk next st, then dc in st* continue from * to * until you complete the round
• Round 4: dc in each st and each ch1 space, until you complete the round
• Round 5: dc in first st, *ch1, sk next st, then dc in st* continue from * to * until you complete the round
• Round 6: dc in each st and each ch1 space, until you complete the round
• Round 7: dc in first st, *ch1, sk next st, then dc in st* continue from * to * until you complete the round
• Round 8: dc in each st and each ch1 space, until you complete the round
• Now thread some ribbon inbetween each of the dc posts in round 7 and tie a bow!

You can use any stitch or pattern you like for these jars – go experiment!

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