Christmas Mason Jar Cover – Free Crochet Pattern

Christmas Crochet Jar Cover Pattern

One of our family traditions is making Nuts and Bolts at Christmas. The recipe makes enough to enjoy an endless supply during the holidays and to distribute to family members as gifts. We often put these Nuts and Bolts in Mason Jars and I thought it would be super cute to make a Christmas crochet Mason jar cover for them.

With all the cooking and gifting that happens around the holidays, you can combine your favorite goodies and this adorable jar cover with a Santa belt for a truly wonderful and quick Christmas gift.

You could fill it with candy canes, chocolates, cookies, sauces, jams – anything! It makes a great gift for teachers, co-workers, family, friend – anyone!

The pattern is very easy to make. And it’s quick – before the end of your favorite Christmas movie, you can have this Christmas Jar Cover Pattern completed!

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Pattern Details (Size, Yarn, Hook & Notes) 

Skill Level

Easy

Size

The pattern creates a jar cover that is approx. 5” wide (when folded) and 4” high from the bottom. It is designed to fit a pint-size (16 oz / 2 cup) Mason jar that is 10” around, 4.75” high, 3.25” wide across the top and 2.75” wide across the bottom.

Materials

Yarn: Any size 4 (medium) yarn for the body and size 5 (bulky) yarn for the top.  For the body, I used Impeccable by Loops & Threads. This yarn is size 4 (medium) weight and 100% acrylic. A skein is 285 yds / 260 m and 4.5 oz / 127.5 g. I used approx. 30 yds of “Cherry” (red), 5 yds of “Sunny Day” (gold/yellow) and 15 yds of “Black.” 

For the top, I used approx. 15 yds of Bernat Pipsqueak in “Whitey White.” This yarn is size 5 (bulky) weight. A skein is 101 yds / 92 m and 3.50 oz. / 100 g.

Crochet Hook Size: I/9 (5.50 mm) for the bottom and the body and a G/6 (4.25 mm) for the belt buckle. 

Other Materials: Yarn needle, scissors and a measuring tape. 

Terminology

This pattern is written for right-handed crochet using standard US terminology. If you’re more familiar with UK terms, here’s my US to UK Conversion Chart. 

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• st = stitch
• sts = stitches 
• sl st = slip stitch 
• sc = single crochet 
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet

Gauge

After Round 3 of the bottom, work should measure 4” across.

Pattern Notes

• This pattern is made from the bottom up in the round. 
• Never turn at the end of a round. 
• Always work into the first stitch (the stitch attached to the chain). 
• Chains never count as stitches. 
• Change colors when instructed by placing the new color on your hook and pulling the new color through the loop of your current color. Begin the next round with your new color. 

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How to Crochet the Christmas Mason Jar Cover (Pattern Instructions)

Bottom

Start: With red and an I/9 (5.50 mm) hook, make a Magic Circle. (Continue using red until instructed to change colors). 

Round 1: Ch 1. Make 10 dc in the Magic Circle. Pull the Magic Circle tight to close. (10 sts. Reminder: chains never count as sts). Sl st into the top of the first dc to join. 

Round 2: Ch 2. (Reminder: never turn). In the first st (the first st is the st attached to the ch), make 2 dc. Make 2 dc in each st around. (20 sts). Sl st into the top of the first dc to join. 

Round 3: Ch 2. *In the next st, 2 dc. In the next st, dc.* Repeat from * to * around. (30 sts). Sl st into the top of the first dc to join. 

After Round 3, work should measure 4” across. If your work is smaller or larger than 4” across, start again with a different hook size. 

Round 4: Ch 1. Do not turn. Sc in the back loop only (the loop furthest away from you) of each st around. (30 sts). Sl st into both loops of the top of the first sc to join. 

Do not fasten off. The round numbers will now reset to make it easier to count rounds from the bottom up.

Note: As you work on the jar cover body, you will notice that the Right Side (the top) of the bottom you just completed will be facing down and will be on the outside bottom of the jar cover. 

Body

Round 1: Still with red and an I/9 (5.50 mm) hook, ch 1. (Reminder: never turn). Hdc in each st around. (30 sts). Sl st into the top of the first hdc to join. 

Round 2: Repeat Round 1. 

Round 3: Change colors – switch to black. You can leave the red yarn hanging along the inside of your work. With black, ch 1. Hdc in each st around. (30 sts) Sl st into the top of the first hdc to join.

Round 4: Still with black, repeat Round 1. 

Round 5: Change colors – switch to red. Fasten off black. With red, ch 1. Hdc in each st around. (30 sts). Sl st into the top of the first hdc to join.

Rounds 6 & 7: Still with red, repeat Round 1. 

Round 8: Change colors – switch to white. Fasten off red. With white, ch 1. Sc in each st around. (30 sts). Sl st in the top of the first sc to join.

Round 9: Still with white, ch 1. Sc in each st around. (30 sts). Sl st in the top of the first sc to join.

Fasten off and weave in all loose ends. 

Belt Buckle

Start: With golden yellow yarn and G/6 (4.25 mm) hook, chain 24. 

For Row 1, work into the back ridge loops. 

Row 1: In the second ch from hook, sl st.

In the next ch, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (first corner made). 

Sl st in the next 6 chains. 

In the next ch, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (second corner made). 

Sl st in the next 4 chains. 

In the next ch, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (third corner made).

Sl st in the next 6 chains. 

In the next ch, make 3 sl sts into the same ch (fourth corner made).

Sl st in the next 2 chains. 

(31 sl sts made). 

Sl st into the first sl st made to join. 

Fasten off, leaving a 12″ tail.

Weave in the first end (the starting tail) to the back of the belt buckle. 

Using a yarn needle, attach the belt buckle to the jar cover on the front center with the rows of black in the middle. 

Weave in all loose ends. 

And now you have a new Crochet Christmas Jar Cover! 

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