Crocheted Jar Cover Creates Cute Candle Holder

If you’re looking for a fun and creative way to add some personality to your home decor, consider making a crocheted jar cover. A Dash Sunlight, a Dutch blog, recently shared this idea on their website and it’s a simple yet effective way to turn any jar into a stylish candle holder.

While the blog post doesn’t provide a specific pattern for the crocheted jar cover, those who are familiar with amigurumi crocheting should be able to figure it out with relative ease. The basic idea is to create a cozy cover that fits snugly around the jar, leaving enough room at the top for a candle to be placed inside. Depending on your skill level and personal preference, you can experiment with different colors, textures, and stitches to make your jar cover unique.

Once you’ve finished crocheting your jar cover, simply slip it over a jar of your choice and place a candle inside. Not only will this create a warm and inviting atmosphere in your home, but it’s also a great way to repurpose old jars and reduce waste.

Check out the idea at A Dash Sunlight.

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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