Christmas bottle cover bag free crochet pattern

Christmas Bottle Cover

This pattern works up quickly to make a lovely bottle bag for gift giving!

Materials

100 metres of red and 100 metres of green Dk / weight 3 yarn using 2 strands held together

5.5mm crochet hook

small pom pom maker

Written in English US terms with abbreviations for UK 

sc = single crochet (double crochet UK)

hdc = half double crochet (half treble crochet UK)

dc = double crochet (treble crochet UK)

ch = chain

slst = slip stitch

blo = back loops only (crochet in the back loop of the stitch)

* * = repeat between

[ ] = in the same stitch

Starting with red

Round 1: make a magic circle, ch2, 11 dc into the circle, pull tight, slst to first. (11)

Round 2: ch2, [2 dc] in each stitch. (22)

Round 3: ch2, hdc 2, *hdc 1, [2 hdc] in the next* x 10. (32) Turn

Round 4: (in flo) ch1, *sc 1, dc 1* repeat to end. (32) Turn

change to green, then alternate colours each round

Round 5-22: ch1, *sc 1, dc 1* repeat to end. (32) Turn changing colour each round

change to green

Round 20: ch2, dc all. (32)

The next part is to make the ribbed top

Row 1: ch7, sc in second ch from hook, sc 5, slst 2 stitches of the bottom edge. (6) Turn

Row 2: (in blo) ch1, sc all. (6) Turn

Row 3: (in blo) ch1, sc 6, slst 2 stitches of the bottom edge. (6) Turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you reach the other side and sew the seam.

Tie

ch85 with red

Weave the tie through row 20 (over two stitches and under two stitches, all around) and make two mini pom poms to sew on each end.

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