Christmas Tissue Box Cover

Designed by Julie A Bolduc

This tissue cover is just perfect to cover your boutique box at Christmas time. Of course you could use different colors for other holidays if you like to. It is fairly fast and easy to make.

Materials Needed
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in red, white and green
Size H/8 or 5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn needle for weaving in ends
Holiday floral decorations to decorate the sides.
Hot Glue and gun

Yarn Thickness:4mm
Gauge: 4dc=1"
Finished Size: 4.5"x4.5"
Skill Level: Beginner to intermediate

Instructions
Starting at top with white.
RND 1: Ch24. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch1. 32sc in ring. Join w/slst to first sc. (32 sts)

RND 2: Ch3. 2dc in same st as slst. Ch2. 3dc in next st. (Dc in each of the next 6 sts.) *3dc in next st. Ch2. 3dc in next st. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off white.

RND 3: Join green in same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. (3sc in next ch2 sp. Sc in each of the next 9 dc.) *Sc in each of the next 3 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 4: Ch3. Working on back side of each stitch around the top part of the post, dc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. (60 sts)

RND 5: Ch5. Sk 2dc. *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5. Fasten off green.

RND 6: Join red in same st as slst. Ch1. Dc in each of the 2skipped dc behind ch 2 sp. *Sc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 skipped dc behind ch2 sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 7: Ch5. Sk 2 dc. *Dc in next sc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5. Fasten off red.

RND 8: Join white & repeat RND 6.

RND 9-11: Ch3. Dc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 12: Ch5. Sk 2 dc. *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5. Fasten off white.

RND 13: Join red in same st as slst & repeat RND 6.

RND 14: Repeat RND 7. Fasten off red.

RND 15: Join green to same st as slst & repeat RND 6.

RND 16: Ch3. 2dc in same st as slst. 3dc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off & weave ends into back of work.

Assembly
Glue Christmas decorations to each side of tissue box cover with hot glue. Place whole thing over a boutique box of tissues. Pull the tissues up through the center top hole.

Design written on Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Copyright ©2006 By Julie A. Bolduc p122007