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Joanna's Bath Tissue Cover

Joanna's Bath Tissue Cover

Designed by Julie A Bolduc

This crocheted bath tissue cover was a request by my daughter who just moved into her very first new apartment. She wanted something to match her shower curtain's colors and this is what I came up with.

Materials Needed
Worsted weight acrylic yarn in blue and green.
Size H/8 or 5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn needle for weaving in ends.

Yarn Thickness: 4mm
Gauge: 4dc=1"
Finished Size: 5" x 5"
Skill Level: Intermediate

Instructions
RND 1: w/blue, Ch4, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch1. 8 sc in ring. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 2: Ch3. 2dc in same st as slst. Ch3. Sk next sc. *3dc in next sc. Ch3. Sk next sc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off blue.

RND 3: Join green to same st as slst. Sc in same st. 2sc in next st. Sc in next dc. Work 3 dc in skipped st, of RND 1, working over the ch3 sp. *Sc in next dc. 2sc in next dc. Sc in next dc. 3dc in skipped st, of RND 1, over ch3 sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off green.

RND 4: Join blue to same st as slt. Ch1. Sc in same st as slt. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. 2sc in next st. Sc in next st. * Sc in each of the next 5 sts. 2sc in next st. Sc in next st. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 5: Ch3. Dc in same st as slt. (Ch3. sk 2 sts. 2dc in next st. Ch1. Sk next st. 2dc in each of the next 2 sts. Ch1. Sk next st.) *2dc in next st. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off blue.

RND 6: Join green to same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in next st. (Dc in each of the next 2 skipped sts of RND 4 working over ch2 sp. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Dc in next skipped st of RND 4 working over the next ch1 sp. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. Dc in next skipped st of RND 4 over ch1 sp.) *Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 7: Join blue to same st as slst. ch1. Sc in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 8: Working in back lp only for this round only, ch3, dc in next st. (Ch2, sk 2 sts, dc in each of th enext 2 sts. Ch1. Sk 1 st. Dc in each of thenext 4 sts. Ch1. Sk 1 st.) *Dc in each of the next 2sts. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off blue.

RND 9: Join green to same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in next dc. (Dc in each of the next 2 skipped sts of RND 7 through both lps, over ch2 sp. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Dc in next skipped st. Sc in each of the next 4 dc. Dc in next skpped st of RND 7.) *Sc in each of the next 2dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 10: Join blue in same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 11: Ch3, dc in next sc. (Ch2. Sk 2 sts. dc in each of the next 2 sts. Ch1. Sk next st. dc in each of the next 4 sts. Ch1. Sk next st.) * Dc in each of the next 2 st. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off.

RND 12: Join green to same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in next dc. (Dc in each of the next 2 skipped sts of RND below previous over ch2 sp. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Dc in next skipped st in RND below previous RND. Sc in each of the next 4 dc. Dc in next skpped st of RND below previous RND.) *Sc in each of the next 2dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 13: Repeat RND 10.
RND 14: Repeat RND 11.
RND 15: Repeat RND 12.
RND 16: Repeat RND 10.
RND 17: Repeat RND 11.
RND 18: Repeat RND 12.
RND 19: Repeat RND 10

RND 20: Ch3, 2dc in same st as slst. Work 3 dc in each st around working in front loops only. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off and weave all ends into back of work.

Design written on Sunday, July 15, 2007. Copyright ©2007 By Julie A. Bolduc

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