Holiday Spirits Crochet Cover

What a clever name for such a simple Christmas crochet pattern. This Holiday Spirits Crochet Cover is meant to cover and tie around your next bottle of wine, sparkling juice, or other drink of choice. This would make it easy to wrap and leave under the tree, since you wouldn't be revealing the label for whatever it is, even though it's pretty obvious what's inside. Make different colors for different occasions, or leave the red at Christmastime for a nice personal touch on your crochet Christmas gift.

Easy

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeRnds 1-5 = 3.5 across.

Finished SizeBottle Cover measures 3 across and 12.5 high.

Materials List

RED HEART Eco-Ways Bamboo Wool: 2 Balls 3920 Cayenne
Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8]
Stitch Marker
Yarn Needle

Bottle Cover

Ch 4; join with a slip in 4th ch from hook to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc in ring; DO NOT JOIN but work in continuous rnds. Mark end of rnd. Move marker up each rnd. Work in back loops only beginning with Rnd 2.
Rnd 2: [2 Sc in next sc] 8 times 16 sc.
Rnd 3: [2 Sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 8 times 24 sc.
Rnd 4: [2 Sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 8 times 32 sc.
Rnd 5: [2 Sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 8 times 40 sc.
Rnd 6: [2 Sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] 8 times 48 sc.
Rnds 7-48: Sc in each sc around. At end of Rnd 48, join with a slip st in both loops of next sc. Now work remaining rnds in both loops.
Rnd 49: Ch 4, skip next sc, * dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in 3rd ch of ch-4.
Rnd 50: Slip st in ch-1 space, ch 1, sc in same space, 5 dc in next space, * sc in next ch-1 space, 5 dc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Tie
Ch 101, slip st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.
Fasten off. Weave in ends. Weave through ch-1 spaces of Rnd 49. Tie knots in each end of tie.