DIY Christmas gift with crochet bow. Don’t throw away the coffee cans that I show you how to recycle it into original Christmas gifts with decorative paper and crochet bow.
Take a coffee can, decorative Christmas paper, yarn and a crochet hook to transform it in an original gift box!🤩
To start with, you need to get an empty cylindrical jar and some decorative Christmas paper.
I used CRELANDO DECORATIVE PAPER that I bought to LIDL shop.
Used yarn – diy christmas gift with crochet bow
- 🧶I used ORO Mondial yarn in gold (cod. 961) e red (cod. 974) colors
- Crochet hook 4 mm.
- needle
- scissor
- stitch marker.
Use a glitter yarn to give a touch of sparkle and elegance.
Now that the jar is decorated, let’s move on to cover the lid, previously left aside.
crochet bow to decorate a can lid
🕰️ Working time: 30 minutes | Skill level: 🌸🌸 easy
📗 Abbreviations & meanings (US terms)
- MR = magin ring
- CH = chain
- SC = single crochet
- SLST = slip stitch
- HDC = half double crochet
- DC = double crochet
- TRC= treble crochet
- INC = Increase, 2 SC in the same stitch
- PIC = picot (3 CHs and 1 SL ST in the 3rd CH from hook)
- REP * = repeat from * to * until the end of the row
Tutorial crochet bow
Start to unwind a circle that reaches the size of the lid and then make the bow, to be fixed on the circle.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTION | TOT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | INC in each stitches around | 12 |
| 3 | * 1 SC, INC *; REP * all around | 18 |
| 4 | 1 SC, INC, * 2 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 1 SC | 24 |
| 5 | *3 SC, INC *; REP * all around | 30 |
| 6 | 2 SC, INC, * 4 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 2 SC | 36 |
| 7 | * 5 SC, INC *; REP * all around | 42 |
| 8 | 3 SC, INC, * 6 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 3 SC | 48 |
| 9 | *7 SC, INC *; REP * all around | 54 |
| 10 | 4 SC, INC * 8 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 4 SC | 60 |
| 11 | * 9 SC, INC *; REP * all around | 66 |
| 12 | 5 SC, INC * 10 SC, INC *; REP * 5 times, 5 SC | 72 |
📌 the measure is based on working with MONDIAL ORO yarn, so it may change if you use another type of yarn
Fix the crocheted cover with bow on the lid, using double-sided tape or hot glue.
🎀 BOW GRAPHIC
Work 40 chains + 1 turning chain.
Follow the table down here to know what stitch point you have to work in each chain.
| 1 | 1 SC in the 2nd CH from hook and in the next 2. |
| 2 | 1 HDC in the next 2 CHs |
| 3 | 1 DC in the next 2 CHs |
| 4 | 1 TRC in the next 5 CHs |
| 5 | 1 DC in the next 3 CHs |
| 6 | 1 HDC in the next 3 CHs |
| 7 | 1 SC in the next 4 CHs |
| 8 | 1 HDC in the next 3 CHs |
| 9 | 1 DC in the next 3 CHs |
| 10 | 1 TRC in the next 5 CHs |
| 11 | 1 DC in the next 2 CHs |
| 12 | 1 HDC in the next 2 CHs |
| 13 | 1 SC in the next 2 CHs. |
| Work 3 SC in the last CH to continue in the opposite side of the foundation chain and follow the pattern from 13 to 1. |
Once you have done all the stitches indicated in the table above, you will have the same crochet stitches on both sides of the chain.
Join the two ends together at the center point (where the 4 single crochets were worked) and secure them with stitches using the needle.
Now make another bow, repeating the pattern from the beginning.
Overlap the two bows by placing the central part on top of each other, and then secure them with points.
The result you will need to get is like the photo below
🎀 CENTRAL FLOWER OF THE BOW
Use the red glittered ORO Mondial yarn to make the center of the bow.
| ROUND | INSTRUCTION | TOT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MR, 6 SC | 6 |
| 2 | INC in each stitches around | 12 |
| 3 | 1 SC, * PIC, 2 SC *; REP * all around |
Now that we have made the bow, we can fix it on the circle we did at the beginning and then glue everything on the lid of the jar, left aside.
Fill it with chocolates or small joys made by you, such as earrings or small amigurumi
🎬 Video tutorial tin can decorate with Christmas paper and crochet bow
Let me know what you think below, give me a THUMBS UP 👍 if you like it and if it was helpful.
SUBSCRIBE to my channel to never miss any future videos!
The Christmas crochet project is finished!
Now make it too and share your photo on Instagram with using #PINKYCHRISTMASTIME! Do not forget to mention me with @giuliapinkytime, so I can reach your photo and see your final work!
