Mason Jar Covers – Free Crochet Pattern

Crochet Mason Jar Covers

Mason jars are one of the most useful containers ever. They are eco-friendly and can be used over and over again. With so many different uses for a Mason jar, this crochet jar cover is sure to be very well-received!

Add a crochet jar cozy to your Mason jar and use it for:

• A cold drink on a summer day
• Homemade jams or sauces
• Soup for a sick loved one
• A pen and pencil holder
• A place to put nuts and bolts
• A bathroom organizer for Q-Tips or cotton balls
• A vase with flowers
• A button jar

There are so many possibilities!

In less than 30 minutes, you can make a crochet jar cover / cozy to give as a gift or to use on your own Mason jars.

It’s one pattern that has endless color combinations. You can make this crochet Mason jar cozy in a solid color or use any number of colors.

You can use any size 4 (medium) yarn. You’ll only need approx. 40 yds in total – great for using up all your scrap yarn!

The pattern is incredibly easy and uses only single crochet and double crochet stitches. It’s a crochet gift idea that you’ll find yourself coming back to again and again.

Use the Table of Contents below to jump to any section of this pattern or keep scrolling down for all the details and the written instructions. 

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Pattern Details (Size, Yarn, Hook & Notes) 

Skill Level

Easy

Size

The pattern creates a jar cover that is approx. 5” wide (when folded) and 3” high from the bottom. It is designed to fit a pint-size (16 oz / 2 cup) Mason jar that is 10” around, 4.75” high, 3.25” wide across the top and 2.75” wide across the bottom. 

Materials

Yarn: you can use any size 4 (medium) yarn. 

You will need approx. 40 yds in total (12 yds for the bottom and 3.5 yds for each round of the body). 

I used Impeccable by Loops & Threads and Bernat Super Value in various colors. These are both size 4 (medium) and 100% acrylic. 

Crochet Hook Size: I/9 (5.50 mm) 

Other Materials: yarn needle, scissors and a measuring tape. 

Terminology

This pattern is written for right-handed crochet using standard US terminology. If you’re more familiar with UK terms, here’s my US to UK Conversion Chart. 

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• st = stitch
• sts = stitches 
• sl st = slip stitch 
• sk = skip
• sc = single crochet
• dc = double crochet 
• RS = Right Side (outside)
• WS = Wrong Side (inside) 

Gauge

2” x 2” = 6 sts and 6 rounds following body pattern.

Changing Colors

The pattern does not include directions for where to change colors because there are so many possibilities. You can make the jar cover in one solid color or use any number of colors. I’ve included some ideas of where to change colors but the possibilities are truly endless and I would love to see what you come up with!

Change colors after finishing a round by placing the new color on your hook and pulling the new color through the loop of your current color. Begin the next round with your new color. 

You can either fasten off after each color change if you want your jar cover to be reversible or if you don’t need it to be reversible, you can keep the unused color hanging along the inside (Wrong Side) of your work and pick it back up when you need it again.

Color Combo Idea # 1:  

(3 colors – pictured above)

Bottom: Color A

Round 1: Color B

Round 2: Color C

Round 3: Color A

Round 4: Color B

Round 5: Color C

Round 6: Color A

Round 7: Color B

Round 8: Color C

Color Combo Idea # 2: 

(4 colors – pictured above)

Bottom: Color A

Round 1: Color B

Round 2: Color C

Round 3: Color D

Round 4: Color A

Round 5: Color B

Round 6: Color C

Round 7: Color D

Round 8: Color A

Color Combo Idea # 3: 

(4 colors – pictured above)

Bottom: Color A

Round 1: Color B

Round 2: Color B

Round 3: Color C

Round 4: Color C

Round 5: Color D

Round 6: Color D

Round 7: Color A

Round 8: Color A

Pattern Notes

• This pattern is made from the bottom up and is worked in the round. 
• Chains never count as stitches. 

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How to Crochet the Mason Jar Cover (Pattern Instructions)

Bottom of Crochet Jar Cover

Start: Make a Magic Circle. 

Round 1: Ch 1. Make 10 dc in the Magic Circle. Pull the Magic Circle tight to close. (10 sts. Reminder: chains never count as sts). Sl st into the top of first dc to join. 

Round 2: Ch 2. Do not turn. In the first st (the first st is the st attached to the ch), make 2 dc. Make 2 dc in each st around. (20 sts). Sl st into the top of first dc to join. 

Round 3: Ch 2. Do not turn. In the first st, dc. In the next st, dc. *In the next st, 2 dc. In the next st, dc.* Repeat from * to * around. (29 sts). Sl st into the top of first dc to join. 

After Round 3, work should measure approx. 4” across. If your work is smaller or larger than 4” across, start again with a different hook size. 

Round 4: Ch 1. Do not turn. Sk the first st. In the next st, sc in the back loop only (the loop furthest away from you). Sc in the back loop only of each st around. (28 sts). Sl st into both loops of the top of first sc to join. 

Do not fasten off. The round numbers will now reset to make it easier to count rounds from the bottom up.

Note: As you work on the jar cover body, you will notice that the Right Side (the top) of the bottom you just completed will be facing down and will be on the outside bottom of jar cover. 

Body of Crochet Jar Cover

Note: on Right Side (RS) rounds, the outside of your work will be facing you. On Wrong Side (WS) Rounds, the inside of your work will be facing you.

Round 1 (RS): Ch 1. Do not turn. In the first st, sc. In the next st, dc. *In the next st, sc. In the next st, dc.* Repeat from * to * around. (28 sts). Sl st into the top of the first sc to join.

Round 2 (WS): Ch 1. Turn. Sk the first st. In the next st (the top of the last dc from the previous round), sc. In the next st (the top of the last sc from the previous round), dc. *In the next st, sc. In the next st, dc.* Repeat from * to * around. (28 sts). Sl st into the top of the first sc to join.

Round 3 (RS): Repeat Round 2.

Round 4 (WS): Repeat Round 2.

Round 5 (RS): Repeat Round 2.

Round 6 (WS): Repeat Round 2.

Round 7 (RS): Repeat Round 2. 

Round 8 (RS): Ch 1. Do not turn. In the first st, (sc, ch 3, sc) in the same st. *Sk the next st. In the next st, (sc, ch 3, sc) in the same st.* Repeat from * to * around until there is 1 st left. Sk the last st. (28 sc sts). Sl st into the top of the first sc to join. 

Fasten off and weave in loose ends. 

And now you have a new Mason jar cover! 

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