Finish off your kitchen creations in style with the Holiday Gift Jar Toppers. These darling DIY holiday decorations are a great way to add a homey touch to all your holiday baking sweets and treats. Top mason jars full of tasty ingredients for a Christmas gift your friends and family will love. The Holiday Gift Jar Toppers are a fun and easy way to make your holiday gift-giving a little more creative and personal.
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
- Caron® Simply Soft® (6 oz/170.1 g; 315 yds/288 m)
- Harvest Red (39763)
or Off White (39702)
or Burgundy (39762) 1 ball
Note: 1 ball will make approx 8 Jar Lid Covers.
- Harvest Red (39763)
- Size U.S. 6 (4 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Approx 24" [61 cm] of ¼" [.5 cm] wide satin ribbon per jar.
GAUGE
20 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.
MEASUREMENT
Approx 5½" [14 cm] diameter measured flat.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches
together
P = Purl
Rem = Remain(ing)
Rep = Repeat
Sl1P = Slip next stitch purlwise
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side
Yo = Yarn over
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 14 sts.
1st row: (WS). Knit.
2nd row: Sl1P. K8. yo. K2tog. (yo) twice. K2tog. K1.
3rd row: K3. P1. K2. yo. K2tog. K6. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked.
4th row: Sl1P. K7. yo. K2tog. K1. (yo) twice. K2tog. K1.
5th row: K3. P1. K3. yo. K2tog. K5. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked.
6th row: Sl1P. K6. yo. K2tog. K2. (yo) twice. K2tog. K1.
7th row: K3. P1. K4. yo. K2tog. K4. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked.
8th row: Sl1P. K5. yo. K2tog. K3. (yo) twice. K2tog. K1.
9th row: K3. P1. K5. yo. K2tog. K3. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked.
10th row: Sl1P. K4. yo. K2tog. K7.
11th row: Cast off 4 sts (1 st rem on needle after cast off). K4. yo. K2tog. K7. 14 sts.
Rep 2nd to 11th rows 10 times more, then 1st to 10th rows once. Cast off.
FINISHING
Sew cast on and cast off edges tog.
Thread ribbon through “yo” eyelets.
Place cover over lid. Tie ribbon in a bow to secure cover.