Spring Bath Tissue Cover

Designed by Julie A Bolduc

This bath tissue cover is made with a variation of a pattern stitch I develped for the JPF Crochet Club. It is a fun and versitle stitch to do. Plus this cover could be made in any color to suit your bathroom decor.

Materials Needed:
2oz each Red Heart Worsted Weight yarn. White and Raspberry. Or colors of choice.
Size H 8 or 5mm aluminum crochet hook.
Yarn Needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 4mm
Gauge: 4sc=1"
Finished Size: Fits loosly over a roll of bath tissue
Skill Level: Beginner to intermediate

Instructions
With Raspberry

RND 1: Ch4, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3, work 13 dc in ring. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 2: Work in back lps only on this round. Ch3, dc in same st as slst. Ch2. *Sk next st, 2dc in next st. Ch2. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 3: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. 2sc in next dc. (Work 2dc in skipped st of pre rnd behind ch2 sp.) *2sc in each of the next 2 dc. Rep bet (). Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first ch.

RND 4: Ch3, dc in same st as slst. Ch2. *Sk next 2 sts, 2dc in next st. Ch2. Rep from * around. Fasten off raspberry.

RND 5: Join white in same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in next st. (Work 1dc in each of the 2skipped sts of prev rnd.) *Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Rep bet (). Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first ch.

RND 6: Ch3, dc in next sc. Ch2. * Sk the next 2 dc. Dc in each of the next 2 sc. Ch2. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off white.

RND 7: Join raspberry in same st as slst. Ch1. Sc in next st. (Work 1dc in each of the 2skipped sts of prev rnd.) *Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Rep bet (). Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first ch.

RND 8: Ch3, dc in next sc. Ch2. * Sk the next 2 dc. Dc in each of the next 2 sc. Ch2. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off raspberry.

RND 9-17: Rep rnds 5-8 until you reach rnd 17. At the end of rnd 17, do not fasten off. You should have finished with white. Plus the last rnd that you should have repeated is rnd 5.

RND 18: Ch3, 2dc in same st as slst. Work 3 dc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch3. Fasten off and weave ends into work.

Now go back to the first rnd where you left the front lps un worked. Join white to any of the front lps. Work the following in each front lp around. (Sc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, sc.) When you work all front lps. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off and weave ends into work.

Design written on Wednesday, March 03, 1999. Copyright ©1999 by Julie A. Bolduc all rights reserved. f122001