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This Panda Bear Tissue Box Cover is a free crochet pattern that I created because my brother loves panda bears. I mean have you seen these videos how panda bears roll, play and eat. It is just so adorable. I am not surprised many people love them so much. Remember March 16th is National Panda Day! So let’s celebrate these wonder animals by making a tissue box out of them.

I also believe they are just sooo cute and snuggly. Well, I wanted to have the presented in my tissue box cover. So, my first thought of course was “Which yarn do I use?” Well, I had to go with Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Everyday Collection, because it is not only my favorite yarn of all times, but also has a really nice and soft texture, as well as vibrant colors.

Now, when it comes to creating a panda bear tissue box that shows off the nice features the panda bear does have, I struggled in the beginning a bit. But I was able to make it work and display the oval and tilled eye patch with the black eyes barely visible. And of course the cute and adorable nose with the mouth hidden underneath needed to be correct too.

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Then all that was needed was the black ears flapping over and the precious fluffy pom-pom tail in the back of the tissue box. There you have it – a Panda Bear Tissue Box Cover.

I have created several other tissue box covers before. My entire collection can be found HERE. But you can see some of the shown below (click on the images to take you to the free patterns.

Interested in the same awesome crochet hook displayed on the pictures? Get it HERE! I really love mine!

Now, before I show you the rest of my materials and the actual pattern, please also be sure to add this pattern to your Raverly Favorites by clicking the button below.

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So let me now get started and tell you what you will need in order to crochet the Panda Bear Tissue Box Cover.

How to crochet the Panda Bear Tissue Box Cover

Material List:

- Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Collection in colors:
  - snow white
  - black
- 5.0mm hook
- scissors
- tapestry needle
- 12mm black/clear plastic eyes
- Polyfill

Stitches used (US terms):

Click HERE to learn these basic stitches

ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
dc = double crochet

Gauge:

4 sc x 4 rounds = 1 square inch

Final Size:

Fits a tissue box in the size 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 5 inches (US size tissue box)

Instructions:

Actual Tissue Box Cover

Ch 17

Row 1: starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc in each ch, ch 1, turn

Row 2 – 6: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn

Row 7: 1 sc in the next 3 sts, ch 8, sk 8 sts, 1 sc in the next 3 sts, ch 1, turn

Row 8: 1 sc in the next 3 sts, 1 sc in the next 8 chs, 1 sc in the next 3 sts, ch 1, turn

Row 9 – 15: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn

Do not ch 1 or turn after the last row.

Now you going to start going in continues rounds, so please use a stitch marker. We will now go around the squares extending it to create the sides of the tissues box cover.

Round 1: * 1 sc in the corner, then crochet 13 sc equally along the side, 1 sc in the corner, 1 sc in the next 16 sts, repeat from * till the end of the round (62 sts)

Round 2 – 22: 1 sc in each st all around

Fasten off and weave in the ends.

White part of Nose

Still using the white yarn

Round 1: Make a magic ring and add 8 sc, sl st to the 1st st (pull the magic ring closed)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st, sl st to the 1st st

Round 3: ch 1, *1 sc, 2 sc in the same st, repeat from * all around, sl st to the 1st st

Round 4 – 6: ch 1, 1 sc in each st, sl st to the 1st st

Fasten off, cut a long piece of yarn end to use for sewing later.

Black part of nose

Using the black yarn

Row 1: Make a magic ring and add 4 sc, ch 1, turn (pull the magic ring closed)

Row 2: 2 sc in each st

Fasten off and leave a long yarn end for sewing

Eyes

Make 2 eyes.

Using the black yarn

Round 1: Make a magic ring and add the following: *2 sc, 2 dc, repeat from * 3 more times, sl st to the 1st st (pull the magic ring closed) (8 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, * 2 sc each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc each of the next 2 sts, * 3 more times , sl st to the 1st st (16 sts)

Round 3: ch 1, * [1 sc, 2 sc in the same st] twice , [1 dc, 2 dc in the same st] twice, * 3 more times , sl st to the 1st st (24 sts)

Fasten off and leave a long yarn end for sewing

Ears

Make 2 ears.

Using the black yarn

Row 1: Make a magic ring and add 4 sc, ch 1, turn (pull the magic ring closed)

Row 2: 2 sc in same st, 2 dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in same st, ch 1, turn

Row 3: 1 sc, 2 sc in the same st, [1 dc, 2 dc in the same st] twice, 1 sc, 2 sc in the same st, ch 1, turn

Row 4: 1 sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in the same st, [1 dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the same st] twice, 1 sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in the same st

Fasten off and leave a long yarn end for sewing

Tail

Using a pom-pom maker, make a black pom-pom to create a tail.

Sewing it all together

Start with sewing on the black part on top of the white part. Now sew on the mouth using embroidery stitches.

Now, the easiest way to sew the nose to the tissue box cover is to insert the actual tissue box inside the cover, so you know everything is align properly. Now, pin the nose on the bottom half of one side of the tissue box cover. Then sew the nose on with the leftover white yarn end. Before you finish sewing it on completely add some polyfill. Then sew the leftover part together.

Now, pin down the eye patches besides the nose on the upper part of the same side of the tissue box cover. Next, add the plastic eyes to the black eye patches.

After that, you will sew on the ears right on the corners of the tissue box cover, right above the eyes. And finally, you will attach the pom-pom tail towards the back of the tissue box cover.