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The Secret Pumpkin Tissue Box Cover is a free crochet pattern. It has a detachable top to hide the tissues when not in use. This tutorial includes photos and a video.
Decorating the house for the Halloween Party was almost an automatic tradition at this point but still required a minute amount of planning as decorations were always added. This year, as they surveyed the house, they wondered what they could add. Then she spotted it! The unadorned tissue box sat in the middle of spiders and a cauldron and looked very much like a party-goer without a costume.
“That’s it!” she said to her husband. “It’ll have to be put away.” “But, dear,” he said, musingly, “perhaps this box can be used for our new decoration.” “How so?” she inquired. “All it needs is a costume,” he observed. “Maybe a pumpkin?” If your underdressed tissue boxes require costumes for fall or Halloween, why not try making them pumpkins?
Decorate with a Crochet Pumpkin Tissue Box Cover
After making many crochet tissue box covers, it really is starting to be my thing. They are so fun and easy to make. Well, I have been thinking about a Pumpkin Tissue Box Cover for a while now. But I had trouble getting it to work until it finally clicked in my head and it came to life.
Besides looking like an awesome crochet tissue box cover, this pumpkin can also serve as decoration purpose only since it has a lid that can be added to the top to hide the tissue box component. The lid looks like a piece of the pumpkin with the stem that was carved out.
When my kids came in to check out my newest creation, the pumpkin tissue box cover, they were all kinds of surprised about this neat looking pumpkin. At this point they did not know what it was yet. And as kids, they always need to explore further. You should have seen their faces once they realized it had a secret compartment! I loved that reaction!
The yarn I used is Premier Universal Cotton Supreme which was sponsored by Premier Yarns.
This yarn is super soft with a cotton-acrylic blend and is very easy to work with. It was perfect for this kind of project.
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More Crochet Tissue Covers Ideas
- Elephant Tissue Box Cover
- Piggy Bank Tissue Box Cover
- Rubik’s Cube Tissue Box Cover
- Crayon Tissue Box Cover
So, let’s get right into what you will need to make this awesome looking Secret Pumpkin Tissue Box Cover for the fall season. If you need help with this pattern, I also have a guided video tutorial below that shows certain parts of the pattern. Although some may find it difficult, it actually is very easy.
How to Crochet the Pumpkin Tissue Box Cover
Materials (click the names below to see which ones I used!):
- Premier Universal Cotton Supreme, in colors
- Coral (less than one skein)
- Green (only a small amount needed)
- Scissors
- 5.0mm hook
- tapestry needles
- Polyfill
- Kleenex Tissue Box Cube
- optional: use wire to make the leaf be movable and stand up
Gauge:
3 dc x 2 rows = 1 square inch
Stitches used (US terms):
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase
- dec = decrease
- hdc = half double crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
Final Size:
6.5 w/o the stem (with the stem 11) in height x 11 inches in diameter
Instructions:
Notes: All starting or turning chains are not counted as stitches.
Cover of actual tissue box
Start with orange.
Make a chain of 60 and connect the ends with a sl st to make a loop (make sure not to twist, click HERE for a trick on how to prevent twisting), ch 1
Use a stitch marker, as you will make continuous rounds.
Round 1 – 23: 1 sc in each st all around (60 sts per round)
Sl st and fasten off.
Inside lid of the actual tissue box
Start with orange.
Row 1: Ch 16, 1 sc in each ch starting from the 2nd ch from the hook, ch 1, turn (15 sts)
Row 2 – 6: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn
Now you will work on one side at a time to create a hole in the middle.
Row 7: 1 sc in the next 5 sts, ch 1, turn (5 sts)
Row 8 – 11: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn (fasten off at the end of row 11)
Now start on the other side.
Row 7: when looking at the 5 sc you made on the other side, sk 5 sts, then connect the yarn to the next st (there are 5 sts leftover in that row), 1 sc in the next 5 sts, ch 1, turn (5 sts)
Row 8 – 11: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn
Row 12: 1 sc in the next 5 sts, ch 5 (to connect to the other side again), 1 sc in the next 5 sts, ch 1, turn (15 sts)
Row 13: 1 sc in the next 5 sts, 1 sc in each of the 5 chs, 1 sc in the next 5 sts (15 sts)
Row 14 – 16: 1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn
After row 16, you will connect the lid to the cover of the tissue box by using either sc’s, sl sts, or sewing. I used single crochets. As this part will not be shown once the pattern is done, it does not matter how you connect these 2 pieces. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Extension of the tissue box opening
Starting with orange.
Connect the yarn to one corner of the opening and ch 1.
Round 1: 1 sc all around such that the sides have 5 sc’s and the corner has 1 sc (24 sts)
Use a stitch marker now, as these are continuous rounds.
Round 2 – 4: 1 sc all around (24 sts), by the end of round 3, sl st to the first st of that round
Do not cut the yarn now, as you will now start making the actual pumpkin part (no continuous rounds anymore).
Pumpkin Part of the Tissue Box Cover
Round 1: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (30 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (35 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (40 sts)
Round 4: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 3 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 2 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (45 sts)
Round 5: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 3 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 3 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (50 sts)
Round 6: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 4 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 3 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (55 sts)
Round 7: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 4 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 4 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (60 sts)
Round 8: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 4 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (65 sts)
Round 9: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (70 sts)
Round 10: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (75 sts)
Round 11: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (80 sts)
Round 12: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 7 sts, 2 dc in the same st, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (85 sts)
Round 13 – 15: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 15 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (85 sts)
Round 16: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 7 sts, 1 dc dec, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (80 sts)
Round 17: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, 1 dc dec, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (75 sts)
Round 18: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 6 sts, 1 dc dec, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (70 sts)
Round 19: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, 1 dc dec, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (65 sts)
Round 20: ch 1, *1sc in the next 2 sts, 1 dc in the next 5 sts, 1 dc dec, 1 dc in the next 4 sts, repeat from * all around, sl st to the first st (60 sts)
Flip the pumpkin around the inside tissue box cover.
At this point, you need to add the polyfill. But before you do so, insert an actual tissue box into the cavity of the inside tissue box cover in order to prevent overfilling the pumpkin with polyfill. Now add polyfill, but do not over stuff it.
Next, you will use single crochets to close up the pumpkin. Meaning, you will connect the inside cover to the outside pumpkin. Both part of 60 sts in the round. So connect them such that all stitches aline.
Add some strings to the dents of the pumpkin using some orange yarn and a tapestry needle. You will insert the needle from the inside right where the inside lid and the inside tissue box cover are connected. Push the needle thru so it comes out on the outside of the pumpkin. Now tie the ends of the string together, but do NOT pull too tight as the tissue box will be shown on the bottom otherwise. Do that for all 5 indents of the pumpkin.
Lid with Stem
Start with christmas green.
These are continuous rounds, so be sure to use a stitch marker.
Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, and add 8 sc into it. Pull tight to close the ring.
Round 2 – 13: 1 sc all around
During the last stitch (the last loop), change the color to orange
Round 14: 2 sc in each st (16 sts)
Round 15: *1 sc , 2 sc in the same st, repeat all around from * (24 sts)
Round 16 – 17: 1 sc in each st all around
Round 18: *1 sc , 1 sc dec, repeat all around from * (16 sts)
Add some polyfill into the stem and the cavity of the orange circle
Round 19: 1 sc dec all around (8 sts)
Round 20: 1 sc dec all around (8 sts)
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Leaf
Start with Christmas Green
Ch 10
Now working in the next 8 chs, crochet one of each of these stitches into 1 ch each in that order starting from the 2nd ch from the hook: sc, hdc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc.
Now lay the stem of the leaf (the leftover chains) above the hook, and crochet this sequence (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, hdc, sc) on the other side of the chain.
Fasten off and weave in the ends. Optionally add a wire to the leaf before sewing it onto the stem of the pumpkin.
You are now done and can enjoy and trick your family, friends and guest to your home with this Secret Pumpkin Tissue Box Cover.
Check out my partial voice over video tutorial for this pattern below.
Video Tutorial for Pumpkin Tissue Box Cover
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