Colorful Shells and Bows Boutique Tissue Box Cover

Make this colorful Tissue Box Cover from Roseanna Beck as a special crochet project. The colors will light up the room and it's a useful craft. The Colorful Shells and Bows Boutique Tissue Box Cover is a simple crochet project.

Materials:

• 52 yds. White Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• 35 yds. Lime Green Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• 20 yds. Hot Pink Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• 9 yds. Yellow Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• 9 yds. Parakeet Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• G crochet hook or size needed for gauge
• Tapestry Needle
• Boutique Tissue Box

GAUGE: Side square measures 4 ¾” x 5 ¼” (before bottom edging)

STITCH GUIDE: Chain (ch), Single Crochet (sc), Half Double Crochet (hdc), Double Crochet (dc),
Slip Stitch (sl st)
Special Stitch: Shell – 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc

SIDES: (make 2 hot pink and 1 each yellow and parakeet)
Rnd 1 – With white ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to beg sc.
Rnd 2 – Ch 4, dc in same st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in each st around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch 4 and
fasten off.
Rnd 3 – Join color with a sl st in any ch 1 sp, ch 2 (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, *ch 1, Shell in
next ch 1 sp, rep from * around, join to top of beg ch 2 and fasten off.
Rnd 4 – Join green with a sc in ch 1 sp of Shell, *5 dc in next ch 1 sp, sc in ch 1 sp of Shell, rep
from * around, join to beg sc and fasten off.
Rnd 5 – Join white with a sl st in center dc off any 5 dc cluster, sc in next dc, hdc in next dc,
(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next sc, hdc in next dc, 1 sc in each of next 9 st, hdc in next dc,
(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next sc, hdc in next dc, sc in next dc, sl st in next dc and fasten off.
Rep pattern along opposite edge of square.

TOP:
Rnd 1 – With green ch 14 to form a ring, work 24 sc in ring, join to beg sc and fasten off.
Rnd 2 – Join pink with a sl st in any sc, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same st, *ch 1, skip 2 sc,
3 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip 2 sc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next sc, rep from* around, join
to top of beg ch 2 and fasten off.
Rnd 3 – Join white with a sl st in ch 2 corner sp, ch 2 (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *ch 1, 3 dc
in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch 2 corner sp, rep
from * around, join to top of beg ch 2 and fasten off.
 

JOINING:
1. With corresponding color whipstitch sides together.
2. With white whipstitch top to sides.
3. With white work 1 sc in each st around bottom.
4. Weave green strand of yarn around bottom.
5. Using 1 strand of white, pink and green attach bows to center of each side at top seam
joining.