How to Upcycle Jars with Crochet
Discover how to transform unwanted jars with crochet! Perfect for beginners, this fun project guide will show you how to upcycle jars into four adorable designs, including a leopard, a frog, a panda, and a lemur.
These charming upcycled jars are perfect for storing craft supplies, bits and bobs around the house, or they can even be left empty as cute collection of ornaments!
Pattern by Hobbycraft Artisan Natalie Beard
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mc magic circle
slst slip stitch
st (s) stitch (es)
ch chain
dc double crochet
Cc colour change
Special stitches
PI Picot
ch3, sl st in the 3rd ch from hook.
Using the below template, cut each face out by hand or by using your Cricut machine and the correct colours.
Base Cover
Round 1 In Yellow working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-24 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Lid Cover
Round 1 In Yellow working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-14 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Ear (make x2)
Round 1 In Yellow working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4-7 Work 1dc in each st around [18dc]
Round 8 (1dc, dc2tog) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 9 (Dc2tog) 6 times. [6dc]
Row 10 Ch1, fold flat, work 3dc to close the opening.
Fasten of leaving a long tail to sew to the Lid Cover.
Middle Part of ear (make 2x)
Round 1 In Bright Pink working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [12dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Using a hot glue gun, glue onto the centre of the ear.
Sew the ears to the top of the Lid Cover.
Tail
Round 1 In Yellow working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Continue to lightly stuff the tail with fibre filling.
Round 3-30 Work 1dc in each st around [12dc]
Row 31 Ch1, fold flat, work 6dc to close the opening.
Fasten of leaving a long tail to sew to the back of the Base Cover.
Foot (make x2)
Round 1 In Yellow working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [18dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Paw (make x2)
Round 1 In Bright Pink working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [12dc]
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the foot and use the remaining length of yarn to embroider 3x simple paws on each foot.
Spot (make 20x small, 10x large and 4x half spots)
Small spot
Round 1 In Fir Green working into mc, 6dc, slst in the 1st dc. [6dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Large spot
Round 1 In Fir Green working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [12dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Half spot
Round 1 In Fir Green working into mc, 3dc. [3dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Position and use the glue gun to stick the spots around the Base Cover, Lid Cover and on the tail.
Base Cover
Round 1 In Teal working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-24 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Lid Cover
Round 1 In Teal working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-12 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 13 (Slst, miss a st, (6tr) in the next st, miss a st, 2slst) 9 times, slst in the 1st slst.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Foot
Make x3 of the following for each foot.
Round 1 In Teal working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2-5 Work 1dc in each st around. [6dc]
Row 6 Ch1, fold flat, work 3dc to close the opening.
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the 2nd part of the foot.
Make x2 of the following for each foot in Pistachio.
Ch10
Row 1 Work 1dc in the 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each st to the end.
Row 2 Ch1, turn, work 1dc in each st. [9dc]
Row 3 Ch1, turn, 2dc into next st 7dc, inc. [11dc]
Row 4 Ch1, turn, work 1dc in each st. [11dc]
Row 5 Ch1, turn, 2dc into next st, 9dc, inc. [13dc]
Row 6 Ch1, turn, work 1dc in each st. [13dc]
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the Base cover.
Sew the 3 toes on to this, evenly spaced apart. Repeat for both feet.
Fly
Round 1 In Bright Blue working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 3 times. [9dc]
Round 3-4 Work 1dc in each st around. [9dc]
Lightly stuff with fibre filling.
Round 5 (1dc, dc2tog) 3 times. [6dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Wing (make x2)
Round 1 In Light Grey working into mc, 6dc, slst in the 1st dc. [6dc]
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the top of the fly.
Sew both wings to the fly. With black embroidery thread, embroider 2 simple eyes the front of the fly. Glue the fly to other side of the Lid Cover using the glue gun.
Base Cover
Round 1 In Bright Pink working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-20 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Cc to Berry and fasten off Bright Pink.
Round 21-24 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Lid Cover
Round 1 In Bright Pink working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-14 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Tail
Round 1 In Berry working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3-4 work 1dc in each st around. [12dc]
Lightly stuff with fibre filling.
Round 2 (Dc2tog) 6 times. [6dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends. Using the glue gun, glue to the back of the Base Cover.
Ear (make x2)
Round 1 In Yellow working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4-7 Work 1dc in each st around [18dc]
Round 8 (1dc, dc2tog) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 9 (dc2tog) 6 times. [6dc]
Row 10 Ch1, fold flat, work 3dc to close the opening.
Fasten of leaving a long tail to sew to the Lid Cover.
Middle Part of ear (make 2x)
Round 1 In Bright Pink working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [12dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Using a hot glue gun, glue onto the centre of the ear.
Sew the ears to the top of the Lid Cover.
Foot (make x2)
Round 1 In Yellow working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [18dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Paw (make x2)
Round 1 In Bright Pink working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [12dc]
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the foot and use the remaining length of yarn to embroider 3x simple paws on each foot.
Base Cover
Round 1 In Light Grey working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-24 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Lid Cover
Round 1 In Light Grey working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Round 3 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [18dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [24dc]
Round 5 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [30dc]
Round 6 (4dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [36dc]
Round 7 (5dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [42dc]
Round 8 (6dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [48dc]
Round 9 (7dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [54dc]
Cc to Pistachio and fasten off Light Grey.
Round 10 Working into the BL’s, 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 11-13 Work 1dc in each st around. [54dc]
Round 14 (2dc, picot) 27 times, slst in the 1st dc.
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Ear (make x2)
Round 1 In Pistachio, working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (1dc, 2dc into next st) 6 times. [9dc]
Round 3 Work 1dc in each st around [9dc]
Round 4 (2dc, 2dc into next st) 3 times [12dc]
Round 5-6 Work 1dc in each st around [12dc]
Round 7 (3dc, 2dc into next st) 3 times. [15dc]
Round 8-9 Work 1dc in each st around [15dc]
Round 10 (3dc, dc2tog) 3 times. [12dc]
Round 11 (2dc, dc2tog) 3 times. [9dc]
Row 12 Ch1, fold flat, miss the 1st st, work 4dc to close the opening.
Fasten of leaving a long tail to sew to the Lid Cover.
Middle Part of ear (make 2x)
Round 1 In Bright Pink working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc, 3dc in the next st) 6 times, slst in the 1st dc. [12dc]
Fasten off and sew in the ends.
Using a hot glue gun, glue onto the centre of the ear.
Sew the ears to the top of the Lid Cover.
Tail
Round 1 In Pistachio working into mc, 6dc. Continue working in a spiral in continuous rounds.
Round 2 (2dc into next st) 6 times. [12dc]
Continue to lightly stuff the tail with fibre filling.
*** work 3x rounds Pistachio, 3x rounds Bright Blue, do not fasten of colours***
Round 3-30 Work 1dc in each st around [12dc]
Row 31 Ch1, fold flat, work 6dc to close the opening.
Fasten of leaving a long tail to sew to the back of the Base Cover.
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