If you're looking for a great baby shower gift, make the Baby Shells and Bows Boutique Tissue Box Cover. With gender neutral pastel colors, this tissue box is great for any baby's room.
Materials:
- 52 yds. White Red Heart 4-ply yarn
- 35 yds. Pale Blue Red Heart 4-ply yarn
- 20 yds. Baby Pink Red Heart 4-ply yarn
- 10 yds. Maize Red Heart 4-ply yarn
- 10 yds. Pale Green 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 baby pink and 1 each maize and pale green)
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 blue 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 blue 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 pink strand of yarn around bottom.
5. Using 1 strand of white, pink and blue attach bows to center of 2 pink sides at top seam
joining.
6. Using 1 strand of white, maize and blue attach bow to center of maize side at top seam
joining.
7. Using 1 strand of white, pale green and blue attach bow to center of pale green side at
top seam joining.
