A Little Holiday Gift

I designed this candle cover for the banquet centerpieces when the CGOA Chain Link Conference was in Portland in 2018. I'd like to offer it as my holiday gift to you. Change the yarn and other decorations to make it suitable for any holiday. Too late for Christmas or Hanukkah this year? Whip one up for New Year's Eve!

Shell Candle Cover

Brighten up your holiday table with a pretty lace candle cover.  Fits pillar candle 4” or 6” tall and 9 ⅝” in circumference. Use on battery operated candles only.

Yarn: Red Heart With Love Metallic or similar

Hook: I/9/5.5 mm or hook needed to obtain gauge

Gauge: First 4 rounds of pattern = 2” tall and 4 1/4” wide when laid flat

Note: Exact gauge is not critical since the cozy is stretchy. Try it on your candle as you go to make sure it fits snugly but not so tightly that the stitches are distorted.

Abbreviations

Beg - beginning

ch - chain

dc - double crochet

fsc - foundation single crochet

rep - repeat

rnd - round

sk - skip

sp - space

sl st - slip stitch

st - stitch

Special Stitches

Shell (sh) - (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in indicated st

V-st - (dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st

Pattern

Rnd 1: Make 32 fsc, join with sl st in first fsc to form a loop. (Alternatively, ch 32 and join with sl st in first ch to form a loop, ch 1, sc in back bump of each ch around. Join with sl st in first st of rnd.) -- 32 sc

Rnd 2: Ch1, sc in each st around, join with sl st in first st of rnd.

Rnd 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1 here and throughout), [sk next 3 sts, sh in next st, ch 1, sk 3 sts, dc in next st, ch 1] 3 times; sk 3 sts, sh in next st, ch 1, sk 3 sts, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch. -- 4 sh, 4 dc

Rnd 4: Ch 4, dc in same ch as join (V-st made); *ch 1, V-st in ch 1 sp of next sh, ch 1, sk last 2 dc of shell, V-st in next dc; rep from * to last sh; ch 1, V-st in ch 1 sp of last sh, ch 1, join with sl st in 3rd ch of starting ch. -- 8 V-sts

Rnd 5: Sl st in next ch sp, ch 4, *sh in ch sp of  next V-st, ch 1, dc in ch sp of next V-st, ch 1; rep from * to last V-st; sh in last V-st, ch 1; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch. -- 4 sh, 4 dc

For 4” candle:

Rnds 6 -7: Rep rnds 4 and 5 once. Skip to rnd 11.

For 6” candle:

Rnds 6-9: Rep rnds 4 and 5 once for 4” candle and skip to Round 11. or twice for 6” candle.

Rnd 10: Rep rnd 4. 

Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch sp around, join with sl st in first sc.

Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; join with sl st in first sc.

Cut yarn and weave in ends. Enjoy! Comments are always welcome.