Crochet Toilet Paper Cover:  Free Beginner-Friendly Pattern

By Janice Jones

Need a quick project to add color and utility to your bathroom? This beginner-friendly project can be made with leftover yarn and only uses two stitches: Single and Double Crochet Stitches. So check out your yarn stash and choose some cotton yarn to start.

The finished product of a crocheted toilet paper cover

Skills Needed

Project Skill Level

Skill level easy per the Craft Yarn Council

Easy

Materials Used

  • 100% Cotton Yarn Worsted Weight, CYC #4 Yarn
  • Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm/ US 7
  • Scissors
  • Tapestry Needle
  • Stitch Marker
  • Button (Optional) or other top accessory, such as a pompom

Notes

  • All instructions are written in US Terms
  • Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round.
  • Please count stitches at the end of each row to ensure proper stitch count.

Finished Size

Top: 5 inches in diameter (12 cm)
Sides: 4 inches tall (10 cm)

Abbreviations

Sc – single crochet

Dc – double crochet

Ch – Chain

St/sts – Stitch/stitches

Sl St – Slip Stitch

Rnd – Round

Tbl – through back loop only

* * Repeat instruction between two asterisks for the number of times indicated.

Crochet swatch indicating parts of a stitchWhen crocheting through the back loop only, (tbl) insert your hook under the loop farthest from you.

Instructions

Top of the Crochet Toilet Paper Cover

Ch 4 and join with a sl st.

Round One: Ch 3 (counts as one dc st). 11 dc into the center ring. Join with a sl st at the top of the Ch 3. Place a stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round and move after each round to mark the beginning/ending of the round.

Rnd 2: Ch 1. 2 sc into each dc around to the end. Sl st to connect round. (24 single crochet stitches).

Rnd 3: Ch 3. *2 dc in first sc, dc in next sc. Rep from * to end of round and join with a sl st. (36 double crochet stitches)

Rnd 4: Ch 1. Sc in each dc around. Join with a sl st (36 sc stitches).

Step by step tutorial for making the crochet toilet paper cover, round one
Step two of a tutorial on how to make a crocheted toilet paper cover
step three of a tutorial on how to make a crochet toilet paper cover

Rnd 5: Ch 3. *Dc in next 2 sc, 2 dc in next sc, Rep from * to end of round. Join with a sl st. (48 double crochet stitches).

Rnd 6: Ch 1. Sc in each st around and join with a sl st. (48 sc stitches)

Stop and Measure

measure the top of the crochet toilet paper cover

Stop and measure your cover on a typical toilet paper roll. Add an additional round of single crochet stitches if your top does not line up, otherwise, proceed to round seven.

Sides of the Crochet Toilet Paper Cover

Working through the back loop only when making the crochet toilet paper cover

Rnd 7: Ch 3. Dc through back loop (tbl) around and join with a sl st.

Rnd 8: Ch 1. Sc in each st around. Join with a sl st.

Rnd 9: Ch 3. Dc in each st around. Join with a sl st.

Repeat rows 8 and 9 until your reach your desired length. My sides were four inches tall (10 cm). This worked out to be six rows of single crochet and six rows of double crochet stitches.

Weave all ends in at least three different directions to ensure that the project ends don't come loose during use.

Happy Crocheting,

Janice

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