How to Upcycle Jars with Crochet

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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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Abbreviations (UK terms)

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 3^rd ch from hook.

The Face Details

Using the below template, cut each face out by hand or by using your Cricut machine and the correct colours.

Face Details Template

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Leopard

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.

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Leopard Embellishments

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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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.

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Frog

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 1^st slst.

Fasten off and sew in the ends.

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Frog Embellishments

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 2^nd part of the foot.

Make x2 of the following for each foot in Pistachio.

Ch10

Row 1 Work 1dc in the 2^nd 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 1^st 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.

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Panda

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.

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Panda Embellishments

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 1^st 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 1^st 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 1^st 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.

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Lemur

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 1^st dc.

Fasten off and sew in the ends.

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Lemur Embellishments

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 1^st 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 1^st 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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Finishing Details

Position the face details on the smooth side of the jar with transfer tape, layering the vinyl when necessary.

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