Earthy Luminary

Hello everyone!

I’m so excited to show you this pattern! I’ve been thinking about doing a luminary for quite a while now. I’ve seen some really beautiful ones on Pinterest, but, of course, I had to make one of my own.

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The more I thought about these little Earthy Luminary jars, the more ideas I came up with on how to use them!

They would be adorable in the bathroom holding q-tips or cotton balls. Or how about in the kitchen to hold silverware or other small kitchen gadgets that you use all the time and want to keep handy, ready for use like a can opener.

One of my personal favorites is using the jar to hold your crochet hooks. Who doesn’t like easy access?

It’s called a luminary and obviously you can put candles in them to give an ambiance to any indoor or outdoor setting. I personally love the one that hangs!

I’ve decided that I want to use all three of them outdoors when we have fires in our backyard and I’m going to put citronella candles in them to keep the mosquitoes from eating us alive!

A jar can be so versatile, but also very plain. When you spruce it up with an easy crocheted cover, it becomes a whole other item with visual interest and style. The example is crocheted using Loops and Threads Impeccable in Toasted Almond, which, to me, looks like Earth tones.

Feel free to give them your own special flare by using whatever color yarn you love! Any medium or worsted weight yarn will work.

This Earthy Luminary pattern was created to cover a quart-sized or pint-sized Ball canning jar and both versions of the pattern are included below. The pint-sized jar has the wide mouth and personally I think that the cover looks and fits better on that one, but I’ve also put the same pattern on the quart-sized jar with a standard opening.

The top of the cover is a little loose, but I didn’t want to change the pattern to make it tighter, because then the sleeve wouldn’t fit around the bottom portion of the jar. It still looks super cute anyway!

The jars I used were also the ones that were more square at the bottom, so the beginning of the pattern is a very basic granny square. I believe that it would still work for a round jar, but I haven’t tested it.

Can you think of any other ways to use these cute little jars? Let me know in the comments below!

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Earthy Luminary

Materials Used:

• Loops and Threads Impeccable in Toasted Almond – 187 yds/3.5 oz – 171 m/110g (Less than one skein for all three)
  Or any size 4 medium  or worsted weight yarn.
• H/8 (5.00 mm) hook – My favorite hooks!
• Quart or Pint sized Ball Canning Jar (wide mouth is better)
• Metal ring (like for keys or shower curtains)
• Tapestry Needle

Finished Size Approximately:

Pint: 4” across the base, 4” height, 13.5” circumference (hanger – 10”)

Quart: 4” across the base, 7” height, 13.5” circumference

Gauge:

14 double crochet stitches and 7 rows in a 4” (10cm) square.

Special Stitches:

Back Loops Only (BLO)

Abbreviations:

FC – foundation chain (beginning chain)
ch(s) – chain(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch

Notes:

• You don’t turn your work throughout the project. You will work in the round.
• The set of stitches that are (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) are referred to as “fans” in the instructions.
• You can use the magic circle technique instead of the ch 4 in the FC if you prefer.
• If you want a longer or shorter hanger, just adjust your chains accordingly.

*** American crochet terms used throughout.

Instructions:

FC: Ch 4, sl st in 1st ch to form a loop.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 dc in loop, ch 2 *3 dc in loop, ch 2* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sl st in top of ch 3. (12 dc)

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts. In ch-2 space, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in same space. *dc in next 3 sts. In ch-2 space, (dc, ch 2, dc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sl st in top of ch 3. (20 dc)

Round 3: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts. In ch-2 space, (dc, ch 2, dc) *dc in next 5 sts, in ch-2 space (dc, ch 2, dc)* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Dc in next st, sl st in top of ch 3. (28 dc)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 4 sts, 3 sc in ch-2 space. *sc in next 7 sts, 3 sc in ch-2 space* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Sc in next 2 sts, sl st in 1st sc made of round. (40 sc)

Round 5: Ch 3, in same st ch 3 comes out of, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc). Skip 4 sts *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st, skip 4 sts* Repeat from * to * 6 more times. Sl st in top of ch 3. (8 fans)

Round 6: Ch 3, in ch-1 space of fan, (dc, ch 2, dc) *dc in space between fans. In ch-1 space of fan, (dc, ch 2, dc)* Repeat from * to * 6 more times. (8 V-sts, 8 dc)

Round 7: Sl st in next dc, sl st into ch-2 space. Ch 3, in same st ch 3 comes out of, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc). Skip 4 sts *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st, skip 4 sts* Repeat from * to * 6 more times. Sl st in top of ch 3. (8 fans)

Round 8: Repeat Round 6

Round 9: Repeat Round 7

Note: For quart-sized jar, continue alternating Rounds 6 and 7, ending on Round 15. Then work the instructions below to finish.

For Earthy Luminary Without Hanger

Round 10 – 11: Ch 1, sc in every st around. Sl st in first sc made of round. (40 sc)

Finish off. Weave in ends.

For Earthy Luminary With Hanger

Round 10: Ch 1, sc in every st around. Sl st in first sc made of round. (40 sc)

Note: See finishing instructions before working next round.

Round 11: *Ch 41. Working in BLO, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 39 chs. Working through both loops, sc in same st ch 41 somes out of, sc in next 10 sts.* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. Ch 40. Insert hook into the top of the next hanger to the right. Then thread the top of the 2nd hanger onto hook and then thread the 3rd hanger onto hook. (Work around the jar in order when attaching the hangers) Yarn over and draw back through all 3 hangers and sl st through loop on hook. Continue to sl st along the last set of chains (39 chs) back to the base of the chains. Sc in the same st the ch 40 comes out of. Sc in next 10 sts. Sl st in next st.

Finish off.

Finishing

If using a solid keyring style ring at the top, thread any one of the hangers through it and just let it slide to the base. Once you’ve finished Round 11, you can just pull the ring back to the top for hanging.

If using a ring that opens like the shower curtain style ring, go ahead and work Round 11 completely. Once finished, open the ring and insert the ring through only 2 of the hangers, preferably the ones that are opposite each other. Close the ring and your luminary is ready for hanging.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Earthy Luminary pattern!

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