Add a warm and whimsical touch to your holiday sink setup with the Mrs. Claus Dish Soap Bottle Cover, a festive crochet project that’s full of seasonal charm! 🎅🧼 Dressed in classic red with sweet details like a lacy white collar, rosy cheeks, and a cozy bun tucked under her cap, this delightful cover transforms your soap bottle into Santa’s cheerful counterpart. It’s a merry way to bring handmade magic into your kitchen during the most wonderful time of the year.
Perfect for crocheters who love playful décor and joyful details, this pattern invites you to explore fun textures, expressive shaping, and a sprinkle of holiday spirit. Whether you’re crafting for your own home, gifting to a fellow Christmas enthusiast, or adding a touch of handmade cheer to your winter market table, the Mrs. Claus Dish Soap Bottle Cover is a heartwarming way to stitch up festive flair—one loop at a time! 🧵🎄
🎄 Mrs. Claus Dish Soap Bottle Cover Crochet Pattern
Add festive charm to your kitchen with this sweet Mrs. Claus dress cover! With its bright red body, delicate scalloped white trim, and black belt with golden buckle, it transforms a plain dish soap bottle into holiday cheer.
✨ Skill Level
Beginner–Intermediate – basic stitches, shaping, and small sewn details.
📏 Finished Size
Fits standard 750–950 ml dish soap bottles (about 22–24 cm tall).
🧶 Materials
- Worsted weight cotton yarn (#4):
- Red (main dress)
- White (trim)
- Black (belt)
- Gold/Yellow (buckle)
- 4.0 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- ch – Chain
- sc – Single crochet
- inc – Increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
- sl st – Slip stitch
- FO – Fasten off
- BLO – Back loops only
🧵 Pattern Instructions
Dress Body (Red)
Start at hem.
- MR, 6 sc [6]
- inc × 6 [12]
- (sc, inc) × 6 [18]
- (2 sc, inc) × 6 [24]
- (3 sc, inc) × 6 [30]
- (4 sc, inc) × 6 [36]
- (5 sc, inc) × 6 [42]
- (6 sc, inc) × 6 [48]
- (7 sc, inc) × 6 [54]
👉 Work upwards for length:
10–24. sc around [54]
Shape Waist
- (6 sc, dec) × 6 [48]
- (4 sc, dec) × 8 [40]
27–28. sc around [40]
👉 This creates the cinched waist seen in the photo.
Sleeves (Make 2)
Worked into arm openings.
- Mark 10–12 sts for armhole opening. Attach red yarn.
2–5. sc around [10–12 sts]
Switch to white: - (sc, skip 1, 5 dc in next st, skip 1, sc) repeat → scallop edging.
FO and weave ends.
Neckline (White)
Attach white yarn around neckline.
(sc, skip 1, 5 dc in next st, skip 1, sc) around → scallop edging.
Hem (White)
Attach white yarn at bottom edge.
(sc, skip 1, 5 dc in next st, skip 1, sc) repeat → scalloped hem.
Belt (Black)
Ch 55 (adjust to fit high waist, just under sleeves).
Row 1: sc in each st across [54].
FO, leaving tail for sewing.
Buckle (Gold)
Ch 12, join to form loop.
R1: sc around, sl st to join.
R2: (sc, hdc, sc) in each stitch → square edges.
FO, sew onto front of belt.
🧩 Assembly
- Attach sleeves at marked openings.
- Sew belt snugly just under the sleeve line for the high-waist effect.
- Sew buckle centered.
- Shape scallops with fingers for neat finish.
🎉 Finishing Touch
Slip the dress over your dish soap bottle and admire your new holiday helper. With its bright red skirt, scalloped trim, and festive belt, every pump of soap brings a little sparkle of Christmas magic to your kitchen! ❤️✨🎄
