Bring a splash of holiday cheer to your kitchen with the Santa Dish Soap Bottle Cover, a festive crochet project that’s full of jolly charm! 🎅🧼 With its classic red body, crisp white trim, and a bold black belt topped with a golden buckle, this merry little cover transforms your everyday soap bottle into a miniature Santa suit. It’s a quick and delightful way to add handmade magic to your sink during the most wonderful time of the year.
Perfect for crocheters who love seasonal décor and playful details, this pattern invites you to explore bold colorwork, cozy textures, and a touch of whimsy. Whether you’re crafting for your own home, gifting to a fellow Christmas enthusiast, or adding a cheerful touch to your holiday market table, the Santa Dish Soap Bottle Cover is a joyful way to stitch up festive flair—one loop at a time! 🧵🎄
🎄 Crochet Santa Dish Soap Bottle Cover Pattern
Get your kitchen holiday-ready with this festive Santa Dish Soap Bottle Cover! With its fluffy white trim, bold black belt, and golden buckle, this cozy crochet project is both functional and decorative. Perfect for gifting or sprucing up your sink for Christmas!
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – involves working in rows for the body, color changes, basic shaping, and assembling trim.
📏 Finished Size
- Fits a standard dish soap pump bottle (750–1000ml).
- Approx. 9–10 in (23–25 cm) tall, 5 in (13 cm) wide across front when flat.
🧶 Materials
- Red yarn (Worsted/Medium #4) – Jacket body & sleeves
- White yarn – Trim & cuffs
- Black yarn – Belt
- Gold/Yellow yarn – Belt buckle
- Hook: 4.0 mm (G)
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
🪡 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- puff = puff stitch (yarn over, insert hook, pull up loop ×3, yarn over, pull through all loops)
- inc = increase (2 sts in one st)
- dec = decrease (sc2tog)
- FO = fasten off
🎅 Pattern Instructions
Jacket Body (worked flat, open front)
With Red:
- Ch 37.
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (36). Ch 1, turn.
- Rows 2–8: sc across (36).
- Rows 9–11: switch to Black, sc across (forms belt).
- Rows 12–20: switch back to Red, sc across.
- Row 21: armhole shaping – sc 7 (left front), ch 2, skip 4, sc 14 (back), ch 2, skip 4, sc 7 (right front).
- Rows 22–28: continue sc across each section. You’ll now have a jacket with open armholes.
👉 FO and weave in ends.
Sleeves (make 2)
With Red:
- Attach yarn at armhole edge, sc around evenly (approx. 20–22 sts). Join to work in rounds.
- Rounds 1–12: sc around.
- Round 13: switch to White, (sc, hdc) in next st, skip 1 repeat → fluffy cuff.
👉 FO, weave ends.
Jacket Trim (White “fur”)
Front edges & collar:
- Attach White at lower edge of right front.
- Work up along the front opening, around neckline, and down left side:
- [sc, puff] in each st across for a fluffy look.
- Make sure collar area curves slightly outward.
👉 FO, secure ends.
Hem trim:
- Attach White at bottom edge.
- Repeat (sc, hdc) in next st, skip 1 → scalloped “fur” look.
Belt Buckle (Gold/Yellow)
- Ch 10.
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch, sc across (9). Ch 1, turn.
- Row 2–3: sc across (9).
👉 FO, sew short ends together to form rectangle.
👉 Sew buckle over center of black belt.
Assembly
- Weave in all ends neatly.
- Make sure trim is even and collar folds slightly outward.
- Slip cover over soap bottle, adjusting so buckle sits in front.
🎉 Finishing Touches
And there you have it — your very own Crochet Santa Dish Soap Bottle Cover! The red jacket body, bold black belt, golden buckle, and fluffy white fur trim capture the holiday spirit perfectly. This cozy little jacket will keep your sink festive all December long.
Make one for yourself, and a few extra as handmade Christmas gifts — they’re guaranteed to spread cheer!
