Add a cozy glow to your winter nights with the Winter Snowflake Candle Cover, a delicate and festive crochet design that wraps your candles in handmade charm ❄️🕯️. Featuring intricate snowflake motifs and lacy textures, this cover transforms a simple glass candle into a sparkling seasonal centerpiece. Whether you’re decorating for the holidays or just love the quiet beauty of winter, this project brings warmth and elegance to any space.
Perfect for intermediate crocheters who enjoy working with fine details, this pattern invites you to play with shimmer yarns, icy hues, or even add beads for extra twinkle. Use it to dress up your dinner table, gift a handmade touch to loved ones, or create a calming ambiance for chilly evenings. The Snowflake Candle Cover is a beautiful way to celebrate the season—one glowing stitch at a time. 🧶✨
❄️ Winter Snowflake Candle Cover Crochet Pattern
Bring winter magic to your home with this handmade crochet candle cover decorated with delicate white snowflakes and finished with a braided border. This cozy slips snugly over a battery-operated LED candle, adding warmth and charm to your seasonal décor.
⚠️ Important Safety Note: This pattern is for LED candles only. Do not use with real flame candles.
✨ Skill Level
Beginner–Intermediate – basic stitches and sewing appliqués.
📏 Finished Size
Fits a standard 10–12 cm wide LED candle, about 15 cm tall. Adjust circumference or height by adding/reducing stitches and rows.
🧶 Materials
- Worsted weight cotton yarn in:
- Blue (cover base)
- White (snowflakes + edging)
- Crochet hook: 3.0 mm
- Yarn needle & scissors
- LED pillar candle
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- dc = double crochet
- st(s) = stitch(es)
🔹 Candle Cover Base (Blue)
- Foundation: Chain to fit snugly around candle (≈45–55 ch depending on size). Join with sl st to form a ring.
- Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with sl st.
- Rounds 2–30 (or until height matches candle): sc in each st, joining with sl st at end of each round.
👉 The result is a tall cylinder that fits like a sleeve.
Fasten off, weave ends.
🔹 Braided Border (White)
Work at both top and bottom edges.
- Join white yarn with sl st.
- (Ch 4, skip 1 st, sl st in next st) repeat around.
- Fasten off, weave in ends.
👉 This creates the braided/wavy edging seen in the photo.
❄ Large Snowflake (Appliqué)
- MR, 6 sc. Join with sl st. (6)
- (Ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch, dc in next ch, sl st in same base st) → one arm. Repeat around to make 6 arms.
- For detail: (sl st up arm, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sl st back down) for branches.
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
❄ Small Snowflake (Appliqué)
- MR, (sc, ch 3, sl st in MR) repeat 6 times.
- Pull tight to form star shape.
Fasten off, leave tail for sewing.
🔗 Assembly
- Slide blue candle cover onto LED candle.
- Sew large and small snowflakes randomly around the cover.
- Make sure snowflakes lie flat but remain slightly raised for texture.
- Add braided edging at top and bottom.
🎀 Finishing Touches
- Steam-block snowflakes if needed so they hold shape.
- Optional: add sequins or beads in centers for sparkle.
- Always use with LED/flameless candles only.
✨ Your Crochet Snowflake Candle Cover is now complete! Cozy, festive, and handmade – a perfect touch for winter décor or a thoughtful holiday gift.
