Fill a standard canning jar with Christmas candy, small ornaments, or other festive items, cover it with this pretty jar doily, and you have a lovely piece of Christmas decor for yourself or to give as a gift. These make great hostess gifts for those holiday parties that you’ll be attending this year, too.

Made with size 10 crochet thread and a size 7 hook, you can make one of these in less than a day.

Materials and Supplies

• Size 10 crochet cotton: small amounts of white, red, and green • Size 7 crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gage • Standard canning jar, Kerr or Ball, with a 2-1/2 inch diameter mouth • Potpourri, bath salts, buttons, candy, or other filler for jar • Two 24-inch length of ¼-inch wide satin ribbon, one red and one green • Large-eyed yarn needle or bodkin • Small, sharp scissors