A recycled jar with a fancy crochet cover

I was getting ready to toss an empty plastic jar into the recycling bin, when I realized it was a good shape to hold my double pointed needles.

I used some Gedifra Ayalayarn and crocheted a jar cover.  The openwork pattern I used was very simple: 2 dc, front post dc, 2 dc, chain, cross dc over two stitches, chain, and repeat to end. 

​Crochet is great for this kind of project, as you can check your work will fit the jar, as you go along.  Once I got to the top of the jar, I added a 3 chain mesh to run the ribbon through.​

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​I used a 6 mm crochet hook.  It took about 1.2 ounces of Ayala yarn to make the cover.  Ayala is a rayon/linen blend with a shiny nylon filament that gives it a little shine.  It is very pleasant to work with - like a a very fine chainette yarn.

Gedifra makes their yarn in Italy and I really love their linen blends.  I snagged a big lot of Ayala yarn on eBay some time back and still have about 6 skeins - all different colors.  Waiting for inspiration - or a long romp thru my Ravelry queue.  

To make my storage jar even more useful, I added a crochet motif with 4 beaded stitch markers.  I found a flower brad from Michael's that was perfect to attach the motif to the jar.