Crochet Tissue Box Cover: A Fitted Cover for Square Boxes
A cover for a standard cube tissue box: a square top worked in rounds around a chain ring (that's the tissue opening), then straight sides in half double crochet. About 2½ hours; dress it up with flowers or seasonal colours.
Pattern at a glance
US terms- Skill level
- Easy
- Yarn
- Worsted (#4) cotton or acrylic, about 130 yd
- Hook
- 5 mm (H-8)
- Time
- About 2½ hours
- Finished size
- Fits a cube box about 4½ × 4½ × 5¼ in (11 × 11 × 13 cm)
You'll need
- Worsted (#4) yarn — about 130 yd
- 5 mm (H-8) hook
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
In this post
A crochet tissue box cover is a square top with a hole in the middle and four sides that hang down. Start with a chain ring as big as the tissue opening, work a square around it in double crochet like a granny square, then turn the corner with a back-loop round and work straight sides in half double crochet. Slip it over a standard cube box.
The rest of this post is just below — free, as always.
Top
Join each round with a sl st. Ch 3 counts as a dc.
- Ring: Ch 24 and join into a ring. This is the tissue opening (about 2 in across).
- Rnd 1: Working around the ring (not into the chains), ch 3, 5 dc, ch 2; *6 dc, ch 2* 3 times. Join. (24 dc + 4 corners)
- Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in each dc to the corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner space. Join. (40)
- Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 2. (56)
- Check: The square should match the top of the box, about 4½ in. Add a round if needed.
Sides
- Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in the back loop only of each dc, and 2 hdc in each corner space. Join. (64)
- Rnds 5–17: Ch 2, hdc in each st. Join. Try the cover on the box after Rnd 10. (64)
- Rnd 18: Sc in each st, then fasten off. (64)
Decorate
| Idea | How |
|---|---|
| Flower | Sew a crochet rose or easy flower beside the opening |
| Granny sides | Make four granny squares of 4½ in and join them to the top |
| Christmas | Red with a white border and a snowflake |
| Stripes | Change colour every 3 rounds on the sides |
Rectangular boxes
For a long box (about 9 × 4½ × 3 in), chain 40 for an oval opening and work Rnd 1 as (12 dc, ch 2, 6 dc, ch 2) twice. Work the same corner increases and only 6–7 rounds for the shorter sides.
More bathroom makes: the soap saver and the towel topper.
Common questions
What size is a standard tissue box for a crochet cover?
Cube ("boutique") boxes are about 4½ × 4½ × 5¼ inches. Measure your box — brands vary by up to half an inch.
How do you make the hole in a tissue box cover?
Start with a chain ring as big as the opening and work the first round around the ring instead of into the chains.
Is cotton or acrylic better?
Either. Cotton keeps a crisp shape; acrylic is softer and cheaper. Use cotton in a steamy bathroom.
Bathroom, bedroom or office — where does yours go? 🧻
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