
The Advent CALendar: Day 1
Crochet | 2 min read time
12 days, 12 free crochet patterns! Our first pattern has arrived and it’s a perfect package.
Free mini giftbox crochet pattern

Good things come in small packages! Grab your Advent CALendar yarn bundle, and read on to find the free pattern to crochet a Mini Giftbox, or download the PDF version here.
You will need:
- 1 ball of The Cotton One (Deep Orange)
- 1 ball of The Cotton One (Red Apple)
- 4.5mm crochet hook
- Toy stuffing
- A sewing needle
Abbreviations (US terminology)
blo - back loop onlych - chain
inc - single crochet twice in the next stitch, also known as an increase stitch
sc - single crochet (UK term: dc - double crochet)
ss - slip stitch
st(s) - stitch(es)
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The Pattern:
The giftbox is worked in separate parts, then sewn together.
Base
Using Deep Orange, start with a magic ring.
1st rnd: 8 sc into the magic ring. (8 sts)
2nd rnd: Repeat *inc, 1 sc* 4 times. (12 sts)
3rd rnd: 1 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 2 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (16 sts)
4th rnd: 2 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 3 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (20 sts)
5th rnd: 3 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 4 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (24 sts)
6th rnd: 4 sc, inc, repeat * inc, 5 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (28 sts)
7th rnd: 5 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 6 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (32 sts)
8th rnd: 6 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 7 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (36 sts)
9th rnd: sc all sts in blo.
Main Body
10th-17th rnds: sc all sts.
18th rnd: sc all sts, ss to join rnd.
Fasten off your last stitch. Leaving approx. 15cm yarn tail, cut yarn.
Lid
Using Deep Orange, start with a magic ring.
1st rnd: 8 sc into the magic ring. (8 sts)
2nd rnd: Repeat *inc, 1 sc* 4 times. (12 sts)
3rd rnd: 1 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 2 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (16 sts)
4th rnd: 2 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 3 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (20 sts)
5th rnd: 3 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 4 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (24 sts)
6th rnd: 4 sc, inc, repeat * inc, 5 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (28 sts)
7th rnd: 5 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 6 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (32 sts)
8th rnd: 6 sc, inc, repeat *inc, 7 sc* 3 times, 1 sc. (36 sts)
9th rnd: sc all sts in blo.
10th rnd: sc all sts.
11th rnd: sc all sts, ss to join rnd.
Fasten off your last stitch. Leaving approx. 50cm yarn tail, cut yarn.
Ribbon
Using Red Apple, make a foundation chain of 151 stitches.
1st row: 1 sc in the second chain from the hook, sc into every ch to end. (150 sts)
Fasten off your last stitch. Leaving approx. 25cm yarn tail, cut yarn.
Finishing:
Sewing up
- Stuff the box firmly.
- Thread the yarn tail from the lid onto a needle and sew the lid to the main body using whip stitch.
- Weave in any yarn tails.
- Tie up the ribbon to finish up your giftbox.
How did you get on? Share photos of your festive giftboxes with a community of crafters on Instagram and Facebook.
