With this PDF crochet pattern, crocheting these beautiful tea light holders is easy and fun to do yourself.

The beautiful, simple tea light holders are easy to decorate according to your personal taste, not only during the holiday season, and are super versatile to use, for example in an Advent arrangement, in an Advent decoration on a tray or in a bowl, or on an Advent and Christmas wreath. You can see some decorating ideas in the attached photos.

And because you can never have enough candles, especially in the dark season, you can also decorate the candles individually or in a group on the table, the windowsill, an indoor staircase or a shelf.

The tea light holders for LED tea lights are easy to crochet, even for beginners with a little practice.

Contents of the crochet pattern (PDF file, 16 pages): Using US term

• Written crochet pattern
• Crochet chart for the round and square tops
• Many detailed step-by-step photos

Level of difficulty: easy to medium, also suitable for beginners with a little practice.

Skills required: crocheting in rounds, crocheting in rows, magic ring, slip stitches, chain stitches, single crochet stitches (also: only in the back loop), increases, half double crochets, double crochets. Crochet single crochet around the edge, crochet pieces together with slip stitches.

The PDF crochet pattern includes, in addition to the written crochet instructions, the crochet charts for the tops of the round and square tealight holders and the small star, as well as many detailed and explained step-by-step photos to make it easy for you to successfully recreate these beautiful tealight holders.

Note: The two plush birds (not crocheted, from a craft store) and the crocheted Christmas poinsettias are not included in the pattern.

Size approx.: 6 cm wide, 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 cm high
2.36 inch wide, 2.36 / 4.72 / 7.08 / 9.44 inch high

Material needed:

Cotton yarn LL 125m-50g = 137yds-1.75oz / Sport 12 wpi / 5 ply / fine
in white or desired color
4 different sizes = approx. 135 g = 4.8oz
4 of the same size (approx. 12 cm high) = approx. 100 g = 3.5oz
Crochet hook EU 3.0 / US size C / UK size 11
Wool needle, scissors, tape measure
Craft glue
Adhesive tape
Cutter knife / paper scalpel
Protractor (Compass)

For 4 round tea light holders additionally:
Compasses
1 DIN A3 = 16x24 inch photo cardboard
1 DIN A4 / US letter size sturdy, thin cardboard (Bristol board, gray cardboard)

For 4 square tea light holders additionally:
1 DIN A3 = 16x24 inch sturdy, thin cardboard (Bristol board, gray cardboard)

Optional for decorating to personal taste:
10 beads approx. 5-6 mm = 0.2-0.3 inch diameter
8 cm = 3.5 inch thin craft wire/silver wire
Plush decorative birds
Thin parcel string
Wood numbers 1-4
Decorative tray
Decorative snow
Artificial fir branches, berries, apples
Christmas baubles