Shell & Granny Airy Bottle Holder – Free Pattern with Japanese Stitch Chart

This airy bottle cozy is crocheted using lustrous spun silk, featuring a delicate lace design tailored for warm spring and summer days. Combining classic Granny stitches with a crisp shell pattern worked in 2-dc clusters, the openwork structure delivers a breezy, sophisticated finish.

Worked bottom-up, this lightweight project fits a standard 500ml (approx. 17 oz) bottle and works up quickly with rhythm.

Featured colors:

• Ominaeshi (Patrinia): A bright, sunny yellow.
• Hitoeume (Single-petal Plum): A soft, gentle blush pink.

Why You’ll Love This Pattern

• Quick & Breezy Warm-Weather Project: The open lace texture works up fast, making it an ideal weekend project or a thoughtful handmade gift.
• Refined Drape: Spun silk lends a subtle sheen and light hand to a practical everyday accessory.
• Experience Japanese-Style Stitch Charts for Free: Whether you prefer standard US written instructions or visual charting, this pattern gives you the flexibility to work your way. It is a great, low-stress entry point if you want to try crocheting from a Japanese symbol diagram alongside familiar written terms.

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Pattern Details & Materials

Pattern Specifications

• Yarn: Hand Dyed Spun Slik (100% bourette silk; approx. 560m / 100g)
• Yardage: Approx. 96m / 17g
• Hook: 2.5mm crochet hook
• Gauge:31 sts and 16 rows = 10 cm / 4″ in granny stitch pattern.
• Finished Size: 2.4″ (6 cm) bottom diameter × 7.1″ (18 cm) height

Abbreviations & Symbols (US Terms)

ch: chain
st(s): stitch(es)
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
tr: trble crochet
sp: space
( ) in same st: work the instructions inside the parentheses into the same stitch or space.

Special Stitches

Beg 2-dc cl (Beginning 2-double crochet cluster): Ch 2, yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.

2-dc cl (2-double crochet cluster): [Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Pattern Instructions

Notes

• Turning: For the Base and Granny Parts, turn the work at the end of every round. For the Shell Pattern Part, do not turn; work with the right side always facing you.

• Joining Methods: * Some rounds end with a stitch (sc, hdc, or tr) instead of a chain and slip stitch. This is a deliberate technique to position your hook in the center of the loop, allowing you to start the next round immediately from that space.

Pattern Instructions

Bottom and Granny Part (1)

Round 1(RS): Make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in ring. [Ch 1, 2 dc] 7 times in ring. Join with a sc in the top of the beginning ch-3. Turn. (8 sets of 2-dc)

Round 2(WS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same space (the sc from the previous round). *Ch 1, skip next 2-dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around. Join with a sc in the top of the beginning ch-3. Turn. (8 sets of 3-dc)

Round 3(RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the same space. *Ch 1, skip next 3-dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around. Join with a sc in the top of the beginning ch-3. Turn. (8 shells)

Round 4(WS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same space. *Ch 1, skip next 2-dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around. Join with a sc in the top of the beginning ch-3. Turn. (16 sets of 3-dc)

Round 5(RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same space. *Ch 1, skip next 3-dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around. Join with a sc in the top of the beginning ch-3. Turn. (16 sets of 3-dc)

Rnds 6–12: Rep Round 5, making sure to turn at the end of every round.

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Shell Pattern Part (Do not turn)

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as a sc), sc in the same space. Sc in each of the next 3 dc, sc in next ch-1 sp. *Ch 6, skip next 3-dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in each of the next 3 dc, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around to last 3-dc. Ch 2, skip last 3-dc, tr in the first sc to join. (8 sets of ch-6 sp)

Round 2: Beg 2-dc cl in the same space, (ch 1, 2-dc cl) 2 times in same space. *Skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc (the center sc of the 5-sc group), skip next 2 sc, [2-dc cl, ch 1] 4 times, 2-dc cl in next ch-6 loop; repeat from * around.

To finish the round: skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc, skip last 2 sc, (2-dc cl, ch 1, 2-dc cl) in the first space (the same space as the beg 2-dc cl). Join with a sc in the top of the first dc.

Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as a sc), 2 sc in the same space, sc in next Beg 2-dc cl, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp. *Ch 6, skip (2-dc cl, ch 1, 2-dc cl, 1 sc, 2-dc cl, ch 1, 2-dc cl), 2 sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 2-dc cl, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around to last shell. Ch 2, skip last (2-dc cl, ch 1, 2-dc cl), tr in the first sc to join.

Round 4: Rep Round 2.

Round 5: Rep Round 3.

Round 6: Rep Round 2.

Round 7: Ch 1 (does not count as a sc), sc in the same space, sc in next Beg 2-dc cl, sc in next ch-1 sp. *Ch 5, skip (2-dc cl, ch 1, 2-dc cl, sc, 2-dc cl, ch 1, 2-dc cl), sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 2-dc cl, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around. Ch 3, hdc in the first sc to join.

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Granny Part (2) (Turn at the end of every round)

Round 1(RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same space. *ch1, skip next 3 sc, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-5 loop; repeat from * around. To finish the round: skip last 3 sc, 3 dc in the first space, join with a sc in the top of the beginning ch-3. Turn.

Round 2(WS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same space. *Ch 1, skip next 3-dc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around. Join with a sc in the top of the beginning ch-3. Turn.

Rnds 3–12: Rep Round 2, making sure to turn at the end of every round.

Round 13(RS): Ch 1 (does not count as a sc), (sc, ch 3, 2-dc cl) in the same space. *Skip next 3-dc, (sc, ch 3, 2-dc cl) in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around. Join with a sl st in the first sc.

Fasten off.

Drawstring (Make 1)

Row 1: Ch 120. Sl st in each ch across. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave the drawstring through the ch-1 sps of Round 12 of Granny Part (2).

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