Santa Chocolate Sweet Tub Cover Knitting Pattern PDF Christmas Decor with Sack

Dress up your Christmas sweets with this cheerful Santa chocolate tub cover knitting pattern. The red knitted cover features a black belt, yellow buckle and little arms with white mitten-style hands. A separate lid cover with white trim and a fluffy pompom completes the festive look.

The pattern also includes a matching red Santa sack, finished with a gold ribbon bow—perfect for displaying a few wrapped treats alongside your covered tub.

A lovely project for handmade Christmas gifts, festive table displays and adding a personal touch to a tub of sweets.

PATTERN DETAILS

• Size: designed to fit a 600–650g sweet tub
• Includes row adjustments for a Quality Street tub
• Yarn: Double Knitting (DK / 8 ply)
• Includes instructions for the body cover, separate lid cover, arms, belt buckle and matching Santa sack
• Worked flat on straight needles, then sewn together
• Stitches and techniques include stocking stitch, garter stitch, ribbing, increasing, decreasing and a simple eyelet row for the sack ribbon
• Pattern language: English
• Format: downloadable PDF knitting pattern

MATERIALS REQUIRED

• Red DK yarn: 2 × 50g balls
• Black DK yarn: 1 × 50g ball
• White DK yarn: 1 × 50g ball
• Oddments of yellow yarn
• One pair of 3.25mm knitting needles (UK 10 / US 3)
• One pair of 4mm knitting needles (UK 8 / US 6)
• Gold ribbon for the Santa sack
• A small amount of toy stuffing for the arms
• Pins and a tapestry needle

TENSION

22 stitches and 30 rows to 10cm / 4 inches over stocking stitch using 4mm needles. Check your tension carefully to achieve the intended fit.

You are purchasing a digital knitting pattern. Finished items, sweets, tubs and materials are not included.